How do we Improve Internet Privacy? Two W3C Workshops Address User Privacy Needs

W3C is pleased to announce two upcoming Workshops on Internet Privacy. As more and more of this information is being digitized and made available electronically we must ask: how can we ensure that architectures and technologies for the Internet, including the World Wide Web, are developed in a way that respects user privacy?

The first Workshop will address Privacy and data usage control, 4-5 October in Cambridge (MA) together with the PrimeLife Project and CSAIL's Decentralized Information Group (DIG). The October Workshop is a follow-up to the July Workshop on Privacy for Advanced Web APIs which took place in London. This Workshop mainly targets the service side of Privacy: how to keep promises made to the user easily and how to mitigate privacy risks in a world where services cooperate to fulfill user needs.

W3C then carries the insights gained from the July and October Workshops to a wider context: How can Technology help to improve Privacy on the Internet?, jointly organized with the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Society (ISOC), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The meeting takes place at MIT in Cambridge (MA) on 8-9 December 2010, and position papers are due 5 November. See the Workshop home for more information about participation.

Learn more about W3C work on Privacy and W3C Workshops.