{"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 URI 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 University of Rhode Island\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


\nThose unable to attend the lecture can watch it live online at URI Live!<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n


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


\nMajor Sponsors: URI Honors Program.<\/p>\n


\nSponsors: \u2028URI Office of the President;\u2028URI Office of the Provost;\u2028The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment;\u2028The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment;\u2028URI College of Human Science and Services;\u2028URI Talent Development;\u2028URI Multicultural Center;\u2028URI College of Arts & Sciences;\u2028URI Harrington School of Communications and Media;\u2028URI John Hazen White, Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service;\u2028URI College of Pharmacy;\u2028URI College of Engineering;\u2028URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences;\u2028URI College of Nursing;\u2028URI College of Business Administration;\u2028URI Division of Student Affairs;\u2028URI Department of Communications and Marketing;\u2028URI Department of Publications and Services;\u2028URI ITS Instructional Technology and Media Services<\/p>\n


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

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