KUCI: Privacy Piracy

Betsy Broder is an Assistant Director in the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. In this capacity she helps coordinate the agency's law enforcement and outreach efforts on privacy issues, including data security and identity theft. She also oversees the FTC's other identity theft initiatives such as coordination with criminal law enforcement agencies and consumer education. She has testified before Congress and has been interviewed in television, newspapers and radio reports focusing on identity theft.

Trevor and Larry discuss the issues facing corporations and consumer customers with regard to various issues of security and privacy of customer information. You'll learn what a privacy officer is and what they do- and what is the ethics of privacy in the informaiton age.

Mr. Zamucen's areas of concentration include Business Valuation, Fraud Investigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consulting and Forensic Accounting. He is a recognized expert witness in this area. Mr. Zamucen received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Masters of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Santa Clara University. He has achieved the American Institute of CPA's designation and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV). He is also a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Mr. Zamucen has been an instructor for the University of Irvine, Extension Program, California State University Long Beach, Extension Program and numerous Bar and CPA Programs throughout the past 15 years.

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Beth Givens, Director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghosue is one of the leading privacy professionals in the Country. Beth's interview will enlighten you as to the many privacy issues that you face in your everyday life Her website www.privacyrights.org has fact sheets for consumers regarding every aspect of privacy.

Professor Sovern served as law clerk to Chief Judge Frank A. Kaufman of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and practiced law in the litigation department of a major New York City law firm. He is currently working on the third edition of a casebook titled "Consumer Law: Cases and Materials," with Professors John A. Spanogle, Ralph J. Rohner, and Dee Pridgen. He has written for various publications including Advancing the Consumer Interest, Annual Review of Banking Law, The Business Lawyer, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, DePaul Law Review, Encyclopedia of Housing, Federal Rules Decisions, Fordham Law Review, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Missouri Law Review, The New York Times, Ohio State Law Journal, the University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Washington Law Review and Wisconsin Law Review. He also has an article forthcoming in the William and Mary Law Review. His writings have been referred to in numerous casebooks, treatises, law review articles, and court decisions

Robert Ellis Smith, Esq. shares insights as to the many ways in which we have lost our privacy and what we can do to regain it.

Professor of Law, Chapman University

Jeremy M. Miller is professor of law at the Chapman University School of Law. Prior to returning to full-time teaching, he was Founding Dean. He has also been a law professor at Western State University. In addition, Professor Miller serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Orange County Lawyer magazine. Professor Miller earned his B.A. from Yale, J.D. cum laude from Tulane, and an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania, thesis in Legal Ethics. He has clerked for the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, is a prolific author, and often lectures for continuing education of the Bar. He is an expert on 4th Amendment Rights and Search and Seizure.

Chris Hoofnagle, West Coast Director of the Electrronic Privacy Information Center has testifiEpic is especially concerned with the widespread sale of sensitive information of Americans by information brokers. Chris reveals this and other secrets of privacy invasion by the government and commercial companies..

Charlene Zettel, Director of the California Office of Consumer Affairs tells what Californians can expect from government to protect their privacy and identity. Joanne McNabb, Director of the Office of Privacy Protection, tells what you can do to protect your privacy and what her office is doing to support privacy laws and help consumers and businesses to protect the privacy of Californians and citizens of our country

Michelle Jun is a Staff Attorney/Campaign organizer with the www.FinancialPrivacyNow.org campaign, a project of Consumers Union, the nonprofit independent publisher of Consumer Reports. The project's goal is to inform consumers about how sensitive information about their finances is being increasingly used without their permission and how consumers can take steps individually and collectively to regain control over this sensitive information. She has worked with individuals, groups and legislators on security freeze legislation in over half the nation's states.