Professor Ohm Appointed to Two Prestigious Groups

Professor Paul Ohm has been invited to join two prestigious technology working groups: the Center for Democracy (CDT) and the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). The CDT is non-profit public interest organization working to keep the Internet “open, innovative, and free.” It recently established an academic non-resident Fellows program in which Professor Ohm is among the first of ten notable academics to be invited to participate. This first group of scholars hales from across the country and includes professors from UC Berkeley School of Information, NYU Law School, University of California at Berkeley School of Law and School of Information, Harvard's Berkman Center, and the Oxford Internet Institute. The program facilitates collaboration between scholars and the CDT staff in addressing the complex legal and policy issues facing the Internet. Each member was selected because of their impact on Internet policy. "We are grateful that such innovative thinkers have accepted our invitation to serve as non-resident Fellows,” said CDT President and CEO Leslie Harris.

Professor Ohm’s second appointment is to the board of the FPF, a new Washington, DC-based think tank that focuses on data privacy practices. Ohm is joining an advisory board comprised of attorneys, scholars, and industry leaders. The board will serve as advisors to the FPF in, “support of transparency, user control and the advancement of responsible data practices.”