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Conference to Highlight New Invasions of Privacy:

Former Spies, Technical and Legal Experts to Discuss 
New Surveillance Technologies

Contact: David Banisar
Privacy International Washington Office
1-202-544-9240
1-202-547-5482 fax
Banisar@privacy.org (email)
http://www.privacy.org/pi/ (WWW)

The new generation of covert surveillance activities of government
agencies and private companies will be exposed at a conference to be
held in Ottawa, Canada  on Monday, September 16, 1996.

A number of former government agency spies, intelligence experts and
surveillance analysts will gather at the Advanced Surveillance
Technologies II conference to discuss the use of powerful new
technologies being used to gather information. The conference will
examine a range of advanced surveillance technologies and their impact
on privacy and other civil liberties. Amongst these are Internet
monitoring by governments and private entities, remote sensing
equipment for computer eavesdropping, intelligent vehicle tracking
technology, genetic analysis technology, smart cards, and other
technologies. The conference will also examine possible technical,
regulatory and legal responses.

Speakers will include Mike Frost, a former intelligence officer for the
Canadian Communications Security Establishment and author of Spyworld.
He will discuss the surveillance technologies used by the CSE and its
American counterpart, the National Security Agency. Also speaking is
Wayne Madsen, a leading computer security specialist formerly with the
U.S. government who will discuss governments' monitoring the Internet;
Simon Davies from the London School of Economics; Phil Agre from the
University of California, San Diego;   Pierrot Peladeau, Vice President
of Progesta Inc.; Bruce Slane, the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner;
Simson L. Garfinkel, the author of  Practical Unix and Internet
Security; and Professor Colin Bennett of the University of Victoria.

The Conference will take place at the Citadel Hotel in Ottawa, Canada
on September 16, 1996. More information is available from the Privacy 
International Web Page at http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/ottawa/
 
The one day conference is being jointly sponsored by Privacy
International, a London based, non-government, global surveillance
watchdog,  and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a Washington
D.C. based advocacy organization. More information on Privacy
International is available from http://www.privacy.org/pi/. More
information on EPIC is available from http://www.epic.org/

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                   ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES II
 
                                Sponsored by

                            Privacy International
                   Electronic Privacy Information Center

                             September 16, 1996
                                    
                  Citadel Ottawa Hotel and Convention Centre
                                Ottawa, Canada

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The rapid evolution of technology is leading to the creation of a seamless
web of surveillance across much of the world. Powerful technologies
originally developed for the military are being adopted by law enforcement
and civilian agencies, and private companies to monitor entire populations.
This has been further fueled by the end of the Cold War and increasing
demands for greater bureaucratic efficiency. Existing laws and regulations
have failed to keep up with these developments.

This one day conference will examine a range of advanced surveillance
technologies and their impact on privacy and other civil liberties. It will
explore the process of planning and implementation of the technologies,
their operating conditions, and the people and organizations responsible for
them. The conference will also examine possible technical, regulatory and
legal responses.

The conference will also address in detail the findings of Privacy
International's "Big Brother Incorporated" report which examined the
international trade in surveillance technology and the involvement of the
arms industry.

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LIST OF SPEAKERS AND TOPICS



Surveillance Technologies of the Intelligence Agencies
      o Mike Frost, Former Intelligence Officer, Canadian Communications
          Security Establishment & author, Spyworld

An Introduction to New Surveillance Technologies   
   o Dave Banisar, Electronic Privacy Information Center & editor,
         International Privacy Bulletin

Tracking the Surveillance Trade
   o Simon Davies, London School of Economics & Director, 
          Privacy International

SIGINT Online: Signals Intelligence on the Net
      o  Wayne Madsen, Author, Handbook of Personal Data Protection

Datamining the Net: Cookies, Crawlers and Trackers
      o  Simson L. Garfinkel, author, Practical Unix and Internet Security

Intelligent Vehicles and Tracking
      o Phil Agre, University of California, San Diego

Its all in the Genes: The Human Genome Project and Privacy
      o Pierrot Peladeau,  Progesta Inc. & editor Privacy Files

A Privacy Commissioner Case Study: Introduction of a DNA Profile Databank to
New Zealand
      o Bruce Slane. New Zealand Privacy Commissioner

Can Privacy Standards Achieve Effective Data Protection?
      o Colin Bennett, University of Victoria


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MORE INFORMATION

More information on the conference will be available at the Privacy 
International mailing list at pi-news@privacy.org (subject: subscribe) or 
at the PI Home Page at http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/ottawa/

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HOTEL

The Conference will take place at Ottawa Citadel Hotel in Ottawa, Canada. A
block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel at a discounted rate of CAN
$81.00/night for a single $91/night for a double. The hotel should be
contacted directly for reservations, mentioning the AST II Conference to get
the special rates and early reservation is recommended. The address is
Ottawa Citadel Hotel, 101 Lyon St., Ottawa, Canada K1R 5T9, attention
reservations, fax 613-237-2351, phone 613-237-3600. In North America you can
call toll free at 1-800-567-3600.

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OTHER EVENTS THAT WEEK

There are several other conferences in Ottawa that week. On Tuesday, 
September 17, Industry Canada will be sponsoring a one day Symposium and 
Demonstration of privacy enhancing technologies. On September 18 - 20, 
the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will be hosting the 18th International 
Privacy and Data Protection Conference. Contact: 613-995-2410 or email 
jroy@fox.nstn.ca.

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REGISTRATION

Registration Fees

[] Standard - $250 CAN ($175 US)
[] Non-profit organizations/Educational - $125 CAN ($75 US)

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