Masters of Privacy

What do we refer to with “privacy metrics”? Are privacy professionals delusional regarding the impact of the discipline in the overall business context? Lauren Reid is founder of The Privacy Pro, a boutique firm that provides essential training, tools, and support for privacy professionals to turn knowledge into action. In addition to leading The Privacy Pro, Lauren works with executives, boards,...

Can telco-powered identifiers overcome their own privacy challenges in their attempt to replace third-party cookies or email-based alternatives? Pascale is the Data Protection Officer at Utiq, a European based AdTech company. She has been working in privacy and data protection ever since completing her degree in Law, including roles at fashion group Arcadia and Vodafone Group. Pascale’s main goal...

Are Product Counsels in the best position to anticipate and solve privacy and AI compliance problems before we release new products to the public at large - all of it while avoiding costly delays in fast-moving projects? Linsey Krolik is Assistant Clinical Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, where she runs the Privacy Law Certificate and teaches Privacy Law. She is Director of the E...

Is it possible that a whole generation of consent-management solutions built for the EU-driven opt-in world are unsuitable for the opt-out scenario predominant in the US? How are DPOs and AI Governance professionals to deal with “shadow AI” and “shadow IT”?  Daniel Barber is DataGrail’s CEO and co-founder. Prior to DataGrail Daniel led revenue teams at DocuSign, Datanyze (acquired by ZoomInfo), To...

Georgia Voudoulaki is Senior Legal Counsel at Bosch, certified Compliance Officer, and adjunct professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigsburg and the Cooperative State University of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. In addition to her legal and academic roles, Georgia regularly publishes articles in leading legal journals and magazines, contributing valuable insights to the evolving co...

Gam Dias is a seasoned technologist and entrepreneur with a rich background in software engineering, AI, and product innovation. As a consultant, he has helped write the data strategy for Fortune Global 500 companies, innovative startups, and ambitious non-profits. He has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Liverpool and an MBA from Warwick Business School. Gam has lived in London,...

What is the practical case for combining CMPs and DSAR automation under a single technical solution or software provider? What do DPOs and CPOs struggle the most with when implementing effective privacy programs? Which Privacy Tech features are overvalued or undervalued? Max Anderson is a seasoned product executive with a proven track record of bringing successful technology products to market in...

Today we are taking a look at the difference between DPO and CPO roles in the US, the present and future impact of Privacy Tech in the management of privacy programs, the evolution of privacy regulation under the new US administration, and a potential Schrems III scenario.  Andy Dale serves as General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at OpenAP and holds the position of Executive Board Member at T...

Where is the UK data protection reform headed? How are we to deal with behavioural advertising in the context of sports betting and gambling? Will the UK stay clear of regulating or supervising AI à la EU?  Tim Turner has worked on Data Protection, Freedom of Information (FOI) and Information Rights law since 2001. He started at the Information Commissioner’s Office as a Policy Manager on FOI issu...

Theodore Christakis is Professor of International and European Law at University Grenoble Alpes (France), Director of the Centre for International Security and European Law (CESICE), Director of Research for Europe with the Cross-Border Data Forum, Senior Fellow with the Future of Privacy Forum and a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the New York University Cybersecurity Centre.  He is also...

It is time for a seasonal update at the intersection of Marketing, Data, Privacy and Technology. As usual, this Newsroom is divided into five blocks: ePrivacy & regulatory updates; MarTech & AdTech; AI, Competition and Digital Markets; PETs and Zero-Party Data; and Future of Media. TL;DL: The use of SDKs for data collection/sharing has been a common factor in various fines and lawsuits on both sid...

Daniel Solove has just published a new book, On Privacy and Technology. We went through a few key concepts from it, and also had a chance to revisit other core ideas in the author’s work.  Professor Solove is the Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the George Washington University Law School. One of the world’s leading experts in privacy law, S...

What is the best way to address privacy risks in the context of connected cars? Is data minimization compatible with assisted driving? What is the meaning of “Core Vehicle Data”? Mark Jaffe leads the Rivian ethics, compliance and privacy program. This includes ethical culture, compliance oversight, privacy, and investigations.  Prior to joining Rivian, Mark was Senior Vice President for Privacy at...

