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Maintaining Privacy Through the Whistleblowing Process
Thursday July 10, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Room #133
This presentation examines the essential role of whistleblowing with a focus on whistleblower protection in the context of education. It aims to discuss how transparency and privacy work together to protect students, parents, teachers, and staff. Creating a culture of whistleblowing in schools helps identify fraud and unsafe practices at an early stage. It also promotes a secure environment for everyone involved.
Attendees will discover best practices regarding adequate privacy measures—such as properly safeguarding the identity of individuals who report issues and establishing clear reporting guidelines—that can empower both staff and students to raise concerns without fear of retaliation. Presenters will also discuss lessons learned and the most common challenges arising from implementing whistleblower hotlines in organizations of varying maturity and complexity.
The session will also examine the problem of “indirect identification” and provide best practices for developing effective internal reporting systems. It will explore strategies to balance the demand for transparency with the necessity of protecting individual privacy. Examples of effective tools will be discussed and the State Privacy Auditor function and its reporting mechanisms will be introduced.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Not Applicable
Speakers
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Nora Kurzova

State Privacy Auditor, Office of the State Auditor
Nora Kurzova is the first State Privacy Auditor (SPA) for the State of Utah. As the SPA, Nora identifies high-risk data processing activities and is tasked with auditing more than 1,500 state agencies and local governmental entities on h personal data. Nora’s professional experience... Read More →
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Mark Meyers

Assistant State Privacy Auditor, Office of the State Auditor
Thursday July 10, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Room #133 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
  1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

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