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Philosophy

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Ian Goldberg, University of Waterloo and Dr. Rei Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary

Project team: 
Dr. Reda Alhajj, University of Calgary
Dr. Ken Barker, University of Calgary
Dr. Urs Hengartner, University of Waterloo
Dr. Michael Jacobson, University of Calgary
Dr. Alfred Menezes, University of Waterloo
Dr. William Chad Saunders, University of Calgary
Dr. Douglas Stinson, University of Waterloo
Dr. Hugh Williams, University of Calgary
Dr. Carey Williamson, University of Calgary
Funding period: 
April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

In today’s highly connected world in which data is so easy to collect, search, and transfer, privacy is of increasing importance. Unfortunately, the way most communication happens today - particularly over the Internet - is quite privacy unfriendly. When you send email, use instant messaging, or simply browse the world-wide web, information about you and your actions gets disseminated to diverse parties around the world, and you have little, if any, control over it.