Abstract
Frank McSherry: Challenges Transferring Privacy Technology
I'll work through several steps involved in the transfer of privacy ideas and technology, and some issues I've seen along the way. Most of these issues are not of the form "the right theorem does not yet exist", and may require developing a complementary skill set. I'll talk about my experiences collaborating with researchers in adjacent fields, reviewing and critiquing "non-technical" privacy research, and designing and building privacy tools. Most of these have not been a resounding success, but ideally should be instructive nonetheless.