Privacy Multistakeholder Process: Mobile Application Transparency

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This web page provides details on the NTIA-convened privacy multistakeholder process regarding mobile application transparency. On June 15, 2012, NTIA announced that the goal of the first multistakeholder process is to develop a code of conduct to provide transparency in how companies providing applications and interactive services for mobile devices handle personal data.

The first meeting was held on July 12, 2012. A meeting schedule is below. Meetings are scheduled to be held in the Auditorium of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. The location of the October – December meetings is subject to change. Please refer to this page for the most current information. The November 7, 2012, November 30, 2012, and December 18, 2012, meetings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

In response to stakeholder requests, NTIA has rescheduled the privacy multistakeholder meeting previously scheduled for October 10, 2012. The meeting will be held on October 16, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Additional Information

• June 15, 2012 announcement of July 12, 2012 meeting.
• Assistant Secretary Lawrence E. Strickling’s blog post regarding the June 15, 2012 announcement.
• June 28, 2012 Federal Register announcement regarding the July 12, 2012 meeting.
• Meeting 1 – July 12, 2012
  • Meeting details
  • Post-meeting documents
    • Elements raised by stakeholders
    • Flipchart images
• John Verdi’s blog post regarding the July 12, 2012 meeting and August 2012 meetings.
• August 1, 2012 Federal Register announcement regarding the August 2012 – December 2012 meetings.
• Meeting 2 – August 22, 2012
  • Meeting details
  • Post-meeting documents
    • Stakeholders Poll Results
    • Flipchart images
• Meeting 3 – August 29, 2012
  • Meeting Details
  • Agenda
  • Webcast
  • Short List of Initial Working Methods Identified at the August 22, 2012 meeting
  • Substantive Elements Raised by Stakeholders at the July 12, 2012 meeting
• Meeting 4 – September 19, 2012 (Meeting Canceled)
• Stakeholder-Organized Briefings (Briefing Details)
  • September 13, 2012 (organized by the Future of Privacy Forum and World Privacy Forum) (Archive)
  • September 14, 2012 (organized by the Association for Competitive Technology)
  • September 19, 2012 (organized by Venable LLP)
  • September 28, 2012 (organized by Venable LLP)
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Upcoming Meetings Schedule

• Meeting 4 – (Meeting Rescheduled for October 16, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
• Meeting 5 – November 7, 2012
• Meeting 6 – November 30, 2012
• Meeting 7 – December 18, 2012