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Online Trust Alliance Hosts New York and Seattle Data Privacy Day Events in Collaboration With Government, Business and Consumer Leaders

NEW YORK, NY and SEATTLE, WA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), a non-profit with the mission to enhance online trust, today announced an expanded series of events commemorating Data Privacy Day. OTA will host Data Privacy & Protection Town Hall meetings on Tuesday, January 29, in ; and on Wednesday, January 30 in . OTA also will host complimentary webinars on January 31. All events aim to provide a framework to help businesses protect their data and that of customers, through the experiences of security, law enforcement, and business panelists and from the comprehensive

With the theme of Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust, the Data Privacy Town Halls and Webinars are an effort to empower people to protect their privacy, control their digital footprint and escalate the protection of data privacy as everyone-s priority, and as a shared responsibility across the ecosystem.

$35 before January 22. Breakfast included. Qualified press please contact for credentials.

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The Town Hall meetings will feature two interactive panel discussions with leaders in public policy, privacy, consumer protection and cybercrime law enforcement. The first panel will discuss and explore the evolving definition of privacy, considerations of collection, usage and sharing and the regulatory landscape; the second will discuss recommendations and best practices for data protection and what to do in the event of a data loss incident or breach. Panelists for both events include regional Federal Trade Commission and Attorney General representatives, the Council of Better Business Bureaus, PwC, OTA and Intersections/Identity Guard.

Speakers for New York, NY Town Hall Jan. 29:

Genie Barton, Vice President & Director,

Deborah Marrone Assistant Regional Director,

Tim Rohrbaugh, Chief Information Security Officer,

Clark Russell, Esq., Asst. Attorney General, Internet Bureau,

Craig Spiezle, Executive Director & President, (Moderator)

Raymond Umerley, VP of Product Security Development,

Sal Tripi, Assistant VP, ; Chairman OTA

Jacqueline Wagner, Managing Director, Data Protection & Privacy,

Speakers for Seattle, WA Town Hall Jan. 30:

Bob Ferguson (Keynote)

Bob Andrew, President & CEO, , Alaska, Oregon & West Washington

Tim Wallach, Supervisory Special Agent,

Bob Schroeder, Regional Director,

Tim Rohrbaugh, Chief Information Security Officer,

Craig Spiezle, Executive Director & President, (Moderator)

Aaron Weller, Managing Director, Data Protection & Privacy,

Chris Babel, CEO,

Kirk Arthur, Special Agent,

Paula Selis, Sr. Counsel, Consumer Protection Division,

The 2013 Privacy and Data Privacy Day Town Halls are underwritten in part by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Pitney Bowes Inc., Intersections Inc., Infragard® and the Council of Better Business Bureaus.

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Formed in 2004, the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) is a non-profit with the mission to enhance online trust, while promoting innovation and the vitality of the internet. OTA-s goal is to help educate businesses, policy makers and stakeholders while developing and advancing best practices and tools to enhance the protection of users- security, privacy and identity. OTA supports collaborative public-private partnerships, benchmark reporting, meaningful self-regulation and data stewardship. Follow us on Twitter at: .

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