
"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

Jun 1, 2021 • 40min
The Data Diva E30 - Joy Heath Rush and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Joy Heath Rush, CEO of The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA). We discuss how we met, the trajectory of her career and interest in legal technology, the intersection of law and privacy, the role of a data steward in any organization, parallels between data privacy and data retention practices, understanding the cloud in the legal environment, the impact of the pandemic on conferences, privacy challenges of working from home, plans for ILTACON in 2021, the future of work after Covid-19, and her wish for data privacy in the future.Support the show

May 25, 2021 • 41min
The Data Diva E29 - Raghavan Chellappan and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Raghavan Chellappan, Chief Technology Officer at ByteSafe.We discuss pressing privacy and technology issues, privacy is a collaborative effort that silos harm, human habits, and technology, trust to build a privacy program, bring a holistic approach to privacy, the privacy debate about the First Amendment, data privacy fines as a tax on businesses, ways to help businesses to understand privacy issues, a systemic not tactical approach to privacy, the confusion between privacy and security and his idea for data privacy in the future.Support the show

May 18, 2021 • 46min
The Data Diva E28 - Kelly Finnerty and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Kelly Finnerty, Director of Brand and Content at Startpage — the world's most private search engine. We discuss how privacy matters for all individuals and businesses, major shifts in marketing as a result of privacy regulations, privacy technology as a differentiator for businesses, Google’s FLOC vs. cookies, iOS 14 Privacy features, and the impact on privacy tech overall, and an explanation of advertising techniques including fingerprinting, the use of Adversarial AI in Startpages’s new pixelated images to thwart unintended image use, the answer to privacy ambivalence, the harm of inference in data uses, unfiltered searches using Startpage, the value of anonymity in web searching, and her wish for data privacy in the future.Support the show

May 11, 2021 • 41min
The Data Diva E27 - Dawn Kristy and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Dawn Kristy, CEO of The Cyber Dawn and VP of Cyber Solutions a CyberArmada. We discuss her passion for cybersecurity, challenges in AI systems, her work on educating people about cybersecurity, the big targets and the most vulnerable in cyber attacks, the need for privacy and cybersecurity with those outside of technology and legal fields, the impact of the documentary “Coded Bias,” the lack of diversity in AI and how it impacts results, AI mistakes that may lead to irreversible consequences, male advocates for women in tech, the need for more women and girls in STEM, thoughts on the proposed Mexican National Biometric Registry, the trend toward justification of data collection in laws and her idea for data privacy in the future.Support the show

May 4, 2021 • 42min
The Data Diva E26 - Pedro Pavón and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Pedro Pavón, who works on Privacy, Fairness, and Data Policy, at Facebook. We discuss being authentic and experiences of being a person of color in the data privacy field, the vital human elements of privacy as it is thought of differently all over the world, the Netflix documentary Coded Bias featuring Dr. Joy Buolamwini, the interplay of privacy and technology, bias in AI and technology, and how this relates to data privacy, facial recognition, and surveillance, the problem of using statistics to measure AI success and human harm, AI and decisions about life and liberty, the impact of using facial recognition in policing and education, the problem of applying technology made for one purpose to a different purpose, the need to constantly monitor and correct AI systems, the challenge of information silos within an organization with data privacy, and his wish for data privacy in the future.Support the show

Apr 27, 2021 • 38min
The Data Diva E25 - Carissa Véliz and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds "The Data Diva" talks to Carissa Véliz, Associate Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute for Ethics in AI and Tutorial Fellow, Hertford College, University of Oxford, and author of "Privacy Is Power.” We discuss her concept of data havens, the success of her book “Privacy Is Power,” how Brexit affected her views on privacy, data access creating new caste systems, individual steps to protect one’s privacy, the need for agency over one’s data, the danger of inferences in data use, Cambridge Analytica’s impact on privacy discussions, the effects of Covid on data privacy, the differences between US and EU, ethics and AI, bias in AI, facial recognition and biometrics and her idea for data privacy in the future.Support the show

Apr 20, 2021 • 42min
The Data Diva E24 - Kavya Pearlman and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds, "The Data Diva,” talks to Kavya Pearlman, Founder, and CEO of XRSI, a Cyber Safety organization dedicated to Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, etc. We discuss the XRSI Privacy Framework as it relates to Virtual and Mixed Reality, the ability to discuss Privacy with people at different tech levels, the different skill sets needed in Privacy in various applications, diagnose and articulate Privacy issues where no law exists, consumer association of VR with gaming, how new technologies will get people’s attention, the possibility of immediate harm from VR and other technologies, the difficulty of being an informed consumer, XRSI Privacy Framework, and her idea for data privacy in the future. Support the show

Apr 13, 2021 • 40min
The Data Diva E23 – Avishai Ostrin and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds "The Data Diva" talks to Avishai Ostrin, Senior Privacy Consultant at PrivacyTeam. We discuss the strength of Data Privacy protections in Israel compared to the EU and in Multi-National Corporations, the retention period for data in different areas of the world, experience discussing Data Privacy with the average person, the impact of gradual and constant change in Data Privacy, balance between Privacy and Security, need for additional discussions between industry and government, Contact Tracing involving major Tech companies, Israel’s intention for an early reopening from the pandemic, confusion of privacy with software and apps, future projections on Data Privacy and his idea for data privacy in the future.Support the show

Apr 6, 2021 • 42min
The Data Diva E22 - Sanna Toropainen and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds "The Data Diva" talks to Sanna Toropainen, Co-Founder of Muna.io involved with systems that facilitate ethical data collection and data monetization. We discuss the idea of finding the middle ground between consumers and businesses on privacy, data privacy as property law and data ownership, transparency and data exchange with businesses, data monetization and data protection rights, the difference of U.S. vs. The EU, perspective on the European Data Strategy, the challenge of data privacy and innovation, discussing the logistics or data sharing while respecting the rights of individuals, the use of data intermediaries, data brokers and assumptions, the accuracy and quality of data, individuals control of data, and her idea for data privacy in the future.Support the show

Mar 30, 2021 • 40min
The Data Diva E21 - Jay Glasgow and Debbie Reynolds
Send us a textDebbie Reynolds "The Data Diva" talks to Jay Glasgow, Founding Partner of the Privacy Co-op and Information Rights executive. We discuss laws related to data privacy and the connection to identity, the U.S. regulatory laws related to privacy, U.S. privacy law vs. publicity law vs. contractual law, the work of authorized agents to protect legal rights of individuals, Covid-19 and U.S. data privacy laws, and digital contact tracing apps, the prospect of preemption and privacy right of action as it relates to data privacy regulation in the U.S., Section 230 and de-platforming, Covid-19 mandated distance learning privacy issues, the bias in AI, understanding of information rights, explain the history of Section 230 and potential future of this law, fifth amendment rights related to passwords, updating of old laws related to data and individual rights, four key torts related to individual rights, data monetization, and his idea about privacy in the future.Support the show