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LexisNexis Commences Dialogue with Independent Forum of Information Policy Experts to Discuss Issues Relating to Government Use of Private Sector Data
DAYTON, OH, March 30, 2005 - LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of legal, news and business information services, announced it has convened a working group of independent private sector and public interest thought leaders who have come together to discuss the important issues surrounding government use of commercial data and the challenges of information sharing in support of homeland security and risk assessment for counterterrorism. The group held its first meeting on February 17th in Washington, DC.
"The policy initiatives mandated in Section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform Act underscore the crucial need for clearly expressed rules and policies concerning government access to and use of private sector data," said Thomas Regan, LexisNexis Executive Director for Privacy and Regulatory Affairs. "In order to identify the core issues involved in developing effective and practical policies and rules regarding how private sector information can be shared with the government, it is imperative that we engage in a full discussion to understand how to enhance public safety and homeland security while simultaneously protecting privacy and civil liberties."
Participants in the group were selected based on their expertise in the areas of information use, privacy and national security policy. They include:
Martin Abrams - Executive Director, the Center for Information Policy Leadership
Robert D. Atkinson - Vice President, Progressive Policy Institute
Jerry Berman - President, Center for Democracy and Technology
James Jay Carafano - Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Fred H. Cate - Distinguished Professor, Indiana University School of Law and Senior Fellow, the Center for Information Policy Leadership
James X. Dempsey - Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology
Mary DeRosa - Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Margaret P. Eisenhauer - Privacy and Information Management Practice Group Leader, Hunton & Williams
Daniel Gallington - Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Heather MacDonald - Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute
Paul Rosenzweig - Senior Legal Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation Peter Swire - Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Kim Taipale - Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy
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