Serious Privacy

<p>For those who are interested in the hottest field in a technology world. Whether you are a professional who wants to learn more about privacy, data protection, or cyber law or someone who just finds this fascinating, we have topics for you from data management to cybersecurity to social justice and data ethics and AI. In-depth information on serious privacy topics. <br><br>This podcast, hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kroyal/">Dr. K Royal</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbreitbarth/">Paul Breitbarth</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphobrien/">Ralph O'Brien</a>, features open, unscripted discussions with global privacy professionals (those kitchen table or back porch conversations) where you hear the opinions and thoughts of those who are on the front lines working on the newest issues in handling personal data. Real information on your schedule - because the world needs serious privacy.</p><p><br>Follow us on BlueSky (<a href="http://seriousprivacy.eu">@seriousprivacy.eu</a>) or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/seriousprivacy/">LinkedIn</a></p>

A Challenging Week in Privacy

Send us a text On 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! Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly mana...

04-10
39:45

F to the T to the C - a slow but substantive week in privacy

Send us a text On 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! Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on law...

04-04
31:50

A Month in Privacy

Send us a text On 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...

03-27
37:04

Whatever it Takes (with Rowenna Fielding)

Send us a text On 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! Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. With TrustArc’s Privacy Studio and Governance Suite, you can automate cookie compliance, streamline data subject ri...

03-19
42:19

Out of the AI Frying Pan (with Joanne Furtsch)

Send us a text On 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! Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across th...

03-13
34:21

The Volatile Side of Privacy & Data Protection (with Joe Jones)

Send us a text On 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 p...

03-05
30:08

Catch (up) of the Week: on notices, children and doping

Send us a text On 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 Petititio...

02-26
41:25

We require order! Order, we say (a week in privacy)

Send us a text On 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! Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. With TrustArc’s Privacy Studio and Governance Suite, you can automate cookie compliance, streamline data subjec...

02-19
40:57

Constitutionally Unconstitutional or is it? (Prof. Wayne Unger)

Send us a text On 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. Insight...

02-12
35:41

The first week in privacy - hot news now

Send us a text On 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...

02-06
34:20

Villains, Visions, and Val - Welcome 2025 (with Val Ilchenko)

Send us a text On 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! Powe...

01-28
38:38

From Renovations to Resolutions: 2024 Recap (see ya' in 2025)

Send us a text In 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 regulati...

12-31
43:26

A Week in Privacy

Send us a text A final week in privacy episode of Serious Privacy in 2024, where Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal once again give the lead to Big Tech. And Netflix. From all of us in the podcast team, we wish you and your loved ones happy holidays. Stay tuned for the season 5 finale! Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. With TrustArc’s Privacy Studio and Governance Suite, you can automate cookie complianc...

12-24
37:17

Contract Management with Cathleen Doyel

Send us a text In 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 con...

12-19
45:22

A long-awaited episode and law from Down Under (with John Keeves)

Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal connect with John Keeves, partner at Johnson Winter Slatterly in Australia to discuss all things Australia. In particular we discussed the Cyber Security Act of 2024 and other recent changes and enforcement activities. Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. With TrustArc’s Privacy ...

12-16
33:02

A slow week in privacy - so AI time!

Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a relatively slow week in privacy, including a settlement with Oracle out of California, some new WorldCoin investigations, KOSA, and a position paper from BEUC so we also throw in some frank discussion of AI tools and how they can help in our personal and professional lives.Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. Powered by TrustArcSeamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, a...

12-06
35:29

Brussels State of Mind

Send us a text Mid 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...

11-29
31:13

A Great Week in Privacy

Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal catch up on some happenings in the privacy world. We discussed US election results and a peek at some potential changes to come, such as appointments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, EU first review of the thingy (the EU US Data Privacy Framework), (please note - there is no need to have both SCCs and register to the framework), TrustArc’s new Privacy Pulse newsletter, Japan had the ...

11-23
31:27

Big Information in a Small Space (GPA2)

Send us a text On 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 Infor...

11-19
48:48

Opening Day at the GPA

Send us a text On 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 challe...

11-15
45:18

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