UK Privacy International Co

[Dave Banisar <banisar@washofc.cpsr.org>]

  UK Privacy International Conference
                        ANNOUNCEMENT 

                  ONE DAY PUBLIC CONFERENCE

            INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN PRIVACY 
                      AND DATA PROTECTION

             30th SEPTEMBER, 1993, MANCHESTER, UK

       A roundtable hosted jointly by Privacy International
        and the Law School of the University of Manchester


Topics include :

               Privacy concerns with Caller ID and digital phone 
                services

               Privacy implications of Electronic Health Care Patient 
                Record Systems and medical smart cards

               Cryptography, and communications surveillance

               Implications of the European Commission data 
                protection directive                                        
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                           

               The establishment of guidelines for handling police files 
                in emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe

               Weaknesses in the UK Data Protection Act


This programme will include a small number of papers and formal 
presentations, but will primarily be a forum for general discussion 
of the issues. A number of key international experts will be present 
at the meeting.

The conference is free for all Privacy International members, 
independent experts, and privacy and consumer advocates.

A fee of 50 (US$75) will apply to  representatives of government 
organisations or companies.


8.30 AM - 2.00 PM, Thursday 30th September  1993
Room 2.22,  The Law School,  University of Manchester, 
Oxford Road, Manchester,  M13 9PL

For more information, please contact :

Simon Davies at Privacy International in London on 
(44) 81 402 0737  or fax (44) 81 313 3726 
(email : Davies @privint.demon.co.uk ) 

                                or 

Dave Banisar at Privacy International in Washington on 
(1) 202 544 9240, fax (1) 202 547 5482  
(email : Banisar@washofc.cpsr.org )