Abstract The paper establishes the link between community clouds and m-commerce. The research questions attempt to provide an understanding of the various shopping domains and their convergence through mobile devices. In addition, insight is provided into the development and growth of mobile trends within the context of m-commerce and the cloud. This enables analysis of the Privacy by Design (PbD) framework and uses it to evaluate the next generation of m-commerce designs. This is followed by a discussion of the current issues based on the PbD framework, as well as offers of a solution framework to address the relevant challenges.