Data & The City

🚨 New Episode Drop! 🚨 Our latest episode My Fair LAIdy has officially landed — and data darling, it's serving artificial intelligence, fabulous etiquette, and one very important question: can we really teach algorithms good manners?  There I was, sitting in a Brussels hotel bar after an evening at the opera, watching My Fair Lady flicker across the television. As Eliza Doolittle learned society'...

🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP: GlastonData — CPDP Day 3 🚨 And data darling… Brussels has officially entered its finale era . ✨🎪 There I was, sitting outside the CPDP venue on the final morning with an iced matcha in hand, sunglasses hiding the consequences of the afterparty, and a tote bag full of crumpled notes, business cards, and unresolved feelings about AI. Around me, the festival energy had shifted...

🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP: Burning Data Man 🚨 And data darling… CPDP officially entered its after-dark festival era✨🎪 There I was, balancing a pistachio croissant, a homemade iced tea, and a rapidly declining phone battery while sprinting between panels like I was chasing overlapping headline acts at Europe’s most intellectually glamorous music festival. Everywhere I looked: fabulous festival fits, t...

🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP: Privacy-Chella: Day One at CPDP 🚨 And data darling… Brussels officially entered its festival era. ✨🎪 There I was, stepping into CPDP with a conference badge swinging around my neck like VIP festival access, a tote bag large enough to qualify as emotional support luggage, and the growing realization that privacy professionals might actually have better festival fits than Coa...

🚨 New Episode Drop! 🚨 Our CPDP special has officially begun, data darlings...and this one is serving festival glamour, policy plot twists, digital drama, and enough AI existentialism to require a second tote bag. There I was, stepping into Brussels with a perfectly planned outfit, a fully charged phone, and absolutely no emotional preparation for how quickly CPDP would turn into the Coachella of...

Our latest episode The Algorithm Wears Prada has officially landed — and data darling, it’s serving deception, design, and digital drama in the most impeccably tailored way. There I was, about to close a website — decision made, exit planned — when suddenly the “leave” button felt harder to find than last season’s it-bag. The “accept all”? Front row, spotlight, impossible to miss. And I couldn’t h...

🚨 New Episode Drop! 🚨 Our latest episode Doomscroll Patrol has officially landed — and data darling, it’s serving addictive design, legal couture, and a reality check we didn’t know we needed. There I was, settling in for a quiet night — one screen, one story, one intention — when suddenly I was three scrolls deep, five apps in, and completely detached from where I started. And I couldn’t help b...

🚨 New Episode Drop! 🚨 Our latest episode AI Think, Therefore AI Am has officially landed — and trust me, it’s serving digital drama, emotional couture, and privacy wisdom all in one fabulously wrapped package. There I was, refreshing my digital life the same way I refresh my wardrobe each season — editing, refining, asking what still fits — when I realised something: we now share the most delica...

✨ New Year, New Me: EDPS’s DPD Conference Reset or Refine ✨ New Year, New Me? More like New Year, New Digital Decade — and Data & The City was there to catch every stylish step of the EDPS Data Protection Day conference: Reset or Refine . Recorded live between panels, coffee breaks, and those whispered corridor conversations that always carry the best insights, this episode unwraps the ideas...

✨🎄 New Episode Drop: All I Want For Christmas 🎄✨ There I was, wrapping gifts with one hand and clearing cookie banners with the other, when it hit me: nothing says holiday season quite like festive shopping… and a little too much data magic behind the scenes. And I couldn’t help but wonder — when algorithms know our wish lists better than we do, who’s really doing the gift-giving? In the lates...

✨ New Episode Drop: Human Says No ✨ There I was, wandering through my apartment with a half-finished matcha and yet another “your privacy matters to us” popup flashing across my screen, when it hit me: in 2025, everyone is trying to automate, accelerate, streamline — and now the European Commission is even tailoring a whole Digital Omnibus to “simplify” the rules. But in a world rushing to make...

🕸️✨ Et voilà, data darlings — the witching hour has arrived, and the runway just turned regulatory ! uEver wondered what it’s really like to be a Data Protection Officer in 2025? Picture it: haunted inboxes, restless regulations, and the occasional GDPR ghost that refuses to stay buried 🧛‍♀️. In our latest episode of Data & The City : The DPO Horror Show , we light the compliance candles, du...

✨ New Episode Drop: Atelier Data Protection ✨ There I was, sipping a Blue Butterfly Iced Tea surrounded by startup dreamers and code warriors in my local tea shop, when it hit me: in the digital age, privacy isn’t an accessory—it’s the fabric. And darling, if trust is the ultimate luxury, then Privacy by Design is the little black dress every product needs. In this episode of Data & The City...

