About

Linda N. Liu is a Privacy Engineer at Google with over 7 years of experience working in privacy-centric roles. She is an expert in hardware and cryptography and is passionate about delivering products to users while minimizing risk. In her current role at Google, Linda leads privacy reviews for specific hardware devices inside Devices and Services Security and Privacy (DSSP) and performs as-needed cross-functional privacy reviews inside the main privacy organization. Her expertise in privacy engineering allows her to ensure that Google's products are designed with user privacy in mind. Prior to her role at Google, Linda worked as a Product Manager at Electric Coin Company where she managed a privacy-preserving wallet for Zcash, a cryptocurrency with encrypted transactions and accompanying zero-knowledge proofs on a public blockchain. She also led a cross-functional team of 7 people in an agile framework, reviewed code and designs, and contributed technical documentation. Linda has also worked at Tor Project as a Lead UX Engineer where she implemented her research into user-facing changes in the main product (Tor Browser, 2M+ users), preventing at-risk users from misconfiguring on first launch. This resulted in a 12%+ increase in onboarding while reducing the time and errors made. She also led a UX team of 3 that served other application teams internally and worked with the mobile team, browser team, and metrics team to overhaul major UI components. Linda holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Loyola Marymount University. Her technical skills include Blockchain, product management, research science, mobile, and UI. With 7.45 years of relevant experience, Linda is a highly skilled privacy engineer who is passionate about building products that prioritize user privacy.