Privacy Workshop CCTV Community Perspectives Panel
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PRIVACY OFFICE PUBLIC WORKSHOP CCTV: DEVELOPING PRIVACY BEST PRACTICES MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007 Hilton Arlington Gallery Ballroom 950 North Stafford Street Arlington, VA 22203 PANEL ON COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES MR. KEEFER: Good afternoon. My name is Timothy Keefer. I am the deputy officer for civil rights and civil liberties at the Department of Homeland Security. And Iʹd like to welcome you to the Community Perspectives Panel. Iʹd like to also thank the Privacy Office and the panelists and, you, the participants in this workshop. From our perspective, this is a very important issue, and Iʹm thankful for the work that everyone has done in putting this together. At this time, Iʹd like to introduce our panelists. To my left, to your right, Philip Berns is city representative from Stamford, Connecticut, Board of Representatives; Normal Currie, program manager from UNISYS; Beth Hart, the CCTV manager for the Baltimore City Mayorʹs Office; and then Tom Yeager, the executive vice president for Clean and Safe Programs, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Maryland; continuing on, Mr. Randy Wright, city council member from Norfolk, Virginia; and then Donald Zoufal, Special Assistant to the Director, Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Also, we hope to have Amy Lassi, from the Grant Program Directorate from FEMA joining us, but she has not arrived yet. This work ‐‐ this panel of the workshop is going to look at the ways different communities have addressed this issue, how theyʹve gone about making their decisions with regard to CCTV programs, what obstacles theyʹve faced, what program ‐‐ what policies theyʹve put in DHS Privacy Office Workshop ‐ CCTV: Developing Privacy Best Practices December 17, 2007 Official Transcript place, and how theyʹve addressed some of those challenges.
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