S3E4: 'Supporting Developer Accountability for Privacy' with Jake Ward (Data Protocol)

Feb 13, 2024

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This week, I chat with Jake Ward, the Co-Founder and CEO of Data Protocol, to discuss how the Data Protocol platform supports developers' accountability for privacy by giving developers the relevant information in the way that they want it. Throughout the episode, we cover the Privacy Engineering course offerings and certification program; how to improve communication with developers; and trends that Jake sees across his customers after 2 years of offering these courses to engineers.

In our conversation, we dive into the topics covered in the Privacy Engineering Certification Program course offering , led by instructor Nishant Bhajaria, and the impact that engineers can make in their organization after completing it. Jake shares why he's so passionate about empowering developers, enabling them to build safer products. We talk about the effects of privacy engineering on large tech companies and how to bridge the gap between developers and the support they need with collaboration and accountability. Plus, Jake reflects on his own career path as the Press Secretary for a U.S. Senator and the experiences that shaped his perspectives and brought him to where he is now.

Topics Covered:

Jake’s career journey and why he landed on supporting software developers
How Jake build Data Protocol and it’s community
What 'shifting privacy left' means to Jake
Data Protocol's Privacy Engineering Courses, Labs, & Certification Program and what developers will take away
The difference between Data Protocol's free Privacy Courses and paid Certification
Feedback from customers and & trends observed
Whether tech companies have seen improvement in engineers' ability to embed privacy into the development of products & services after completing the Privacy Engineering courses and labs
Other privacy-related courses available on Data Protocol, and privacy courses on the roadmap
Ways to leverage communications to surmount current challenges
How organizations can make their developers accountable for privacy, and the importance of aligning responsibility, accountability & business processes
How Debra would operationalize this accountability into an organization
How you can use the PrivacyCode.ai privacy tech platform to enable the operationalization of privacy accountability for developers

Resources Mentioned:

Check out Data Protocol's courses, based on topic
Enroll in The Privacy Engineering Certification Program (courses are free)
Check out S3E2: 'My Top 20 Privacy Engineering Resources for 2024'

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