"Yesterday (January 28, 2009)  I participated in the first Privacy By Design Challenge held in downtown Toronto. This event is the brainchild of Dr. Ann Cavoukian, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. 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 center on the agenda of government and industry stakeholders involved in rolling out IT systems with a society-wide impact. For this first annual edition of the event, Ann and her staff had assembled a stellar cast. With over 200 attendees the event was sold out."

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