Linda Thielová serves as Head of Privacy, COE, and DPO at OneTrust, the #1 most widely used privacy, security, and trust technology platform. In her role, Linda provides guidance on GDPR, EU privacy, and global privacy related obligations to support customers and product innovation. She's responsible for overseeing OneTrust’s data protection strategy and implementation to ensure compliance with GDPR requirements.

Linda also conducts training and workshops on the global privacy landscape and regularly contributes to various publications and conferences. Additionally, she is a multi-certified Information Privacy Professional.

The privacy and security landscape is constantly shifting and more and more regulations are being introduced. How can you build a suitable privacy program when the laws don’t always line up? 

The most successful companies have an element of agility in their privacy programs. The key is striking the right balance. This means adjusting to whatever law crosses the board, while also focusing on the ultimate goal — building trust with your key stakeholders. Successful companies recognize the need to comply, but they also ask themselves: why are we doing it? And how are we benefiting both the business and those stakeholders in the process?

In this episode of the She Said Privacy/He Said Security podcast, hosts Justin and Jodi Daniels are joined by Linda Thielová, Head of Privacy, COE, and DPO at OneTrust, to talk about building a balanced privacy program. Linda shares examples of companies who are successfully navigating new privacy laws, the importance of a data map, and the biggest privacy challenges that businesses face today.