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Serious PrivacyArc-ing into the New Year!Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Val Ilchenko, Eric Sendelbach, and Ian Runyon of TrustArc to discuss the launch of the Arc. Join us as we discuss the factors that went into developing the Arc, challenges for privacy and data protection professionals, and how AI is baked in to give professionals the tools they need at their fingertips. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on Link...
2025-12-1741 minSerious PrivacyA rip roaring week in privacy with Paul and KSend us a textJoin us for a rip-roaring week in privacy on this episode of Serious Privacy, where co-hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (Ralph O'Brien is off this week) cover quality, not quantity - although there is no shortage of current events. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our i...
2025-12-1033 minSerious PrivacyAn Open Letter from Open Rights GroupSend us a textOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal (while Paul Breitbarth is out) connect with Mariano delli Santi of Open Rights Group - a civil society pressure group - regarding an open letter to the UK department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), signed by over 70 organisations and individuals, regarding the industry perceived lack of enforcement action by the UK's Information Commissioner and calling for an enquiry.You can find the letter here, and further information here. If you have comments or questions, find us o...
2025-12-0435 minSerious PrivacyTea Time with Teresa - what do do if you are CPO?Send us a textOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (while Ralph O'Brien is out) connect with a long-time friend and colleague Teresa Troester-Falk. The topics are broad, but mainly center around her new book "So you got the Privacy Officer Title - Now what?" (amazon link) which has gained quite the popularity among privacy professionals and those who want to enter / grow in the field. Join us as we discuss the big topics and nuances around the CPO title and responsibilities - and visibility. If you have comments...
2025-11-2633 minSerious PrivacyWe do Redo - what's happening with GDPR? [Live from Privacy Space]Send us a textOn this episode of the award-winning Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal bring you an analysis of the leaked GDPR revisions recorded live at the award-winning Privacy Space in the UK. Tune in to hear what might be happening. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey...
2025-11-1934 minSerious PrivacyIf it ain't California, it's TexasSend us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal discuss the weekly news, including the Google settlement in Texas, ClearviewAI and much more. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with...
2025-11-1038 minSerious PrivacyA week in Privacy with Paul and RalphSend us a textJoin us on this episode of Serious Privacy, as Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien present the breaking news and hot events in data protection and privacy while Dr. K Royal was out this week. Tune in for a great discussion and catch up! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey...
2025-10-2936 minSerious PrivacyThe Tash Dash: a mini marathon on data protectionSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal connects with Tash Whitaker to cover all things top of mind in data protection. Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien were out, so Tash and K hit the microphone unfettered! Join us as we discuss DSARs, AI, and more - in the run up to the Privacy Space in London in less than a month away. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien...
2025-10-2342 minSerious PrivacyThe pattern is full with this week in privacySend us a textOn this episode of Serious Privacy, hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal bring you a full week in privacy and data protection featuring new laws, new decisions, and new enforcement. We span from Pay to Play, to children's privacy, to California's Frontie AI - tune in... it's a hot one! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us!
2025-10-2041 minSerious PrivacyIdeas about IDsSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, talk about the UK's plans to introduce a mandatory digital identity card. This is not the first time a proposal for mandatory ID has come up in the UK, and Ralph has thoughts about it. Paul on the other hand is a little surprised about the uproar, since mandatory ID has been introduced in the Netherlands many moons ago.UK Government press release"‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards" - The Guardi...
2025-10-0834 minSerious PrivacyPrivacy Programs with a Touch of Magic (with Paul Iagnocco)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal speak with Paul Iagnocco, Head of Customer Enablement at our sponsor TrustArc. Apart from catching up, the team speaks with our guest about the development and maintenance of data protection compliance programs, especially in this time where AI is becoming more and more important. Links:Linkedin AI training settingsSRB v EDPS on pseudonymous data (C-413/23) If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky unde...
2025-10-0138 minSerious PrivacyFun with Facts plus... Korea!Send us a textOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth brings us news from the Global Privacy Assembly held in Korea and Dr. K Royal has fun with privacy trivia! Ralph O'Brien is out this week. Open offer to all fans... if you answered all the questions correctly, send oneof us your address and we will send you a sticker for playing Trivacy! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and...
2025-09-2731 minSerious PrivacyA slamming week in Privacy with Ralph and KSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien of Reinbo Consulting and Dr. K Royal (Paul Breitbarth is travelling) discuss current events in privacy, data protection, and cyber law. Fascinating episode with all the hot stories which seem to follow a theme - adequacy and child online safety, plus some enforcements. Coverage includes the decision on the European Court's decision on the Latombe suit challenging the adequacy of the EU-US thingie, Brazil, Tazania, Argentina, Austrailia, China, ChatGPT, and so much more! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn...
2025-09-1935 minSerious PrivacyFireside Chat with a UK DPO (with Jordan Hall)Send us a textOn this episode of Serious Privacy, while both Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien of Reinbo Consulting are out, Dr. K Royal connects with Jordan Hall, a DPO based in the UK. Discussion centers around scope of DPO, where the field has developed, and thoughts on current events. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes...
2025-09-1133 minSerious PrivacyMish mash a privacy splashSend us a textOn this episode of seriousprivacy, Paul Breitbarth is away, so Ralph O’ Brien and Dr. K Royal bring you a mish mash week in privacy. Topics include current news and a little bit about the differences in GDPR compliance vs what the US privacy laws require. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edi...
