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In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Jane Ostler from Kantar, the world's leading marketing data and analytics company, whose clients include Google, Diageo, AB InBev, Unilever, and Kraft Heinz. Jane brings clarity to a debate often clouded by headlines, explaining why AI should be seen as a creative sparring partner, not a rival. She outlines how Kantar is helping brands balance efficiency with inspiration, and why the best marketing in the years ahead will come from humans and machines working together. We explore Kantar's research into how marketers really feel about AI adoption, uncovering why so many projects stall in pilot phase, and what steps can help teams move from experimentation to execution. Jane also discusses the importance of data quality as the foundation of effective AI, drawing comparisons to the early days of GDPR when oversight and governance first became front of mind. From Coca-Cola's AI-assisted Christmas ads to predictive analytics that help brands allocate budgets with greater confidence, Jane shares examples of where AI is already shaping marketing in ways that might surprise you. She also highlights the importance of cultural nuance in AI-driven campaigns across 90-plus markets, and why transparency, explainability, and human oversight are vital for earning consumer trust. Whether you're a CMO weighing AI strategy, a brand manager experimenting with new tools, or someone curious about how the biggest advertisers are reshaping their playbooks, this conversation with Jane Ostler offers both inspiration and practical guidance. It's about rethinking AI not as the end of creativity, but as the beginning of a new partnership between data, machines, and human imagination.
Ever wondered where digital trust fits in your company's strategy? We live in a world that's buzzing with AI, cybersecurity, and digital innovation. Everywhere you look, there's a new app, a smarter tool, or a faster system. But in the middle of all this tech hype, there's one thing we often overlook—trust.In this insightful conversation, Punit discusses with Bruno about the crucial influence of technology, economy, and other external factors on business strategies. They delve into how companies navigate different environments, the role of digital transformation, and the importance of maintaining a balanced ecosystem approach.If you're a leader, strategist, privacy professional, or tech enthusiast trying to make sense of innovation, trust, and governance in today's world—this conversation is a must-watch.KEY CONVERSION00:02:02 What is the concept of digital trust? Was it trust enough?00:04:40 Can we expect digital trust in an emerging world of new technology in 10-20 years?00:09:15 Is the board convinced about the value of digital trust or are they still in compliance mode?00:13:15 How do we sell this concept of digital trust on the boards? 00:18:51 Linking concept of trust, security and privacy to the broader agenda 00:25:58 What is it that you can sell them with and how can they reach out? ABOUT GUESTBruno Horta Soares is a seasoned executive advisor, professor, and keynote speaker with over 20 years of experience in Governance, Digital Transformation, Risk Management, and Information Security. He is the founder of GOVaaS – Governance Advisors as-a-Service and has worked with organizations across Portugal, Angola, Brazil, and Mozambique to align governance and technology for sustainable business value.Since 2015, Bruno has served as Leading Executive Senior Advisor at IDC Portugal, guiding C-level leaders in digital strategy, transformation, governance, and cybersecurity. He is also a professor at top Portuguese business schools, including NOVA SBE, Católica Lisbon, ISCTE, ISEG, and Porto Business School, teaching in Masters, MBA, and Executive programs on topics such as IT Governance, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, and AI for Leadership.He holds a degree in Management and Computer Science (ISCTE), an executive program in Project Management (ISLA), and numerous professional certifications: PMP®, CISA®, CGEIT®, CRISC™, ITIL®, ISO/IEC 27001 LA, and COBIT® Trainer. As a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator, he brings creativity into strategy and leadership development.Bruno received the ISACA John Kuyers Award for Best Speaker in 2019 and is the founder and current President of the ISACA Lisbon Chapter. A frequent international speaker, he shares expertise on governance and digital innovation globally.ABOUT HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach professionals.Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR' which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts.As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one's value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life' which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe.RESOURCES Websites www.fit4privacy.com,www.punitbhatia.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunohsoares/ Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals need to be ready for it and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, Tom Fox interviews Inge Zwick, a senior leader from Emapta Global, a global outsourcing company, who elaborates on his experience working in different international locations, including the Philippines and now Italy. Zwick discusses the complexities and common concerns around outsourcing under GDPR, emphasizing the importance of compliance and data protection. They explain how Emapta supports clients in achieving GDPR compliance while outsourcing, including risk assessments, data flow mapping, and maintaining secure work environments. The conversation delves into the practical aspects of handling Subject Access Requests (SARs), the integration of compliance into operational workflows, and the importance of maintaining ongoing monitoring and updates. Zwick also touches upon how ESG initiatives and compliance are seamlessly woven into Emapta's operations, providing a sustainable approach to global outsourcing. Lastly, advice is given to business leaders on how to future-proof their outsourcing strategies in light of GDPR, encouraging them not to shy away from global talent opportunities due to compliance fears. Key highlights: Company Overview and Global Operations Outsourcing and GDPR Compliance Risk Assessment and Data Security Subject Access Requests (SAR) Outsourcing Contracts and GDPR Obligations Integrating Compliance into Operations Future-Proofing Your Outsourcing Strategy Resources: Connect with Inge Zwick LinkedIn Connect with Emapta Global Website LinkedIn Tom Fox Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn
