Serious Privacy
Serious Privacy is an award-winning podcast that explores privacy, data protection, GDPR, cyber law, and digital rights. Hosted by Dr. K Royal, Paul Breitbarth, and Ralph O'Brien, it features unscripted conversations with global privacy professionals. Topics range from data management and cybersecurity to social justice, data ethics, AI, and digital identity protection. The show offers in-depth interviews and serious discussions for both professionals and enthusiasts interested in the digital frontier of human rights and laws.
Episodes
What does Privacy have to do with horses? That's what we asked (with CPPA Phil Laird)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal host the #CPPA California Privacy Protecction Agency's General Counsel, @Phil Laird and what a fascinating conversation! We hated to say good-bye! Paul Breitbarth was out this spisode, so it will be another week for the scooby gang.@trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn
A week in privacy - Themes not Dreams
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss a week in privacy and they seem to be themes but not dreams. privacy is a work in progress. Ralph O'Brien was out this week. @trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu,
A Solo Cup of Privacy
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Dr. K Royal was unepectedly solo (Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, were both traveling). So she provides a completely unscripted episode covering changes she has seen in the past 2 decades aloing with some news highlights. She promised not to sing too much. @trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Insta
Honor and Impact - Ralph and K get serious on 9/11
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal take a moment (or 41 moments) to reflect on the meaning, history, and honor on 9/11. It's a humbling podcast, but one you will enjoy. We also bake in some privacy news. @trustarc @Paul Breitbarth, If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueS
When Paul's away - A week in Privacy with Ralph and K!
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, with a pretty random bag of stuff! We discuss enforcement actions, AI legislation, jewellery, password advice, special category data and all the latest news and views!Australian consultationhttps://consultations.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/privacy-reform/Carey leming sub
Week in Privacy - Information is Beautiful
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, enforcement actions, breaches, settlements (dud you see the one with Meta?), and more. Check out this website for visualizations of data breaches https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/ If you have comments or qu
12 years in ICO Complaints (with Dom Smith) AND Meta settlement
Send us Fan MailThe real problem with complaints isn’t that people are complaining.It’s that unhappy people don’t usually show up unless something already went wrong. So when the ICO says it has to triage harder, that’s the tension.Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Dom Smith of the UK's Information Commissioner&apos
Eclipsing Privacy - Smart Glasses and a week in privacy
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal, review the Meta Smart Glasses and privacy issues just before a solar eclipse occurs. We've decided we like the Duck, Duck, Go version. They include a brief week in privacy. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.
Privacy Down Under (with Commissioner Carly Kind)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien speak with the Privacy Commissioner of Australia, Carly Kind, about the legislative developments in Australia, indigenous privacy, enforcement action on data breaches, and of course the U 16 social media ban. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, an
one HOT week in Privacy
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, discuss a week in privacy in the midst of hot temperatures in Europe and multiple fires arund the world. This week, we bring you some enforcement activities, regulator inquiries, old laws for new purposes, and guidance from various regulators on child safety. If you have comments or
A multifacted week in privacy
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, discuss a week in privacy. We have some jucy news from Europe, New Jersey, and the United Kingdom. Tune in! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bs
A Big 300! Regulating Canada and the World (with Philippe Dufresne)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, celebrate 300 episodes. And for this milestone, we invited Philippe Dufresne - Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly. It is a fascinating discussion and one not to miss! If you have comments or questions, find us on Linked
Schrödinger's data - Guidance on being Anonymous and Web Scraping
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, discuss a week in privacy. And we discuss some of the hot topics including an European Data Protection Board (EDPB) we also look at the EDPB guidelines on anonymisation, and Web scraping, including data dimensionality - which we looked up live! We also discussed Prince Harry's
A week in privacy, but we're really talking US Supreme Court
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, discuss a week in privacy. Let's be honest though - it's really the US Supreme Court reent decisions in Slaughter and Chatrie. Tune in for a lievely discussion. Oh - and we're also on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@seriousprivacypodcastChatrie v. United States (25-11
