[Chapter-delegates] Event sponsorship and GDPR

Sat Feb 24 00:16:15 PST 2018

We fully agree with Michiel opinion.

Regards,

Borka

On Fri, 23 Feb 2018, Michiel Leenaars wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I (probably like all of you) received this email sent from ISOC's mail
> servers about an event organised by Dell, where ISOC is apparently a
> sponsor. For most of our members such an event abroad is not really
> relevant. Discounts are always nice, but the attention of our members is
> something we are *very* careful with too. And the tainted reputation of
> the Dell subsidiary organising this, RSA [1], is still something to keep
> in mind.
>
> What is the rationale behind putting this particular (commercial) event
> in the spotlights by sending out personalised emails? And there are many
> equivalent events elsewhere in the world that would be interested in a
> global audience of 100.000 ISOC members to advertise to in return for a
> (pretty standard) discount. The fact that some event is big and you
> have a boot there, makes it actually even less necessary - the members
> that are interested will already know about it. We can put a corner on
> the website where people can get discounts for events, but that would
> not involve mass mailings.
>
> Making commercial offerings tied to the membership of an organisation
> seems very risky to me from a GDPR point of few. I was wondering if we
> should establish some sort of policy guidelines, who gets to send what
> messages to chapter members - most notably commercial external events?
>
> What do you all feel about this?
>
> Kind regards,
> Michiel Leenaars
> Directeur 
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> [1]
> https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-nsa-rsa/exclusive-nsa-infiltrated-rsa-security-more-deeply-than-thought-study-idUSBREA2U0TY20140331
>
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>
> "Jeff Wilbur, Director, Online Trust Alliance" <mailer at comms.isoc.org>
> Special Offer for Members: RSA Discount 
> Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:22:05 -0800
>
> Hi Michiel, 
>
> The next RSA Conference
> (https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us18/about) will take place
> in San Francisco from 16 to 20 April 2018. This conference offers
> a unique opportunity to learn new information about security
> approaches, discover the latest technology and meet security
> leaders and pioneers. 
>
> The Internet Society and the Online Trust Alliance (OTA)
> (https://otalliance.org) are delighted to once again be a joint
> Association Sponsor. 
>
> As an Internet Society member, you are eligible to use the
> discount code "18UOTAFD" to get 100 USD off the registration
> fees. Just be sure to check the box indicating that you are an
> OTA/Internet Society member when you register.
>
> If attending, be sure not to miss our panel on the Internet of
> Things (IoT): "Trust by Design - Lessons Learned" featuring Marc
> Bown, the head of security for Fitbit and Chad Curry of the
> National Association of REALTORS. We'll be talking about how to
> apply the OTA IoT Trust Framework (https://otalliance.org/IoT) to
> improve security and privacy in IoT offerings.
>
> Register now!
> (https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us18/register)
>
> Best,
> Jeff Wilbur
> Director, Online Trust Alliance at Internet Society
>
> **
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