Another call with Peter Wilson discussing Corrupt Courts , GDPR, NASA lies, Flat Earth and lots more #commonlaw #natural law #sovereignity About my Guest:Ex Royal Navy gunner and armourer, turned professional fighter. Owned and ran own martial arts gym for about 30 years. Always been aware of something not being right in the world, went deep into it after losing over £1million of property in 1 week including own home. So been up and been down even living in a car for a while with his wife Janine and 4 dogs. ---Awakening Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------What we Discussed: 00:40 Updates on Court Cases02:25 Don't go to the County Court03:53 CPR Book and Court Rules08:05 The Trick the Debt Collectors use12:20 They Write to the Legal Entity13:50 There are a few ways to defend yourself15:40 The Bank can not use a PO BOX20:10 To the Agent and the Principle21:50 Can we take the to Court for the illegal Trickery23:00 Can Ai be done by good People29:30 Ai Covering GDPR in Europe30:50 Using Ai to fight the Corrupt Banks than wiped us both out32:00 How much work is needed Training the Ai36:08 Can you Scan a letter & know how to respond37:25 Why is the laws in Latin & French39:50 Judges Rude in Court40:50 High Court Case Laws that can Help You46:15 How are Court Case Fees Calculated?48:00 If the Debt was sold can original debtors come after you 50:20 Are the Court Costs 5% similar to Poland51:05 How Long do the Cases Take52:15 Preparing the File for Your Court Case54:15 The Courts are Set up to Intimidate You57:10 How to Prepare with Breathwork and Meditation in Court1:01:40 The Stupidity of the Wigs they Wear in Court1:03:55 The Currents are Regular1:10:45 Why Does NASA Lie1:12:00 Satallite Lie1:14:20 Why are the Flight Patterns showing Flat Earth1:17:00 Shadows on Clouds from the Plane1:18:40 What is Happening in Antartica1:19:20 The Suez Canal is all the same Level1:20:25 When Firing from a Navy Boat they did not allow for Curve of Earth1:22:10 When I flat Earth Dave on my Podcast1:24:30 How do so many people look differentHow to Contact Peter: https://www.skool.com/check-mate-the-matrix-2832/about?ref=f30a0a71fea743aa8f9b8fb632d6129c https://www.claimyourstrawman.com/ https://linktr.ee/PeterWilsonReturnToDemocracy ------------------------------More about the Awakening Podcast:All Episodes can be found at www.awakeningpodcast.org My Facebook Group Mentioned in this Episode https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572386459383 Awakening Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts https://roycoughlan.com/ Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/royawakening #checkmatethematrix #ucc #peterwilson #corruptcourts #flatearth
Send us a textProfessor JRod makes a triumphant return to Technology Tap after a year-long hiatus, bringing listeners up to speed on his personal journey and diving straight into Security Plus 701 fundamentals. Having completed his doctorate and subsequently focusing on his health—resulting in an impressive 50-pound weight loss—he reconnects with his audience with the same passion and expertise that made his podcast popular.The heart of this comeback episode centers on essential cybersecurity concepts, beginning with the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, availability) that forms the foundation of information security. Professor J-Rod expertly breaks down complex frameworks including NIST, ISO/IEC standards, and compliance-driven approaches like HIPAA and GDPR, explaining how organizations should select frameworks based on their specific industry requirements.With his trademark clear explanations, he walks listeners through the process of gap analysis—a methodical approach to identifying differences between current security postures and desired standards. The episode then transitions to a comprehensive overview of access control models, including Discretionary, Mandatory, Role-Based, Attribute-Based, and Rule-Based controls, each illustrated with practical examples that bring abstract concepts to life.What sets this episode apart is the interactive element, as Professor JRod concludes with practice questions that challenge listeners to apply their newly acquired knowledge. This practical approach bridges the gap between theory and real-world implementation, making complex security concepts accessible to professionals and students alike. Whether you're preparing for certification or simply expanding your cybersecurity knowledge, this return episode delivers valuable insights from an educator who clearly missed sharing his expertise with his audience.Support the showIf you want to help me with my research please e-mail me.Professorjrod@gmail.comIf you want to join my question/answer zoom class e-mail me at Professorjrod@gmail.comArt By Sarah/DesmondMusic by Joakim KarudLittle chacha ProductionsJuan Rodriguez can be reached atTikTok @ProfessorJrodProfessorJRod@gmail.com@Prof_JRodInstagram ProfessorJRod
Questions Piotr addresses in this episode:What is FORMEL SKIN, and how does it solve dermatology's bottleneck in Germany?How did Piotr's career in analytics develop across multiple verticals?Why is ‘perfect data' a myth in mobile marketing?How do you responsibly track and aggregate users before registration?What's the difference between front-end and back-end behavioral data?How do device/user mismatches and changes create analytics headaches?What are the new challenges and gray areas in privacy (GDPR, CCPA, device fingerprinting)?Where does fraud hide in aggregated data, and how do you find it?Why does fraud persist, and what incentives make it so durable?How could success in mobile marketing be measured differently to promote collaboration and integrity?Timestamps(0:00) – Introducing FORMEL SKIN, Piotr's role, and Germany's digital dermatology(1:18) – Marketing analytics in dating, fintech, health(2:50) – Why ‘perfect data' is a myth(5:00) – Assigning pseudo-user IDs, device-based tracking(6:00) – Aggregated data, ‘chasing ghosts,' and its pitfalls(8:00) – Combining front-end and back-end data; challenges in stitching(9:36) – Device vs. user: confusion, mismatches, and noise(11:13) – Balancing privacy vs. marketing needs; legal and business conflicts(12:30) – Device fingerprinting: what's legal, what's risky, and why(14:22) – The end of one-to-one attribution; rise of aggregated, top-level analysis(16:05) – Marketing fraud: what's changed, sneaky affiliate/network tricks(19:08) – Incentives, alignment failures, and why fraud persists(21:40) – Filtering fraud: long onboarding, compliance, and technical vigilance(23:38) – ‘Success' in mobile marketing and why responsibility must be shared(32:08) – Wrap upQuotes(2:50) “Don't expect perfect data – especially in marketing where different data sources are being combined.”(5:10) “You try to anchor it to the device…within all the data security and the privacy setup and anchor it to this entity and create one entity.”(15:26) “We can use aggregated data for strategic decisions, like how to shift budgets from channel A to B.”Mentioned in This EpisodePiotr Prędkiewicz's LinkedinFORMEL SKIN
