{"id":29812,"date":"2026-02-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=29812"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:15:49","slug":"celebrate-privacy-awareness-with-privacymichigan-events-and-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/19\/celebrate-privacy-awareness-with-privacymichigan-events-and-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Privacy Awareness with Privacy@Michigan Events and Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x136.png\" alt=\"Privacy at Michigan: Respect, Transparency, Accountability, Knowledge, and Empowerment\" class=\"wp-image-29816\" style=\"width:675px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x136.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-768x174.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-1536x349.png 1536w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-665x151.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@Michigan-Privacy-WebBanner-4-Bridget-Weise-Knyal.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information and Technology Services (ITS), in partnership with the School of Information, invites you to a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy-at-michigan\">Privacy@Michigan<\/a> events through March that raise awareness and spark thought-provoking conversation on pressing privacy-related issues and topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join us for these free, open to the public events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Feb. 24, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy\/gilliard-and-petty\">\u201cInterrogating the Quiet Escalation of Tech Billionaire Influence on Detroit\u2019s Future\u201d<\/a> <br>Chris Gilliard, <em>privacy researcher<\/em>, and Tawana Petty, <em>artist and organizer<\/em><br>(Michigan League, Koessler Room, 3rd floor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mar. 17, 4 p.m. &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy\/albert-fox-cahn\">Albert Fox Cahn, <em>Founder and Executive Director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.)<\/em> <\/a>&nbsp;<br>(Michigan League, Vandenberg Room, 2nd floor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mar. 26, 5:30 p.m.<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy\/cindy-cohn\">Cindy Cohn,&nbsp; <em>Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<br>(Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room, 1st floor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed earlier events, you can watch the recordings on the Safe Computing website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy\/elodie-vialle\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Privacy for Populations at Risk: Supporting Journalists Facing Attacks in the Digital Age\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elodie Vialle, <em>journalist and human rights activist <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-Vialle_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x467.png\" alt=\"Elodie Vialle speaking at her Privacy at Michigan webinar, \u201cPrivacy for Populations at Risk: Supporting Journalists Facing Attacks in the Digital Age\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-29815 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-Vialle_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x467.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-Vialle_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-Vialle_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-Vialle_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-665x517.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-Vialle_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-LGirouardi-WEB-9_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-480x600.png\" alt=\"Lauren Girouard speaking at her Privacy at Michgan event, &quot;Exploring Digital Privacy from a Child\u2019s Perspective\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-29814 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-LGirouardi-WEB-9_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-480x600.png 480w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-LGirouardi-WEB-9_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-LGirouardi-WEB-9_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-LGirouardi-WEB-9_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-665x831.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P@M2026-LGirouardi-WEB-9_800-Bridget-Weise-Knyal.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy\/dr-lauren-girouard\">\u201cExploring Digital Privacy from a Child\u2019s Perspective\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lauren Girouard, <em>Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University &amp; the University of Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unveil: Privacy@Michigan Student Art Contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please mark your calendar to join us <strong>Mar. 27 <\/strong>for the <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy-at-michigan-art\/contest\">Unveil<\/a> art exhibit, awards ceremony, and reception to honor the award recipients and celebrate the intersection of privacy and visual and literary art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More Privacy on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/\"><strong>Safe Computing<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take a stroll through these curated timelines: <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/privacy\/history-of-privacy-timeline\">History of Privacy<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-privacy\/history-of-surveillance-timeline\">History of Surveillance<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you a privacy Guardian, Free Spirit, Skeptic, Pragmatist, or Wildcard? The <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/privacy-portraits\">U-M Privacy Portrait Assessment<\/a> gives you a set of questions to answer and, based on your score, reveals your privacy portrait and personalized privacy advice. Your results are private, of course!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit your <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/six-words-about-privacy\">Six Words About Privacy<\/a> and see what others are saying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/viziblue\">ViziBLUE<\/a> to learn what personal information the university collects and how that information is being used.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-privacy\/protect-your-privacy\">privacy protection resources<\/a> on the Safe Computing website, share them broadly, and become a privacy champion in 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy-at-michigan\">Privacy@Michigan<\/a>, co-sponsored by Information and Technology Services (ITS) and the School of Information, hosts events and activities intended to raise awareness, promote best practices, and provoke thought and conversation on privacy topics broadly relevant to our community members and society at large. Browse <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/privacy-at-michigan\/all\">past Privacy@Michigan Events<\/a> for recordings and information on speakers and topics over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for Privacy@Michigan events and programming featuring engaging presentations and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194,"featured_media":29829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1067,27,4],"tags":[1189,121],"class_list":["post-29812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-safe-computing","category-features","tag-data-privacy","tag-privacy"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Privacy@MI_MTech-News-Thumbnail.jpg",312,196,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Bridget Weise Knyal, ITS Privacy Office","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/bweise\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Join us for Privacy@Michigan events and programming featuring engaging presentations and more.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29818,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29812\/revisions\/29818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}