

Serious Privacy
Dr. K Royal, Paul Breitbarth & Ralph O'Brien
For those who are interested in the hottest field in a technology world. Whether you are a professional who wants to learn more about privacy, data protection, or cyber law or someone who just finds this fascinating, we have topics for you from data management to cybersecurity to social justice and data ethics and AI. In-depth information on serious privacy topics. This podcast, hosted by Dr. K Royal, Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien, features open, unscripted discussions with global privacy professionals (those kitchen table or back porch conversations) where you hear the opinions and thoughts of those who are on the front lines working on the newest issues in handling personal data. Real information on your schedule - because the world needs serious privacy.Follow us on BlueSky (@seriousprivacy.eu) or LinkedIn
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Aug 27, 2022 • 1h 14min
Presenting the Serious Data Diva Privacy Please Podcast
Send us a textWhat do you get when you put three privacy podcasts on together? A rocking great time! Two women, three men. Five personalities. fifteen opinions! "Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!" 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.

Aug 17, 2022 • 39min
Catching up on a Month in Privacy with Paul and Dr. K
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal of Outschool and Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki, brought to you by TrustArc, connect after Paul’s vacation to catch up on what is happening in the privacy world. And there are updates to be had! They discuss Turkey, India, and the US along with recent decisions, such as Criteo. Along the way, they touch on privacy notices, the “thingie,” (otherwise known as the replacement for the EU-US Privacy Shield) and some prviacy office operational challenges, such as privacy notices, budget, risk-based approaches, and age appropriate design code.Join us as we discuss some boots on the ground work and hopes for the future.. As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

Aug 12, 2022 • 37min
Let's Talk Apprenticeships with Barry Moult
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, co-host Ralph O’Brien joins Dr. K Royal of Outschool while Paul Breitbarth is on vacation for the last of his 3 weeks. This week, Dr. K and Ralph chat with Barry Moult, Director at BJM IG Privacy Ltd. Barry is well known in the data protection industry, especially in the UK, where he has been recognized for his tremendous work and efforts. His awards include: ICO Excellence in DP Award winner 2020, the NHS SIGN IG Professional of the Year Award 2021, named an IRMS Fellow, and recognized with the AMIRMS & Life Time Achievement 2020. Barry entered the privacy world as the Data Protection Act was passed and was a nurse at the time. We discuss how privacy grew and the IG apprenticeship program that just launched.Join us as we discuss some boots on the ground work and hopes for the future.. As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc Ralph as @IGrobrien and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

Aug 4, 2022 • 40min
Certifiable: Testing Insights
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, co-host Ralph O’Brien joins Dr. K Royal of Outschool while Paul Breitbarth is on vacation for 3 weeks. This week, Dr. K and Ralph discuss certifications and the role of the DPO. Specifically, Ralph is a trainer for IAPP certification exams and we have had quite a few questions on certification exams and credentials. Key links: IAPP certification exams in generalCIPP CIPMCIPTFellow of Information PrivacyCDPO/BR and CDPO/FRJoin us as we discuss so much around certifications and on the job practicalities. As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

Jul 28, 2022 • 36min
the Privacy Mile: UK Update (Ralph O'Brien)
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, co-host Ralph O’Brien joins Dr. K Royal of Outschool while Paul Breitbarth is on vacation for 3 weeks. This week, Dr. K and Ralph discuss current events in the United Kingdom, namely the prime minister elections and the proposed Data Protection and Digital Information bill. This bill seeks to “clarify” some aspects of data protection law in the UK, but seems to complicate it instead. Ralph explains all … Join us as we discuss what you need to know and how to approach the proposal. As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

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Jul 23, 2022 • 36min
No Lunch, All Learn: Canadian Bills (with Lauren Reid)
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool connect with Lauren Reid, a privacy and digital ethics consultant and president of The Privacy Pro in Toronto. Listen as Paul and Dr. K connect on all things current in Canada, especially related to C27, the newest proposal to update PIPEDA - following up from C11, which failed to pass in the previous election year.As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

Jul 14, 2022 • 42min
Back it Up Now - Privacy Rocks (with W. Curtis Preston of Druva)
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool have a robust conversation with W. Curtis Preston, (on Twitter as W. Curtis Preston), the Chief Technical Evangelist with Druva, Inc.. In this conversation, Mr. Backup himself, explains the difference between backups and archives, reminiscences about tape backups, and provides insight on how backups relate to privacy. As part of this, they discuss guidance from several data protection authorities in Europe on backups (Danish, French, UK) (or at least an acknowledgement of the difficulties of backups) and the ever-beloved right to deletion. Join us to hear his personal experiences and recommendations related to ransomware, restoration, and more. Also, he has published four O’Reilly books, the latest one - Modern Data Protection- available for free as an ebook on Druva’s website.Also, catch the next webinar from TrustArc on July 19 - Level Up Your Healthcare Privacy Program. Let them know you heard about it from us!As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

Jul 6, 2022 • 44min
Blockchain, Monetization, & Privacy: A chat with Imagine BC (with Eric Rind)
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool includes Eric Rind, CEO and founder of ImagineBC. Eric is a former HR consultant, turned tech entrepreneur. Who's trying to build a digital community to allow people to monetize their personal information. Every once in a while you hear a blockchain application that still spikes an interest and today's guest has developed such an application. The use of blockchain in relation to online advertising to help people make some money in return for their data. Is this the future of online advertising? Join us to discover more about their mission and how they help people monetize their own data. Apparently, there is some success in Africa. Will this finally connect with commercial interests? Also catch the upcoming webinar from TrustArc on their recent survey results: 2022 Global Privacy Survey: A 360 Corporate View Into Key Privacy Developments.As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

Jun 29, 2022 • 53min
Chinese Dispatch - The State of Play of PIPL
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool we go back to China discussing the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). You will actually be listening to the audio of a recent webinar organised by TrustArc, which they hosted together with former colleague Yi Lu. PIPL applies to all organisations doing business in China or targeting people in China and has significant compliance consequences similar to GDPR. Five months after its implementation, PIPL is still a major concern for many organizations. What if there was a way to reduce your time to compliance with PIPL drastically by leveraging the privacy work you have already done?As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast act so other professionals can find us easier. 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.

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Jun 22, 2022 • 35min
What do Internal Monologues and Republicans have in Common? Serious Privacy (a week in privacy with Paul and K)
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool meet to discuss some recent events in the privacy and data protection world, such as the proposed American Data Protection and Privacy Act, as the hearings, featuring comments presented from Caitriona Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC); David Brody, Managing Attorney, Digital Justice Initiative, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Bertram Lee, Senior Policy Counsel, Data Decision Making, and Artificial Intelligence, Future of Privacy Forum (FPF); Jolina Cuaresma, Senior Counsel, Privacy & Technology PolicyCommon Sense Media; John Miller, Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Information Technology Industry Council; Graham Dufault, Senior Director for Public Policy, ACT | The App Association; Doug Kantor, General Counsel, National Association of Convenience Stores; and Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Co-Chair, 21st Century Privacy Coalition.Tune in to hear about the ADPPA, as well as news about the European Data Protection Board plenary session, and a new bill that passed in MN on education technology & privacy for students. As always, if you have comments or questions, let us know - LinkedIn, Twitter @podcastprivacy @euroPaulB @heartofprivacy @trustArc and email seriousprivacy@trustarc.com. Please do like and write comments on your favorite podcast app so other professionals can find us easier. 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.