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MIYO
YAMASHITA
How
to (Almost!) Make Your Privacy Fears Go Away :
Improving Organizational Data Protection Practices
April 25, 2001
Abstract
This talk will focus on
increased awareness about privacy and security among organizations in an e-business
environment and how they can leverage privacy to their competitive advantage.
To reach this goal, Miyo will provide information
on the impact of new information technologies on business practices, recent
public opinion surveys on privacy and information-handling practices, and
the impact of new privacy legislation in Canada, the United States and Australia
will be provided. Miyo will also provide information on corporate data security
programs. Miyo's talk will conclude with an explanation of the four ingredients
required for the adoption of successful programs.
Bio
Miyo is currently working
at Mount Sinai Hospital designing and implementing a corporate data security
program in response to the draft of the Ontario Personal Health Information
Privacy Act. Miyo has worked as a privacy and data security consultant since
1994, where she conducted threat risk assessments, updated privacy codes of
practice and developed a public communications strategy on the Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act for the Canadian Bankers and Canadian
Direct Marketing Associations. Miyo has also conducted legislative impact
analyses and software compliance tests for medical suppliers, pharmaceuticals
and insurers.
Miyo has a Ph.D. in Communications from McGill University, where she specialized in the impact of international data protection laws on organizational business practices. Finally, Miyo is chairing a national sub-committee of privacy and security experts for the Canadian Organization for the Advancement of Computers in Health (COACH). In May 2001, the sub-committee will publish comprehensive privacy and security guidelines on the protection of health data.