Prof. McGeveran Speaks to Privacy Leaders in Brussels

Professor William McGeveran, an expert in privacy and data protection law, appeared at the international Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection conference in Brussels on a panel alongside Helen Dixon, the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland; Julie Brill, the chief privacy officer of Microsoft and a former member of the Federal Trade Commission; Bruno Gencarelli, head of the international data flows and protection unit at the European Commission; and Professors Woodrow Hartzog of Northeastern University and Neil Richards of Washington University. Professor McGeveran discussed the influence of European law on proposals for new privacy regulation in the United States for an audience of regulators, scholars, and privacy professionals.