2025-08-3028 minSerious PrivacyThink of the Children! Educational vs Technical controls.Send us a textBack to the week of news!On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal discuss the topics of the week, Age Verification, Technical controls vs Educational controls, Freedom of speech and censorship, Greek, Italian and ICO enforcement, and yet more data breaches!Sources:https://spectrum.ieee.org/online-safety-kids-ieee-standardhttps://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/ (NSFW)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4wy21dwkwohttps://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/the-eu-could-be-scanning-your-chats-by-october-2025-heres-everything-we-knowhttps://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2025/greek-sa-imposition-fine-association-transmission-sensitive-data-failure_enhttps://no...
2025-08-2036 minSerious PrivacyOn Gaza & Human Rights - Decisive and potentially DivisiveSend us a textWhile we generally don't shy away from politics when it comes to data protection and privacy rights, the conflict in Gaza is not a topic that we would quickly raise on the podcast. Unless data protection plays a role, which it now does.On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal enter a dimension not seen before on the podcast - a plea for human rights related to Israel and Gaza. The immediate reason for our discussion are two news reports: th...
2025-08-1332 minSerious PrivacyFrom the Beaches to the BreachesSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal talk about a slew of breaches and what to do if your data is breached. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sa...
2025-08-0733 minSerious Privacya Sparkling Week in PrivacySend us a textThis episode covers a week in privacy which feels light and refreshing. Listen to co-hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal. Topics include an emergency ban in Italy about publishing images about an autopsy, Germany's actions involving Meta, Poland's enforcement on a McDonald's data breach, UK's collaboration with OpenAI, UK's enforcement against spam/spoof scam calls, age-verification in MS, and more! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy...
2025-08-0138 minSerious PrivacyBreaches and Terms: which mess is bigger?Send us a textWith Dr. K Royal off to Vegas, this week it's Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting catching up for the Serious Privacy podcast on all of the news. Two big topics this week: the hidden-until-now data breach of the UK ministry of Defence in Afghanistan and the mess that was the WeTransfer terms update (official blog post, Paul's Linkedin post). The guys also talk about this piece in the New York Times Wirecutter on disappearing from the internet. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn an...
2025-07-2336 minSerious PrivacyPersonal Integrity, Regulatory capture & a week in PrivacySend us a textWith Paul away, Join K and Ralph on a riotous discussion of personal integrity and what positions we can work with and for - with regulators and industry cross pollinating individuals and resources. Can regulators remain ethical and independent, when we rely on skills and abilities for industry?Also, a week of news in Privacy and Data Protection with a round up of EU, UK, US and beyond news, cases, regulations and standards - including age verification, censorship, EU AI Act, privacy preserving advertising, freedom of speech laws and new developments a...
2025-07-1633 minSerious Privacy250 episodes?! Let's celebrate!Send us a textPlease join us for our 250th episode, celebrating 5 and a half years of privacy, data protection, cyber law education and hot topics with hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha...
2025-07-1136 minSerious PrivacyVermont for Kids! and lots of other cool privacy thingsSend us a textOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal connect with the Honorable Monique Priestley, Vermont Representative (website https://moniqueforvermont.com/). The topic - the Age Appropriate Design Code Act (VAADCA) just passed! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is...
2025-07-0236 minSerious PrivacyAlmost too much to Handle - Week in privacySend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect on a week in privacy - almost too much to cover, so it’s a little long. Mainly we talk about the UK Data Use and Access Bill, the third extension of TikTok’s required sale, Meta deploying ads to Whatsapp, and noyb suing two data protection authorities over delayed investigation and enforcement. Lastly, big shoutout to Alexander White in his new appointment as Queensland’s new privacy commissioner. If you have comments...
2025-06-2640 minSerious PrivacyData Makes the World Go Round (with Noël Luke)Send us a textIt's been a while since we last talked about cross-border data transfers, but that does not mean that all issues have resolved themselves. And while the focus may still largely be on the EU-US relations for data transfers, the core developments actually relate to the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules. Therefore, on this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect with Noël Luke, chief assurance officer at TrustArc. She joined TrustArc in 2015 and is responsible for overseeing and enhancing TrustArc’s robust...
2025-06-1833 minSerious PrivacyA doozy of a week in PrivacySend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth is away so Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal bring you a full docket of privacy news. And it is a doozy of a week! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is C...
2025-06-1331 minSerious PrivacyA strong week in PrivacySend us a textOn this week of #SeriousPrivacy, Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien catch up on recent activity in the world of purveyors, data protection, and cyber law. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY...
2025-06-0537 minSerious PrivacyThe State of Digital (with Akhi Srivastava)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privavy, Paul, Ralph, and Dr. K catch up with Akhi Srivastava, an experienced tech leader to discuss strategy and state of the digital world (as himself and not as any of the company's he's worked for then it now). If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by...
2025-05-3128 minSerious PrivacyRetro Week in Privacy - So much to Cover!Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, and Dr. K Royal (Ralph O’Brien was traveling), we cover a wild wrap up of privacy activities, including Tom Kemp as the newly appointed head of the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency, and a wide sweep of enforcement actions including Roku, Honda Motor Company, National Public Data, Tom Snyder, plus class actions against Insomnia and Pill Pack, and a reprimand sent to Deep Seek, IAPP’s state privacy law tracker update, California is seeking public feedback on proposed regulations for the delete reque...
2025-05-2233 minSerious PrivacyIndescribably Intuitive: Indigenous PrivacySend us a textOn this episode of @SeriousPrivacy, hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (Ralph wasn' able to join us in DC) catch up with Tahu Kukutai, Professor, The University of Waikato; Jade Makory, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, Legal and Advocacy Director, Data Analytics Kenya, and Privacy Expert, PwC (on Sabbatical); and Shana Morgan, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Global Head of AI / Privacy, L3Harris Technologies - just after the first IAPP panel on indigenous privacy at G...
