Marne Levine on Protecting Personal Data in the Digital Age
Channel: IIEA
Date: 22/05/2013

About the Speech:

Individuals and businesses supply huge quantities of information on a daily basis, from telephone numbers to employment histories to bank account details. The spread of social networks, internet commerce and mobile devices poses new challenges for the protection of personal data and the fight against cyber-crime. Marne Levine, Facebook's Global Vice-President for Public Policy, and Billy Hawkes, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, discussed these vital issues in the context of upcoming EU legislative reforms on data protection.

This was the second event in the IIEA/McCann FitzGerald EU 2013 Seminar Series to mark Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

About the Speakers:

Marne Levine has been Facebook's Vice-President for Global Public Policy since June 2010. She joined Facebook from the Obama Administration, where she served as Chief of Staff at the White House National Economic Council. She also served as Chief of Staff for Larry Summers when he was President of Harvard University. Ms. Levine holds a Bachelor's in Political Science and Communications from Miami University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.