

"The Data Diva" Talks Privacy Podcast"
Debbie Reynolds
The Data Diva Talks Privacy PodcastThe Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” Talks Privacy Podcast features thought-provoking discussions with global leaders on the most pressing data privacy challenges facing businesses today. Each episode explores emerging technologies, international laws and regulations, data ethics, individual rights, and the future of privacy in a rapidly evolving digital world.With listeners in more than 158 countries and 3,594 cities, the podcast delivers valuable insights for executives, technologists, regulators, and anyone navigating the global data privacy landscape.Global Reach and RankingsRanked in the Top 2% of 4.6 million podcasts worldwideTop 5% of 3 million+ podcasts globally (2024) – ListenNotesMore than 1 million downloads worldwideTop 5% in weekly podcast downloads (2024) – The Podcast HostTop 50 peak in Business and Management (2024) – Apple PodcastsRecognition and Awards#1 Data Privacy Podcast Worldwide (Privacy Plan)5 Best Data Privacy and Data Protection Podcasts for 2025 (Velotix) Best Data Privacy Podcasts 2026 (RadarFirst) The 17 Best Privacy Podcasts To Listen 2025 (bCast) Best Data Privacy Podcasts 2025 ( Player FM) Best Data Privacy Podcasts 2026 (Goodpods)Best Privacy Podcasts 2026 (Feedspot) #1 Data Privacy Podcast Worldwide 2024 – Privacy PlanThe 10 Best Data Privacy Podcasts in the Digital Space 2024 – bCastBest Data Privacy Podcasts 2024 – Player FMBest Data Privacy Podcasts – Top Shows of 2024 – GoodpodsBest Privacy and Data Protection Podcasts 2024 – TermageddonTop 40 Data Security Podcasts You Must Follow 2024 – Feedspot#1 Global Data Privacy Podcast (2021, 2022, 2023)Community Champion Award – Privacy First Awards, Transcend (2024)20 Best Data Rights Podcasts – Threat Technology Magazine (2021)Audience Demographics34% Data Privacy decision-makers (CXO level)24% Cybersecurity decision-makers (CXO level)19% Privacy Tech and Emerging Tech companies17% Investor Groups (Private Equity, Venture Capital, etc.)6% Media, Press, Regulators, and AcademicsEngagement and Reach1,000–1,500 average weekly downloads5,000–11,500 average monthly LinkedIn impressionsMore than 15,000 subscribers to the Data Privacy Advantage newsletterSponsor Impact4 podcast sponsors secured funding within 12 months of featuring$45 million average funding raised per sponsor3 average new enterprise customer sales per sponsor within 6 monthsAbout Debbie ReynoldsDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” is a globally recognized authority on Data Privacy and Emerging Technology. With more than 20 years of experience, she advises organizations across industries, including AdTech, FinTech, EdTech, Biometrics, IoT, AI, Smart Manufacturing, and Privacy Tech. As CEO and Chief Data Privacy Officer of Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC, she combines technical expertise, business strategy, and global regulatory insight to help organizations retain value, reduce risk, and increase revenue.Learn more: https://www.debbiereynoldsconsulting.com/
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Jan 18, 2022 • 55min
The Data Diva E63 - Ron Hedges and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds talks to Ron Hedges, Senior Counsel at Dentons and retired United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey. We discuss our interests in discussing emerging legal and technology issues, his passion for electronically stored information (ESI), technology and legal education, his interest in Data Privacy laws, basics of privacy in law in the United States, Data Privacy from a civil and criminal standpoint, how the growth of surveillance impacts Data Privacy, the difference between necessary and unnecessary data retention, his concerns and AI and the evolution of Social Media, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Jan 11, 2022 • 49min
The Data Diva E62 - Chris McLellan and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Chris McLellan, Director Operations at the Data Collaboration Alliance part of the Node Zero Community. We discuss our collaboration and synergy around data, the importance of datasets, explanations of nodes and data sharing on the internet, the challenges of data interoperability, collaborative datasets available for use by anyone, the problem with data duplication, the added risk and cost involving data duplication, data hoarding and business risk, the need for data strategy as opposed to data tactics, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Jan 4, 2022 • 49min
The Data Diva E61 - Karyn Bright and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Karyn Bright, the Chief Communications Consultant at Understanding Identity and an Executive team member for Women In Identity. We discuss her journey into identity, the human aspects of identity in a digital world, her involvement with women with Women In Identity, impact of bias on Identity systems, the code of conduct project to guide companies to develop more inclusive identity systems, the digital divide and its impact on identity, reuse of technology and unintended consequences on identity systems, the link between Identity and Data Privacy, eliminating friction in identity systems as it relates to privacy and hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Dec 28, 2021 • 49min
The Data Diva E60 - Brad Hawkins and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva”, talks to Brad Hawkins, CEO at SaferNet, A CyberSafety & Internet Control App. We discuss cyber confusion about data privacy and data protection, his experience in IT and businesses’ lack of adequate protection, castle analogy to online protection, data permissions that go beyond purpose, the risks in third-party access, device-level protections, ransomware and internal threats, the problem of being reactive and not proactive in cybersecurity, the benefit of simplicity, the symbiotic relationship between cybersecurity and privacy, the financial value of your personal data, the intersection between technology and law, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Dec 21, 2021 • 47min