Privacy in the digital age has grown from a background concern into one of the defining issues of our time. What began with simple questions about online safety has expanded into a complex, global conversation about how artificial intelligence, biometric data, and massive data ecosystems are reshaping daily life. Pam Dixon has been at the center of these discussions for more than two decades. As the founder and executive director of the World Privacy Forum, she's worked across the U.S., Europe, India, Africa, and beyond, advising governments, international organizations, and policymakers on how to create effective privacy protections. In this episode, Pam takes us through the history of modern privacy law, the ways different regions approach the challenge, and the new frontiers like collective privacy, AI governance, and health data that demand fresh thinking. She also offers a grounded perspective on how to build systems that safeguard individuals while still allowing innovation to thrive, and why getting those guardrails right now will shape the future of trust in technology. Show Notes: [4:49] Pam identified privacy risks in early resume databases and produced a 50-page report on job boards, now known as job search platforms. [8:56] Pam now chairs the civil society work at OECD in AI, contributing to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Privacy Guidelines (first adopted in 1980). [11:17] The launch of the internet marked a major shift in privacy, transitioning from slower, isolated systems to globally connected networks. [11:46] Early adoption of the internet was limited to academia, government, and tech enthusiasts before reaching the public. [12:45] Privacy frameworks were built on Fair Information Practices, developed in the United States in the 1970s by the Health, Education, and Welfare Committee (later HHS). [15:58] GDPR was developed and enforced in 2018 with extraterritorial provisions applying to companies worldwide (General Data Protection Regulation, enacted in 2016 and enforced in 2018). [18:59] Large language models and deep machine learning advancements have created new and complex privacy challenges. [22:06] Some countries approach privacy with more flexibility and openness, while maintaining strong guardrails. [23:37] In June 2023, a University of Tokyo study on data privacy was presented at an OECD meeting, highlighting evolving global strategies. [26:30] Governments are working together on “data free flow with trust” to address cross-border data concerns. [28:09] Pam warns that AI ecosystems are still forming, and policymakers need to observe carefully before rushing into regulation. [28:31] She emphasizes the emerging issue of collective privacy, which impacts entire groups rather than individuals. [29:04] Privacy issues are complex and not linear; they require ongoing adaptation. [30:24] ChatGPT's launch did not fundamentally change machine learning, but the 2017 transformer paper did, making AI more efficient. [31:53] Known challenges in AI include algorithmic bias related to age, gender, and skin tone. [33:07] Legislative proposals for privacy now require practical testing rather than theoretical drafting. [35:39] AI legislative debates often center on fears of harming innovation, but scientific data should guide regulation. [40:29] NIH reports caution participants in certain medical AI programs to fully understand risks before joining. [41:59] Some patients willingly share all their health data to advance medical research, while others are more cautious. [43:50] Tools for privacy protection are developing, but the field remains in transition. [48:56] Asia and Europe are leading in AI and privacy transitions, with strong national initiatives and regulations. [52:42] The U.S. privacy landscape relies on sector-specific laws such as HIPAA (1996) and COPPA (1998) rather than a single national framework. [54:48] Studies show that wealthy nations often have the least trust in their digital ecosystems, despite advanced infrastructure. [56:19] A little-known U.S. law, A119, allows for voluntary consensus standards in specialized areas, enabling faster innovation compared to ISO processes. [56:48] Voluntary standards can accelerate development in fields like medical AI, avoiding years-long delays from traditional approval processes. [57:32] An FDA case study on an AI-driven heart pump showed significant performance changes between initial deployment and later use, underscoring the importance of testing and oversight. Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review. Links and Resources: Podcast Web Page Facebook Page whatismyipaddress.com Easy Prey on Instagram Easy Prey on Twitter Easy Prey on LinkedIn Easy Prey on YouTube Easy Prey on Pinterest Pam Dixon Be Your Own Headhunter Online: Get the Job You Want Using the Information Superhighway World Privacy Forum World Privacy Forum - LinkedIn Pam Dixon - Carnegie Mellon University UNSD Health Data Collaborative
Wei Hu is the Senior Vice President, High Availability Technologies, at Oracle. In today's Cloud Wars Live, Hu sits down with Bob Evans for a wide-ranging discussion on Oracle's globally distributed database, AI-native workloads, and how Oracle is helping businesses meet data sovereignty requirements while delivering high performance, elasticity, and always-on availability across regions.Where AI Meets Your DataThe Big Themes:Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale: Oracle's Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure delivers something few cloud providers can: high performance, high availability, and full compliance. Built on Oracle's powerful Exadata platform, this architecture removes the traditional need to purchase or manage hardware. Organizations can start small and elastically scale compute and memory across multiple regions.Agentic AI and Vector Search at Enterprise Scale: Oracle's database innovation is designed for real-world AI demands, especially agentic AI. AI agents need massive compute, consistent availability, and extremely fast access to live business data. Oracle's globally distributed architecture supports in-memory vector indexes for lightning-fast retrieval augmented generation (RAG), making AI more responsive and effective. Additionally, Oracle keeps AI close to the data — eliminating stale data issues and ensuring compliance.Built for a Sovereign Cloud World: Data residency and sovereignty are no longer optional, they're legal imperatives. Countries around the world are implementing strict rules on where data must be stored, how it can be accessed, and who can process it. Oracle addresses these challenges with policy-driven data distribution, allowing customers to define how and where data lives. Whether it's for compliance with India's payment data regulations or Europe's GDPR, Oracle enables precise control without requiring app changes or replication of the full stack.The Big Quote: “The other thing that's interesting about agentic AI is that it's very dynamic. The work comes in, the demands comes in, like a tidal wave. Then it goes away, right, then a little, then when it comes again, there's another tidal wave. So, what you really want to do is have an infrastructure that is elastic, that can scale up and down depending on the demand."More from Wei Hu and Oracle:Connect with Wei Hu on LinkedIn and learn more about Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure.* Sponsored Podcast * Visit Cloud Wars for more.
