Serious Privacy

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. They talk about the new European Commission that will take office later this year, the revamp of the IAPP, mobile app compliance guidelines from the CNIL, the Global Privacy Assembly in Jersey, 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth talks with Meaghan McCluskey while dr. K Royal is enjoying a well deserved vacation. They talk about Meaghan's career in privacy, that brought her from the Office of the Ontario Privacy Commissioner to Nymity and then TrustArc, where she led the research teams providing daily updates on global privacy developments. Now, Meaghan is a consultant with The Privacy Pro, a boutique privacy consultancy based in Toronto.Also on the menu this week, the developments surrounding the new Canadian privacy legislation (Bill C-27) and the Federal Court's decision in the Cambridge Analytica case. 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. They talk about the prohibition to use X in Brazil, a Spanish and a Swedish data protection fine, as well as the Global Privacy Assembly in Jersey. 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. They talk about transferring personal data to China, artificial intelligence and of course the fine Uber received for transferring personal data to the U.S. 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws across various regions, including legislative updates in Latin America, the Middle East, Israel, Malaysia, and the U.S. They also highlight enforcement actions in Texas against General Motors and tracking, privacy concerns around AI chatbots in Europe, and data breaches involving the Danish family court. The script includes a personal segment where K shares about privacy measures taken for abused women and children due to the generosity of John Shufeldt and NextCare Urgent Care. Further, they delve into ethical and legal issues surrounding AI, cyberattacks on the Polish anti-doping agency, and fake news on social media platforms. The episode wraps up with a discussion on youth privacy perceptions and a brief look at a class action lawsuit against Stability AI and Mid Journey for copyright violations. K also shares a book she participated in written by Adrienne Go and Olga Mack Product Counsel: Advise, Innovate, and Inspire. 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a hot week in privacy with the child safety bill which passed the US Senate (covered wonderfully by IAPP’s Cobun Zweifel-Keegan), the recent US Supreme Court decision in the Netchoice case, the historical duty of care, and the Texas settlement with Meta for $1.2B for biometrics violations. But wait - there is more - recent events, amendments, enforcements, and pacts - from EU, Nigeria, Malaysia and other nations. It may be a quiet summer elsewhere, but privacy is hotter than the heat waves! Tune in! 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal hone in on cybersecurity with a robust discussion on the Crowdstrike incident, the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (#DORA), and other cyberlaw topics. We also have a little on current events. Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a privacy mishmash - starting with the shot heard ‘round the world (assassination attempt on Donald Trump), followed by morality expectations of some professionals (like teachers, at least one teacher was fired for comments on the attempt), the FTC’s actions against Calmara, #HeHealth’s controversial app (and kudos to the team who had to go through all those pics and videos) and NGL Labs, a viral #TikTok doctor who lost her license, SHIELD Act, and an FCC settlement against CaptionCall. We also covered the Turkish KVKK’s long awaited guidance on international data transfers, UK priorities as stated in the King’s Speech, a Dutch enforcement against Kruidvat.nl  for €600,000s for online tracking, and a little about the Olympics. #livelearnlaugh 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 #dataprotection around Rhode Island (20th state with omnibus privacy laws in the U.S.), Meta’s pay or consent model not being okay, and so much more. Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. 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 the voiceover by Tim Foley.