"The Data Diva" Talks Privacy Podcast The Data Diva E129 - Tharishni Arumugam and Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Tharishni Arumugam, Global Privacy Technology & Operations Director, Aon. We discuss the importance of understanding the data protection laws in the Asia Pacific, navigating standard contract clauses, and the unprecedented level of transparency that Data Privacy and data protection regulations are trying to bring in. We also discuss the challenges of conducting data transfer impact assessments and the culture shock businesses have with Data Privacy and data protection. Tharishni discusses the asymmetry of power and information when it comes to consent in AI systems, the need for education and understanding of what AI is and does, and the importance of considering bias when creating AI systems for humans. Tharishni and Debbie discuss the importance of data ethics and the potential implications of AI models on marginalized societies. We also discuss the UK's position on Data Privacy and the need for organizations to have data ethics as part of their core beliefs and the need for laws to be ethical and the opportunity for businesses to regain trust as her hope for Data Privacy in the future.