Reputation.com Chief Operating Officer Owen Tripp will appear as a guest alongside other experts in Internet privacy this Wednesday, January 26th, to talk about location-based social networking and privacy for the Churchill Club.

The program, entitled Location & Privacy: Where Are We Headed?, features a host of notable Internet and privacy experts including Laura Berger, FTC Attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection; Jim Dempsey, Vice President for Public Policy at the Center for Democracy & Technology; and Brendon Lynch, the Chief Privacy Officer for Microsoft. The panel will be moderated by Melissa Parrish, Research Analyst for Forrester Research.

Check below for more information about the event as well as details on how you can get $15 off of your registration.

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Date: Wed., January 26, 2011

Place: Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA

Schedule: 5:30 p.m.  Registration and general reception

6:00 p.m.   Banquet

7:00 p.m.   Program begins

8:30 p.m.   Program concludes

Discussion Content:

Location-based technologies such as Facebook Places, Foursquare, Twitter, Loopt, mobile search, GPS services and others are innovative and transformative, with huge potential benefits for both consumers and businesses.  These and other new technologies and services that track, analyze, and share our movements in the public sphere are already woven into our everyday existence.

As use of location-aware tools increase around the globe, what are the privacy implications for users? Will consumers be expected to take responsibility for their own locational privacy and reputation? What role will the government play in protecting consumer privacy, without severely hampering the economic potential of this market? What privacy-enhancing technologies are emerging that will enable consumers to choose how their personal information is shared?  Join the conversation as this distinguished panel explores what’s new and what’s next with location-based services and privacy.

RSVP:

By Monday, 1/25.  Use code gLBS15 for $15 off the non-member rate. Register at http://bit.ly/hFYbha, write to info@churchillclub.org, or call 408.265.0130.

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This is a tremendous opportunity to hear about one of the fastest-emerging Internet technologies from some of the tech industry’s most knowledgeable voices. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, we would love to see you there. For more information on registering for the event, follow this link.