Kuci: Privacy Piracy

n February 2007, Shirley Durham was named Director of Programs and Special Projects for Ponemon Institute, LLC, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices, which is located in Traverse City, Michigan. Ms. Durham joined Ponemon Institute after retiring from Ford Motor Company (Ford) with more than 30 years of service, during which she held a variety of management positions, including Director of Ford's Corporate Privacy Office. As Director of Ford's Corporate Privacy Office, she was responsible for providing strategic direction globally for Ford and its family of brands, products and services on privacy initiatives and for overseeing the development of corporate privacy policy related to personal information. In this capacity, she provided assistance to operations to meet legal and corporate compliance requirements and deliver optimal business solutions. Ms. Durham coordinated the Corporate Privacy Steering Committee, which provided executive oversight on privacy matt