As AI becomes deeply embedded in every industry, building AI systems that are secure, responsible, and privacy-centric is more crucial than ever. But where do you begin? At the strategy level? Design? Or implementation? How do organizations tackle the challenges of AI risks, data governance, and compliance while keeping pace with innovation?Join us for an insightful conversation with Punit Bhatia and Santosh Kaveti, CEO of Pro Arch, as we explore the evolving landscape of responsible AI, key foundational steps, and the practical approaches to secure AI deployment.If you're looking to understand how to build AI systems that are not only innovative but also secure and trustworthy, this episode is for you!KEY CONVERSION 00:01:58 Responsible AI 00:04:30 AI Strategy 00:11:43 Role of standards and Approach 00:15:35 Good practices of Data Governance 00:19:55 AI Talent 00:23:10 Pro Arch Role in costumers 00:25:00 Contact Information of Santosh ABOUT GUEST Santosh Kaveti is CEO & Founder at Proarch. With over 18 years of experience as a technologist, entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, Santosh Kaveti is the CEO and Founder of ProArch, a purpose-driven enterprise that accelerates value and increases resilience for its clients with consulting and technology services, enabled by cloud, guided by data, fueled by apps, and secured by design. Santosh's vision and leadership have propelled ProArch to become a dominant force in key industry verticals, such as Energy, Healthcare & Lifesciences, and Manufacturing, where he leverages his expertise in manufacturing process improvement, mentoring, and consulting. Operationalizing AI: From Strategy to Execution Navigating AI Risks: Ensuring Security and Compliance Prioritizing AI Initiatives: Aligning with Business Goals Attracting and Retaining Top AI Talent Integrating AI into Core Business Functions The Data Foundation: Governance, Quality, and Culture in AI Santosh's journey is marked by resilience, ambition, and self-awareness, as he has learned from his successes and failures, and continuously evolved his skills and perspective. He has traveled across 23 countries, gaining insights into the global diversity and interconnectedness of human experiences. He is passionate about blending technology with a human-centric approach and making a meaningful societal impact through his support for initiatives that uplift underprivileged children, assist disadvantaged families, and promote social awareness.Santosh's ethos extends to his investments in and mentorship of promising startups, as well as his role as the Chairman of the Board at Enhops and iV4, two ProArch companies. ABOUT HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach professionals. Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR' which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts. As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one's value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life' which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe. RESOURCES Websites www.fit4privacy.com,www.punitbhatia.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/santoshkaveti/ , https://www.proarch.com/ Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
Could missing a simple £170 expense cost you your entire business overnight? This week on The Resilient Retail Game Plan, I sit down with the sharp, straight-talking Lucy Wheeler of Lucy Legal to tackle the legal booby traps hiding in plain sight for indie retailers. Hi, I'm Catherine Erdly and I've seen it too many times: stock room full, launch morning on the horizon… only for a cease-and-desist email to land and unravel months of work. From that infamous £170 mistake to new rules around AI, GPSR, refund policies and more, we cover the real-life slip-ups that keep shop owners awake at 2am—and exactly how to sidestep them.Why listen?• Hear the heartbreak of a last-minute legal disaster (and the £170 fix you can make today)• Demystify refund policies, legal basics, and essential legal templates for product businesses• Ground your cash flow for retailers and prevent “sunk cost” pain with practical product business advice• Learn how to future-proof with Lucy's toolkit tips for AI and upcoming safety regulations (GPSR, GDPR, and more)• Get independent retailer tips to scale confidently—from your first Etsy sale to six-figure growthTimestamped summary00:00 Clarify Refund and Return Policy05:13 Refund Policy Considerations06:43 Customer-Centric Legal Support13:01 AI Legal Toolkit Overview14:44 Negotiating Supplier Contract Terms17:59 Freelancers vs. Employees: Business Decisions21:12 New Product Safety Compliance Challenges25:40 Trademark and Targeted Facebook Ads26:49 Lucy Legal: Business Protection ToolsKeep the conversation going—DM me your questions or takeaways @resilientretailclub on Instagram. If you found this episode helpful, leave a quick rating or follow in your favourite app; it helps other indie retailers discover the podcast. For bonus product business trends, check out my latest Forbes article on retail cash flow and funding options for indie retailers UK.And here's this episode's freebie: https://resilientretailclub.com/salesMentioned in this episode:Calm and Consistent OfferGrab the free calm and consistent sales starter - https://resilientretailclub.com/salesCalm and Consistent Sales Starter
Send us a textWhile 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 podcast - a plea for human rights related to Israel and Gaza. The immediate reason for our discussion are two news reports: the registration requirement for humanitarian aid organisations imposed by the Israeli government, and the mass surveillance of phone communications in the Palestinian territories.We recognise this topic is divise, and may not be to everyone's liking. If that is you, maybe skip this week's episode. Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloudhttps://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/ap-aid-organisations-cornered-due-to-israeli-requirement-to-provide-personal-data 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 podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. 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.
