Jacqueline Connor is an attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. She investigates and litigates violations of U.S. laws enforced by the Commission that govern the privacy and security of consumer information. Ms. Connor served as a staff attorney on the FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide litigation and is currently working on various non-public investigations and consent negotiations. She has investigated and resolved matters involving data security, privacy, the Child Online Privacy Protection Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Most recently, Ms. Connor was involved in the FTC’s settlement with Equifax Inc. Ms. Connor earned her BA from Georgetown University and her JD from Boston University School of Law.
When designed to operate in complete stealth mode, with no persistent notification to the device owner, stalkerware can give abusers, stalkers, and other perpetrators a robust tool to perpetrate harassment, monitoring, stalking, fraud, and abuse. This type of abuse can be terrifying, traumatizing, and raises significant safety and privacy concerns. This panel will discuss the availability of these apps, the use of them as a tool for abuse, and the steps government and industry can take to help combat the problem.
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Chief Standards and Technology Policy Strategist
National Cyber Director
Cyber Policy Officer
European External Action Service (EEAS)
Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission
Director, Privacy and Data Project
Center for Democracy and Technology
