
"The Data Diva" Talks Privacy Podcast
The Debbie Reynolds "The Data Diva" Talks podcast features thought-provoking discussions with global leaders on data privacy challenges affecting businesses. This podcast delves into emerging technologies, international laws and regulations, data ethics, individual privacy rights, and future trends. With listeners in over 123 countries, we offer valuable insights for anyone interested in navigating the evolving data privacy landscape.Did you know that "The Data Diva" Talks Privacy podcast has over 636,000 downloads, listeners in 123 countries and 2707 cities, and is ranked globally in the top 5% of podcasts? Here are more of our accolades:Here are some of our podcast awards and statistics:#1 Data Privacy Podcast Worldwide 2024 (Privacy Plan)The 10 Best Data Privacy Podcasts In The Digital Space 2024 (bCast) Best Data Privacy Podcasts 2024 (Player FM)Best Data Privacy Podcasts Top Shows of 2024 (Goodpods)Best Privacy and Data Protection Podcasts of 2024 (Termageddon)Top 40 Data Security Podcasts You Must Follow 2024 (Feedspot)12 Best Privacy Podcasts for 2023 (RadarFirst)14 Best Privacy Podcasts To Listen To In This Digital Age 2023 (bCast)Top 10 Data Privacy Podcasts 2022 (DataTechvibe)20 Best Data Rights Podcasts of 2021 (Threat Technology Magazine)20 Best European Law Podcasts of 2021 (Welp Magazine)20 Best Data Privacy Rights & Data Protection Podcast of 2021 (Welp Magazine)20 Best Data Breach Podcasts of 2021 (Threat Technology Magazine)Top 5 Best Privacy Podcasts 2021 (Podchaser)Business Audience Demographics34 % Data Privacy decision-makers (CXO)24 % Cybersecurity decision-makers (CXO)19 % Privacy Tech / emerging Tech companies17% Investor Groups (Private Equity, Venture Capital, etc.)6 % Media / Press / Regulators / AcademicsReach StatisticsPodcast listeners in 123+ countries and 2741+ cities around the worldOver 636,000 + downloads globally Top 5% of 3 million + globally ranked podcasts of 2024 (ListenNotes)Top 50 Peak in Business and Management 2024 (Apple Podcasts)Top 5% in weekly podcast downloads 2024 (The Podcast Host)3,038 - Average 30-day podcast downloads per episode 5,000 to 11,500 - Average Monthly LinkedIn podcast posts Impressions 14,800 + Monthly Data Privacy Advantage Newsletter SubscribersDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva," has made a name for herself as a leading voice in the world of Data Privacy and Emerging Technology with a focus on industries such as AdTech, FinTech, EdTech, Biometrics, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Smart Manufacturing, Smart Cities, Privacy Tech, Smartphones, and Mobile App development. With over 20 years of experience in Emerging Technologies, Debbie has established herself as a trusted advisor and thought leader, helping organizations navigate the complex landscape of Data Privacy and Data Protection. As the CEO and Chief Data Privacy Officer of Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC, Debbie brings a unique combination of technical expertise, business acumen, and passionate advocacy to her work.Visit our website to learn more: https://www.debbiereynoldsconsulting.com/
Latest episodes