💳✨ New Episode Drop: Pay to Play ✨🍸 Once upon a timeline, the internet looked free—like a never-ending sample sale where every scroll felt like a steal. But now? Every cookie banner feels like a velvet rope. Consent or Pay. Pay or Okay. Your money or your data. And just like that… privacy became the hottest accessory with a price tag. In this week’s episode of Data & The City, we unpack th...

✨ Episode 11: Thank You for Flying Big Brother Airlines ✨ Data darlings, your flight may be short, but your data? It’s flying first class around the globe, leaving a trail of secrets in every airport lounge. In this sizzling Data & The City episode, we dive into the world of Passenger Name Records (PNR)—where every trip tells a story, and not all of them have a happy landing. From wrongful s...

👠 And just like that, we’re unpacking more than just vacation vibes. 💼✈️ Passport? Check. SPF? Packed. Data? Well... it’s already halfway around the world. In our latest episode of Data & The City , we're sipping iced lattes and dishing the dirt on international data transfers, one digital detour at a time. Because while we’re planning Amalfi outfits and hotel rooftop selfies, our personal d...

🖤✨ The heels may be off, but the recap is ON. ✨🖤 After three dazzling days of panels, privacy, and power suits in Brussels, the CPDP Recap Episode of Data & The City is finally here—and yes, it includes the long-awaited moment with the brilliant Romain Robert (fashionably late, but worth the wait). From algorithmic accountability to workplace surveillance, from governing AI to reclaiming p...

💄  Runway lights dimmed, stilettos slightly scuffed, and yet… the best reflections were still ahead. Day 3 at #CPDP2025 was less rave, more retrospective—think Paris Fashion Week afterparty meets legal theory lounge. In the final episode of our CPDP mini-series , Data & The City zipped up its best structured blazer and headed into a day of introspection, innovation, and intellectual couture....

💌 Sorry, darling… we ran fashionably late. Between consent forms, post-production glow-ups, and a flurry of fabulous guest voices, the latest episode of Data & The City took just a little longer to hit the runway. But trust us—it was worth every stylish second. 🖤 To make up for the wait, we’ve made this one extra long —think of it as the deluxe edition of your favourite playlist, with more s...

💅 It started with a lanyard… and ended with a cocktail in one hand and a GDPR debate in the other. Welcome to the CPDP 2025 Edition of Data & The City—where data is high-stakes, heels are high, and the stakes for digital rights? Even higher. In this episode: 👠 The Algorithm Spritz: Interview with Julia Apostle about AI governance 🍸 Vogue Ideas: The Opt-Ins and Opt-Outs of Day 1 🖇️ Cosmopoli...

🎙️ And just like that… the Opening Night of CPDP turned into a full-on runway for digital rights fashion. In the latest episode of Data & The City, we’re serving you Brussels chic with a side of high-stakes data dilemmas. From an artistic view to keynote moments that shook us out of our algorithmic autopilot — we were there for it.  ✨ James Bridle asked: what is tech really doing to us — and...

Today on  Data & The City: One Smart Cookie , we traded Cosmos for cookies — but not the good kind. 🍪💔 In a city where love is complicated and brunch plans are sacred, who knew cookies — yes, those digital crumbs — could stir up so much drama? 🍪💔 Turns out, behind every “Accept All” button is a little digital drama, and the companies tracking us are more Gossip Girl than gal pals. XOXO, su...

👠 Data, Dating, and Digital Dangers – Oh My! 💕 Swipe right at your own risk, darling... In Episode 3 of Data & The City , we’re spilling the tea on dating apps and privacy, decoding the fine print behind those seductive algorithms, and exposing the hidden risks lurking in your DMs. 🔍 Swipe Right for Data Sharing: Is your love life being tracked like last season’s trending handbag? 💌 Encryp...

This is an edited version of episode 2 due to audio issues in the interview segment.  For those that want to listen to the unedited version, please go to the original.  📣 Data & The City – Episode 2 is here! 💻 ✨AI is the it girl of the tech world—running our apps, curating our feeds, and learning everything about us. But have we stopped to ask: Who’s training whom? 🤔 In this episode, we’re...

📣 Data & The City – Episode 2 is here! 💻 ✨AI is the it girl of the tech world—running our apps, curating our feeds, and learning everything about us. But have we stopped to ask: Who’s training whom? 🤔 In this episode, we’re spilling the digital tea on: 🖥️ The AI Act— The BalenciAIga of the Digital Decade 🛑 🤖 Neural Networks & AI Weirdness: A Cosmopolitan Chat with Janelle Shane 🍸 📱...