Privacy by Design is an approach whereby privacy and data protection compliance is designed into systems holding information right from the start of the development process.
In recent years, privacy and data protection features have all too often been bolted on to existing systems, or ignored completely. There is a clear need for a new approach which will reduce the risks arising from processing personal information and rebuild public trust and confidence. For this reason privacy by design is an approach we strongly encourage organisations in the public and private sector to embrace.
On 26 November 2008, at our privacy by design conference in Manchester, we launched a report on this subject. This report is the first step towards bridging current gap in development and adoption of privacy-friendly systems. In turn it will help put in place a model for privacy by design that will ensure privacy receives the attention it deserves and is fully integrated into information systems in the future.
Read more about the privacy by design conference
Read the privacy by design report