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• Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshop: Online Privacy: Towards Informational Self-Determination on the Internet, "Manifesto from Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshop," June 2011. Edited by Simone Fischer-Hübner, Chris Hoofnagle, Ioannis Krontiris, Kai Rannenberg, and Michael Waidner

A privacy by design approach can be mandated (or otherwise encouraged) by legal or regulatory provisions, if scientific discoveries demonstrate that a service can be offered practicably in a more privacy protecting way. This could involve, for example, requiring that comprehensive and iterative privacy risk and impact assessments be carried out and that state-of-the-art privacy technologies be adopted.

• Robert Cook: Chief Information Officer, University of Toronto

The end structure of the new systems was very strongly informed by the PbD principles.

(We) used it as the guiding structure in developing the information that would help judge the viability of our privacy situation.

• Claudiu Popa: Founder and Principal Risk Advisor, Informatica Corporation

As a PbD Ambassador, I’m a fervent supporter of its Principles and can attest to the fact that the framework has improved our clients’ privacy postures. We are excited about the prospect of PbRD having the same, if not greater impact on legacy systems and applications. Keep innovating!

• Dr. Ilse Treurnicht: CEO of the MaRS Discovery District

Congratulations to you (on the PbD Resolution)! You are such a tremendous pioneer for Canada in this arena, and we are thrilled to see this success.

• Terry McQuay: President, Nymity Inc.

I want to congratulate you on the incredible achievement of what I would call the Privacy by Design movement. Based on the OECD and International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners’ conferences in Israel it is clear that industry, government and NGOs have all embraced PbD everywhere in the world. I say this based on both the conversations I had with individuals and the sessions I attended. People understand and seem committed.

• National Institute of Standards and Technology: The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel–Cyber Security Working Group, "Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security: Vol. 2, Privacy and the Smart Grid," August 2010.

Privacy By Design is a set of seven high-level concepts, created by Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian, for organizations to follow to help ensure they establish and build privacy controls within their business processes.

• David A. Hoffman: Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer, Intel Corporation.

Intel views Privacy by Design as a necessary component of our accountability mechanisms that we implement in our product and service development processes. We would encourage the Subcommittee to include a provision in the bill specifically requiring that organizations ensure that privacy is included as a principle in product and service development processes.Intel views Privacy by Design as a necessary component of our accountability mechanisms that we implement in our product and service development processes. We would encourage the Subcommittee to include a provision in the bill specifically requiring that organizations ensure that privacy is included as a principle in product and service development processes.

• Dr. Stefan Brands: Principal Architect, Identity & Security Division, Microsoft Corporation.

A long-time advocate of privacy technologies, Ann coined the term Privacy by Design in the mid-nineties and subsequently wrote two books relating to the subject. Since then, she has worked relentlessly to put privacy technologies front and centre on the agenda of government and industry stakeholders involved in rolling out IT systems with a society-wide impact.

• Jared Kaprove:  

Ann Cavoukian is a rare breed — a government official working with privacy and technology who genuinely seems to understand both. In Privacy By Design, the current Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Canada proves it. Dr. Cavoukian’s recent work compiles a number of reports, guidelines, speeches, and essays published by her and her office in recent years. These various pieces combine to show a comprehensive approach to privacy in a modern world.Ann Cavoukian is a rare breed — a government official working with privacy and technology who genuinely seems to understand both. In Privacy By Design, the current Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Canada proves it. Dr. Cavoukian’s recent work compiles a number of reports, guidelines, speeches, and essays published by her and her office in recent years. These various pieces combine to show a comprehensive approach to privacy in a modern world.
speeches, and essays published by her and her office in recent years. These various pieces combine to show a comprehensive approach to privacy in a modern world.

• Christopher Soghoian: Berkman Centre for Internet & Society, Harvard University

This is amazing. Every time I see something like this, it makes me sad that the US doesn’t have anything like your office. The Commissioner has yet again shown bold leadership in the privacy space. I can only hope that the major Web 2.0 companies listen to her, and embrace the philosophy of Privacy By Design. Pat yourselves on the back for doing a great job.

• Claudiu Popa: President, Informatica

PbD is the first set of concrete privacy best practices I have seen to date. It is ready-to-adopt and ties into all the data protection constructs required for operational stability. Good work by the IPC!

• The Honourable Dalton McGuinty: Premier of Ontario

While the explosive growth of information technologies has enhanced Ontarians’ quality of life, it also poses a challenge to the protection of personal information. Today’s gathering of private and public sector leaders, entrepreneurs, product developers and educators takes up that vital challenge by harnessing the Seven Principles of Privacy by Design to retain the confidence of citizens and clients — and to increase data security without sacrificing privacy, a fundamental human right. Our government applauds this innovative approach to achieving privacy, security and functionality while creating positive–sum, win–win solutions.

• Jules Polonetsky: Co-chair & Director, The Future of Privacy Forum

The rapid fire presentations by experts demonstrating the practical application of privacy thinking to dozens of case studies made PbD Madrid one of the most substantive privacy events I have ever attended.

• Dr. Marilyn Prosch: Professor, Arizona State University.

Privacy by Design workshop was more than a call to action for industry and academicians alike, it provided high caliber, state of the art, exciting ideas and evidence that Privacy by Design is the only privacy path to take.

• Stephen Lau: Adviser to HP-EDS Hong Kong, Former Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data for Hong Kong

It was a pleasure and an honour to be a speaker at your well-organized, well thought-out and well-patronized Forum. I learned a lot from my fellow speakers and had my knowledge updated on privacy issues and Privacy by Design.

• Peter Schaar: German Federal Data Protection Commissioner

Let me express my deep appreciation for the successful workshop you organised in Madrid. It has always been my intention to advance the goals of Privacy by Design. In the future we in Europe will do our best to strengthen the right to privacy and to address the challenges of a fast changing world by including innovative ideas and concepts.

• David A. Hoffman: Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer, Intel Corporation.

I want to thank you for putting on such a tremendous program in Madrid. I greatly enjoyed the day.

• Bonnie Freedman: Lawyer, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Workshop explored the application of Privacy by Design principles to a broad range of activities and in countries in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The Workshop attracted prominent speakers representing diverse interests: data protection authorities, policy makers, academics, public interest groups, technology companies and solutions providers. The result … a unique perspective on the importance of conducting a front-end analysis of the impact of services (remote health management), technologies (biometrics), software applications (Google PowerMeter) and cultural phenomena (social networking) on privacy.

• Simon Hunt: Vice-President & Chief Technology Officer, McAfee Data Protection.

For those interested in the “big picture” of privacy and technology, I’ll be at the PbD conference in Madrid this year, 2nd November, talking about privacy enabling technologies such as data protection, identity protection etc.

You can get details about the conference from the PbD website, which is being run just ahead of this years 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy.

Privacy by Design is a concept promoted by Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D, Information & Privacy Commissioner Ontario, Canada which aims to promote the idea of systems and processes built with privacy in mind, rather than retrofitted afterwards. I encourage all readers to browse her site which is quite informative, and gives you perhaps a “bigger picture” view than IT alone.