We help software engineering teams to protect privacy

We provide tools and services that help software engineering teams to identify, operationalise and verify fulfilment of privacy requirements throughout the Software Development Lifecycle.

Purposefully Small and Inherently Agile

We are a 'company of one'. We recognise the significant value of staying small and agile in an age of rapid technological and societal transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence.

Interdisciplinary and Collaborative

We embody true interdisciplinarity and can collaborate effectively with legal, product and security teams to design, develop and evaluate solutions that protect privacy, demonstrate compliance and build trust.

Rigorous and Committed To Excellence

We are driven by methodological rigour and technical excellence, and strive to continually raise technical and governance standards for ourselves, our clients and the software engineering community.

Our expertise

We have deep understanding of privacy protection and practical experience of translating complex privacy and data protection requirements into robust privacy solutions.

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Dr Chris Smith

Founder and Director of PrivacyForge Limited

Chris is a Computer Scientist and Privacy Engineer with over 10 years of research experience relating to privacy, governance and trust at leading UK universities, including the University of York and the University of Leeds.

He has developed frameworks, methods, applications and tools for privacy protection, accountability and trust, including cutting-edge analytical methods that adopt privacy-preserving approaches and adhere to legal frameworks for privacy, data protection and confidentiality, including UK GDPR. He has also led development of interdisciplinary education and training programmes on the governance of data science.

Chris has over 20 years of experience of developing applications, tools and pipelines across different platforms and using a range of programming languages, including Swift, Python and Java. He has also developed and applied robust software engineering practices based on Agile, DevOps and Agentic Coding.

He has a BSc (Hons) Computer Science (1st Class) from Durham University, a PhD Computing Science from Newcastle University, and has been awarded professional certifications, including Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate.

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