Past Press Releases

• February 23, 2005 Privacilla Editor Named to Department of Homeland Security Privacy Panel
• September 17, 2004 Privacilla Editor Joins Cato Institute
• June 23, 2004 Fast-Track Federal 'Spyware' Legislation Doomed to Fail
• April 14, 2004 HIPAA Privacy One Year Later: Prognosis . . . Negative!
• March 30, 2004 Privacilla and The Mercatus Center Assess Privacy "Short Notice" Mandates
• November 14, 2003 Privacilla Criticizes Anti-Commercial Screed Against RFID Tags
• November 3, 2003 Privacilla Releases Report on Affiliate Sharing and Privacy
• September 30, 2003 Privacilla Comments on CAPPS II Program
• September 23, 2003 Privacilla: Say NO to Affiliate-Sharing Regulation
• September 12, 2003 Privacilla: Say NO to Administrative Subpoenas
• August 25, 2003 California Poised to Adopt Highly Regulatory, Benefit-Free 'Privacy' Law
• July 26, 2003, AEI-Brookings Study: Consumer-Driven Privacy Protection Beats Bureaucratic Regulation
• April 14, 2003, Privacilla Report: HIPAA's Gamble with Health Privacy was a Losing Bet
• February 21, 2003, TSA: Every Traveler a Terror Suspect
• October 7, 2002, Privacilla.org Salutes Congressional Move to Protect Privacy
• July 23, 2002, Privacilla Releases Major Study on State Privacy Protection
• April 24, 2002, Privacilla.org Editor Comments on Introduction of "Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act"
• April 3, 2002, Privacilla.org Joins in Release of Report on Privacy and International Information Exchange
• March 27, 2002, Privacilla.org Editor Comments on Progress & Freedom Foundation Privacy Sweep
• December 4, 2001, Privacilla.org Editor Address Interagency Workshop on Financial Privacy Notices
• October 4, 2001, Privacilla Applauds FTC Privacy Agenda
• September 25, 2001, Privacilla.org Reissued as Threats to Privacy Loom
• September 20, 2001, Privacilla Statement on Formation of the "In Defense of Freedom" Group
• July 31, 2001, Privacilla to U.S. House Transportation Committee: Red-Light Cameras are the Big Brother Infrastructure
• July 3, 2001, Statement of Privacilla Editor Jim Harper on Letter to U.S. House Majority Leader
• May 8, 2001, Privacilla Releases Draft CEI Study of Opinion Surveys and Privacy Policy
• March 30, 2001, The HIPAA Regulations: A Gamble with Privacy and Patient Care
• March 12, 2001, Privacilla.org Reveals Government Information-Sharing Practices
• February 12, 2001, New "Privacy Coalition" Pledge Gets it Half-Right
• December 14, 2000, Privacilla Assesses Amy Boyer's Law
• October 2, 2000, The Privacy Debate: Lots of Heat, Still No Light
• September 11, 2000, Privacilla.org Web Site Debuts

