Ann Cavoukian

Privacy

Privacy by Design: An idea whose time has come

Can privacy be dialled in to the digital world? John Leonard investigates the resurgence of an concept and why it is happening now

clock 02 October 2015 • 10 min read

Security

Former head of US Homeland Security warns building backdoors into encryption would be 'a mistake'

Michael Chertoff argues preventing criminals communicating is 'a pipe dream' and backdoors would just make ordinary users less secure

clock 28 July 2015 • 2 min read

Privacy

David Cameron, listen to technologists on surveillance not your policy wonks, urges privacy guru

'I want to challenge Prime Minister Cameron to listen to 15 of the world's top cryptographers - what you are asking for is not possible,' says Privacy by Design inventor Ann Cavoukian

clock 16 July 2015 •