2025-05-1437 minSerious PrivacyA week in privacy with Ralph and KSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect to cover a week in privacy as Paul Breitbarth is away. This weeks shorter episode includes a guide to what’s coming up from Serious Privacy at IAPP summit in DC, a penalty from the UK ICO, EDPB draft Guidance on blockchain, state laws, enforcement actions, and more!Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! Some resourceshttps://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/04/law-firm-fined-60-000-following-cyber-attack/https...
2025-05-0823 minSerious PrivacyA week in privacy plus Summit Day 2 recapSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal have a short week in privacy (a lot about #Meta and children using #AI) along with some updates on the IAPP #GPS25 where we learned that it was all about the people, such as our friends at TrustArc, Ben Siegal, Dan Solove, and so many others. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky und...
2025-05-0341 minSerious PrivacyNot your Grandma's Cookies (with Darren Abernethy)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect with Darren Abernethy of Greenberg Traurig to discuss all things #cookies and #trackers.Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by...
2025-04-1642 minSerious PrivacyA Challenging Week in PrivacySend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal make it personal. They talk about their own mental health in light of busy workloads and global developments, whether privacy related or not. And they talk about the 23andme bankruptcy and what that means for personal data, as well as a fine issued by the Jersey Data Protection Authority..Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Ins...
2025-04-1040 minSerious PrivacyF to the T to the C - a slow but substantive week in privacySend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal talk about the controversy with executive changes to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission #FTC, the UK #adequacy extension, and the Norwegian decision about Data Protection Officer #DPO conflicts of interest.Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and...
2025-04-0432 minSerious PrivacyA Month in PrivacySend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal cover a month in privacy. This includes UK adequacy, the March meeting of the European Data Protection Board where they released a statement on the implementation of the PNR directive, we talk about BCRS and the number of companies who have adopted BCRs and BSPRs, and the UK list of BCRs, court cases, we talk about the future of the GDPR and lots of data protection consultation, and that is just the European part of it...
2025-03-2737 minSerious PrivacyWhatever it Takes (with Rowenna Fielding)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect with MissIGGeek herself, Rowenna Fielding on all things ethics.Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our int...
2025-03-1942 minSerious PrivacyOut of the AI Frying Pan (with Joanne Furtsch)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal join Joanne Furtsch, VP extraordinaire of TrustArc to discuss all things #AI. Tune in to learn about the practical and innovative aspects of AI and its privacy and data protection implications.Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igr...
2025-03-1334 minSerious PrivacyThe Volatile Side of Privacy & Data Protection (with Joe Jones)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, were off (busy with professional lives), so Dr. K Royal connected with Joe Jones of the IAPP, Director of Research and Insights. They discuss how Joe got started in privacy - building from international trade as a lawyer and then BAM! Out came the GDPR, Joe then migrated to the #UK government, and quickly into the #IAPP, moving to the US about two years ago.Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring!
2025-03-0530 minSerious PrivacyCatch (up) of the Week: on notices, children and dopingSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal, catch up on data protection and privacy developments from around the globe. Up for discussion this week:The repeal of the proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation and AI Liability Directive (link)The EDPB guidelines on age assurance and recommendations to the World Anti Doping Agency (link)The ICO Direct Marketing Advice generator (link)Utah Age Verification (link)Danish Petitition to buy California (link) If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn an...
2025-02-2641 minSerious PrivacyWe require order! Order, we say (a week in privacy)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal launch the first week in privacy for 2025. Topics include the EDPS election, AI, and US state laws and enforcement - among others! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our...
2025-02-1941 minSerious PrivacyConstitutionally Unconstitutional or is it? (Prof. Wayne Unger)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal interview with Wayne Unger, a #constitutional scholar and Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University. They delve into recent #U.S. #political events under the new administration. The discussion covers the legality of #executiveorders, implications for #privacylaws, #birthright #citizenship, #TikTok, and concerns about retaliation for political speech. Insights are shared on the broader impact of these issues both domestically and internationally.00:00 Breaking News: Italian Regulator Blocks DeepSeek02:41 Introduction to This We...
2025-02-1236 minSerious PrivacyThe first week in privacy - hot news nowSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal launch the first week in privacy for 2025. Topics include State laws in the US entering into effect (link to White & Case article, but bonus for 10 areas for US-based privacy programs to focus in 2025 from Hintze Law) to a TikTok ban that was there and then it wasn't. European Data Protection Board opinions. Court of Justice of the EU. Regulatory issues in Kenya. so much more. and did we even talk about Deepseek? Remember to...
2025-02-0634 minSerious PrivacyVillains, Visions, and Val - Welcome 2025 (with Val Ilchenko)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal ring in the new year with Val Ilchenko, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer of TrustArc. No topic was off limits! We discussed the ghosts of Privacy past, now, and future. Tune in to hear all about it as we kick off the new year on #GlobalDataPrivacyday / #GlobalDataProtectionDay 2025!Please follow and set to auto-downloads in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments or questions, find us on Link...
2025-01-2839 minSerious PrivacyFrom Renovations to Resolutions: 2024 Recap (see ya' in 2025)Send us a textIn this final episode of the year, hosts Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O’Brien discuss the highlights of the fifth season of the Serious Privacy podcast, reflecting on the pivotal moments in privacy throughout 2024. They share insights into their favorite episodes, the progression and challenges within global privacy laws, and personal milestones. The hosts also predict what to expect in the privacy landscape in 2025, including advancements in legislation and regulations. As they sign off for the year, they extend their best wishes for the new year and invite listeners to pr...
