

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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Nov 19, 2024 • 49min
Big Information in a Small Space (GPA2)
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal along with esteemed co-host and colleague Ralph O’Brien bring you the day 2 of the #GPA (Global Privacy Assembly) in #Jersey. We feature open conversations with Eduardo Ustaren of Hogan Lovells; Shana Morgan, Global Head of Privacy & AI Legal Compliance, L3Harris Technologies; Alexander McD White, the inaugural Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda and Patricia Kosseim, Commissioner, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). And forgive us - sometimes the conversation space was a little too open, but we have fabulous podcast tools (Riverside, Descript, and Auphonics!) Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. 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.

Nov 15, 2024 • 45min
Opening Day at the GPA
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal along with esteemed co-host and colleague Ralph O’Brien bring you the opening day of the #GPA (Global Privacy Assembly) in #Jersey. We set up a table in the common room and snagged passing celebrities to join us for some open conversation, such as Paul Vane Information Commissioner at Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner, and forever favorite Ron de Jesus. We discussed some of the challenges of travel, some fascinating sessions, such as Paul’s with four teen girls on their social media presence and concerns about their privacy. So join us for opening day!Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. 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.

Nov 8, 2024 • 38min
A few weeks ago in privacy
Send us a textThis episode of Serious Privacy should actually have been released two weeks ago, but life happened... As usual however, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. In this episode, they discuss:Opinion on certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and sub-processor(s)Guidelines on the processing of personal data based on legitimate interestC-621-22 Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond v Autoriteit PersoonsgegevensGrumpy GDPR podcast on the EDPB subprocessors opinion. 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.

Oct 10, 2024 • 46min
A Chance Career in Privacy (with Conor Hogan)
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal, speak with Conor Hogan about his passion for privacy, privacy for the public good, the Women in AI Governance network and privacy podcasting. Links:- Chance Conversations with Carey and Conor podcast- Conor's Substack- Conor as King for a Day- Women in AI Governance 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.

Oct 1, 2024 • 38min
The Times They Are a-Changin'
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. They talk about the new European Commission that will take office later this year, the revamp of the IAPP, mobile app compliance guidelines from the CNIL, the Global Privacy Assembly in Jersey, and much more. 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.

Sep 22, 2024 • 37min
It's Canada Calling (with Meaghan McCluskey)
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth talks with Meaghan McCluskey while dr. K Royal is enjoying a well deserved vacation. They talk about Meaghan's career in privacy, that brought her from the Office of the Ontario Privacy Commissioner to Nymity and then TrustArc, where she led the research teams providing daily updates on global privacy developments. Now, Meaghan is a consultant with The Privacy Pro, a boutique privacy consultancy based in Toronto.Also on the menu this week, the developments surrounding the new Canadian privacy legislation (Bill C-27) and the Federal Court's decision in the Cambridge Analytica case. 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.

Sep 17, 2024 • 35min
A week too late
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. They talk about the prohibition to use X in Brazil, a Spanish and a Swedish data protection fine, as well as the Global Privacy Assembly in Jersey. 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.

Sep 6, 2024 • 33min
Transfers Uber the Atlantic
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws around the world. They talk about transferring personal data to China, artificial intelligence and of course the fine Uber received for transferring personal data to the U.S. 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 21, 2024 • 32min
the Dog Days of Summer: a week in privacy
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal discuss recent developments in privacy and data protection laws across various regions, including legislative updates in Latin America, the Middle East, Israel, Malaysia, and the U.S. They also highlight enforcement actions in Texas against General Motors and tracking, privacy concerns around AI chatbots in Europe, and data breaches involving the Danish family court. The script includes a personal segment where K shares about privacy measures taken for abused women and children due to the generosity of John Shufeldt and NextCare Urgent Care. Further, they delve into ethical and legal issues surrounding AI, cyberattacks on the Polish anti-doping agency, and fake news on social media platforms. The episode wraps up with a discussion on youth privacy perceptions and a brief look at a class action lawsuit against Stability AI and Mid Journey for copyright violations. K also shares a book she participated in written by Adrienne Go and Olga Mack Product Counsel: Advise, Innovate, and Inspire. 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 10, 2024 • 39min
one Hot week in privacy
Send us a textOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a hot week in privacy with the child safety bill which passed the US Senate (covered wonderfully by IAPP’s Cobun Zweifel-Keegan), the recent US Supreme Court decision in the Netchoice case, the historical duty of care, and the Texas settlement with Meta for $1.2B for biometrics violations. But wait - there is more - recent events, amendments, enforcements, and pacts - from EU, Nigeria, Malaysia and other nations. It may be a quiet summer elsewhere, but privacy is hotter than the heat waves! Tune in! 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.