The Norwegian Computing Center hosted a PETweb workshop open to the public on December 11, 2007. Its topics werePrivacy in ICT and the PETweb project (the invitation letter is here).

The workshop on Privacy in ICT, a concern for the individual and a challenge for the evolution of information technology, presented the research project PETweb (Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET) for Web based Services) and the strategic research project Personalized internet-based services and privacy protection.

Post-event-presentations are made available here:

• User Awareness and current use of protective measures, by Dr. Åsmund Skomedal, Norsk Regnesentral
• Privacy Principals and some business considerations, by scientist Lothar Fritsch, Norsk Regnesentral
• An ontological analysis of privacy threats impacts, by senior scientist Dr. Habtamu Abie, Norsk Regnesentral
• The surveillance state and our protection by deploying PETs, by Drs. John J. Borking, Director, Borking Consultancy, The Netherlands