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Send us Fan Mail It's been a while since we last talked about cross-border data transfers, but that does not mean that all issues have resolved themselves. And while the focus may still largely be on the EU-US relations for data transfers, the core developments actually relate to the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules .  Therefore, on this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Br...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth is away so Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal   bring you a full docket of privacy news. And it is a doozy of a week!  If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of #SeriousPrivacy, Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien catch up on recent activity in the world of purveyors,  data protection, and cyber law.  If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriouspriv...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privavy, Paul, Ralph, and Dr. K catch up with Akhi Srivastava, an experienced tech leader to discuss strategy and state of the digital world (as himself and not as any of the company's he's worked for then it now). If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europa...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , and Dr. K Royal ( Ralph O’Brien was traveling), we cover a wild wrap up of privacy activities, including Tom Kemp as the newly appointed head of the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency, and a wide sweep of enforcement actions including Roku , Honda Motor Company, National Public Data, Tom Snyder , plus class actions aga...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of @SeriousPrivacy, hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (Ralph wasn'  able to join us in DC) catch up with Tahu Kukutai , Professor, The University of Waikato; Jade Makory , CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP , Legal and Advocacy Director, Data Analytics Kenya, and Privacy Expert, PwC (on Sabbatical); and Shana Morgan , AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP , Global Head of AI / Pri...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy ,  Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal connect to cover a week in privacy as Paul Breitbarth is away. This weeks shorter episode includes a guide to what’s coming up from Serious Privacy at IAPP summit in DC, a penalty from the UK ICO, EDPB draft Guidance on blockchain, state laws, enforcement actions, and more! Please subscribe in...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal have a short week in privacy (a lot about #Meta and children using #AI) along with some updates on the IAPP #GPS25 where we learned that it was all about the people, such as our friends at TrustArc , Ben Siegal, Dan Solove, and so many others. Please subscribe in your favorite...

Send us Fan Mail We are a little late this week, but with good reason: Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal were attending the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C. and bring you their report from the Opening General Session of the conference. The speakers during this session were professor Lawrence Lessig, Hans Peter Brøndmo and Catie Cuan, each reflecting on 25 years of IAPP and what is next...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal connect with Darren Abernethy of Greenberg Traurig to discuss all things #cookies and #trackers. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring!  If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @serio...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien , and Dr. K Royal make it personal. They talk about their own mental health in light of busy workloads and global developments, whether privacy related or not. And they talk about the 23andme bankruptcy and what that means for personal data, as well as a fine issued by the Jersey Data Protection Authority.. Please s...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal talk about the controversy with executive changes to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission #FTC, the UK #adequacy extension, and the Norwegian decision about Data Protection Officer #DPO conflicts of interest. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring!  If y...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal cover a month in privacy. This includes UK adequacy, the March meeting of the European Data Protection Board where they released a statement on the implementation of the PNR directive, we talk about BCRS and the number of companies who have adopted BCRs and BSPRs , and the UK l...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal connect with MissIGGeek herself, Rowenna Fielding on all things ethics. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring!  If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb....

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal join Joanne Furtsch, VP extraordinaire of TrustArc to discuss all things #AI. Tune in to learn about the practical and innovative aspects of AI and its privacy and data protection implications. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring!  If you have comm...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , were off (busy with professional lives), so Dr. K Royal connected with Joe Jones of the IAPP , Director of Research and Insights. They discuss how Joe got started in privacy - building from international trade as a lawyer and then BAM! Out came the GDPR, Joe then migrated to the #UK government...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal , catch up on data protection and privacy developments from around the globe. Up for discussion this week: The repeal of the proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation and AI Liability Directive ( link ) The EDPB guidelines on age assurance and recommendations to the World Anti Doping...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal launch the first week in privacy for 2025. Topics include the EDPS election, AI, and US state laws and enforcement - among others!  If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europa...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal interview with Wayne Unger , a #constitutional scholar and Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University . They delve into recent #U.S. #political events under the new administration. The discussion covers the legality of #executiveorders, implications for #priv...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki , Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting , and Dr. K Royal launch the first week in privacy for 2025. Topics include State laws in the US entering into effect (link to White & Case article, but bonus for 10 areas for US-based privacy programs to focus in 2025 from Hintze Law ) to a TikTok ban that was there and then it...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O’Brien , and Dr. K Royal ring in the new year with Val Ilchenko , General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer of TrustArc . No topic was off limits! We discussed the ghosts of Privacy past, now, and future. Tune in to hear all about it as we kick off the new year on #GlobalDataPrivacyday / #GlobalDataProtectionDay 2025! Plea...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of the year, hosts Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O’Brien discuss the highlights of the fifth season of the Serious Privacy podcast, reflecting on the pivotal moments in privacy throughout 2024. They share insights into their favorite episodes, the progression and challenges within global privacy laws, and personal milestones. The hosts also predict...

Send us Fan Mail A final week in privacy episode of Serious Privacy in 2024, where Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal once again give the lead to Big Tech. And Netflix.  From all of us in the podcast team, we wish you and your loved ones happy holidays. Stay tuned for the season 5 finale! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @serio...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth , Dr. K Royal and Ralph O'Brien speak with Cathleen Doyel of our sponsor TrustArc about all things contract management. Cathleen has been a commercial contract lawyer for many years, in recent times with a strong focus on data protection clauses. For most of us, contracts are never fun, so this is your opportuni...

Send us Fan Mail On this week of Serious Privacy , Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal connect with John Keeves , partner at Johnson Winter Slatterly in Australia to discuss all things Australia. In particular we discussed the Cyber Security Act of 2024 and other recent changes and enforcement activities. Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing. If you have comments or questions, find us...