Digital Colonization with Samantha Simms
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal, ( Paul Breitbarth was out) meet with the phenomenal Samantha Simms. We had the best time going deep on some really substantive issues, even starting with Samantha's answer on the unexpected question. Join us as we discuss key issues and the digital colonization. If you have comments or questions
Censorship, Safety, or Something Else? (Social Media Controls with Fey O'Brien)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien , Dr. K Royal, and Paul Breitbarth explores the implications of proposed social media age restrictions in the UK to under 16s, through the insights of university student (and our editor!) Fey O'Brien, emphasising the importance of digital literacy and open communications.As the debate surrounding social media age
Bonus on AI, Games, and Governance of Emerging Tech
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien , Dr. K Royal, and Paul Breitbarth each provide a summary of the respective conferences they attended. The IAPP AI conference in Dublin, Games Expo, and Governance of Emerging Tech. Enjoy! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @e
The Glassholes of Privacy (Surveillance)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien , Dr. K Royal, and Paul Breitbarth discuss surveillance in all of its lovely permutations along with some current news. 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.s
Simply Irresistable programs (with Ryan Boos)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal, while Paul Breitbarth is out, meet with Ryan Boos of TrustArc. What's on the mic? Simplification of privacy programs. Ryan comes to this with the experience to back up his knowledge - he has fought in the data trenches and flown through the danger zone! Okay... he has major chops. If you have co
an Aiyiyi week in privacy with Ralph and K
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal, while Paul Breitbarth is out, discuss some reent events, namely graduation speakers, boos, and AI. 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.serio
Around the world in a week in privacy
Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of a week in privacy, hosts Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien discuss some key movements in privacy, data protection, cyber law, and AI around the world. Dr. K Royal was off speaking at a Governance or Emerging Tech and Science conference in Arizona. Join Paul and Ralph to cover both the highs and lows and share concerns about trends we are seeing.
Governance, Guardrails, and Getting AI Right (with Shoshana Rosenberg)
Send us Fan MailIf ever there was a time to take AI governance seriously, it is now. Luckily, our guest today has written a great book about it. This week on the Serious Privacy podcast, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal speak with Shoshana Rosenberg. She is Managing Director of Logical AI Governance, General Counsel at SafePorter and of course one of the founders of the Women in
A confusing week in Privacy with K and Paul!
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth and and Dr. K Royal, while Ralph O'Brien is out, discuss some fascinating news. Catch what's happening. First up - a decision from Spain on when data processing starts. We are so confused.#unexpectedquestion what fruit would be disappointed by the name we gave it? If you have comments or questions, find us on
Governing the data world (with Daragh O’Brien)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien connect with Daragh O'Brien of Castlebridge to talk about data governance, the weaponisation of DSARs (data subject access requests), and all the complexities thereof. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @ser
The GDPR - 10 vs. 8 - it's still great!
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien celebrated the 10th anniversary of the #GDPR! Yea!! Okay, there is some debate on the birthday date, whether it is 2016 or 2018... where one is when it was signed into law and the other when enforcement went live. We challenge poeple to vote! We discussed the highs, the lows, the dirt
From Man with Love. A conversation with Dr Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien meet with Dr. Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya, Information Commissioner for the Isle of Man to discuss her experiences, professional growth, priorities, and outlook. It's a rousing good discussion and one listeners everywhere should love. If you have comments or questions, find u
Royal Reports from IAPP 26 in DC
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy with Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, we review high points of the IAPP Summit held in Washington DC. K attended in person and connected with individuals on their take-aways and the keynote speakers - you know, just some people like Prince Harry, Salman Rushdie, and Maya Shankar (plus others, like Serious Privacy guest Prof. W
Fudge, DPIAs & Global Domination Plans (with Simon Pillinger)
Send us Fan MailIn this slightly chaotic (and mildly censored) April Fools’ episode, hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal welcome Simon Pillinger of Pillinger Privacy, also known as the first president of the People's Republic of North Oxfordshire, to discuss how humour, healthcare, and hard-won experience shape a career in data protection—and why the profession sometime
A global world... of social media addiction?