2025-01-0143 minSerious PrivacyContract Management with Cathleen DoyelSend us a textIn this week's episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal and Ralph O'Brien speak with Cathleen Doyel of our sponsor TrustArc about all things contract management. Cathleen has been a commercial contract lawyer for many years, in recent times with a strong focus on data protection clauses. For most of us, contracts are never fun, so this is your opportunity to get some best practices to have a better 2025, including through the use of trust centers for all the contract supporting documentation. In addition, in this episode our hosts...
2024-12-1945 minSerious PrivacyBrussels State of MindSend us a textMid November is the time of the year where the data protection community comes together in Brussels for the annual IAPP Data Protection Congress. Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal were not able to join this year, but our third host Ralph O'Brien was in town, and has grabbed some people in between sessions for interviews. This week on Serious Privacy, you get his report. Listen to Ralph's conversations with Jim Campbell, Robert Baugh, Matteo Colombo and Rossana Baldon, and Andreea Lisievici Nevin.Edited by Fey O'Brien. If you...
2024-11-2931 minSerious PrivacyBig Information in a Small Space (GPA2)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal along with esteemed co-host and colleague Ralph O’Brien bring you the day 2 of the #GPA (Global Privacy Assembly) in #Jersey. We feature open conversations with Eduardo Ustaren of Hogan Lovells; Shana Morgan, Global Head of Privacy & AI Legal Compliance, L3Harris Technologies; Alexander McD White, the inaugural Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda and Patricia Kosseim, Commissioner, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). And forgive us - sometimes the conversation space was a little too open, bu...
2024-11-1949 minSerious PrivacyOpening Day at the GPASend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal along with esteemed co-host and colleague Ralph O’Brien bring you the opening day of the #GPA (Global Privacy Assembly) in #Jersey. We set up a table in the common room and snagged passing celebrities to join us for some open conversation, such as Paul Vane Information Commissioner at Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner, and forever favorite Ron de Jesus. We discussed some of the challenges of travel, some fascinating sessions, such as Paul’s with four teen girls...
2024-11-1545 minSerious PrivacyA week in privacy politics (with Ralph O'Brien and Marie Penot)Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, including election outcomes in the UK with Ralph O’Brien and France with Marie Penot. We also discuss the overturning of Chevron in the US with the recent US Supreme Court decision in Loper and the global privacy enforcement network has come out with the results of their 2024 sweep. We also mention a little about Texas, Oregon, and the faltering US federal privacy law. Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. If you have co...
2024-07-1837 minSerious PrivacyThe man, the myth, the legend - Ron de JesusSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal hosted the world’s first Field CPO, Ron deJesus. We talk about how he got into privacy, Trevor the treasure of IAPP, Ron’s field trip to talk to other CPOs, what it’s like to be a regulator vs. in-house, and so much more - including the IAPP #LGBTQ party at #PSR in September so exciting! And what we are hoping to see also at the #GlobalPrivacyAssembly in Jersey in October…. As well as some recent news in #privacy...
2024-07-1141 minSerious PrivacyEpisode 200: Join the Geeky Whistle Stop Tour (with Ralph and Marie)Send us a textIn this 200th episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (our views are our own and do not reflect the views of our employers) are joined by honorary co-host Ralph O'Brien, as well as Marie Penot to celebrate 4,5 years of podcasting. The four look back on what surprised and disappointed them these past year, but also talk about some current developments, including a Cypriot investigation into P*rnhub's data protection practices, the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill being killed by a snap election, and the forthcoming Global Privacy...
2024-06-0143 minSerious PrivacyIntense Privacy - IAPP UK IntensiveSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal of Crawford & Company is joined by our featured guest-host Ralph O’Brien on location at the IAPP UK Intensive in London. Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki is traveling. Ralph and K were able to catch up with some amazing privacy all-stars starting with Robert Bateman, quickly followed by Marie Penot, Joe Jones, John Bowman of IBM now, Liz Smith of DPOrganizer, and Kate Colleary. Join us for a lively discussion with some pretty amazing people - hear what they consider the hottest new pri...
2024-03-0735 minSerious PrivacyWrapping up Season 4 - all the loveSend us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal and Ralph O’Brien bring you the final episode - chock full of privacy goodness: episode 183 of Serious Privacy. And what a year it has been. With over 44,000 downloads just this season, this was our most successful year to date. We missed top 10% on #Buzzsprout by about 5 downloads a week - so share and care. But of course, the year was not remarkable because of the number of downloads, but because of all the things that happened. From new leg...
2023-12-2658 minSerious PrivacyIf it's broken, fix it (UK breaches with Ralph O'Brien)Send us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal connect with Ralph O’Brien (together in a long time) to discuss some of the data breaches happening in the UK, such as a breach of the electoral records and police officers in Northern Ireland, historical breach statistics, and more. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us...
2023-08-2438 minSerious PrivacyNomadic Privacy - A World full of topics with R. Jason CronkSend us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal connects with R. Jason Cronk, infamous privacy professional extraordinaire. Topics include a brief weekly update on privacy events, The Rise of Privacy Tech (TROPT) and its summit, led by Lourdes Turrecha, privacy frameworks, such as NIST privacy and 800-53, ISO27001, appendix A, ISO 27701, his new podcast with the BBB, privacy abbreviated with Donna Fraser, his book with IAPP strategic Privacy by Design, his non-profit the Institute of Operational Privacy Design, and much more. In fact, no surprise, our friend Ralph O’Brien’s name came...