Your face unlocks your phone, animates your emoji, and verifies your identity but who actually owns the digital rights to your unique features? In this deep dive into biometric data law, we explore the high-stakes legal battles reshaping how technology interacts with our most personal physical characteristics.When Facebook paid $650 million to settle a class action lawsuit over facial recognition, it signaled a seismic shift in how companies must approach biometric data collection. We break down the landmark cases—from White Castle's potential $17 billion fingerprint scanning liability to Clearview AI's global legal troubles for scraping billions of public photos without consent. These aren't just American concerns; we journey from China, where a professor successfully sued a wildlife park over mandatory facial scans, to India's Supreme Court ruling on the world's largest biometric ID system.Beyond privacy concerns, fierce patent wars are erupting over who owns the methods for collecting and using biometric data. Companies battle over facial authentication patents worth billions while "liveness detection" technology becomes crucial in a world of deepfakes and digital impersonation. The stakes couldn't be higher as these technologies become embedded in everything from banking to border control.We untangle the global patchwork of regulations emerging to govern facial recognition, from Illinois' pioneering BIPA law to Europe's strict GDPR protections and China's surprising new limits on private biometric collection. Throughout it all, a clear trend emerges: your face isn't just data, it's your identity, and increasingly, the law recognizes that distinction.Whether you're concerned about your rights, curious about the future of facial recognition, or simply want to understand why your social media filters might be collecting more than just likes, this episode offers essential insights into the legal frameworks shaping our biometric future. Listen now to discover how to protect your digital identity in a world that increasingly wants to scan it.Send us a textSupport the show
Deze week in Dasprive: De fijnere punten van de GDPR: moet eens school een boete kunnen krijgen of niet? KBC gaat eens middeleeuws los op een arme ondernemer die de pech heeft de ontvanger te zijn van een KBC datalek Kinderen tracken met een airtag in de schoen, moet kunnen? Reminder: wij weten ook wel… Continue reading 205 – Schoolsuppletie, Bankboemannen, en Kindercontrole
A version of this essay has been published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-from-crisis-to-advantage-how-india-can-outplay-the-trump-tariff-gambit-13923031.htmlA simple summary of the recent brouhaha about President Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs on India as well as his comment on India's ‘dead economy' is the following from Shakespeare's Macbeth: “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. Trump further imposed punitive tariffs totalling 50% on August 6th allegedly for India funding Russia's war machine via buying oil.As any negotiator knows, a good opening gambit is intended to set the stage for further parleys, so that you could arrive at a negotiated settlement that is acceptable to both parties. The opening gambit could well be a maximalist statement, or one's ‘dream outcome', the opposite of which is ‘the walkway point' beyond which you are simply not willing to make concessions. The usual outcome is somewhere in between these two positions or postures.Trump is both a tough negotiator, and prone to making broad statements from which he has no problem retreating later. It's down-and-dirty boardroom tactics that he's bringing to international trade. Therefore I think Indians don't need to get rattled. It's not the end of the world, and there will be climbdowns and adjustments. Think hard about the long term.I was on a panel discussion on this topic on TV just hours after Trump made his initial 25% announcement, and I mentioned an interplay between geo-politics and geo-economics. Trump is annoyed that his Ukraine-Russia play is not making much headway, and also that BRICS is making progress towards de-dollarization. India is caught in this crossfire (‘collateral damage') but the geo-economic facts on the ground are not favorable to Trump.I am in general agreement with Trump on his objectives of bringing manufacturing and investment back to the US, but I am not sure that he will succeed, and anyway his strong-arm tactics may backfire. I consider below what India should be prepared to do to turn adversity into opportunity.The anti-Thucydides Trap and the baleful influence of Whitehall on Deep StateWhat is remarkable, though, is that Trump 2.0 seems to be indistinguishable from the Deep State: I wondered last month if the Deep State had ‘turned' Trump. The main reason many people supported Trump in the first place was the damage the Deep State was wreaking on the US under the Obama-Biden regime. But it appears that the resourceful Deep State has now co-opted Trump for its agenda, and I can only speculate how.The net result is that there is the anti-Thucydides Trap: here is the incumbent power, the US, actively supporting the insurgent power, China, instead of suppressing it, as Graham Allison suggested as the historical pattern. It, in all fairness, did not start with Trump, but with Nixon in China in 1971. In 1985, the US trade deficit with China was $6 million. In 1986, $1.78 billion. In 1995, $35 billion.But it ballooned after China entered the WTO in 2001. $202 billion in 2005; $386 billion in 2022.In 2025, after threatening China with 150% tariffs, Trump retreated by postponing them; besides he has caved in to Chinese demands for Nvidia chips and for exemptions from Iran oil sanctions if I am not mistaken.All this can be explained by one word: leverage. China lured the US with the siren-song of the cost-leader ‘China price', tempting CEOs and Wall Street, who sleepwalked into surrender to the heft of the Chinese supply chain.Now China has cornered Trump via its monopoly over various things, the most obvious of which is rare earths. Trump really has no option but to give in to Chinese blackmail. That must make him furious: in addition to his inability to get Putin to listen to him, Xi is also ignoring him. Therefore, he will take out his frustrations on others, such as India, the EU, Japan, etc. Never mind that he's burning bridges with them.There's a Malayalam proverb that's relevant here: “angadiyil thottathinu ammayodu”. Meaning, you were humiliated in the marketplace, so you come home and take it out on your mother. This is quite likely what Trump is doing, because he believes India et al will not retaliate. In fact Japan and the EU did not retaliate, but gave in, also promising to invest large sums in the US. India could consider a different path: not active conflict, but not giving in either, because its equations with the US are different from those of the EU or Japan.Even the normally docile Japanese are beginning to notice.Beyond that, I suggested a couple of years ago that Deep State has a plan to enter into a condominium agreement with China, so that China gets Asia, and the US gets the Americas and the Pacific/Atlantic. This is exactly like the