{"id":59459,"date":"2014-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/first-ever-director-of-privacy-and-civil-liberties-for-the-white-house-to-speak-at-uri-honors-colloquium-oct-28\/"},"modified":"2014-10-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T00:00:00","slug":"first-ever-director-of-privacy-and-civil-liberties-for-the-white-house-to-speak-at-uri-honors-colloquium-oct-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/10\/first-ever-director-of-privacy-and-civil-liberties-for-the-white-house-to-speak-at-uri-honors-colloquium-oct-28\/","title":{"rendered":"First ever director of privacy and civil liberties for the White House to speak at 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, Oct. 28"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 20, 2014 \u2013 Timothy Edgar, the first ever director of privacy and civil liberties for the White House National Security Staff under the Obama administration, will speak at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. <\/p>\n


\nThe free, public lecture is titled, \u201cAchieving Security, Privacy and Internet Freedom in the Golden Age of Hacking, Cyberwar and Surveillance.\u201d It will be held in Edwards Hall Auditorium, 64 Upper College Rd., Kingston. <\/p>\n

The presenting sponsor is Cox Business. Thanks to the generosity of Cox Business a free iPad mini will be given away at each event. You must attend the event to have a chance to win.<\/p>\n


\nEdgar will discuss how cyber conflict poses unique challenges for governments, citizens, and the future of the Internet. His talk will examine the problems confronting the United States and its international partners in addressing network and computer insecurity while upholding privacy, civil liberties and other fundamental values.<\/p>\n


\nEdgar is a visiting fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University and an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. His work focuses on the unique challenges posed by growing global cyber conflict, particularly in reconciling security interests with fundamental values like privacy and Internet freedom.<\/p>\n


\nFrom 2006 to 2009, he was the first deputy for civil liberties at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence where he reviewed new surveillance authorities, the terrorist watch list, and other sensitive programs. <\/p>\n


\nHe has also been counsel for the national Information Sharing Environment which facilitates the secure sharing of terrorism-related information among government agencies responsible for national security. Prior to his government service, Edgar was the national security and immigration counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.<\/p>\n


\nClick here for a full schedule of Cybersecurity and Privacy speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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\nPresenting Sponsor: Cox Business<\/p>\n


\nMajor Sponsors: 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program.<\/p>\n


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\nThis release was written by Caitlin Musselman, a 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications intern and a public relations and political science major.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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