The former privacy officer of Internet advertising giant DoubleClick will be the Department of Homeland Security's first privacy czar, Bush administration officials said. The administration will appoint Nuala O'Connor Kelly to the privacy post, where she would be responsible for . . .
The former privacy officer of Internet advertising giant DoubleClick will be the Department of Homeland Security's first privacy czar, Bush administration officials said. The administration will appoint Nuala O'Connor Kelly to the privacy post, where she would be responsible for vetting proposals or programs that involve collecting and using U.S. citizens' personal information. O'Connor Kelly currently serves as a Commerce Department attorney.

O'Connor Kelly, 34, would be responsible for vetting proposals or programs that involve collecting and using U.S. citizens' personal information. She will report to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.

The privacy rights community generally views O'Connor Kelly as a consensus builder, but it is too soon to say how much influence she will have in protecting Americans' privacy rights, said Ari Schwartz, associate director at the Center for Democracy and Technology.

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