The document summarizes information about the Annual Privacy Forum 2012, which was organized by ENISA in collaboration with the European Commission to address gaps between privacy research and policy initiatives. The forum featured 19 accepted papers on topics like privacy by design and anonymous communications. Speakers included experts from academia, industry and European agencies. The forum was endorsed by the Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council and aimed to facilitate dialogue between researchers, industry and policymakers on the important issue of privacy.