Following cases like that ofEdward Snowden, which revealed massive U.S. espionage, or leaking intimate photos of about a hundred celebrities a few weeks ago, it is underlined again vulnerability of personal information that we trust the network, and users have ceased to be confident that their privacy is guaranteed and have begun to suspect.
ICT companies are being pushed more to protect personal data. And it is in this context that practices such as design privacy or default privacy, which were previously neglected, now have a social impact; they are even included in the new one European data protection regulations.
Faced with all the data exploitation that is done in ICT solutions and services, privacy becomes a key aspect of a good technology service. If we manage to apply the principles of privacy from the initial design of these services, we will have a lot to gain in terms of data privacy.
La Privacy in Design extends as a "trilogy" of applications that include:
- IT systems
- Responsible business practices
- Physical design and network infrastructure
The objectives of Privacy in Design can be achieved by practicing "7 Fundamental Principles". Recently, the Telecos.cat Information Security Working Group has translated and published in Catalan the guide to the “7 Fundamental Principles” of the “Privacy in Design” organization.
We recommend reading the guide of "7 fundamental principles" and a reflection on the concept of the privacy in the design, recently published in the Ara.