Send us Fan MailWe are back again, and why so Serious?We are well into to season 7 of the Serious Privacy podcast, with dr. K Royal, Ralph O'Brien and Paul Breitbarth. Ahead of IAPP Washington DC, we discuss the new Oklahoma SB546, the Global CBPR forum meeting in Lima Peru, regulatory capture, Trademarking your image, Delve compliance controversy and the HUGE news of court cases regarding S
News and Views - A week of announcements!
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, recovery from illness and come back strong with a cool announcement - and your regular news round up in all things Data Protection and Privacy.Latest regulatory penalties, new legislation and news from around the globe, as K and Ralph attempt the impossible - to convey all
A MONTH in Privacy with R & K
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal address the hot topics of the month, as we have been so full of guests that the time has flown by!Latest regulatory penalties, new legislation and news from around the globe, as K and Ralph attempt the impossible - to convey all that has occurred to you - our dear "Ser
Data Protection: A Labour of Love with James Robson
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal address the hot topic of data in Elections and Democratic engagement with James Robson, former DPO of the UK's Labour Party. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu
It's okay not to be with K. News and Views!
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien address the hot topics of the day with news updates across #privacy, #dataprotection, #security, #AI and #humanrights. No K Royal, who is on a well earned vacation!EDPB, EDPS, ICO, GPA, DUAA and other strings of letters all get discussed!Lots of news, case law, regulator
The Agents and the Humans
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal address the hot topic of agentic AI and the risks to #privacy, #dataprotection, #security, and #humanrights. We cover the basics as well as human attributes (or not) along with how to take the risks into consideration as a professional. If you have commen
Our Sovereign Opinions (Week in Privacy)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss the privacy and data protection news of the past couple of weeks. This week, Paul rants about digital sovereignty, K discusses new American legislation, especially to protection children's data, and together they also talk about the latest WhatsApp decision from th
DSAR Overload (with Josh Schwartz)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Josh Schwartz of Phaselaw to discuss the increasing use of data subject access rights (DSARs) as a weapon. The resources required to handle such requests can be quite extensive. How do companies keep up? Maybe Josh has some insight. If you hav
The Kemp Effect: From Silicon Valley to Privacy Regulator
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien meet with Tom Kemp of the California Privacy Protection Agency. We talk about the new DROP system, priorities, history, and coordination with other agencies and lawmakers. Tom was previously on Serious Privacy, before his CPPA days. If you have comments or questions, find us on Linke
Happy Data Protection/Privacy Day!
Send us Fan MailWe are back! Welcome to season 7 of the Serious Privacy podcast, with dr. K Royal, Ralph O'Brien and Paul Breitbarth. Also this season, we will keep you up to date of developments in the data protection and privacy community, artificial intelligence and some cybersecurity. And of course we'll bring you interviews with great guests! If you have comments or questions, find
2025 - oh how we loved thee!
Send us Fan MailJoin your hosts on this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal as they close out 2025 with favorite moments and episodes, state law review, and predictions. And of course, a little bit about EU data protection. We'll be back January 28, global privacy / data protection day! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram
Optimism and AI in the same sentence?!
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Charlie Silver of permission.io to discuss data ownership and trackable permission for online data. Of course, while Paul Breitbarth is out, Raph and K cannot help but challenge some of the positions - revoking #consent, #democracy, and #optimism. Somehow, we also wound up discussing #cryptocurrency. Join
Arc-ing into the New Year!
