Ruminations on the Challenges in Commercializing Privacy Technology Research

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Ruminations on the Challenges in Commercializing
Privacy Technology Research

• A Personal View

Mike Gurski Privacy Strategist Head Privacy
Centre of Excellence (PCE) Bell Security
Solutions Inc
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Our Agenda

• The Privacy Technology Context
• Researchers and their communities
• Funding sources and their drivers
• Commercial Investors Champions
• The Marketplace Context
• Commercial knowledge and interests
• Government interests
• The bleedin consumer
• Removing the Barriers
• Networking, Strength in Numbers
• Focusing on Market opportunities

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Researchers Their Communities

• Interesting privacy technology research
  traditions
• PETWorkshop, WEIS, The Chaumian Dialogue
• PRIME, FIDIS, Identity in Europe
• Canadian Academia
• On the Identity Trail, Surveillance Project,
  Steve Mann Souveillance
• Rebecca to add
• US Academia
• Latanya Sweeney, Identification
• Commercial Traditions
• Cardspace, .Net and other initiatives
• IBM Zurich
• The Lessons Here.

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Funding Sources Their Drivers

• A Funding Sampler
• NSRC
• MITACS
• OCE
• Federal Privacy Commission
• Commercial Funders
• The Lessons Here
• The Chrysalis from research to commercial
  product
• When content takes a back seat.

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The Marketplace Context

• Commercial Interests in Privacy and Privacy
  Technology
• Compliance
• Management
• Trust
• Government Interests in Privacy and Privacy
  Technology
• Legislation
• Low Risk, COTS
• PIAs
• RFPs
• Leadership
• The Lessons Here

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The Citizen Consumer

• Effect of Surveys, The Media, Advocacy Groups
• On Investment
• On marketing
• On Law
• The Lessons Here

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The Role of the Network

• Strength in numbers
• Strength in knowledge
• Connecting to the market
• The Lessons Here

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Contact Information

• Mike Gurski
• Privacy Strategist
• Head Privacy Centre of Excellence (PCE)
• Bell Security Solutions Inc
• 905-751-4310
• mike.gurski_at_bell.ca