As part of Data Privacy Month, Penn State's Privacy Office is holding a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27 in Room 508 of the Rider Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The event is designed to familiarize Penn Staters with tools designed to enhance privacy, online, in the workplace and at home. Participants will have the chance to meet Privacy Office staff and enjoy light refreshments, and are encourage to bring lunch.
To learn about security tools available to Penn State employees, visit the Security tools page on the ITS Downloads website, at https://downloads.its.psu.edu. For more information about securing personal information, visit the Security Operations and Services website, at http://sos.its.psu.edu/.
Those planning to attend the brown bag lunch should RSVP to privacy@psu.edu or call 814-863-3049.
To get involved beyond the brown bag, participate in one or all of the following webinars being offered through Educause, at http://www.educause.edu/policy/dataprivacy online.
-- 3-4 p.m. Jan. 10: Privacy and Security Risks in Higher Education with Daniel J. Solove, John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School and Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy, Cornell University.
-- 1-2 p.m. Jan. 25: A Balancing Act: Student Privacy and Student Data in the Electronic Age with Kathleen Styles, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Education and Rodney Petersen, Senior Government Relations Officer & Managing Director of the Washington Office, EDUCAUSE.
-- 1-2 p.m. Jan. 30: Protecting Personal Data: What Every Student Needs to Know About Online Reputation Management with Matt Ivester, Founder of JuicyCampus and Author and Merri Beth Lavagnino, Chief Privacy Officer and Compliance Coordinator, Indiana University.