Send us a text The 1st of July has come and gone - the date that marks the beginning of the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Not all companies are ready for CCPA enforcement. And many companies are confused among the many moving parts - the law and potential amendments, the regulations, the ballot initiative, and enforcement. California’s Attorney General Becerra describes the CCPA is a “first-of-its-kind data privacy law in America.” In his press release he encourages ...
Jul 07, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Welcome to our 21st episode of Serious Privacy. There is no better way to celebrate 21 than to return to our basics and have a kitchen table conversation with our own Paul Breitbarth . This week, Paul will discuss his favorite privacy topic. We limited it to one topic - will he go for two topics? Does he have one overwhelming favorite issue in privacy? With Paul’s background with the data protection authorities, he has more of a legal scholarly slant - so this should be a very int...
Jun 30, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text "Only K can save the world" - from Men in Black III. This is one of K' s favorite quotes, but what are her favorite topics in privacy? After many weeks discussing a huge variety of topics with our guests, it is time to go back to basics: a privacy conversation about our favorite topics while sitting on a sunny back porch, drink in hand. This week, it’s K’s turn to discuss her favorite privacy topic. She can only pick one - what will she go for? Individual rights? Tr...
Jun 24, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Gaming! It’s all fun and games, right? Not really. There are hidden dangers in online gaming especially - dangers that many individuals don’t consider. When you are stuck at home for many weeks, chances are that you have downloaded one or more gaming apps on your phone, or purchased a game console for your living room either for yourself or for your kids. Games are hot. But games are also great sources of data collection from all corners of the world and all levels of society. Wha...
Jun 16, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Personal data can often be a complicated side to critical business activities, such as mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy. Since the beginning of the year, the world has been dealing with a global health crisis. But unfortunately, that is not the only crisis the world will be dealing with this year - by now it is clear our economy will take a serious hit as well. Companies will go under, or else may become targets for mergers and acquisitions while in a weakened state. That a...
Jun 09, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text What do you get when you put an Englishman in charge of information privacy? A lot of experience, ideas, and expertise when it is Ralph O’Brien . With all the news on the Coronavirus, one could almost forget there are still Brexit negotiations taking place. There is still a question whether the United Kingdom can obtain an adequacy decision from the European Union. Is the UK data protection legislation enough to offer an “essentially equivalent” level of data protection? What are ...
Jun 03, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text The 25th of May 2018 will be a day that is forever etched into our memories. It is a day Paul had been working towards for well over seven years by the time it arrived. For those of you who don’t remember: it is the day the GDPR entered into application, this week two years ago. What other topic could we possibly discuss in today’s Serious Privacy episode other than the first GDPR review? The serious question is - is it time to celebrate? Let’s look at lessons we learned over the ...
May 27, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Describe your perfect privacy career. Do the words “vibrant,” “brilliant,” and “high energy” come to mind? Back when we still had privacy conferences and trade shows, you could sometimes meet someone that was so vibrant, so enthusiastic and so interesting, they would make the whole event. Emerald de Leeuw , Privacy Lead in EMEA for Logitech is that kind of person. She is a fellow Dutchie to Paul and calls Ireland her home. She is an entrepreneur with a brilliant privacy mind, but ...
May 19, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text What do you get when a European and an American discuss concerns about returning to work after the recent quarantines? With co-hosts Paul Breitbarth and K Royal, listeners get an inside view on what privacy professionals are thinking about. After two months, the worst of the Corona Crisis in many countries seems to be behind us. Slowly, countries and States are opening up, releasing roadmaps on relaxing their quarantine measures and taking steps to allow people to go back to work....
May 12, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text What is a representative under GDPR? Why do I need one? What do they actually do? Are these questions familiar to you? Does it sound like we are reading your mind? Then join us for this exciting unscripted conversation with Tim Bell , Managing Director of the DPR group - a walking, talking, EU representative. If a data controller or processor does not have an establishment in any of the member states of the European Union, they have to appoint a representative. This is stipulated ...
May 06, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Privacy has never been so controversial! COVID-19 has sparked many discussions about privacy as the use of technology helps contain the spread of the virus. But with all this data being used to monitor contact, are the proper privacy protections being put in place? These and many other topics we discussed with Lillian Russell , Chief Privacy Officer for the County of Los Angeles. Join us in this episode with Lilly to hear about challenges with a multi-generational workforce, manag...
