One of the things I mentioned in my presentation was that companies define personal information in terms of the uses they're going to put it to for their own company. While that might be fine, a standard statement of what personal information is, according to the law of the jurisdiction they're working in, such as Canada, would probably be a good addition. That way the average user could compare. I know it's more language rather than less, but that's certainly a possibility.
We've also talked in a couple of papers about trying to produce easy-to-understand icons or shorter descriptions. For a website that shares personal information, you might have two hands handing over a document, that sort of thing. That's helpful, I think, for people who are time pressed. That might be one way to go. Definitely, getting people together and seeing if there's any common ground for standardization would also be a really smart move.