S2EP2 - XR Safety and Security with Kavya Pearlman and Tamas Henning from the XR Safety Initiative

Application Paranoia

Colin Bell, Rob Cuddy and Kris Duer from HCL Software bring you another application security interview special.
In this episode the team talk to Kavya Pearlman and Tamas Henning from the XR Safety Initiative. They provide a fascinating insight into the privacy, security, and ethics within immersive environments (virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality).
How to get involved with XRSI

Well, the answer is that it depends on who you are!

• For government and regulators, they undertake government grants and projects requests; They also advise regulators on pragmatic policy decisions
• Private Entities can contribute and donate to XRSI mission, efforts and research
• XR Stakeholders: safety and awareness campaigns for various XR stakeholders
• Universities: Get funded for research pertaining VR Safety
• Students can Sign Up for Newsletters, updates and new developments

In general, anyone who’s interested can contact them at [email protected], or visiting our website, and/or volunteer and Donate: https://xrsi.org/donate

Below are some additional resources for those wanting more information about XRSI:

• Simple Online Safety tips for parents :https://em360tech.com/business_agility/tech-news/opinion-piece/safer-internet-day-2020/
• XRSI Privacy and Safety Framework : https://xrsi.org/publication/the-xrsi-privacy-framework
• XRSI Media Platform (Rh1) www.readyhackerone.com
• XR Safety Awareness Week Knowledge base : www.gettingintoxr.com