2023-06-1541 minSerious PrivacyBig Developments this week - with Ralph O'BrienSend us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal joins with co-host Ralph O’Brien, while Paul Brietbarth of Catawiki is off conferencing, to discuss recent developments in privacy. Tune in to catch us discuss the Meta penalty from the Irish Data Protection Commission, the IAB Trust and Consent Framework 2.0 (in its continuing saga with the Belgian DPA), and concepts of controller and processor. Some resources we discuss are the Meta news release, noyb’s news release on Meta’s penalty.As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know...
2023-06-0129 minSerious PrivacyA State of Compliance (with Ralph O'Brien)Send us a textAt the end of March, Dr. K Royal started her new role with Crawford & Company, and because of that, was traveling to the company's headquarters in Atlanta (GA). That same week, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki was teaching a new data protection course with our favourite guest co-host Ralph O'Brien at Maastricht University's European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity: a Masterclass on privacy management and data governance. Therefore, this week, a discussion on the ins and outs of privacy management, ISO certifications and how to work towards compliance. If you would like t...
2023-04-0728 minSerious PrivacyExtra British Dispatch - The New UK GDPR (with Ralph O'Brien & Claire Archibald)Send us a textOn 8 March 2023, the UK Government introduced the long awaited update for the UK GDPR, now called the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, in the House of Commons. According to the press release, British business will be able to save many billions of pounds when this bill becomes law, but not everybody agrees that is true. In this extra episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool talk with Ralph O'Brien, our go-to UK expert and guest co-host, on what the bill entails, and we...
2023-03-1329 minSerious PrivacyLearning on the Run: Lets go Apprenticing (Emma Godfree)Send us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool meet with Emma Godfree part of the Data Protection & Information Governance apprenticeship program (recall Episode 26 of Season 3 with Barry Moult and Ralph O’Brien). She has been working as a data protection consultancy for 2.5 years, currently with iStorm. She also makes the amazing Lego cl...
2023-02-1638 minSerious PrivacyThis is the Year that Was (Season Finale 2022)Send us a textOn the final day of 2022, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool, look back at the year 2022 - a year where a lot has happened. In the season three finale of Serious Privacy, they discuss some of the highlights of past episodes. In 2022, Paul and K made 45 Serious Privacy episodes, this one included, bringing our total to 139. They have had 25 guests, 4 conference reports, five episodes with Ralph O'Brien as co-host and one crossover episode with the Data Diva and Privacy Please podcasts. And all this content was good f...
2022-12-3145 minSerious PrivacyPressing Matters to be Forgotten (with Chris Docksey)Send us a textWhile Dr. K Royal of Outschool is enjoying a well deserved vacation, Ralph O’Brien is joining Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki for a Serious Privacy conversation with Chris Docksey, the honorary Director General of the EDPS. Chris is also a member of the data protection authority in Guernsey and a visiting fellow at Maastricht University. During this episode, Ralph and Paul talk with Chris about the right to be forgotten, and the implications it has on local journalism. Chris has previously written about this for the German Verfassungsblog, raising concerns about the...
2022-11-0240 minSerious PrivacyOn Revelations and Doing What's Right (with Barb Lawler)Send us a textWhile Dr. K Royal of Outschool is enjoying a well deserved vacation, Ralph O’Brien is joining Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki for a Serious Privacy conversation with Barb Lawler, the CEO of the Information Accountability Foundation and winner of the 2022 IAPP Vanguard Award for North America. Barb has a long career in privacy and was, among other things, the first Chief Privacy Officer at Hewlett Packard. She spend many years in the same role at Intuit. At the IAF, Barb is involved in the foundation’s contributions to the global legislative debate on priv...
2022-10-2643 minSerious PrivacyLet's Talk Apprenticeships with Barry MoultSend us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, co-host Ralph O’Brien joins Dr. K Royal of Outschool while Paul Breitbarth is on vacation for the last of his 3 weeks. This week, Dr. K and Ralph chat with Barry Moult, Director at BJM IG Privacy Ltd. Barry is well known in the data protection industry, especially in the UK, where he has been recognized for his tremendous work and efforts. His awards include: ICO Excellence in DP Award winner 2020, the NHS SIGN IG Professional of the Year Award 2021, named an IRMS Fellow, and recognized with the AM...
2022-08-1236 minSerious PrivacyCertifiable: Testing InsightsSend us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, co-host Ralph O’Brien joins Dr. K Royal of Outschool while Paul Breitbarth is on vacation for 3 weeks. This week, Dr. K and Ralph discuss certifications and the role of the DPO. Specifically, Ralph is a trainer for IAPP certification exams and we have had quite a few questions on certification exams and credentials. Key links: IAPP certification exams in generalCIPP CIPMCIPTFellow of Information PrivacyCDPO/BR and CDPO/FRJoin us a...
2022-08-0440 minSerious Privacythe Privacy Mile: UK Update (Ralph O'Brien)Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, co-host Ralph O’Brien joins Dr. K Royal of Outschool while Paul Breitbarth is on vacation for 3 weeks. This week, Dr. K and Ralph discuss current events in the United Kingdom, namely the prime minister elections and the proposed Data Protection and Digital Information bill. This bill seeks to “clarify” some aspects of data protection law in the UK, but seems to complicate it instead. Ralph explains all … Join us as we discuss what you need to know and how to approach the proposal. As always, if you h...