Past Reports and Speeches

• Prepared Remarks of Jim Harper, Editor of Privacilla.org, to the Consumer Data Industry Association Annual Conference, Entitled “A National ID: Government Initiatives and the Private Sector” (January 27, 2005)
• Remarks on National IDs to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Trade and Transportation Task Force (December 4, 2004)
• Remarks of Jim Harper, Editor of Privacilla.org, Entitled “Reality and Rhetoric in the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Debate” to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force (December 4, 2004)
• Remarks at the Cato Institute Panel Entitled "Here We Go Again: Congress Attempts to Outlaw Spyware" (November 5, 2004)
• Remarks at the Cato Institute Panel Entitled "Would a National ID Make Us Safer or Just Less Free?" (October 26, 2004)
• Remarks to the Experian Consumer Advisory Council's Panel Discussion on RFID (October 8, 2004)
• Prepared Remarks at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy and National Security Forum Panel Entitled “Privacy Perspectives" (September 30, 2004)
• Remarks at the American Legislative Exchange Council Panel Entitled "Outsourcing: The Rising Tide of Global Economics" (July 28, 2004)
• RFID Tags and Privacy: How Bar-Codes-On-Steroids Are Really a 98-Lb. Weakling (June 21, 2004)
• Remarks to the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference Panel Entitled "Government Profiling/Private Data" (April 23, 2004)
• Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on the U.S. Justice Department's Petition to Expand CALEA (April 12, 2004) in PDF format.
• Comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Formulating and Conducting a Study of Biometrics and Similar Technologies to Combat Identity Theft (April 1, 2004)
• Comments on the "Interagency Proposal to Consider Alternative Forms of Privacy Notice Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act" (March 29, 2004) in PDF format.
• Affiliate-Sharing and Consumers: How “Privacy” Regulation Misses the Mark, Hits Marketing (October 2003) in PDF format. Also available in html format.
• Remarks to the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Meeting of State and Regional Cable Telecommunications Associations (October 28, 2003)
• Prepared Remarks to the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group, U.S. Department of Treasury (October 22, 2003)
• Privacilla Letter to Transportation Security Agency / Department of Homeland Security re: CAPPS II (September 30, 2003) in PDF format.
• Health Privacy in the Hands of Government: The HIPAA Privacy Regulation — Troubled Process, Troubling Results (April 2003) in PDF format. (Large file! Recommended: right-click and save as local file before opening.) Also available in html format.
• Remarks to the Panel Entitled "Constitutional Problems of High Tech Surveillance" at the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy Symposium on Security, Technology and Individual Rights: The Convergence of Our History, Our Ideals and Our Innovative Spirit (March 28, 2003)
• Remarks to the International Association of Privacy Professionals panel discussion entitled "The National Privacy & Security Debate" (February 27, 2003)
• Privacilla Letter to Transportation Security Agency / Department of Transportation re: CAPPS II Database (February 21, 2003)
• Prepared Remarks to the Federalist Society Twentieth Anniversary National Lawyers Convention Panel Entitled “Privacy, Telecommunications, and Technology: Does Emerging Technology Force New Privacy Considerations?” (November 14, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks at the Experian Vision 2002 Conference Panel Entitled “Privacy 2003: The Current and Coming Landscape” (October 9,2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the American Society of Access Professionals Panel Entitled “Privacy: It’s Not Just an Act” (September 11, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law Panel Entitled “Biometrics: New Weapons in the War Against Terrorism or New Blow to Privacy?” (August 11, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services, Banking, and Cyberspace Joint Task Force on Privacy (August 11, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the American Legislative Exchange Council Panel Entitled "Online Privacy: Who Should Lead?" (August 9, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislatures Panel Entitled "The Electronic Trail: Perils of Policymakers and Citizens" (July 26, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislatures Panel Entitled "Should Congress Adopt a National Standard for Internet Privacy?" (July 24, 2002)
• The Privacy Torts: How U.S. State Law Quietly Leads the Way in Privacy Protection" (July 2002) in PDF format. Also available in html format.
• Prepared Remarks at the Law Seminars International Workshop on Privacy Law: "A Libertarian Perspective: Why Bother to Regulate Privacy?" (June 26, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks at the Association for Competitive Technology Panel Discussion on the "Pitfalls of Regulating Technology" (May 7, 2002)
• Prepared Statement at U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing on H.R. 4561, the "Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act" (May 1, 2002) Also available in html format. Plus follow-up letter for the hearing record. [PDF]
• Remarks to to the Second Annual Privacy and Data Security Summit Panel Entitled "Privacy in America Following the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon" (January 31, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the Progress and Freedom Foundation / Pacific Research Institute Panels Entitled "Regulating Commercial Information: The Consequences for California" (January 24-25, 2002)
• Prepared Remarks to the Interagency Public Workshop entitled "Get Noticed: Effective Financial Privacy Notices" (December 4, 2001)
• Comments (with Progress & Freedom Foundation) on Federal Communications Commission "Customer Proprietary Network Information" Regulations (November 16, 2001) in PDF format.
• Remarks to the American Council of Life Insurers Program Entitled "How is Privacy Changing?" (November 13, 2001) in html format.
• Remarks to the American Legislative Exchange Council Panel Discussion on "Protecting Consumer Privacy: Is More Legislation the Answer?" (August 3, 2001) in html format.
• Testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Red-Light Cameras (July 31, 2001) in pdf format. Also available in html format.
• Remarks to the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion on "Privacy: Where's the Profit?" (July 12, 2001) in html format.
• Testimony to the Senate Republican High Tech Task Force Panel Discussion on Internet Privacy: The Pros and Cons of Legislative and Market Solutions (June 28, 2001) in .html format.
• With a Grain of Salt: What Consumer Privacy Surveys Don't Tell Us, Study of Privacy Polls with the Competitive Enterprise Institute (June 2001) in html format.
• Comments on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (March 30, 2001) in PDF Format. Also available in html format.
• Privacy and Federal Agencies: Government Exchange and Merger of Personal Information is Systematic and Routine (March 2001) in PDF format. Also available in html format.
• Understanding Amy Boyer's Law: Social Security Numbers, Crime Control, and Privacy (December 2000) in PDF format. Also available in html format.
• Making the Rules, Breaking the Rules: How the White House for Kids Web Site Violates Federal Privacy Policy (October 2000) in PDF format. Also available in html format.
• Assessing Threats to Privacy: The Government Sector - Greatest Menace to Privacy By Far (September 2000) in PDF Format. Also available in html format.