Mar 17 2010
Prof. Charles D. Raab, BA, MA
Expert on Privacy & Data Protection in the Global Information Age
Prof. Charles Raab is Professor of Government in the School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently engaged in further writing for publication in the fields of privacy theory and regulatory practice, surveillance, personal identity, and related topics. He is a member of the editorial or advisory boards of nine journals in the fields of information policy and public policy, and on the advisory boards of several research projects.
“His talks should be obligatory for anyone concerned about the privacy of personal information in our globally networked society”
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