About

Kris Constable is a founder, operator, and advisor focused on data sovereignty, privacy, identity, and compliance.

I build toward a simple principle: identity should not require personal data.

This site is where I publish decisions, frameworks, and lessons from building in public.

My career moved from information security to privacy leadership, and now to building infrastructure and companies that reduce institutional risk while increasing user trust.

Today, my core focus is:

• Petrichor Labs — builds privacy-first infrastructure that eliminates the need to collect personal data.
• ConsentKeys — an identity layer that replaces personal data with pseudonymous access, eliminating breach liability.

For the broader portfolio (active + archived), see Projects.

Selected highlights

• Named global security expert at the largest company in Canada.
• Early international trainer for the IAPP.
• Advisor and investigator for the Privacy Commissioner.
• Represented Canada internationally on online hate and digital policy.
• Co-founded Canada’s first biotech community lab.
• Founded and led an ideas conference that sold out in year two.
• Co-owned a cocktail bar and judged the largest homebrew contest in Korea’s history.
• Piloted and landed an airplane.
• Convinced Whit Diffie to try PGP with his email.

I also serve as a technical advisor, coach, and board member to selected organizations.

If you want to collaborate, reach out via the contact page or on Twitter @cqwww.