Funny Business At DHS Meeting
The Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee had a packed agenda on Wednesday morning but that didn't stop Chairman Howard Beales from having a little fun at the beginning of the meeting.
The former director of the FTC's Consumer Protection Bureau told his colleagues and audience members that the "contest for the coolest cell phone ring tone is at lunch." He advised everyone to switch off their mobile devices so they wouldn't give away their favorite polyphonic jingles before the big event.
Obviously, it was just a clever way of telling folks to silence their noisemakers, but that begs the question -- what does his ring-tone sound like? I forgot to ask him during an interview after the morning session. There were too many pressing privacy topics I wanted him to address.
Read more about the meeting in Technology Daily's PM Editon.
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