Apr 21, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Despite the Corona crisis, the California attorney general has announced the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act will go ahead as planned later this year. However, in Brazil, the Senate on April 3rd adopted legislation to postpone the entry into force of the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) until 1 January 2021. Enforcement is not foreseen until August next year. But postponed or not, the new omnibus data protection legislation in Brazil will have a ma...
Apr 14, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text The times of Corona are far from behind us, so also this week, we bring you a medical topic: what is the relation between technological innovation and pharma? How can they work together to facilitate new ways of working? And why do innovation and quick thinking really count in a pandemic like we have now? Join us to hear Ashley Slavik of Veeva and Jennifer Couture of Alexion discuss the innovation they have seen over the past month - everything from how tech helps companies enhanc...
Apr 06, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text The world suddenly came to a standstill when the #Coronavirus took hold of our daily lives. Fighting the virus is the first priority, but that cannot be done at the expense of the rights to #privacy and #data protection. In this double episode of #SeriousPrivacy, K and Paul talk about the virus with a number of guests, discussing employee privacy, the collection of health data and the latest regulator guidance. This is a two-part series, both at 40 minutes. Links are below for Spi...
Apr 02, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text The world suddenly came to a standstill when the #Coronavirus took hold of our daily lives. Fighting the virus is the first priority, but that cannot be done at the expense of the rights to #privacy and #data protection. In this double episode of #SeriousPrivacy, K and Paul talk about the virus with a number of guests, discussing employee privacy, the collection of health data and the latest regulator guidance. This is a two-part series, both at 40 minutes.Links are below for Spir...
Apr 01, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Sharenting - parents sharing kids' information... should we care? Should they care? In this episode, we connect with Drs. Mariea Hoy and Alexa K. Fox on their recent publication, “Smart Devices, Smart Decisions? Implications of Parents’ Sharenting for Children’s Online Privacy,” in Journal of Public Policy & Marketing . This research explored how parents, specifically mothers, post about their children on social media and how they share their children’s personally identif...
Mar 24, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text On 8 March, it was International Women’s Day, a good reason for us to dedicate an episode to the role women play in privacy. In this episode, K and Paul speak with TrustArc’s own Hilary Wandall and with Vivienne Artz , the CPO of Refinitiv and Chairwomen of Women in Banking and Finance. You will hear about women's initiatives, privacy being more tech and law focused, mentoring, and privacy heroines. And you get the background behind the quote: “Women don’t need fixing - we ar...
Mar 17, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Are you a digital hoarder? Are you someone who always has a full mailbox? Then you know that finding the right data isn’t always easy. In this episode, K Royal chats with Kevin Ogrodnik , president of Sherpa Software , about the challenges of data discovery and finding data across systems. Contact us at [email protected] with comments or suggestions. Powered by TrustArc Seamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. Wi...
Mar 09, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. For the first time since its creation, a member state has decided to leave the common market, and for now, it is uncertain what the future holds for current privacy legislation. The new relationship between the UK and the EU will be negotiated in the course of this year, with the agreed transition period ending on 31 December. During this period, GDPR will apply as if nothing has changed. But what will happen after? D...
Mar 05, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text In this episode, Peter Stockburger of Dentons, shares his thoughts on critical elements of the CCPA. What are some of the topics we touch on? - revised regulations, Do Not Sell requirements, the necessity of data inventories, and how the CCPA cannot be used as a predicate for other claims, such as state or federal unfair trade practices. Paul and K then discuss some differences between the CCPA and GDPR. Contact us at [email protected] with comments or suggestions. Power...
Feb 26, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text What do organizations need to do to comply with the Turkish Data Protection Act? What does the obligation to register all processing activities entail? And what are the risk of non-compliance? Recorded on 01/15/2020. To download webinar slides, please visit: https://info.trustarc.com/WB-2020-01-15-TurkishDataProtectionActIsitareflectionofGDPR_RegPage.html Powered by TrustArc Seamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. With Tr...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text In celebration of Global Data Privacy / Protection Day, TrustArc is launching its Serious Privacy podcast. Real information on your schedule. Tune in to hear our plans, why we got into privacy and what keeps us here. Powered by TrustArc Seamlessly manage your privacy program, assess risks, and stay up to date on laws across the globe. With TrustArc’s Privacy Studio and Governance Suite, you can automate cookie compliance, streamline data subject rights, and centralize your privacy...
Jan 28, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1
