DHS Privacy Office - Privacy Workshops

Implementing Privacy Protections in Government Data Mining

The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office hosted a public workshop on July 24-25, 2008 to provide a forum to bring together leading academic, policy, and technology experts to explore: the privacy impacts of government data mining; methods of validating the accuracy and effectiveness of data mining models and rules; and the role of anonymization tools, automated audit controls, and other privacy-protective strategies. 

The panelists discussed the elements of best practices for government data mining.  The workshop helped inform the Privacy Office as it prepares its 2008 report to Congress on Department data mining activities.

Workshop Details

• Agenda (PDF, 3 pages - 276 KB)
• Federal Register Notice
• Meeting Minutes
  
  • July 24, 2008 (PDF, 274 pages - 1.44 MB)
  • July 25, 2008 (PDF, 193 pages - 243 KB)
• Presentations
• Comments Received (PDF, 24 pages - 195 KB)
  
  To develop a comprehensive record regarding privacy protections in government data mining, the DHS Privacy Office also invites interested parties to submit written comments on a series of privacy issues related to data mining. The issues to be addressed, and the process for submitting comments, are included in the Federal Register Notice announcing the workshop.

Previous Workshops

• Privacy Compliance Fundamentals - PTAs, PIAs and SORNS (May 23, 2008)
• DHS Privacy Office Public Workshop CCTV: Developing Privacy Best Practices (December 17-18, 2007)
• Privacy Impact Assessments at DHS – A Tutorial on How to Write PIAs (May 23, 2007)
• Operationalizing Privacy: Compliance Frameworks & Privacy Impact Assessments (June 15, 2006)
• Transparency and Accountability: The Use of Personal Information within the Government (April 5, 2006)
• Privacy and Technology: Government Use of Commercial Data for Homeland Security (September 8 – 9, 2005)

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