FDIC To Broadcast Public Forum On Privacy Live Via Internet.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000. (FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ) this Thursday will broadcast a public forum on privacy of consumer financial information in an electronic age in real-time via the Internet. The event, hosted by the FDIC, will be held on March 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The Clinton Administration's point person on privacy, Peter Swire of the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. , will discuss the future of privacy law. The forum--"Is It Any of Your Business? Consumer Information, Privacy, and the Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Industry"--will consist of three panels made up from consumer advocates, government policy makers, Congressional staff, bankers and policy analysts. It should run until approximately 1:00 p.m. To access the webcast in real-time via the Internet, the FDIC has established a direct link from its home page at www.fdic.gov. Viewers must use either RealPlayer 7 or Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. . Both can be installed on computers. To install RealPlayer, go to http://proforma.real.com/real/player/ player.html?src=000315choice_3&dc=322321320, and to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/allplayers.asp to install Windows Media Player. An archive of the webcast will be available for viewing approximately one week after the forum. More information on the archive will be provided on the FDIC's home page. Once on-line, the archive can be viewed directly by going to www.fdic.gov/news/conferences/index.html. To attend in person, space is limited to the first 300 registrants, except for members of the media. The forum will take place at the L. William Seidman L. William Seidman is an American economist and financial commentator. Born April, 29, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wife Sally Seidman. Six children. Seidman received his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College, his law degree from Harvard University, and an Center Auditorium, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. To register, call David E. Wright at (202) 898-3960. |
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