The Data Diva E59 - Emma Martins and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Emma Martins, Data Protection Commissioner at Data Protection Authority - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Europe). We discuss her journey to data protection and Data Privacy, her most significant concerns about Data Privacy now, GDPR enhancing privacy awareness, third-party party Data Privacy concerns, privacy concerns of small and medium-sized businesses, her ethical test for Data Privacy, European attitudes versus US perception of Data Privacy, the challenges of surveillance, greater scrutiny of Data Privacy steps needed to be compliant, the problem of privacy in technology implementations, advice for businesses starting their data protection journey, privacy perceived as a burden can hurt business success, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Dec 14, 2021 • 54min
The Data Diva E58 - Lourdes M. Turrecha and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Lourdes M. Turrecha, Founder of The Rise of Privacy Tech. We discuss her career journey and focus on privacy tech, common misconceptions about privacy tech, the early market focus on certain privacy tools helping clients ask the right questions when adopting privacy tech tools, difficulties for vendors find the right stakeholder in buying decisions, surprising things heard from privacy tech founders, what is top of mind about privacy tech, need to be proactive to avoid privacy harm due to inadequate legal redress, problems with tools that fail to address privacy gaps in organizations, privacy as a competitive advantage and boost to brand reputation, concerning trends for the future of privacy, false equivalence between privacy and security, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Dec 7, 2021 • 51min
The Data Diva E57 - Olivia Holder and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Olivia Holder, Senior Privacy Counsel, GitHub. We discuss privacy in the public sphere, children’s privacy and the importance of the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, data localization trends in data privacy regulation globally, local financial incentives as part of data localization efforts, the challenge of code re-use in app development, IoT and the Metaverse, Facebook’s move to delete Biometric data and global trends in facial recognition, interoperability and the use of API’ her future concerns about privacy, how privacy professionals can obtain buy-in to get resources and cooperation, privacy professionals an as diplomats, developer’s difficulties incorporating privacy, increase in privacy publicity, US Federal and local privacy legislation, private right of action and pre-emption as a barrier to omnibus privacy legislation, the global influence of GDPR and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Nov 30, 2021 • 43min
The Data Diva E56 - Peter Barbosa and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Peter Barbosa, CEO of Opsware Data. We discuss the importance of digital Data Mapping, data flows in cross-functional uses, regulatory fines for data privacy breaches and misunderstandings, the importance of having a data retention plan to mitigate risk, the challenges of rapidly increasing third-party risk, the dangers of third parties who are granted excess access, GDPR and other data protection regulations attempt to determine outline shared responsibility for third-party data transfer, Covid-19 vaccine passports and the New York State Excelsior Pass in the US, the challenge of the digital divide and people without means having less data agency, lack of adoption of businesses to obtain devices to check vaccine status using the Excelsior Pass, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the futureBy popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Nov 23, 2021 • 50min
The Data Diva E55 - Wayne Cleghorn and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Wayne Cleghorn, Chief Executive Officer & Practice Director at PrivacySolved. We discuss his Data Privacy origins in law and background in biotech ethics, the exploration of privacy need to yield practical results, clarifying the cultural implications and differences between Data Privacy versus Data Protection, Data Privacy before and after the GDPR, the significance of the 1995 EU Data Directive, the dual challenge of the US progress on data privacy and massive innovation in technology, the significant impact of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) as an Operating Sysyem maker on other Technology providers, exploration of Data Privacy and it's impact of the future is competition and Antitrust law in the EU and the US, competition, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC

Nov 16, 2021 • 1h 5min
The Data Diva E54 - Chris Roberts and Debbie Reynolds
Send us Fan MailDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Chris Roberts, a Cybersecurity Luminary, Advisor, Researcher, Hacker, Chief Geek at the Hillbilly Hit Squad. We discuss his top concerns about cybersecurity in organizations, the good and bad things about data silos, businesses respecting the rights of individuals, misconceptions in media about hackers, how did we get where we are now with cybersecurity, where should we be moving forward with data privacy, having the right discussions with corporations about data privacy, what we need to know about cybersecurity as a profession, AI, bias, the technology battle for the gaze of individuals, ownership of inferences, Internet as library analogy, the importance of Data Privacy and the future, consumers needing help which is a business opportunity, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.By popular demand, Debbie Reynolds Consulting is now offering executive briefings on emerging data privacy risks and how companies can avoid them. To learn more, visit the Executive briefings page on my website.Support the showBecome an insider, join Data Diva Confidential for data strategy and data privacy insights delivered to your inbox. 💡 Receive expert briefings, practical guidance, and exclusive resources designed for leaders shaping the future of data and AI. 👉 Join here: http://bit.ly/3Jb8S5pDebbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC