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Val Ilchenko, Eric Sendelbach, and Ian Runyon of TrustArc to discuss the launch of the Arc. Join us as we discuss the factors that went into developing the Arc, challenges for privacy and data protection professionals, and how AI is baked in to give professionals the tools they need at the
A rip roaring week in privacy with Paul and K
Send us Fan MailJoin us for a rip-roaring week in privacy on this episode of Serious Privacy, where co-hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (Ralph O'Brien is off this week) cover quality, not quantity - although there is no shortage of current events. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.se
An Open Letter from Open Rights Group
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal (while Paul Breitbarth is out) connect with Mariano delli Santi of Open Rights Group - a civil society pressure group - regarding an open letter to the UK department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), signed by over 70 organisations and individuals, regarding the industry perceived lack of enforcement
Tea Time with Teresa - what do do if you are CPO?
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (while Ralph O'Brien is out) connect with a long-time friend and colleague Teresa Troester-Falk. The topics are broad, but mainly center around her new book "So you got the Privacy Officer Title - Now what?" (amazon link) which has gained quite the popularity among privacy professionals and those who
We do Redo - what's happening with GDPR? [Live from Privacy Space]
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the award-winning Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal bring you an analysis of the leaked GDPR revisions recorded live at the award-winning Privacy Space in the UK. Tune in to hear what might be happening. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.e
If it ain't California, it's Texas
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal discuss the weekly news, including the Google settlement in Texas, ClearviewAI and much more. 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.seriousprivacy.eu, an
A week in Privacy with Paul and Ralph
Send us Fan MailJoin us on this episode of Serious Privacy, as Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien present the breaking news and hot events in data protection and privacy while Dr. K Royal was out this week. Tune in for a great discussion and catch up! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.serio
The Tash Dash: a mini marathon on data protection
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal connects with Tash Whitaker to cover all things top of mind in data protection. Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien were out, so Tash and K hit the microphone unfettered! Join us as we discuss DSARs, AI, and more - in the run up to the Privacy Space in London in less than a month away. If you have comments or questions, find us on Li
The pattern is full with this week in privacy
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy, hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal bring you a full week in privacy and data protection featuring new laws, new decisions, and new enforcement. We span from Pay to Play, to children's privacy, to California's Frontie AI - tune in... it's a hot one! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and
Ideas about IDs
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, talk about the UK's plans to introduce a mandatory digital identity card. This is not the first time a proposal for mandatory ID has come up in the UK, and Ralph has thoughts about it. Paul on the other hand is a little surprised about the uproar, since mandatory ID has been introduced in the
Privacy Programs with a Touch of Magic (with Paul Iagnocco)
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal speak with Paul Iagnocco, Head of Customer Enablement at our sponsor TrustArc. Apart from catching up, the team speaks with our guest about the development and maintenance of data protection compliance programs, especially in this time where AI is becoming more and more important.
Fun with Facts plus... Korea!
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth brings us news from the Global Privacy Assembly held in Korea and Dr. K Royal has fun with privacy trivia! Ralph O'Brien is out this week. Open offer to all fans... if you answered all the questions correctly, send oneof us your address and we will send you a sticker for playing Trivacy! If you have comments or questions, fi
A slamming week in Privacy with Ralph and K
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien of Reinbo Consulting and Dr. K Royal (Paul Breitbarth is travelling) discuss current events in privacy, data protection, and cyber law. Fascinating episode with all the hot stories which seem to follow a theme - adequacy and child online safety, plus some enforcements. Coverage includes the decision on the European Court's de
Fireside Chat with a UK DPO (with Jordan Hall)
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy, while both Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien of Reinbo Consulting are out, Dr. K Royal connects with Jordan Hall, a DPO based in the UK. Discussion centers around scope of DPO, where the field has developed, and thoughts on current events. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky u
Mish mash a privacy splash
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of seriousprivacy, Paul Breitbarth is away, so Ralph O’ Brien and Dr. K Royal bring you a mish mash week in privacy. Topics include current news and a little bit about the differences in GDPR compliance vs what the US privacy laws require. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu,
Think of the Children! Educational vs Technical controls.
