8th CACR Information Security Workshop
2nd Annual Privacy and Security Workshop

Speaker
Stephanie Perrin
Chief Privacy Officer
Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc.

Title
Building a Binary Privacy Architecture
PowerPoint presentation.

Abstract
There has always been a part of anyone's life that is monitored, and a part that could be searched. Advances in the development and application of information technology have made this surveillance and control more perfect and lent considerable urgency to the need to develop a new architecture of privacy: watchdog mechanisms overseeing a set of statutory rules for fair information practices; and equally important, tools to empower the individual to make and enforce individual choices. The privacy solutions of the past are not equal to the surveillance challenges of the future. A binary policy and technology approach is critical if we are to flourish as a vibrant, free society, with strong communities as well as autonomous individuals. These values are not exclusive of one another; they are necessary for each other. Moreover, as architects, we have a powerful duty to build, or draft, or code through law, policy and technology, the values that we believe are fundamental to democracy and freedom.

How do we fulfill the promise of freedom that we commonly and should associate with the digital society? How can we ensure that highly efficient regulation does not become simply a perfect tool of control? How do we begin to think and act binarally?

An internationally recognized expert in freedom of information and privacy issues, Stephanie was instrumental in developing Canada's privacy and cryptography policies for over fifteen years. For the past five years she led the legislative initiative at Industry Canada that resulted in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, arguably the most important piece of Canadian privacy legislation to be passed in over two decades. She represented Canada internationally at the OECD Security and Privacy Committee and was responsible for developing domestic privacy policies in the context of new technologies, legislation, standards and public education. In 2001 she received an Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award for her role in advancing the understanding and protection of privacy internationally and in Canada.

Speaker Bio
Formerly the Director of Privacy Policy for Industry Canada's Electronic Commerce Task Force, Stephanie Perrin manages Zero-Knowledge's public affairs activities and acts as the company's primary liaison to government and non-governmental organizations. As CPO, she develops policy and management systems to implement privacy objectives within the company, and provides advice and analysis of customer needs and requirements for Zero Knowledge products and services.

An internationally recognized expert in freedom of information and privacy issues, Stephanie was instrumental in developing Canada's privacy and cryptography policies for over fifteen years. For the past five years she led the legislative initiative at Industry Canada that resulted in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, privacy legislation that received Royal Assent on April 13, 2000. From 1991 until 1999 she represented Industry Canada on the Canadian Standards Association's technical committee on privacy, and was a member of the drafting committee which developed CAN/CSA -Q830-96, the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information. She was a member of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee of ISO which examined the utility of developing a management standard for the protection of personal information in 1997-98. She represented Canada internationally at the OECD Security and Privacy Committee for many years and was responsible for developing domestic privacy policies in the context of new technologies, legislation, standards and public education. She led Canada's delegation to the ad hoc working group which developed the OECD Cryptography Policy Guidelines.

In 2001 she received an Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award for her instrumental role in advancing the understanding and protection of privacy internationally and in Canada.