A secure democratic Net is a fundamental right

You are invited to attend Europe's foremost independent seminar on privacy technologies in London on the 27th of November to discuss the growing success of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in modern society.

The aim of this year's event is to demonstrate the reality of how PETs work - to discuss the barriers that are being overcome, the barriers that remain, and to share best practice that can facilitate further successful PET implementations.

Organised by four of the UK's Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN), A Fine Balance 2008 pushes the agenda of this international privacy debate further than ever before. A morning of presentations will include speakers across Europe including representatives from IBM Research, Microsoft EMEA, the Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) and the UK Department for Transport.

The afternoon will comprise a series of chaired working sessions, each focusing on different areas related to securing the success of PETs in action. They will discuss and recommend areas for development, as well as isolating examples of best practice that could increase the number of successful implementations.

Speakers and panellists include:

The Earl of Errol - House of Lords

Jan Camenisch - IBM Research

Caspar Bowden - Chief Security Officer, Microsoft EMEA

Professor Brian Collins - Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Transport

David King - Chair of the Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF)

Mike Hawkes - Director for Security, Mobile Data Association

Attendance, including lunch and refreshments, is £75+VAT at the early bird rate, rising to £95+VAT on 30th September.

• Register for this event
• Further details (.pdf)
• Official website

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