Vatican-brokered medieval division of the world between Spain and Portugal, and it probably will be equally bad for everyone else. And incidentally it makes the Quad infructuous, and deepens distrust of American motives.The Chinese are sure that they have achieved the condominium, or rather forced the Americans into it. Here is a headline from the Financial Express about their reaction to the tariffs: they are delighted that the principal obstacle in their quest for hegemony, a US-India military and economic alliance, is being blown up by Trump, and they lose no opportunity to deride India as not quite up to the mark, whereas they and the US have achieved a G2 detente.Two birds with one stone: gloat about the breakdown in the US-India relationship, and exhibit their racist disdain for India yet again.They laugh, but I bet India can do an end-run around them. As noted above, the G2 is a lot like the division of the world into Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence in 1494. Well, that didn't end too well for either of them. They had their empires, which they looted for gold and slaves, but it made them fat, dumb and happy. The Dutch, English, and French capitalized on more dynamic economies, flexible colonial systems, and aggressive competition, overtaking the Iberian powers in global influence by the 17th century. This is a salutary historical parallel.I have long suspected that the US Deep State is being led by the nose by the malign Whitehall (the British Deep State): I call it the ‘master-blaster' syndrome. On August 6th, there was indirect confirmation of this in ex-British PM Boris Johnson's tweet about India. Let us remember he single-handedly ruined the chances of a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine War in 2022. Whitehall's mischief and meddling all over, if you read between the lines.Did I mention the British Special Force's views? Ah, Whitehall is getting a bit sloppy in its propaganda.Wait, so is India important (according to Whitehall) or unimportant (according to Trump)?Since I am very pro-American, I have a word of warning to Trump: you trust perfidious Albion at your peril. Their country is ruined, and they will not rest until they ruin yours too.I also wonder if there are British paw-prints in a recent and sudden spate of racist attacks on Indians in Ireland. A 6-year old girl was assaulted and kicked in the private parts. A nurse was gang-raped by a bunch of teenagers. Ireland has never been so racist against Indians (yes, I do remember the sad case of Savita Halappanavar, but that was religious bigotry more than racism). And I remember sudden spikes in anti-Indian attacks in Australia and Canada, both British vassals.There is no point in Indians whining about how the EU and America itself are buying more oil, palladium, rare earths, uranium etc. from Russia than India is. I am sorry to say this, but Western nations are known for hypocrisy. For example, exactly 80 years ago they dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, but not on Germany or Italy. Why? The answer is uncomfortable. Lovely post-facto rationalization, isn't it?Remember the late lamented British East India Company that raped and pillaged India?Applying the three winning strategies to geo-economicsAs a professor of business strategy and innovation, I emphasize to my students that there are three broad ways of gaining an advantage over others: 1. Be the cost leader, 2. Be the most customer-intimate player, 3. Innovate. The US as a nation is patently not playing the cost leader; it does have some customer intimacy, but it is shrinking; its strength is in innovation.If you look at comparative advantage, the US at one time had strengths in all three of the above. Because it had the scale of a large market (and its most obvious competitors in Europe were decimated by world wars) America did enjoy an ability to be cost-competitive, especially as the dollar is the global default reserve currency. It demonstrated this by pushing through the Plaza Accords, forcing the Japanese yen to appreciate, destroying their cost advantage.In terms of customer intimacy, the US is losing its edge. Take cars for example: Americans practically invented them, and dominated the business, but they are in headlong retreat now because they simply don't make cars that people want outside the US: Japanese, Koreans, Germans and now Chinese do. Why were Ford and GM forced to leave the India market? Their “world cars” are no good in value-conscious India and other emerging markets.Innovation, yes, has been an American strength. Iconic Americans like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs led the way in product and process innovation. US universities have produced idea after idea, and startups have ignited Silicon Valley. In fact Big Tech and aerospace/armaments are the biggest areas where the US leads these days.The armaments and aerospace tradeThat is pertinent because of two reasons: one is Trump's peevishness at India's purchase of weapons from Russia (even though that has come down from 70+% of imports to 36% according to SIPRI); two is the fact that there are significant services and intangible imports by India from the US, of for instance Big Tech services, even some routed through third countries like Ireland.Armaments and aerospace purchases from the US by India have gone up a lot: for example the Apache helicopters that arrived recently, the GE 404 engines ordered for India's indigenous fighter aircraft, Predator drones and P8-i Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. I suspect Trump is intent on pushing India to buy F-35s, the $110-million dollar 5th generation fighters.Unfortunately, the F-35 has a spotty track record. There were two crashes recently, one in Albuquerque in May, and the other on July 31 in Fresno, and that's $220 million dollars gone. Besides, the spectacle of a hapless British-owned F-35B sitting, forlorn, in the rain, in Trivandrum airport for weeks, lent itself to trolls, who made it the butt of jokes. I suspect India has firmly rebuffed Trump on this front, which has led to his focus on Russian arms.There might be other pushbacks too. Personally, I think India does need more P-8i submarine hunter-killer aircraft to patrol the Bay of Bengal, but India is exerting its buyer power. There are rumors of pauses in orders for Javelin and Stryker missiles as well.On the civilian aerospace front, I am astonished that all the media stories about Air India 171 and the suspicion that Boeing and/or General Electric are at fault have disappeared without a trace. Why? There had been the big narrative push to blame the poor pilots, and now that there is more than reasonable doubt that these US MNCs are to blame, there is a media blackout?Allegations about poor manufacturing practices by Boeing in North Charleston, South Carolina by whistleblowers have been damaging for the company's brand: this is where the 787 Dreamliners are put together. It would not be surprising if there is a slew of cancellations of orders for Boeing aircraft, with customers moving to Airbus. Let us note Air India and Indigo have placed some very large, multi-billion dollar orders with Boeing that may be in jeopardy.India as a consuming