An update was due at the intersection of MarTech/AdTech and the My Health My Data Act, with a Washington Consumer Protection Act case against Costco paving the way for the recent class action lawsuit involving the Amazon Ads SDK. Also, the date is approaching for compliance with restrictions on international transfers of US personal data. Mike Hintze is a well-known leader in the field with more t...

As of today, February 16th, Google’s platform policies allow the collection, sharing and usage of IP addresses and other signals across websites, apps, gaming consoles or Connected TV. This has been perceived as a direct contradiction of the company’s long-term anti-fingerprinting policy. The company is expecting that a growing reliance on Privacy Enhancing Technologies will do away with the resul...

This was a really eventful week for AI regulation, with the first rules of the AI Act starting to apply on Sunday, February 2nd and the EU Commission releasing Guidelines on Tuesday (prohibited practices) and Thursday (scope of AI systems). To cap it all, a first-ever class action under the new framework (alongside the GDPR and the Digital Services Act) was filed on Wednesday against X-Twitter and...

Alex Dittel leads KHQ’s Data Privacy, Cyber and Digital legal practice. He brings over 15 years of experience in data protection, information security and technology commercial matters acquired during his time working for big and small technology companies and law firms in the United Kingdom and Australia. As a passionate GDPR-native data privacy lawyer, he advises on Australian as well as interna...

What should we celebrate on January 28th? What is the difference between Privacy and Data Protection? What about Data Privacy? Will Data Protection (or Data Privacy) evolve to encompass many of the things we now discuss in the context of AI regulation? We have asked Carissa Véliz (Oxford University), Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna (Future of Privacy Forum), Markus Wünschelbaum (Advisor, Hamburg Data Prot...

This special mountain retreat will bring together a unique combination of backgrounds and nationalities. NextAI is an initiative of Alberto Lopez Valenzuela and we have asked him to share more details.  Alberto Lopez Valenzuela is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the decision intelligence sector, mainly in the UK and the US. He founded alva in 2009, a London-based AI analytics f...

What is the future of Customer Data Platforms in the context of recent acquisitions, the modularization of their offerings, and the privacy compliance challenges of first party data activation?  Matthew Niederberger is a seasoned Martech consultant with years of experience helping global organizations unlock the full potential of their marketing technology investments. As the founder of MarTech Th...

Can we introduce greater individual agency in the management of identity? Will that lead to better controls over personal data and less privacy risks? What is the problem with LinkedIn? Are we turning a page in the evolution and potential mass adoption of cryptographic solutions? How can we avoid storing personal information on the blockchain? Dan has spent his career building products from 0-1 at...

Carey Lening, JD, CDPP writes, speaks, and consults on data protection, law, technology, and fractal complexity in systems. Currently based in Ireland, Carey has over 20 years of experience in thinking about hard problems and helping people arrive at practical solutions. Besides providing data protection compliance support to select clients, Carey runs Privacat Insights, a newsletter that offers a...

Lokke Moerel is a leading global expert on new technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and the Internet of Things, as well as Morrison & Foerster’s lead counsel on Binding Corporate Rules (BCR), with vast experience advising multinational companies in obtaining their BCR approvals throughout the EU. She has also authored the leading textbook on the subject, published by Oxford Univer...

Are Personal AI Agents the future of individual empowerment? How can the evolution of digital identity make them a reality?  Jamie Smith is the CEO and Founder of Customer Futures, a company focused on digital identity and customer-controlled personal data. He has been working at the forefront of digital transformation for nearly 15 years, helping deliver innovative solutions for some of the world...

Has honour been restored to the Legitimate Interest legal basis after the CJEU Royal Dutch Tennis Association decision and subsequent EDPB Guidelines? Is the GDPR showing signs of rustiness? Has it instead become a new religion?  Rie Aleksandra Walle brings over seventeen years of professional experience across both the private and public sectors, having worked at Kristiania University College, Er...