privacytech
Privacytech, short for privacy technology, refers to a broad set of tools, methods, and practices designed to protect personal information throughout its lifecycle. It encompasses privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) that enable data processing while limiting or removing exposure of individuals’ identities and sensitive attributes. Privacytech spans cryptographic techniques, data governance, secure computation, and user-centric controls, and is used by individuals, organizations, and governments to balance data utility with privacy.
Key technologies include encryption for data in transit and at rest, end-to-end encryption in communication products,
Common applications include private messaging, privacy-preserving analytics and data sharing, compliance with privacy laws such as
Challenges include balancing privacy with functionality and performance, the risk of re-identification, interoperability among tools, regulatory