economy, and the services trade is hugely in the US' favorMany observers have pointed out the obvious fact that India is not an export-oriented economy, unlike, say, Japan or China. It is more of a consuming economy with a large, growing and increasingly less frugal population, and therefore it is a target for exporters rather than a competitor for exporting countries. As such, the impact of these US tariffs on India will be somewhat muted, and there are alternative destinations for India's exports, if need be.While Trump has focused on merchandise trade and India's modest surplus there, it is likely that there is a massive services trade, which is in the US' favor. All those Big Tech firms, such as Microsoft, Meta, Google and so on run a surplus in the US' favor, which may not be immediately evident because they route their sales through third countries, e.g. Ireland.These are the figures from the US Trade Representative, and quite frankly I don't believe them: there are a lot of invisible services being sold to India, and the value of Indian data is ignored.In addition to the financial implications, there are national security concerns. Take the case of Microsoft's cloud offering, Azure, which arbitrarily turned off services to Indian oil retailer Nayara on the flimsy grounds that the latter had substantial investment from Russia's Rosneft. This is an example of jurisdictional over-reach by US companies, which has dire consequences. India has been lax about controlling Big Tech, and this has to change.India is Meta's largest customer base. Whatsapp is used for practically everything. Which means that Meta has access to enormous amounts of Indian customer data, for which India is not even enforcing local storage. This is true of all other Big Tech (see OpenAI's Sam Altman below): they are playing fast and loose with Indian data, which is not in India's interest at all.Data is the new oil, says The Economist magazine. So how much should Meta, OpenAI et al be paying for Indian data? Meta is worth trillions of dollars, OpenAI half a trillion. How much of that can be attributed to Indian data?There is at least one example of how India too can play the digital game: UPI. Despite ham-handed efforts to now handicap UPI with a fee (thank you, brilliant government bureaucrats, yes, go ahead and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs), it has become a contender in a field that has long been dominated by the American duopoly of Visa and Mastercard. In other words, India can scale up and compete.It is unfortunate that India has not built up its own Big Tech behind a firewall as has been done behind the Great Firewall of China. But it is not too late. Is it possible for India-based cloud service providers to replace US Big Tech like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure? Yes, there is at least one player in that market: Zoho.Second, what are the tariffs on Big Tech exports to India these days? What if India were to decide to impose a 50% tax on revenue generated in India through advertisement or through sales of services, mirroring the US's punitive taxes on Indian goods exports? Let me hasten to add that I am not suggesting this, it is merely a hypothetical argument.There could also be non-tariff barriers as China has implemented, but not India: data locality laws, forced use of local partners, data privacy laws like the EU's GDPR, anti-monopoly laws like the EU's Digital Markets Act, strict application of IPR laws like 3(k) that absolutely prohibits the patenting of software, and so on. India too can play legalistic games. This is a reason US agri-products do not pass muster: genetically modified seeds, and milk from cows fed with cattle feed from blood, offal and ground-up body parts.Similarly, in the ‘information' industry, India is likely to become the largest English-reading country in the world. I keep getting come-hither emails from the New York Times offering me $1 a month deals on their product: they want Indian customers. There are all these American media companies present in India, untrammelled by content controls or taxes. What if India were to give a choice to Bloomberg, Reuters, NYTimes, WaPo, NPR et al: 50% tax, or exit?This attack on peddlers of fake information and manufacturing consent I do suggest, and I have been suggesting for years. It would make no difference whatsoever to India if these media outlets were ejected, and they surely could cover India (well, basically what they do is to demean India) just as well from abroad. Out with them: good riddance to bad rubbish.What India needs to doI believe India needs to play the long game. It has to use its shatrubodha to realize that the US is not its enemy: in Chanakyan terms, the US is the Far Emperor. The enemy is China, or more precisely the Chinese Empire. Han China is just a rump on their south-eastern coast, but it is their conquered (and restive) colonies such as Tibet, Xinjiang, Manchuria and Inner Mongolia, that give them their current heft.But the historical trends are against China. It has in the past had stable governments for long periods, based on strong (and brutal) imperial power. Then comes the inevitable collapse, when the center falls apart, and there is absolute chaos. It is quite possible, given various trends, including demographic changes, that this may happen to China by 2050.On the other hand, (mostly thanks, I acknowledge, to China's manufacturing growth), the center of gravity of the world economy has been steadily shifting towards Asia. The momentum might swing towards India if China stumbles, but in any case the era of Atlantic dominance is probably gone for good. That was, of course, only a historical anomaly. Asia has always dominated: see Angus Maddison's magisterial history of the world economy, referred to below as well.I am reminded of the old story of the king berating his court poet for calling him “the new moon” and the emperor “the full moon”. The poet escaped being punished by pointing out that the new moon is waxing and the full moon is waning.This is the long game India has to keep in mind. Things are coming together for India to a great extent: in particular the demographic dividend, improved infrastructure, fiscal prudence, and the increasing centrality of the Indian Ocean as the locus of trade and commerce.India can attempt to gain competitive advantage in all three ways outlined above:* Cost-leadership. With a large market (assuming companies are willing to invest at scale), a low-cost labor force, and with a proven track-record of frugal innovation, India could well aim to be a cost-leader in selected areas of manufacturing. But this requires government intervention in loosening monetary policy and in reducing barriers to ease of doing business* Customer-intimacy. What works in highly value-conscious India could well work in other developing countries. For instance, the economic environment in ASEAN is largely similar to India's, and so Indian products should appeal to their residents; similarly with East Africa. Thus the Indian Ocean Rim with its huge (and in Africa's case, rapidly growing) population should be a natural fit for Indian products* Innovation. This is the hardest part, and it requires a new mindset in