2022-07-2836 minSerious PrivacyAll about those Borders + more: A week in privacySend us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, recorded on the anniversary of the GDPR (watch the recent webinar), Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool catch up on the past week or so in privacy. What exciting things - or not so exciting things have happened. Most seem to be in the area of cross-border transfers. Join us as we discuss some history with the GDPR, with a light mention of Connecticut’s new privacy law, Quebec’s Bill 64, and People’s Republic of China’s PIPL (register for the upcomi...
2022-06-0137 minSerious PrivacyOf Tigers and Laws: UK Adequacy Assessed - with Ralph O'BrienSend us a textOn 28 June 2021, the European Commission announced it has approved two adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom (UK). With these decisions, one under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and one under the European law enforcement directive, the Commission confirms the UK offers a level of data protection that is essentially equivalent to that in the European Union (EU). With this hurdle out of the way, personal data can continue to flow freely from the EU to the UK, without the need for additional safeguards or regulator approval. The free flow of data in...
2021-07-0742 minSerious PrivacyIn my free time: Podcast and data broker analytics (with Ralph O’Brien and Jeff Jockisch)Send us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, K Royal is joined by guest co-host Ralph O’Brien to speak about what one privacy professional did with his free time over the pandemic. Most of us may have started a new hobby - so did Jeff Jockisch, founder and CEO of PrivacyPlan. First, he achieved his Certified Information Privacy Professional for US privacy law from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.His studying process took him to books such as Peter Swire’s, and privacy podcasts. But he did not stop there. He crea...
2021-02-1842 minSerious PrivacyFrom Frozen to Ultron - the hot privacy topics (with Ralph O'Brien)Send us a textIn this episode of Serious Privacy, K Royal is joined by guest co-host Ralph O’Brien, who brings that United Kingdom perspective to data protection. As a well-known and respected privacy professional, Ralph took the opportunity to discuss some of the current hot topics in privacy with K, such as the impact of #Brexit on managing privacy programs in Europe. Join us as we discuss the UK General Data Protection Regulation and how it was adopted and adapted from the EU GDPR and what might change in the approach companies take to...
2021-02-0940 min
Serious PrivacyThe Geeks have Inherited the Earth: A Tale of Privacy CosplayersSend us a textPrivacy professionals as cosplayers - maintaining a sense of identity away from the hectic life of a privacy professional or managing stress in a healthy direction? In this episode of Serious Privacy, we move away a little from data protection and over to the broader right of privacy. The right to be left alone, or the right to ensure you can be whoever you want to be, without your choices coming back to haunt you for the rest of your life. Join Paul Breitbarth and K Royal as they talk about co...
2020-09-0841 min
Serious PrivacyHeigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it's off to work we go: Transitioning into Privacy as an Experienced Professional (with Tom Besore)Send us a textPrivacy is the hottest new job market for attorneys and non-attorneys. Even more so when you consider the full range of data protection jobs. A few weeks ago, we spoke to Jared Coseglia with TRU STaffing about recruiting for functions in privacy. In this episode we look at the other side. What is it like for someone to get started in privacy, not by sheer coincidence like K Royal and Paul Breitbarth did many years ago, but by deliberate choice? Where do you get this crazy idea that a privacy career might be...
2020-09-0147 min
Serious PrivacyMy life got flipped-turned upside down: What's Fresh in Australia (and the Asia-Pacific region with Annelies Moens)Send us a textNow this story is all about how our lives got flipped - turned upside down. We’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, we’ll tell you all about the privacy laws down there.Today, we are traveling virtually to the sixth largest country in land area and in its honor, we are flipping parts of the show. We are upside down, since we are going Down Under. Since the beginning of the year, Paul Breitbarth and K Royal have mainly covered privacy developments in the United States, the...
2020-08-2451 min
Serious PrivacyPrivacy: A Whole New World - or is it? (w/ Travis LeBlanc)Send us a textWith all the recent changes in privacy laws, it seems like a whole new world. Or perhaps not. In this episode, we connect with Travis LeBlanc, a well-seasoned professional with insight into government actions to discuss recent privacy developments through the lens of past actions. He was the chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau in the Obama years, worked as senior adviser to former California Attorney General - and now Vice-Presidential nominee - Kamala D. Harris and as special assistant attorney general of California. Today, he is the vice ch...
2020-08-1846 min
Serious PrivacyThere are no Divas in Privacy: How you can enter the Privacy Profession (w/ Jared Coseglia)Send us a textThe privacy job market is booming! Chief Privacy Officer, Data Protection Officer, Chief Data Officer, Privacy Engineer, GDPR Expert, CCPA Consultant, Data Privacy Counsel, Privacy Risk Officer… And this is just to get started. Do a vacancy search with the word ‘Privacy’ on LinkedIn or most job-search boards and you will be shown a huge variety of functions around the world for new and seasoned privacy professionals. Paul Breitbarth and K Royal invited the founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners, a staffing company helping to fill vacancies in data privacy, e-disco...
2020-08-1146 min
Serious PrivacyAll for Privacy and Justice for All: The Critical Role Privacy Plays in Social JusticeSend us a textPrivacy is not a luxury, yet marginalized populations are more scrutinized and adversely impacted. How do we build equality into the data and practices on using data? It is no surprise that in today’s day and age, data is ubiquitous. Every step we take is documented by multiple devices, from our smartphones and smart watches to street cameras, allowing for massive data sets to be created. Hardly anyone understands all that is happening with these data, but we do know they are being used for marketing purposes. But what if the...
