Jay Averitt is the Senior Privacy Product Manager and a Privacy Engineer at Microsoft. He began his career as a software engineer and also attended law school, practicing for 10 years as a corporate attorney specializing in software license agreements. Jay was exposed to privacy during his time as an attorney and has since become an expert in the field.
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The privacy space is filled with litigation and ethical deliberation; much of the conversation is fixated on policy rather than the technical elements. However, the technical pieces are just as important and can sometimes fly under the radar. For privacy professionals, this is known as privacy engineering.
The methodologies, tools, and techniques of privacy engineering help put ideas into motion. The field is rapidly evolving and is currently being defined by experts. With so much still left to figure out, what do you need to know about the topic?
In this episode of She Said Privacy/He Said Security, Jodi and Justin Daniels interview Jay Averitt, Senior Privacy Product Manager and Privacy Engineer at Microsoft, to discuss the key points of privacy engineering. The three discuss the burgeoning field, AI and security, working with companies, and collaboration across unique teams. They also talk about how to highlight the importance of privacy to others.
