Our Mission

PrivaCI Institute for Technology Policy and Social Integrity is a non-profit committed to advancing the theory and practice of privacy as contextual integrity. Contextual integrity has influenced the way we think about privacy and has suggested different approaches to designing technology and forging policy. We aim to transform how privacy is understood, protected, and implemented by fostering interdisciplinary scholarship, community engagement, technological innovation, and policy impact.

• Promote rigorous research on Contextual Integrity across academic disciplines.
• Build a thriving, inclusive community of scholars, technologists, designers, and policymakers.
• Translate theory into practice through education, technology, and policy consultation.
• Consult and advise on how institutions conceptualize and protect privacy in the digital age.

Organizational Goals

Community & Collaboration

• Host the annual PrivaCI Symposium to bring together academics, practitioners, and public interest advocates.
• Facilitate cross-sector collaboration through working groups, partnerships, and networking initiatives.
• Support the growth of a global CI network via digital platforms, newsletters, and shared resources.

Research & Publication

• Encourage and publish cutting-edge scholarship on Contextual Integrity in partnership with leading academic venues.
• Support collaborative research initiatives and thematic focus areas (e.g., health, AI, education, law).
• Maintain a repository of CI-aligned research outputs, tools, and frameworks.

Education & Outreach

• Design tutorials, workshops, and courses to educate students, professionals, and the public.
• Provide CI-aligned teaching materials for academic institutions across disciplines.
• Promote broader understanding of CI through accessible publications, webinars, and public events.

Technology Development

• Partner with technologists to integrate CI principles into design, architecture, and product evaluation.
• Incubate open-source tools that enable privacy-by-context auditing, compliance, and accountability.

Policy Consultation

• Offer expert consultation to lawmakers, agencies, standards organizations, and civil society groups.
• Develop white papers, briefs, and policy responses rooted in CI theory.
• Advocate for laws and standards that respect and institutionalize context-aware privacy.

Our Commitment

• Academic freedom and intellectual integrity.
• Transparency and accountability in operations.
• Inclusion and accessibility in all programming.
• Centering the social value of privacy in technological and institutional development.