2020-08-0443 min
Serious PrivacyGet Schooled: Professor Solove’s Insight on Privacy DevelopmentsSend us a textPrivacy is like driving a car - lots of rules which change across borders and you need to look both ways before crossing the street. In both the US and EU, the Schrems-II decision on 16 July is a major development in data protection navigation. But we are just at the beginning of understanding all the consequences of the verdict of the EU Court of Justice. Don’t worry - also in the coming weeks, we’ve got you covered. #SeriousPrivacy will keep you posted on important developments and views. In this episo...
2020-07-2843 min
Serious PrivacyWhat Now Right Now? Assessment of the EU Schrems II DecisionSend us a textThe Schrems II decision is a Serious Privacy topic. Privacy professionals in the EU and the US had the 16th of July marked on their calendars for a long time. Today was the day the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union would publish their verdict in the case between the Irish Data Protection Commissioner on the one hand, and Facebook and Max Schrems on the other. The Schrems-II case, as it is commonly known, has made as much of an impact as its predecessor did in 2015....
2020-07-1644 min
Serious PrivacyOpen Mic in Privacy: What’s Hot?Send us a textThe world of privacy seems to be both growing and becoming smaller as privacy professionals around the world are grappling with similar issues amidst an increasing amount of regulation and enforcement. What are the hot topics on the minds of these privacy professionals? In this episode of Serious Privacy, we issued an open invite to guests, welcomed a guest host Ralph O’Brien, and managed a robust conversation among 7 privacy professionals on the privacy topics that are on their minds. Our guests varied in range of experience from new to privacy to ve...
2020-07-1446 min
Serious PrivacyCCPA: Aiming for a Moving TargetSend us a textThe 1st of July has come and gone - the date that marks the beginning of the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Not all companies are ready for CCPA enforcement. And many companies are confused among the many moving parts - the law and potential amendments, the regulations, the ballot initiative, and enforcement. California’s Attorney General Becerra describes the CCPA is a “first-of-its-kind data privacy law in America.” In his press release he encourages every Californian to know their rights to internet privacy and every business to know its...
2020-07-0739 min
Serious PrivacyUp Close and Personal: Paul's Favourite Privacy Topic (surveillance)Send us a textWelcome to our 21st episode of Serious Privacy. There is no better way to celebrate 21 than to return to our basics and have a kitchen table conversation with our own Paul Breitbarth. This week, Paul will discuss his favorite privacy topic. We limited it to one topic - will he go for two topics? Does he have one overwhelming favorite issue in privacy? With Paul’s background with the data protection authorities, he has more of a legal scholarly slant - so this should be a very interesting treasure hunt to find out wha...
2020-06-3041 min
Serious PrivacyAt the Heart of Privacy: What are K's Favorite Privacy Topics? (nonconsensual porn and vendor management)Send us a text"Only K can save the world" - from Men in Black III. This is one of K's favorite quotes, but what are her favorite topics in privacy? After many weeks discussing a huge variety of topics with our guests, it is time to go back to basics: a privacy conversation about our favorite topics while sitting on a sunny back porch, drink in hand. This week, it’s K’s turn to discuss her favorite privacy topic. She can only pick one - what will she go for? Individual rights? Transparency? Intern...
2020-06-2436 min
Serious PrivacyGaming! It's all Fun and Games Until....Send us a textGaming! It’s all fun and games, right? Not really. There are hidden dangers in online gaming especially - dangers that many individuals don’t consider. When you are stuck at home for many weeks, chances are that you have downloaded one or more gaming apps on your phone, or purchased a game console for your living room either for yourself or for your kids. Games are hot. But games are also great sources of data collection from all corners of the world and all levels of society. What kind of data...
2020-06-1649 min
Serious PrivacyThe Business Side of Privacy: Money, Mergers, and MandatesSend us a textPersonal data can often be a complicated side to critical business activities, such as mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy. Since the beginning of the year, the world has been dealing with a global health crisis. But unfortunately, that is not the only crisis the world will be dealing with this year - by now it is clear our economy will take a serious hit as well. Companies will go under, or else may become targets for mergers and acquisitions while in a weakened state. That also may have an impact on the data...
2020-06-0947 min
Serious PrivacyUnfiltered: An Englishman's Information IdealsSend us a textWhat do you get when you put an Englishman in charge of information privacy? A lot of experience, ideas, and expertise when it is Ralph O’Brien. With all the news on the Coronavirus, one could almost forget there are still Brexit negotiations taking place. There is still a question whether the United Kingdom can obtain an adequacy decision from the European Union. Is the UK data protection legislation enough to offer an “essentially equivalent” level of data protection? What are the British views on using and protecting personal data? What about national surveil...
2020-06-0344 min
Serious PrivacyThe GDPR at 2 years: Time to Celebrate?Send us a textThe 25th of May 2018 will be a day that is forever etched into our memories. It is a day Paul had been working towards for well over seven years by the time it arrived. For those of you who don’t remember: it is the day the GDPR entered into application, this week two years ago. What other topic could we possibly discuss in today’s Serious Privacy episode other than the first GDPR review? The serious question is - is it time to celebrate? Let’s look at lessons we learned...
2020-05-2750 min
Serious PrivacyWildly Successful: An Unexpected Career in PrivacySend us a textDescribe your perfect privacy career. Do the words “vibrant,” “brilliant,” and “high energy” come to mind? Back when we still had privacy conferences and trade shows, you could sometimes meet someone that was so vibrant, so enthusiastic and so interesting, they would make the whole event. Emerald de Leeuw, Privacy Lead in EMEA for Logitech is that kind of person. She is a fellow Dutchie to Paul and calls Ireland her home. She is an entrepreneur with a brilliant privacy mind, but allegedly also serves up a mean cocktail. We speak about building out a career...
