Parry Aftab, Esq.,
The Privacy Lawyer™
managing cybercrime, privacy and cyber-abuse risks

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Parry Aftab
Phone: 201-463-8663
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Worldwide Cybercrime Protection and Prevention, Privacy, Data Collection and Security / Workplace Risk Management and Security/ Consumer Protection, Advertising and the Internet / E-Commerce/ Cyberstalking and Harassment/ Child Exploitation and Child Pornography, Children Online, Online Marketing, Cyber-workplace issues, Privacy training and coaching

CURRENT POSITIONS

President/CEO - The Privacy Lawyer

The Privacy Lawyer columnist for Information Week

Executive Director, WiredSafety.org (a 501(c)(3) corporation)

EDUCATION City University of New York B.A., 1981
Hunter College Valedictorian
(Completed 4 yr degree in 2 yrs) Phi Beta Kappa (Nu Chapter)


New York University J.D., 1984
School of Law


SELECT HONORS

Activist of the Year Award, 2002
Awarded by Media Ecology Association

Internet Pioneer of the Year, 2001
Awarded by Family PC Magazine

Home Office, U.K.
Child Protection, Criminal Laws and Law Enforcement Task Forces

Singapore Broadcasting Authority,
PAGi advisory and founder of Cybermums and Dads

ORGANIZATIONS

TRUSTe
Member- Board of Directors (Elected December 2002)

Ad Council
Advisory Committee member (1999 - 2003)

Children’s Television Workshop Online (Sesame Workshop)
Advisory Board (1998 – present)

UNESCO
President, U.S. National Action Committee, Innocence in Danger (1998-present)

The Internet Society
Elected Chair, Internet Societal Task Force and Societal Steering Group (worldwide, 2001)
Member of Public Policy Committee ISOC (2001–present)
Chair, Privacy and Security Working Group of The Internet Society Task Force (2000-2001) appointed member since 1999

WiredSafety (wiredsafety.org) the world’s largest Internet safety and help group, formerly functioned as Cyberangels, recipient of President’s Service Award, 1998,
Executive Director (1998-present)

Wired Kids (wiredkids.org)
Executive Director (1999-present)

Cyberlawenforcement (cyberlawenforcement.com) the group for law enforcement volunteers and networks on cybercrime investigations and prevention
Executive Director (2000-present)

K-9 Angels (k9angels.org) a September 11th relief program for search and rescue dogs
Executive Director (2001-present)

The National Urban League
Technology Advisory Committee (1997 – present)

New York State Bar Association
Committee on Internet and Litigation of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section


AUTHORSHIPS AND
RELATED ACTIVITIES

Author, selected books

The Parent’s Guide to Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace, McGraw-Hill, (U.S. edition, January 2000; UK edition, March 2000; Singapore edition May 2000 and Spanish language US edition November 2000)

A Parents’ Guide to the Internet, SC Press (October 1997)

Contributor, selected books

Child Abuse on the Internet.... Ending the Silence
(2001) Carlos A. Arnaldo, Editor
Chapter 21: The Technical Response: Blocking, Filtering
And Rating The Internet - by Parry Aftab

The Best In E-Commerce Law
(2001) Warren E. Agin, Editor
Children’s Online Privacy Law
 

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