DPIAC Meeting May 14, 2021
Materials related to a public meeting of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee on May 14, 2021
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Materials related to a public meeting of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee on May 14, 2021
Blog post from Privacy Perspectives, a newsletter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, on January 19, 2021.
The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on October 27, 2020.
Over 500 people attended the virtual Federal Privacy Summit to hear experts, including Privacy Office staff, on topics including AI, Digital identity, and Privacy and the Pandemic.
Federal agencies are required to provide what is commonly referred to as a “Privacy Act Statement” to all persons asked to provide personal information about themselves, which will go into a system of records (i.e., the information will be stored and retrieved using the individual’s name or other personal identifier such as a Social Security number).
For National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and always, the Privacy Office works with CISA to embed privacy safeguards into interagency cybersecurity policy initiatives and technologies used for cyber detection and prevention.
Today the Privacy Office hosted the third Annual DHS Privacy Incident Tabletop Exercise to test, validate, and refine the DHS breach response plan.
he Privacy Office’s 2019 Computer Matching Agreement Activity Report summarizes how these inter-agency contracts save taxpayers money and protect personal privacy by establishing safeguards for disclosing data on federal benefit programs.
Section 803 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2002 requires the DHS Privacy Office to report quarterly on the following activities: number and types of privacy reviews of Department actions undertaken; type of advice provided and the response given to such advice; and number and nature of privacy complaints received by DHS for alleged violations, along with a summary of the disposition of such complaints.
This delegation vests the authorities of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer responsibilities.