Don Blumenthal

Current

• Adjunct Professor, School of Information at University of Michigan
• Consultant and Attorney (Self-employed)

Past

• Internet Lab Coordinator at Federal Trade Commission
• Attorney-Advisor at Federal Trade Commission
• Attorney at Federal Trade Commission

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Education

• Oberlin College
• American University
• University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Don Blumenthal’s Summary

Don Blumenthal’s Specialties:

Legal and policy analyses and representation and
Technical advice and instruction in -

Data privacy and security questions, Internet law enforcement issues and techniques, anti-spam and malware issues, Internet governance matters, and electronic discovery processes.

Don Blumenthal’s Experience

• Adjunct Professor, School of Information

  University of Michigan

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2008 — Present (7 months)

  Specialize in information security and privacy.
  
  Also serve as Legal Affairs SME for the Center for Assurance Studies, University of Detroit Mercy.

• Consultant and Attorney

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Law and consulting practice in technology matters, including:
  
  Data privacy and security
  Anti-spam and malware
  Internet fraud detection and prevention
  Evidence collection
  Internet governance
  Electronic discovery
  
  Also Senior Principal with Global Cyber Risk, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm and adjunct professor in the University of Michigan School of Information.

• Internet Lab Coordinator

  Federal Trade Commission

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

  April 1999 — September 2006 (7 years 6 months)

  Managed FTC center for investigation of Internet-related matters. Provided instruction in technical issues and the use of evidence gathering systems and techniques. Supervised development of the FTC spam database and managed its operation.
  
  Participated as attorney and technical advisor in matters related to the Internet and other technologies. Concentrated in data privacy/security, Internet fraud, and a variety of questions related to spam and malware. Primary areas of legal concentration were the FTC Act Section 5, GLBA, FCRA/FACTA, COPPA, and CAN-SPAM. Provided expert testimony in cases brought by the FTC, U.S. Department of Justice, and Australian government.
  
  Represented the FTC on interagency task forces on Internet governance and cybersecurity.
  
  Managed Bureau of Consumer Protection's Technology Support Group, which provided assistance in the Lab and on web site and database development, and established thef Consumer Protection’s first dedicated litigation support group.

• Attorney-Advisor

  Federal Trade Commission

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

  January 1992 — April 1999 (7 years 4 months)

  Worked in central IT operations at the FTC.
  • Developed and managed electronic document management and trial presentation programs.
  • Managed Bureau of Consumer Protection automated litigation support activities. Collected and analyzed electronic evidence gathered from a variety of platforms at companies that were the subject of FTC action.
  • Consulted on investigations that concerned respondents in computer-related industries.
  • Collaborated in the development of Internet and X.400 systems.
  • Assisted in development and maintenance of the local area network.

• Attorney

  Federal Trade Commission

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

  February 1988 — December 1991 (3 years 11 months)

  Trial attorney in consumer protection and antitrust matters.

Don Blumenthal’s Education

• Oberlin College

  B.A., Government, 1971 — 1973

• American University

  Certificate in Systems and Project Management

• University of Pennsylvania Law School

  J.D.,

Additional Information

Don Blumenthal’s Groups:

Infragard, Michigan Chapter.
International Association of Privacy Professionals.
American Bar Association Science and Technology and Business Law Sections.
S&T activities:
• Co-chair, Security Program Working Group, current Outsourcing Risk Management project
• Contributed to ABA publications International Guide to Cyber Security, International Guide to Privacy, and Roadmap to Enterprise Security.
• Co-chaired “Roadmap to Government and Private Sector Cyber Security” program, January, 2005; moderated “Roadmap to Enterprise Security” panel.
• Assisted with organizing Doing Business Around the Globe: New Guides to Protecting and Securing Your Data and Network; panelist at ABA annual meeting, August, 2003.

•    CAUCE - North American Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email member
•    Black Hat member
•    Privacy Professionals member
•    Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: Technology Policy '08 member
•    InLinked Cyber Crimes Group member

Don Blumenthal’s Honors:

FTC Distinguished Service Award, 2006.
FTC Mead-Johnson award for outstanding support activities related to litigation support and development of law-related technology, 1998.
Subject of articles such as:
• “Techno-Lawyer Keeps Heat on Spammers,” Dallas Morning News, March 11, 2004.
• “Trade Commission Runs Web Dragnet,” Government Computer News, April 29, 2002.
Keynote speaker, Third European IT-Forensics Conference, Rome, 2005.

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