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We look back to January 2020 - with no crystal ball for Serious Privacy with Paul Breitbarth and K Royal. With 47 episodes and over 25,000 downloads, Season 1 of Serious Privacy is complete. Thank you to our fans! Season 2 starts Global Privacy Day 2021. Our initial ideas were a little different, but K and Paul found their rhythm and a following. Join us as we look back, play some of our favorite moments, and look ahead to 2021.

Our most popular episodes were What Now Right Now? Assessment of the EU Schrems II Decision with Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna of the Future of Privacy Forum and Sophie in ’t Veld, which we put together the same day; Wildly Successful: An Unexpected Career in Privacy with Emerald de Leeuw; and Privacy on the Front Lines: A View from LA with Lillian Russell.

We had phenomenal speakers from around the world (such as Travis LeBlanc, Profs. Dan Solove and Paul Schwartz, Sophie Kwasny, Fabricio da Mota Alves, Vivienne Artz, Marie Penot, Annelies Moens) and amazing topics (such as Sharenting, a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

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From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

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On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, including election outcomes in the UK with Ralph O’Brien and France with Marie Penot. We also discuss the overturning of Chevron in the US with the recent US Supreme Court decision in Loper and the global privacy enforcement network has come out with the results of their 2024 sweep. We also mention a little about Texas, Oregon, and the faltering US federal privacy law. Tune in for some #livinglearninglaughing.

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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, and email [email protected]. Rate and Review us!
From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

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In this episode of Serious Privacy, K Royal is joined by guest co-host Ralph O’Brien, who brings that United Kingdom perspective to data protection. As a well-known and respected privacy professional, Ralph took the opportunity to discuss some of the current hot topics in privacy with K, such as the impact of #Brexit on managing privacy programs in Europe.

Join us as we discuss the UK General Data Protection Regulation and how it was adopted and adapted from the EU GDPR and what might change in the approach companies take to appointing a local representative or designating a data protection officer. In addition, they touch on Schrems II, genetic testing, facial recognition, and risk-based privacy controls. It’s a lively discussion where the conversation goes where it may, and Ralph and K learn how much they have in common. And of course, there were references to both Harry Potter and the Avengers in terms of exploring what a new data transfer mechanism between the US and the EU would be called.

As always, if you have comments or feedback, please contact us at [email protected].

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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, and email [email protected]. Rate and Review us!
From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

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In this episode of Serious Privacy, K Royal is joined by guest co-host Ralph O’Brien to speak about what one privacy professional did with his free time over the pandemic. Most of us may have started a new hobby - so did Jeff Jockisch, founder and CEO of PrivacyPlan. First, he achieved his Certified Information Privacy Professional for US privacy law from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

His studying process took him to books such as Peter Swire’s, and privacy podcasts. But he did not stop there. He created a database of podcasts on privacy and he publishes his database, including weekly favorites for specific episodes, on LinkedIn. Many of us have found this to be insightful and helpful, but we were curious how he started in this and why. So we asked Jeff to come onto the show and discovered there is much more to his analytics than podcasts.

Join us as we also discuss data brokers in detail, including how many he has documented (take a guess) and how he gathers his information. We also discuss biometric identifiers, de-identified information, data localization, and consent. Whether you are a privacy professional or someone who wants to learn about how companies manage your information, this is great information to know.

As always, if you have comments or feedback, please contact us at [email protected].

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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, and email [email protected]. Rate and Review us!
From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

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On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal cover a privacy mishmash - starting with the shot heard ‘round the world (assassination attempt on Donald Trump), followed by morality expectations of some professionals (like teachers, at least one teacher was fired for comments on the attempt), the FTC’s actions against Calmara, #HeHealth’s controversial app (and kudos to the team who had to go through all those pics and videos) and NGL Labs, a viral #TikTok doctor who lost her license, SHIELD Act, and an FCC settlement against CaptionCall. We also covered the Turkish KVKK’s long awaited guidance on international data transfers, UK priorities as stated in the King’s Speech, a Dutch enforcement against Kruidvat.nl for €600,000s for online tracking, and a little about the Olympics. #livelearnlaugh

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With TrustArc’s Privacy Studio and Governance Suite, you can automate cookie compliance, streamline data subject rights, and centralize your privacy tasks—all while reducing compliance costs. Visit TrustArc.com/serious-privacy.

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, and email [email protected]. Rate and Review us!
From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.