{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-12T01:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-09-17T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:45:30","slug":"sri-privacy-discussion-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/","title":{"rendered":"MAIN PAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27fafb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a27fafb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a6848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"03a6848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"sri-privacy-inline\" style=\"display:block;max-width:none;margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#ffffff;color:#3f4f61;text-align:left;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"sri-about-title\" class=\"sri-hero\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;display:block;background-color:#182238\">\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"sri-hero-image\" height=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/main.jpeg\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;border:0\" width=\"2751\" \/><div aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(17,27,46,0.97) 0%,rgba(17,27,46,0.93) 37%,rgba(17,27,46,0.77) 55%,rgba(17,27,46,0.55) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sri-wrap sri-hero-inner\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(22px,4.5vw,64px);max-width:1072px;position:relative;z-index:1;padding-top:190px;padding-bottom:56px\">\n<div class=\"sri-hero-copy\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;max-width:570px;color:#f0f3f9\">\n<p class=\"sri-eyebrow\" style=\"margin:0 0 16px;padding:0;color:#d5d9eb;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;margin-top:16px;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase\">SRI Privacy Discussion Group<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sri-about-title\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#ffffff;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(34px,25.6px + 1.5vw,46px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-0.025em;margin-bottom:22px\">Who We Are<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#f0f3f9;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:16px\">The SRI Privacy Discussion Group brings together faculty and students from computer science, engineering, law, policy, the social sciences, and related fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#f0f3f9;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:16px\">We create an informal space to exchange ideas, learn from different perspectives, and connect researchers interested in privacy and technology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sri-actions\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:16px;margin-top:28px\">\n<a class=\"sri-button sri-button-light\" href=\"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/our-team\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;flex:0 0 auto;margin:0;padding:14px 24px;border:0;border-radius:5px;background-color:#ffffff;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none\">Meet our team <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"sri-work-title\" class=\"sri-section sri-soft\" style=\"margin:0;padding:clamp(48px,6vw,80px) 0;display:block;background-color:#edf1f5\">\n<div class=\"sri-wrap sri-split\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(22px,4.5vw,64px);max-width:1072px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:clamp(30px,4vw,56px)\">\n<figure class=\"sri-art\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0;flex:1 1 290px;min-width:0;max-width:360px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"2048\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/g2.jpeg\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;object-fit:contain;border:0;border-radius:8px\" width=\"2048\" \/>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sri-copy\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;flex:2 1 440px;min-width:0\">\n<h2 id=\"sri-work-title\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(30px,23px + 1.1vw,38px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-0.025em\">What We Do<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sri-lead\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(19px,17.6px + 0.25vw,21px);font-weight:500;line-height:1.5;margin-top:16px\">We create space for interdisciplinary conversations about privacy.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sri-features\" role=\"list\" style=\"margin:28px 0 0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:22px;list-style-type:none\">\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Discuss emerging issues<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">We explore emerging privacy questions surrounding AI, data collection, surveillance, regulation, and other developments in technology and society.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Explore research<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">Members share ongoing research, early-stage ideas, and new papers to receive feedback and spark discussion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Connect across disciplines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">We bring technical, legal, policy, and societal perspectives to examine privacy questions from multiple angles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"sri-topics-title\" class=\"sri-section\" style=\"margin:0;padding:clamp(48px,6vw,80px) 0;display:block\">\n<div class=\"sri-wrap sri-split\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(22px,4.5vw,64px);max-width:1072px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:clamp(30px,4vw,56px)\">\n<figure class=\"sri-art\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0;flex:1 1 290px;min-width:0;max-width:360px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/1.jpeg\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;object-fit:contain;border:0;border-radius:8px\" width=\"1024\" \/>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sri-copy\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;flex:2 1 440px;min-width:0\">\n<h2 id=\"sri-topics-title\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(30px,23px + 1.1vw,38px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-0.025em\">What We Discuss<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sri-features sri-topics\" role=\"list\" style=\"margin:28px 0 0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:row;gap:26px 28px;list-style-type:none;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none;flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #cbd4df\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">AI &amp; privacy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">Privacy challenges arising from AI, machine learning, large language models, and AI agents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none;flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #cbd4df\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Data governance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">How data should be collected, used, shared, and governed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none;flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #cbd4df\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Privacy law &amp; policy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">How privacy law and regulation should respond to changing technologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none;flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #cbd4df\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Surveillance &amp; emerging technologies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">Facial recognition, biometrics, online tracking, and new forms of data collection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none;flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #cbd4df\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Data for social good<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">How data can support research and public benefit while protecting privacy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;list-style-type:none;flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #cbd4df\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(19px,18px + 0.22vw,21px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">Emerging issues<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:7px\">New research, technologies, policy proposals, and privacy issues in the news.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"sri-upcoming-title\" class=\"sri-section sri-soft\" style=\"margin:0;padding:clamp(48px,6vw,80px) 0;display:block;background-color:#edf1f5\">\n<div class=\"sri-wrap sri-split\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(22px,4.5vw,64px);max-width:1072px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:clamp(30px,4vw,56px)\">\n<figure class=\"sri-art sri-event-art\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0;flex:1 1 290px;min-width:0;max-width:360px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/3.jpeg\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;object-fit:contain;border:0;border-radius:8px\" width=\"1024\" \/>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sri-copy\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;flex:2 1 440px;min-width:0\">\n<h2 id=\"sri-upcoming-title\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(30px,23px + 1.1vw,38px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-0.025em\">Upcoming Discussions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sri-event-details\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#3f4f61;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:20px\">The group meets <strong style=\"font-weight:600;color:inherit\">monthly in person, online via Zoom, or in a hybrid format<\/strong>. Sessions range from informal discussions of current privacy issues to research presentations, paper discussions, and conversations about emerging technologies and policy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sri-session\" style=\"margin:0;padding:20px 24px;margin-top:26px;border-left:3px solid #5b467b;background-color:#ffffff\">\n<span class=\"sri-session-label\" style=\"display:block;margin-bottom:5px;color:#3f4f61;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;font-weight:500\">Next Session<\/span>\n<p class=\"sri-session-date\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;color:#18283e;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(18px,16.8px + 0.3vw,22px);font-weight:600;line-height:1.5\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-18\">September 18, 2026<\/time>, <span class=\"sri-session-time\" style=\"white-space:nowrap\">1\u20132 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sri-actions\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:16px;margin-top:28px\">\n<a class=\"sri-button\" href=\"https:\/\/security.csl.toronto.edu\/sriprivacy\/upcoming-event\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;flex:0 0 auto;margin:0;padding:14px 24px;border:0;border-radius:5px;background-color:#18283e;color:#ffffff;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none\">Join the Event <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"sri-join-title\" class=\"sri-section sri-join\" style=\"margin:0;padding:clamp(48px,6vw,80px) 0;display:block;background-color:#18283e;text-align:center\">\n<div class=\"sri-wrap sri-join-inner\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(22px,4.5vw,64px);max-width:660px\">\n<h2 id=\"sri-join-title\" style=\"margin:0 auto;padding:0;color:#ffffff;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:clamp(30px,23px + 1.1vw,38px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-0.025em;max-width:600px\">Join the Privacy Discussion Group<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:20px auto 0;padding:0;color:#e7edf5;font-family:Libre Franklin,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(17px,16px + 0.16vw,18px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;max-width:58ch\">Interested in privacy, technology, and society? 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