"The Data Diva" Talks Privacy Podcast

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Alexander Hanff, Managing Director at Hanff & Co AB. We discuss his data protection and technology expertise and journey to his career, the impact of technologies on society and individuals, a fulsome overview of ePrivacy directive and pending EU regulation related to data, the difficulty of individuals understanding and enforcing their Data Privacy rights, concerns about emerging technologies like the Metaverse, the interest of politicians concerning Data Privacy, GDPR, and principle-based Data Privacy protection, his view on current litigation about Data Protection, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Abimbola Adegbite, Application Security Thought Leader at Jane.app. We discuss his journey into technology and his role at Jane.app, the importance of organizations understanding cybersecurity, his concerns about Data Privacy and Cybersecurity within organizations, the public misperception of hackers and the identity of real cyber threats, the relationship between Data Privacy and cybersecurity, the role of organizations as data stewards, aligning an organization's actions with their operations, an integrated approach is necessary to Data Privacy and cybersecurity, the importance of collaboration between teams,  and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to  Hitoshi Kokumai, Founder and Chief Architect at Mnemonic Identity Solutions Limited. We discuss his interest in digital identity and Data Privacy, , his work with the Japanese Ministry of Defense on identity systems, how deep episodic memories are a superior solution for the weakness of passwords alone, how images and episodic memory work in identity systems, Quantum Computing and and it’s effect on passwords, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Heidi Saas, H.T. Saas, LLC, Data Privacy and Technology Attorney. We discuss her journey into Data Privacy as a lawyer interested in US government policy and technology, Data Privacy concerns in the digital age, the business value of Data Privacy, the emerging challenges of third-party risk, the need for proactive attention to Data Privacy, recognizing bias in digital systems, the importance, and necessity of collaboration between legal and technology professionals, the issues with the use of facial recognition, real-world examples of complications in complying with US state-level Data Privacy regulations, and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Cillian Kieran, Founder & CEO, Ethyca. We discuss his career journey and background in software engineering, his data interest and transition to a company that helps companies manage data while accounting for the obligations that organizations have to regulators and individuals, the lack of understanding about digital data flow and Data Privacy, the contrast between the operational data and legal side of privacy, the different flavors of data mapping, exploring the potential friction encountered when encouraging proper Data Privacy practices, the similarities in Data Privacy challenges for organizations of all sizes, what is going on in the privacy world that is of concern, the notion of software engineering compared to civil engineering, Data infrastructure that runs the world,  the impact of new regulations on data like the EU’ Digital Services Act, data monopolies in antitrust and competition law, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Dr. Nicol Turner Lee Senior Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution. We discuss this issue of the Digital Divide, her upcoming book, “The Digital Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass”, her career path lead to her work at the Brookings Institution, the lack of digital access, and examples of real-world impacts, using applied sociology to highlight challenges in digital life, how poverty can affect privacy, addressing  AI harms and delayed redress,  unknown factors of digital life and Data Privacy which can affect consumers, the need for US Federal privacy legislation, emerging digital strategies, and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva”, talks to Adrian Van Rossum, Founder, Simple Analytics. We discuss his early Webmaster experience and the realization that the Internet can be a data privacy risk, the implication of the recent EU ruling on Google Analytics and data transfer to the US, data transfer without the knowledge of the individual, how fonts on websites can lead to Data Privacy violations, the misfortune of assuming major analytics tools are properly compliant with Data Privacy regulations without user configuration, the asymmetry of value exchange when using free Internet tools, his concerns about the power concentration in browsers, the current regulatory focus on analytics in Europe and attention paid to analytics in the US, the vast extent of data collection on the Internet, companies conforming to data protection regulations and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future. Use this link to get an exclusive Data Diva offer from Simple Analytics. https://simpleanalytics.com/datadivaSupport the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Robin Meyer, General Counsel at TokenEx. We discuss her passion for privacy and emphasis on it for General Counsels, what tokenization is and how TokenEx leverages this technology, the advantage of tokenization regarding data classification, tokenization can protect sensitive data, her current concerns about privacy and technology, concerns about biometric access technology and data redundancy, differences in Data Privacy in US and EU, a wide variety of Data Privacy policies in US companies and laws which are mainly consumer-based, getting buy-in and cooperation in Data Privacy, Data Privacy is becoming critical to profitability, concerns over adverse or invasive conclusions of AI systems, examination of potential future AI and Metaverse harm, and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Nishant Bhajaria, Director of Privacy Engineering at  Uber, and Author of the book titled Data Privacy: A runbook for engineers. We discuss his operational focus on Data Privacy, the large gap between operational and legal Data Privacy and the need for collaboration between them, the shift from precedent to current proactive policy, successful tech companies and collaboration, the challenge of data deletion, the data life cycle and a new emphasis on purpose, his greatest concerns in Data Privacy, trust and data quality, regulation verses the understanding how technology works, focus on potential harm rather than technology, Data Privacy focused technology, helping organizations ask the right about data privacy, great career advice for technology people who want to enter the Data Privacy field, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future."Nishant Bhajaria is the Director of Privacy Engineering at Uber; he has led teams of engineers, architects and data scientists to help operationalize privacy programs at Google, Netflix and Nike. He is also the author of the recently published book Data Privacy: a runbook for engineers and teaches courses on cybersecurity, career development and inclusive leadership on LinkedIn."NOTE: Manning Publications has offered a generous discount to “The Data Diva” Talks Privacy Podcast listeners to purchase Nishant Bhajaria’s book called “Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers.” Please see the podcast transcript for details on how to take advantage of the discount to get the book.Support the show

Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Zach Warren, Editor-in-Chief at Legaltech News. We discuss his journey from journalism into legal technology news, expanding legal technology coverage to include voices in all areas of legal technology, the rapid advancements in legal technology due to cloud computing, the shift to technology becoming a major factor in the legal profession, his interest in highlighting legal cases with a technology components, the data privacy landscape in the US including the rapid rise of state regulations, the IRS and their facial recognition plans in the news, the issues complicating steps toward US national Data Privacy policy, his skill at predicting Data Privacy developments on the horizon, Apple’s privacy push and the future fortunes of organizations who put privacy first, transparency as a key component of data privacy, data privacy regulations in the US around children’s data, and his wish for Data Privacy in the future. Support the show