2020-05-1948 min
Serious PrivacyShould You Stay or Should You Go [Back to Work]? A Discussion on Returning to WorkSend us a textWhat do you get when a European and an American discuss concerns about returning to work after the recent quarantines? With co-hosts Paul Breitbarth and K Royal, listeners get an inside view on what privacy professionals are thinking about. After two months, the worst of the Corona Crisis in many countries seems to be behind us. Slowly, countries and States are opening up, releasing roadmaps on relaxing their quarantine measures and taking steps to allow people to go back to work. Nevertheless, for the time being, it seems “continue to wo...
2020-05-1244 min
Serious PrivacyA Walkin', Talkin' EU Rep: An Open ConversationSend us a textWhat is a representative under GDPR? Why do I need one? What do they actually do? Are these questions familiar to you? Does it sound like we are reading your mind? Then join us for this exciting unscripted conversation with Tim Bell, Managing Director of the DPR group - a walking, talking, EU representative.If a data controller or processor does not have an establishment in any of the member states of the European Union, they have to appoint a representative. This is stipulated by article 27 GDPR. But does this really h...
2020-05-0645 min
Serious PrivacyPrivacy on the Front Lines: A View from LASend us a textPrivacy has never been so controversial! COVID-19 has sparked many discussions about privacy as the use of technology helps contain the spread of the virus. But with all this data being used to monitor contact, are the proper privacy protections being put in place? These and many other topics we discussed with Lillian Russell, Chief Privacy Officer for the County of Los Angeles.Join us in this episode with Lilly to hear about challenges with a multi-generational workforce, managing remote work environments, and the prevalence of privacy non-experts. As...
2020-04-2147 min
Serious PrivacyBrazil: Privacy on the GroundSend us a textDespite the Corona crisis, the California attorney general has announced the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act will go ahead as planned later this year. However, in Brazil, the Senate on April 3rd adopted legislation to postpone the entry into force of the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) until 1 January 2021. Enforcement is not foreseen until August next year. But postponed or not, the new omnibus data protection legislation in Brazil will have a major impact on companies doing business in the largest co...
2020-04-1446 min
Serious PrivacyTech Talk: Innovation during COVID-19Send us a textThe times of Corona are far from behind us, so also this week, we bring you a medical topic: what is the relation between technological innovation and pharma? How can they work together to facilitate new ways of working? And why do innovation and quick thinking really count in a pandemic like we have now?Join us to hear Ashley Slavik of Veeva and Jennifer Couture of Alexion discuss the innovation they have seen over the past month - everything from how tech helps companies enhance their business activities to working...
2020-04-0637 min
Serious PrivacyCOVID-19 Part 2Send us a textThe world suddenly came to a standstill when the #Coronavirus took hold of our daily lives. Fighting the virus is the first priority, but that cannot be done at the expense of the rights to #privacy and #data protection. In this double episode of #SeriousPrivacy, K and Paul talk about the virus with a number of guests, discussing employee privacy, the collection of health data and the latest regulator guidance. This is a two-part series, both at 40 minutes. Links are below for Spirion to follow up with Cameron and Gabe, along w...
2020-04-0242 min
Serious PrivacyCOVID-19 Part 1Send us a textThe world suddenly came to a standstill when the #Coronavirus took hold of our daily lives. Fighting the virus is the first priority, but that cannot be done at the expense of the rights to #privacy and #data protection. In this double episode of #SeriousPrivacy, K and Paul talk about the virus with a number of guests, discussing employee privacy, the collection of health data and the latest regulator guidance. This is a two-part series, both at 40 minutes.Links are below for Spirion to follow up with Cameron and Gabe, along w...
2020-04-0141 min
Serious Privacy"Sharenting"Send us a textSharenting - parents sharing kids' information... should we care? Should they care? In this episode, we connect with Drs. Mariea Hoy and Alexa K. Fox on their recent publication, “Smart Devices, Smart Decisions? Implications of Parents’ Sharenting for Children’s Online Privacy,” in Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. This research explored how parents, specifically mothers, post about their children on social media and how they share their children’s personally identifiable information (PII) in a marketing context. @alexaKaye3 @UAkronMarketing #UAkronMarketing @akronCBA #UACBA@Dr.Hoy480 @UTADPR @UTCCI @UTKnoxville#privacy #socialmedia...
2020-03-2447 min
Serious PrivacyWomen in PrivacySend us a textOn 8 March, it was International Women’s Day, a good reason for us to dedicate an episode to the role women play in privacy. In this episode, K and Paul speak with TrustArc’s own Hilary Wandall and with Vivienne Artz, the CPO of Refinitiv and Chairwomen of Women in Banking and Finance. You will hear about women's initiatives, privacy being more tech and law focused, mentoring, and privacy heroines. And you get the background behind the quote: “Women don’t need fixing - we are just different”.You can le...
2020-03-1751 min
Serious PrivacyData Data Everywhere!Send us a textAre you a digital hoarder? Are you someone who always has a full mailbox? Then you know that finding the right data isn’t always easy. In this episode, K Royal chats with Kevin Ogrodnik, president of Sherpa Software, about the challenges of data discovery and finding data across systems. Contact us at SeriousPrivacy@trustarc.com with comments or suggestions. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, an...
2020-03-0939 min