DataShield Chronicles

Is clicking “I agree” really consent? This week, we untangle the tricky legal grounds that let organisations process your data—consent, contract, legitimate interest, and more.With real-world examples from HR forms to health data and loyalty schemes, we explore what’s valid, what’s shady, and what’s flat-out unlawful.

Behind every app, platform, or service lies a web of data handlers. This episode breaks down the roles of controllers and processors—and how responsibility really works when your data moves from one hand to the next.

What happens when the right to privacy clashes with freedom of the press? This episode dives into the delicate balancing act between protecting personal data and upholding democratic transparency.From high-profile exposés to courtroom showdowns, we explore how the law tries to reconcile two rights that don’t always play nicely.

The GDPR set the standard—but it’s not the full story. In this episode, we journey into Europe’s evolving digital landscape: the ePrivacy Regulation, AI Act, Digital Services Act, and the growing push for ethical tech.

What happens when the world’s toughest data law hits the real world? This week, we explore how regulators, tech giants, and ordinary people are testing the limits of GDPR—from billion-euro fines to battles behind the scenes.

After years of debate, the General Data Protection Regulation arrived—and everything changed. This episode unpacks the drama, the vision, and the fight to bring EU data law into the digital age.

Before the GDPR, there was a bold first attempt to unify Europe’s data protection rules. This episode tells the story of Directive 95/46/EC—how it rose, what it got right, and where it began to crack.

This week on DataShield Chronicles, we uncover how punch cards, population registries, and early tech collided with power—and triggered the first wave of data protection laws in Europe.

We go back—way back—to the roots of privacy as a human right. From ancient principles to the post-war declarations that laid the groundwork for modern data protection, this episode tells the story of why your digital rights exist at all.

Step inside the digital battleground where your privacy, rights, and data collide. DataShield Chronicles is a powerful documentary-style podcast that unpacks the human stories behind Europe’s most ambitious privacy law—the General Data Protection Regulation.Hosted by Jessica, each episode blends legal insight with real-world drama, from billion-euro fines to data-driven elections, rogue algorithms, and surveillance scandals. With storytelling at its core, this podcast brings GDPR to life—one breach, one right, one brave voice at a time.Whether you're a curious citizen, data professional, or digital rights advocate, DataShield Chronicles is your weekly journey into the heart of power, protection, and personal freedom in the modern world.Follow on Spotify. Your data has a story—it’s time you heard it.