Dec 28, 2021 • 49min
The Data Diva E60 - Brad Hawkins and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva”, talks to Brad Hawkins, CEO at SaferNet, A CyberSafety & Internet Control App. We discuss cyber confusion about data privacy and data protection, his experience in IT and businesses’ lack of adequate protection, castle analogy to online protection, data permissions that go beyond purpose, the risks in third-party access, device-level protections, ransomware and internal threats, the problem of being reactive and not proactive in cybersecurity, the benefit of simplicity, the symbiotic relationship between cybersecurity and privacy, the financial value of your personal data, the intersection between technology and law, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Dec 21, 2021 • 47min
The Data Diva E59 - Emma Martins and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Emma Martins, Data Protection Commissioner at Data Protection Authority - Bailiwick of Guernsey (Europe). We discuss her journey to data protection and Data Privacy, her most significant concerns about Data Privacy now, GDPR enhancing privacy awareness, third-party party Data Privacy concerns, privacy concerns of small and medium-sized businesses, her ethical test for Data Privacy, European attitudes versus US perception of Data Privacy, the challenges of surveillance, greater scrutiny of Data Privacy steps needed to be compliant, the problem of privacy in technology implementations, advice for businesses starting their data protection journey, privacy perceived as a burden can hurt business success, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Dec 14, 2021 • 54min
The Data Diva E58 - Lourdes M. Turrecha and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Lourdes M. Turrecha, Founder of The Rise of Privacy Tech. We discuss her career journey and focus on privacy tech, common misconceptions about privacy tech, the early market focus on certain privacy tools helping clients ask the right questions when adopting privacy tech tools, difficulties for vendors find the right stakeholder in buying decisions, surprising things heard from privacy tech founders, what is top of mind about privacy tech, need to be proactive to avoid privacy harm due to inadequate legal redress, problems with tools that fail to address privacy gaps in organizations, privacy as a competitive advantage and boost to brand reputation, concerning trends for the future of privacy, false equivalence between privacy and security, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Dec 7, 2021 • 50min
The Data Diva E57 - Olivia Holder and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Olivia Holder, Senior Privacy Counsel, GitHub. We discuss privacy in the public sphere, children’s privacy and the importance of the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, data localization trends in data privacy regulation globally, local financial incentives as part of data localization efforts, the challenge of code re-use in app development, IoT and the Metaverse, Facebook’s move to delete Biometric data and global trends in facial recognition, interoperability and the use of API’ her future concerns about privacy, how privacy professionals can obtain buy-in to get resources and cooperation, privacy professionals an as diplomats, developer’s difficulties incorporating privacy, increase in privacy publicity, US Federal and local privacy legislation, private right of action and pre-emption as a barrier to omnibus privacy legislation, the global influence of GDPR and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Nov 30, 2021 • 42min
The Data Diva E56 - Peter Barbosa and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Peter Barbosa, CEO of Opsware Data. We discuss the importance of digital Data Mapping, data flows in cross-functional uses, regulatory fines for data privacy breaches and misunderstandings, the importance of having a data retention plan to mitigate risk, the challenges of rapidly increasing third-party risk, the dangers of third parties who are granted excess access, GDPR and other data protection regulations attempt to determine outline shared responsibility for third-party data transfer, Covid-19 vaccine passports and the New York State Excelsior Pass in the US, the challenge of the digital divide and people without means having less data agency, lack of adoption of businesses to obtain devices to check vaccine status using the Excelsior Pass, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the futureSupport the show

Nov 23, 2021 • 50min
The Data Diva E55 - Wayne Cleghorn and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Wayne Cleghorn, Chief Executive Officer & Practice Director at PrivacySolved. We discuss his Data Privacy origins in law and background in biotech ethics, the exploration of privacy need to yield practical results, clarifying the cultural implications and differences between Data Privacy versus Data Protection, Data Privacy before and after the GDPR, the significance of the 1995 EU Data Directive, the dual challenge of the US progress on data privacy and massive innovation in technology, the significant impact of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) as an Operating Sysyem maker on other Technology providers, exploration of Data Privacy and it's impact of the future is competition and Antitrust law in the EU and the US, competition, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Nov 16, 2021 • 1h 5min
The Data Diva E54 - Chris Roberts and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Chris Roberts, a Cybersecurity Luminary, Advisor, Researcher, Hacker, Chief Geek at the Hillbilly Hit Squad. We discuss his top concerns about cybersecurity in organizations, the good and bad things about data silos, businesses respecting the rights of individuals, misconceptions in media about hackers, how did we get where we are now with cybersecurity, where should we be moving forward with data privacy, having the right discussions with corporations about data privacy, what we need to know about cybersecurity as a profession, AI, bias, the technology battle for the gaze of individuals, ownership of inferences, Internet as library analogy, the importance of Data Privacy and the future, consumers needing help which is a business opportunity, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Nov 9, 2021 • 41min
The Data Diva E53 - Demeka Fields and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Demeka Fields, Counsel, Global Sports Marketing, Data Privacy at New Balance. We discuss her journey into privacy from the Minnesota Vikings to New Balance, our collaboration together via Ironclad, law schools and educating about technology, third-party data risk, the path from digital transformation to digital degradation, the risks involved with retaining legacy data, Cyber risks of ransomware, the need for better proactive cybersecurity plans, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Nov 2, 2021 • 44min
The Data Diva E52 - Jimmy Sanders and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Jimmy Sanders, Information Security, Netflix, and San Francisco Bay Area Chapter President of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) since 2014. We discuss our mutual involvement in the Tech Cares initiative (led by Lan Jenson, CEO of CyberTrust America) to help small businesses with digital transformation after covid, , how his background in behavioral psychology has helped him in his technology career, the interplay of data privacy and Cybersecurity, the importance of metrics to convey information to businesses, what help consumers need from Cybersecurity professionals, advice for people who want executive positions in Cybersecurity,his desire for a privacy bill of rights, the problem of using biometrics in security as a solution, his biggest privacy concerns, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show

Oct 26, 2021 • 40min
The Data Diva E51 - Davi Ottenheimer and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Davi Ottenheimer VP, Trust, and Digital Ethics Technologist, Inrupt. We discuss our lack of preparedness for the future of AI and technology, ethics inAI, AI errors have no redress, correct balance between law and technology, difficulty in crafting a US Federal Data Privacy law, individual agency with identity rights, AI bias and inference, the concept of digital slavery, the privacy vs security debate, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.Support the show