Cryptography and the Internet
15 September 1997 - 15 September 1997
Belgium
A conference entitled "Cryptography and the Internet - Developing privacy and security policy for the European Information Society" will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 15 September 1997.
The conference, organized by Privacy International (a human rights organization concerned with privacy, surveillance and data protection issues worldwide), will bring together leading legal and technical experts from around the world to discuss encryption and telecommunications security with a focus on issues raised by trusted third party, key escrow and recovery systems.
A panel of leading cryptographers and computer security experts will examine the technical problems and risks raised. Representatives from governments, human rights groups, industry, user groups, and international organizations will discuss their perspectives and provide updates on developments from around Europe and the world.
Mr. Mario Monti, European Commissioner responsible for the Internal Market and financial services, will deliver a key note speech on security issues within the context of the European Information Society.
For further information, please contact:
Privacy International - Washington Office
666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Suite 301
Washington
DC 20003 USA
Tel. +1-202-5449240; Fax +1-202-5475482
E-mail: ast3@privacy.org
URL: http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/brussels/(opens in new window)
The conference, organized by Privacy International (a human rights organization concerned with privacy, surveillance and data protection issues worldwide), will bring together leading legal and technical experts from around the world to discuss encryption and telecommunications security with a focus on issues raised by trusted third party, key escrow and recovery systems.
A panel of leading cryptographers and computer security experts will examine the technical problems and risks raised. Representatives from governments, human rights groups, industry, user groups, and international organizations will discuss their perspectives and provide updates on developments from around Europe and the world.
Mr. Mario Monti, European Commissioner responsible for the Internal Market and financial services, will deliver a key note speech on security issues within the context of the European Information Society.
For further information, please contact:
Privacy International - Washington Office
666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Suite 301
Washington
DC 20003 USA
Tel. +1-202-5449240; Fax +1-202-5475482
E-mail: ast3@privacy.org
URL: http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/brussels/(opens in new window)