Send us Fan MailBack to the week of news!On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal discuss the topics of the week, Age Verification, Technical controls vs Educational controls, Freedom of speech and censorship, Greek, Italian and ICO enforcement, and yet more data breaches!Sources:https://spectrum.ieee.org/online-safety-kids-ieee-standard
On Gaza & Human Rights - Decisive and potentially Divisive
Send us Fan MailWhile we generally don't shy away from politics when it comes to data protection and privacy rights, the conflict in Gaza is not a topic that we would quickly raise on the podcast. Unless data protection plays a role, which it now does.On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal enter a dimension not seen before on the
From the Beaches to the Breaches
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal talk about a slew of breaches and what to do if your data is breached. 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.seriousprivac
a Sparkling Week in Privacy
Send us Fan MailThis episode covers a week in privacy which feels light and refreshing. Listen to co-hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal. Topics include an emergency ban in Italy about publishing images about an autopsy, Germany's actions involving Meta, Poland's enforcement on a McDonald's data breach, UK's collaboration with OpenAI, UK's enforcemen
Breaches and Terms: which mess is bigger?
Send us Fan MailWith Dr. K Royal off to Vegas, this week it's Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting catching up for the Serious Privacy podcast on all of the news. Two big topics this week: the hidden-until-now data breach of the UK ministry of Defence in Afghanistan and the mess that was the WeTransfer terms update (official blog post, Paul's Linkedin post). The guys al
Personal Integrity, Regulatory capture & a week in Privacy
Send us Fan MailWith Paul away, Join K and Ralph on a riotous discussion of personal integrity and what positions we can work with and for - with regulators and industry cross pollinating individuals and resources. Can regulators remain ethical and independent, when we rely on skills and abilities for industry?Also, a week of news in Privacy and Data Protection with a round up of EU, UK, US and b
250 episodes?! Let's celebrate!
Send us Fan MailPlease join us for our 250th episode, celebrating 5 and a half years of privacy, data protection, cyber law education and hot topics with hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal. 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
Vermont for Kids! and lots of other cool privacy things
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal connect with the Honorable Monique Priestley, Vermont Representative (website https://moniqueforvermont.com/). The topic - the Age Appropriate Design Code Act (VAADCA) just passed! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europa
Almost too much to Handle - Week in privacy
Send us Fan MailOn this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect on a week in privacy - almost too much to cover, so it’s a little long. Mainly we talk about the UK Data Use and Access Bill, the third extension of TikTok’s required sale, Meta deploying ads to Whatsapp, and noyb suing two data protection authorities over delayed investiga
Data Makes the World Go Round (with Noël Luke)
Send us Fan MailIt'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’Brien o
A doozy of a week in Privacy
Send us Fan MailOn 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.se
A strong week in Privacy
Send us Fan MailOn 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
The State of Digital (with Akhi Srivastava)
Send us Fan MailOn 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
Retro Week in Privacy - So much to Cover!
Send us Fan MailOn 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 against I
Indescribably Intuitive: Indigenous Privacy
Send us Fan MailOn 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 / Privacy,
A week in privacy with Ralph and K
Send us Fan MailOn 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 your
A week in privacy plus Summit Day 2 recap
Send us Fan MailOn 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 podca
The 30 Year Plan: Live from IAPP GPS25
Send us Fan MailWe 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 f
Not your Grandma's Cookies (with Darren Abernethy)
Send us Fan MailOn 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 @seriouspr
A Challenging Week in Privacy
Send us Fan MailOn 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 subscr
F to the T to the C - a slow but substantive week in privacy
Send us Fan MailOn 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 you
A Month in Privacy
Send us Fan MailOn 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 list o
Whatever it Takes (with Rowenna Fielding)
Send us Fan MailOn 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.seri
Out of the AI Frying Pan (with Joanne Furtsch)
Send us Fan MailOn 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 comments
The Volatile Side of Privacy & Data Protection (with Joe Jones)
Send us Fan MailOn 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, and
