In the age of data our private information is currency and we digital trails behind us everywhere we go online. As AI grows in popularity, some fear it may be a threat to our privacy. It’s important we consider how we can best protect ourselves from our valuable information ending up in the wrong hands.

Today, in light of Data Privacy Week, we're diving into the week’s theme, ‘Take Control of Your Data’, to ask how we can do that, who the responsibility of protection and regulation lies with and the ways generative AI can be a game changer for data privacy.

Our expert is passionate about data protection at an organisational level and is Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Caitlin Fennessey.

THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT

● How the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is approaching AI
● Generative AI and protecting data privacy
● Data Privacy Week: Taking control of your data
● Encouraging organisations to embrace AI, rather than ban it
● Global streamlining of data privacy regulation
● Individual responsibility and creating change in organisations

GUEST DETAILS

Caitlin Fennessy is Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, where she guides the strategic development of IAPP research, publications, communications, programming and external affairs.

Caitlin is a recognized privacy expert, serving as an inaugural member of the UK International Data Transfers Expert Council, on the German Marshall Global Task Force to Promote Trusted Sharing of Data and on the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board. She speaks and leads frequent public discussions on the practical impacts of privacy developments around the world.

Prior to joining the IAPP, Caitlin was the Privacy Shield Director at the U.S. International Trade Administration, where she spent ten years working on international privacy and cross-border data flow policy issues.

International Association of Privacy Professionals: https://iapp.org/about/person/0011a00000DlNmBAAV/

MORE INFORMATION

This episode is in association with Empower, which is coordinated by Maynooth University.

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KEYWORDS
#privacy #data #ai #governance #privacyissues #artificialintelligence