As a browser vendor, Opera Software is naturally involved in tackling
privacy challenges. On the one hand, browsers are handling all end-users'
interaction with the web, and making browsing experience trusted and safe
is one of the core priorities for any vendor. On the other hand, due to
technology design of some of our products like Opera Mini we process a lot
of non-sensitive personal data and additionally use it for improving our
services.

Any change to the privacy regulation and new opportunities for data
processing increase our need in the more automated, legally compliant and
flexible approach. Opera traditionally has been a pioneer on the web, and
we still think that there are still many areas to explore. Our expectations
from the upcoming workshop are to listen to expert opinions, share our best
practice and discuss privacy concepts that could be developed into the
standards and practical implementations.

As a security and privacy director at Opera, I'm overseeing our compliance
program and work closely with product departments, IT, Paweł's R&D team and
other stakeholders. My professional interests are related to building
security processes within informal teams, personal security and privacy.

-- 
Michael Markevich
Director of Security and Privacy
Opera Software