One of the ideas I explored in my MSc dissertation was the concept and implementation of “privacy by design” when writing software or in the case of my research when creating documents in an organisation. I read a lot stuff written by Ann Cavoukian, including her paper “Privacy by design: The 7 foundational principles” (Cavoukian, 2009) which was one of the first to formalise the idea that privacy – and so security – should be included through the design and delivery of any system.
Here is an article from Matt Brittin, President of Google EMEA, which does not shy away from the fact that Google is primarily an advertising company that uses that revenue to supply services to uses (for free-ish), which are channels for it’s adverts.
It is interesting to see the world from the position of Google when it comes to their idea for third party cookies and a Privacy Sandbox – follow the link to find out about that, because it is coming and it will impact you. He also makes good points about the over reach of the US government when it comes to data and how we all benefit from security initiatives that require a data flow both ways across the Atlantic.
Matt Brittin on data, ethics, and privacy by design (blog.google)
Here is the ICO’s point of view when it comes to data protection by design:
Data protection by design and default | ICO
And here is the position from the original EU GDPR.
Privacy by Design – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (gdpr-info.eu)
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
Further Reading
The Privacy Sandbox: Technology for a More Private Web (Google)
References
Cavoukian, A. (2009). Privacy by design: The 7 foundational principles. Information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, Canada, 5, 12.
Access the paper at:
Privacy by Design – Foundational Principles (jpaulgibson.synology.me)