education and industry, to take risks and work at the bleeding edge of technology. In general, Indians have been content to replicate others' innovations at lower cost or do jugaad (which cannot scale up). To do real, disruptive innovation, first of all the services mindset should transition to a product mindset (sorry, Raghuram Rajan). Second, the quality of human capital must be improved. Third, there should be patient risk capital. Fourth, there should be entrepreneurs willing to try risky things. All of these are difficult, but doable.And what is the end point of this game? Leverage. The ability to compel others to buy from you.China has demonstrated this through its skill at being a cost-leader in industry after industry, often hollowing out entire nations through means both fair and foul. These means include far-sighted industrial policy including the acquisition of skills, technology, and raw materials, as well as hidden subsidies that support massive scaling, which ends up driving competing firms elsewhere out of business. India can learn a few lessons from them. One possible lesson is building capabilities, as David Teece of UC Berkeley suggested in 1997, that can span multiple products, sectors and even industries: the classic example is that of Nikon, whose optics strength helps it span industries such as photography, printing, and photolithography for chip manufacturing. Here is an interesting snapshot of China's capabilities today.2025 is, in a sense, a point of inflection for India just as the crisis in 1991 was. India had been content to plod along at the Nehruvian Rate of Growth of 2-3%, believing this was all it could achieve, as a ‘wounded civilization'. From that to a 6-7% growth rate is a leap, but it is not enough, nor is it testing the boundaries of what India can accomplish.1991 was the crisis that turned into an opportunity by accident. 2025 is a crisis that can be carefully and thoughtfully turned into an opportunity.The Idi Amin syndrome and the 1000 Talents program with AIThere is a key area where an American error may well be a windfall for India. This is based on the currently fashionable H1-B bashing which is really a race-bashing of Indians, and which has been taken up with gusto by certain MAGA folks. Once again, I suspect the baleful influence of Whitehall behind it, but whatever the reason, it looks like Indians are going to have a hard time settling down in the US.There are over a million Indians on H1-Bs, a large number of them software engineers, let us assume for convenience there are 250,000 of them. Given country caps of exactly 9800 a year, they have no realistic chance of getting a Green Card in the near future, and given the increasingly fraught nature of life there for brown people, they may leave the US, and possibly return to India..I call this the Idi Amin syndrome. In 1972, the dictator of Uganda went on a rampage against Indian-origin people in his country, and forcibly expelled 80,000 of them, because they were dominating the economy. There were unintended consequences: those who were ejected mostly went to the US and UK, and they have in many cases done well. But Uganda's economy virtually collapsed.That's a salutary experience. I am by no means saying that the US economy would collapse, but am pointing to the resilience of the Indians who were expelled. If, similarly, Trump forces a large number of Indians to return to India, that might well be a case of short-term pain and long-term gain: urvashi-shapam upakaram, as in the Malayalam phrase.Their return would be akin to what happened in China and Taiwan with their successful effort to attract their diaspora back. The Chinese program was called 1000 Talents, and they scoured the globe for academics and researchers of Chinese origin, and brought them back with attractive incentives and large budgets. They had a major role in energizing the Chinese economy.Similarly, Taiwan with Hsinchu University attracted high-quality talent, among which was the founder of TSMC, the globally dominant chip giant.And here is Trump offering to India on a platter at least 100,000 software engineers, especially at a time when generativeAI is decimating low-end jobs everywhere. They can work on some very compelling projects that could revolutionize Indian education, up-skilling and so on, and I am not at liberty to discuss them. Suffice to say that these could turbo-charge the Indian software industry and get it away from mundane, routine body-shopping type jobs.ConclusionThe Trump tariff tantrum is definitely a short-term problem for India, but it can be turned around, and turned into an opportunity, if only the country plays its cards right and focuses on building long-term comparative advantages and accepting the gift of a mis-step by Trump in geo-economics.In geo-politics, India and the US need each other to contain China, and so that part, being so obvious, will be taken care of more or less by default.Thus, overall, the old SWOT analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. On balance, I am of the opinion that the threats contain in them the germs of opportunities. It is up to Indians to figure out how to take advantage of them. 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Július egyik legforróbb témája volt a Coldplay koncerten lebukott vezérigazgató és HR-igazgató sztorija. Akiket ugye egy csókkamera buktatott le, a következő napon pedig már kábé az egész világ az ő sztorijukon pörgött. De rendben van az, hogy így működünk? Doxxolás, bullying, morális fölény. Bővebben: 00:00:13 - Kezdjünk is bele a Tyúkól leghotabb topikjába! Természetesen a Coldplay koncerten lebukott vezérigazgatóról lesz szó. 00:02:46 - Elsőre vicces, másodjára borzasztó. Önkritika, ezzel a cikkel kapcsolatban. 00:04:45 - Nóra már magát a Coldplay koncert meglátogatását sem érti… 00:05:34 - Ezt gondoljuk a csókkamerákról (spoiler: igazából nem sok jót) 00:09:24 - Nyugvópont, hogy lemondtak a posztjukról, mi kell még a népnek? 00:13:34 - Mi a közös Nórában és Szijjártó Péterben? 00:15:05 - Kvótapuszi meg smárolás tízezrek előtt. 00:17:04 - Az internet szinte bármit lenyomoz, de jó ez nekünk? 00:20:07 - Végülis együtt habosította az egész világ ezt a botrányt, ami lássuk be, hogy nagyon durva. 00:20:55 - Az, hogy cégek reklámot építenek erre a szitura, na az már mindannyiunknak sok egy kicsit (nagyon). 00:26:23 - Tulajdonképpen ez egy kollektív bántalmazás. 00:30:27 - Gyarlók vagyunk, először mi is nevetgéltünk. Zsuzsi meg bevallja, hogy még miken szokott (semmi extra) 00:34:20 - Bűn és bűnhődés. 00:35:18 - Olvassátok el Nóra cikkét, amiben őszintén vall a TikTok-függőségéről!!! 00:35:44 - Beszéljünk arról is, hogy mi történik Katy Perry-vel! 00:37:43 - Meg Justin Timberlake-ről is! 00:42:53 - Ha fizet az ember valamiért, akkor már minősíthetetlen stílusban kritizálhat is? 00:47:42 - Te szavaznál valakire, aki túrja az orrát? 00:49:43 - Miközben hiányzik a kritikus gondolkodás, lehetetlen annyi hírt elolvasni, mint amennyi megjelenik. 00:57:50 - A közösségi médiába viszont valójában szórakozni járunk, úgyhogy jó-jó, meg elfér ott a politika, de inkább legyen valami csámcsogós. 01:00:02 - Az AI veszélybe sodorja a kritikus gondolkodást (is). 01:02:03 - Technikai szünet *** 01:03:20 - