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Join attorney and Certified Information Privacy Professional, Donata Stroink-Skillrud as she sits down with the who’s who of the privacy world for an informative and entertaining take on today’s privacy laws, news, and best practices.Meet the host: Donata is the president of Termageddon (a Privacy Policy Generator). She is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of the American Bar Association’s Science and Technology Council, the Chair of the ABA’s ePrivacy Committee and a member of the ABA’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force.

Donata Stroink-Skillrud


    • Jun 10, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 23 EPISODES


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    Ep.23 | Protecting children's privacy (Guest: Denise Tayloe)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 52:46 Transcription Available


    Getting full-grown adults to take their privacy seriously is a challenge in itself. So, just think of how easy it is for Children to give up extremely private information to scammers and businesses operating in bad faith.For this episode, we bring on Denise, a subject matter expert in Children's Online Privacy. They discuss:Data privacy horror stories that impact children/the elderlyHow to help kids keep their data secure onlineHow businesses may be accidentally violating children's privacy laws (COPPA)

    Ep.22 | How consumers can better protect their privacy online (Guest: Shannon Ralich)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 37:21 Transcription Available


    Now that everything from your phone to your microwave is "smart" and collecting data, what can consumers do to ensure they aren't giving up their privacy rights for a fancier microwave jingle?We talk with Shannon Ralich, an innovative legal, AI, and privacy executive, to get some ideas on what to look out for and avoid as a consumer. 

    Ep.21 | Is your car spying on you and selling your data? Probably. (Guest: Andrea Amico)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 40:15 Transcription Available


    Modern cars are computers on wheels. They track your acceleration, braking, driving habits, location, commonly-used apps, text messages, phone calls, conversations, etc. Some manufacturers say they may keep tabs on your sex life... wait, what?! To make matters worse, several manufacturers have been caught selling this data to data brokers or insurance companies (that have changed people's rates based on driving data).So, should you buy a new car? If you have a new car, how can you opt out of all this? To discuss all this, we have Andrea Amico, founder of Privacy4Cars

    Ep.20 | Privacy in the age of advanced technologies & AI (Guest: Daniel Solove)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 41:11 Transcription Available


    The last several decades have shown us that with great technology comes great privacy risks. Now that AI is all the rage, it appears that this trend isn't slowing down anytime soon.  On today's episode, we have author and professor at GW Law School, Daniel Solove, discuss the tricky balance between technology and privacy. 

    Ep.19 | What do Financial vs State Privacy Laws Have in Common? (Guest: Elliot Golding)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 36:31 Transcription Available


    Privacy is a big deal in the financial world and rightfully so. They posses very important and sensitive information. So, how do financial privacy laws match/differ from the privacy laws passed by countries and states? What can they learn from each other? We discuss this and more with Elliot Golding, a partner in McDermott Will & Emery's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice.

    Ep.18 | What it's like getting into the privacy profession in 2024 (Guest: Landon McKinney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 30:01 Transcription Available


    Privacy has become a major issue in today's world. So, what is it like getting into the profession in 2024? We speak with Landon who is starting his journey as a privacy professional. We talk what got him into it. What does schooling look like for it? What jobs are available? etc. 

    Ep.17 | Privacy Law Enforcement on the Rise (Guest: Paul Singer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 49:03 Transcription Available


    Privacy law enforcement is currently on the rise across the globe -- and Texas is no different. For this episode Donata is joined by Paul Singer, Partner at Kelley Drye in Washington D.C. Before that, he spent two decades in the Texas Attorney General's office. Full bio:https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/paul-l-singerLinks mentioned in the episode:https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/texas-ag-sues-tiktok-in-first-lawsuit-brought-under-scope-act https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/the-scope-act-in-focus-what-you-should-know-about-texass-partially-blocked-youth-privacy-statute https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/the-eyes-of-texas-are-on-ai-generative-ai-settlement-reached Newsletter: https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/newsletters/ag-chronicles

    Ep.16 | CIPA: The 30-year-old privacy law getting businesses sued today (Guest: Jason Kelly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 48:17 Transcription Available


    On today's episode, we discuss one of the biggest topics in privacy right now, CIPA. CIPA is a privacy law created 30 years ago to help protect people's privacy while using the phone. However, it has recently been reinterpreted by courts to impact website owners. Now, businesses big and small (even 1-person businesses) are being sued across the United States by attorneys looking to take advantage of the confusion. Our guest, today is Jason Kelly. Jason is a Partner at Annaguey McCann, a litigation law firm in Los Angeles, who uses his experience in complex commercial disputes to help companies resolve disruptive lawsuits and find pragmatic solutions aligned with their goals. Jason litigates individual cases and class actions involving claims of fraud, anticompetitive behavior, and more. This year, the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized him as a Leader of Influence for Litigators & Trial Attorneys; and the Daily Journal named him as one of the “Top Artificial Intelligence Attorneys.” Jason is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional. He has helped clients respond to and litigate claims of CIPA violations. Email: jason@annagueymccann.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jasonykelly

    Ep.15 | What's the deal with U.S. privacy laws? (Guest: Darin Moore)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 41:16 Transcription Available


    Why is the United States so divided when it comes to privacy? Will there ever be a federal law or will it always remain up to the states to draft their own?

    Ep. 14 | How dark patterns are tricking consumers (Guest: Mary Engle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 36:32 Transcription Available


    Dark patterns are a pervasive issue that's causing a lot of harm to people's privacy. So, what are they? What can be done about them? We bring on the Executive Vice President of Policy at BBB National Programs, Mary Engle, to discuss this and more.

    Ep. 13 | Global, Cross-Border Privacy (Guest: Divya Sridhar)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 29:56 Transcription Available


    What does it mean to transfer data across borders? How can this be a problem? Why are businesses shipping your information to otehr places to be 'processed?'We discuss all this and more with Dr. Divya Sridhar, Vice President of Global Data Privacy & Operations.

    Ep.12 | The Importance of Privacy Rights (Guest: Michael Power)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 38:51 Transcription Available


    Privacy rights are the cornerstone of how people can keep control of their personal information and there's no one better to talk to about this than Michael Power.

    Ep. 11 | Getting Consent The Correct Way (Guests: Elizabeth Donkervoort & Lani Victoria Q. Vinas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 50:55 Transcription Available


    Several privacy laws require you to get consent before collecting the personal information of website users (emails, phone numbers, names, IP addresses, etc.) It's extremely common for websites to fail to get proper consent (even though they think they're doing it correctly). We chat with Elizabeth Donkervoort (the Program Director at the American Bar Association's Center for Global Programs at the Rule of Law Initiative) and Lani Victoria Q. Vinas (the Legal Director at SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO, named as 2023 Japan IP Law Firm of the Year by the Asian Legal Business) about the proper way to get consent.

    Ep. 10 | Can you trust healthcare apps with your privacy? (Guest: Helen Oscislawski)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 48:38 Transcription Available


    The healthcare industry collects some of our most private data. Are current laws like HIPPA good enough to keep that data safe from others? What about the growing popularity of health apps? Should you use them? We talk with Helen Oscislawski who has been advising healthcare clients for over two decades on privacy law.

    Ep. 9 | Data Privacy Week (Guest: Lisa Plaggemier)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 32:57 Transcription Available


    On this Data Privacy Week episode we talk: > "The Office"... but instead of a paper company, it's a scamming company? > How to take control of your privacy> The 80-20 problem And more!

    Ep. 8 | Data Processors & Data Controllers, What Are They? (Guest: Odia Kagan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 40:42 Transcription Available


    Who are Data Controllers and Data Processors and what exactly do they do? We sit down with Odia Kagan, Chair of GDPR Compliance and International Privacy at Fox Rothschild LLP to figure it out.

    Ep. 7 | Collecting vs. Sharing vs. Selling Data... What's the difference? (Guest: Justin Brookman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 35:58 Transcription Available


    What does it mean for a website to collect data? What about sharing data? Selling data? These are all real realities of today's online world, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're bad. We discuss when it's ok and when it's maybe not so ok on today's episode.

    Ep. 6 | Privacy vs. Security, are they the same thing? (Guest: Jody Westby)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 39:08 Transcription Available


    Are online privacy and online security the same thing? Can you have one without the other? We discuss this and more on this episode of Privacy Lawls. Joined by Jody Westby, CEO of Global Cyber Risk LLC.

    Ep. 5 | Why You Should Care About Privacy... Or Else (Guest: Rian Kinney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 45:08 Transcription Available


    How often do you think about privacy? Does it bother you to get a text/email you didn't sign up for? How about an ad that's a little too close to home? In this episode of Privacy Lawls, we discuss why people (and businesses) should care about online privacy and the consequences of ignoring it.Joining us for this episode is Rian Kinney, Tech & Privacy Attorney CIPP/E & CIPM, Attorney licenses FL & TX.

    Ep. 4 | The History of Privacy -- Part 3 (Guest: Debbie Reynolds)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 54:50 Transcription Available


    How did the creation of the Internet impact privacy? We chat with Debbie Reynolds aka the 'Data Diva' to dive deeper into this topic. Debbie is the founder & CEO of Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC, on the IoT advisory board at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and executive founding member of the Digital Directors Network.

    Ep. 3 | The History of Privacy -- Part 2 (Guest: Kimberly Pack)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 48:22 Transcription Available


    From the novel 1984, to U.S. amendments, how was privacy viewed during the pre-internet days? We chat with Kimberly Pack, privacy counsel at United Airlines, to get a better idea of how businesses, governments, and society thought about privacy before the internet.

    Ep. 2 | The History of Privacy -- Part 1 (Guest: Cobun Zweifel-Keegan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 48:00 Transcription Available


    Did hunter-gatherers care about privacy? What about early governments? When did people start to care about protecting their privacy? Part 1 of our series on the history of privacy dives into all these questions and more. Joining us for this discussion is the Managing Director of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Cobun Zweifel-Keegan.

    Ep.1 | What is privacy? (Guest: Hans Skillrud)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 50:15 Transcription Available


    What is privacy? Why should we care? Why does Mickey Mouse need your fingerprint? Are doorbell cameras worth the risk? Guest, Hans Skillrud (Co-founder of Termageddon) comes on to discuss how today's world views privacy for the first episode of Privacy Lawls. Brought to you by Termageddon -- website policies that automatically update as privacy laws change.

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