Language: English (mozilla)
Honest discussion about the efficacy of citizen oversight bodies to promote data privacy, using the Oakland's Privacy Advisory Commission as a case study. Since 2016, the Oakland PAC has been tasked with advising city council on its data collection practices and the acquisition of any "surveillance technology" broadly defined. This session will be an open conversation between members of the Commission--including Chair Brian Hofer, a longtime privacy rights activist in the Bay Area and founding executive director of the nonprofit, Secure Justice.
Reem Suleiman, US Advocacy Lead | Mozilla Foundation.
Reem is the US Advocacy Lead for the Mozilla Foundation. Prior to joining Mozilla, Reem was a policy researcher at the UC Berkeley Labor Center's Technology and Work program, where she co-authored a policy report on the technology rights workers need for the 21st Century. Since 2016, Reem has served as Commissioner on the City of Oakland's Privacy Advisory Commission, reviewing the City's use of surveillance technology against Oaklanders' privacy and civil liberties interests.