Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers
Media Advisory: May 16, 2002
FTC to Host Public Workshop on Consumer Information Security
The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public workshop to explore issues related to the security of consumers' computers and the personal information stored in them or in company databases. Topics for the session will include:
- The current state of consumer information security;
- Steps consumers can take to secure their information and what businesses are doing to educate consumers about these steps;
- Existing business models that help consumers maintain security;
- Steps that businesses that maintain consumer information can take to improve their own security;
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) security review;
- Emerging standards for business security; and
- Approaches that bear promise for improving security in the long term.
| Who: | Panelists and presenters will include:
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| When: | Monday, May 20, 2002 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
| Where: | Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.; Room 432 Washington, D.C. 20580 |
| Contact: | Office of Public Affairs 202-326-2180 |