FTC privacy conference to focus on Internet of Things, mobile privacy

The Federal Trade Commission's upcoming PrivacyCon will feature sessions on security and privacy of the Internet of Things, big data, mobile devices, and more, according to an agenda released Friday.

Representatives of Princeton University, the University of Southern California, Consumer Reports, and the Center for Democracy and Technology will brief attendees on IoT and big data security and privacy issues, according to the agenda.

The mobile privacy panel will consist of academic researchers from Northeastern University, the International Computer...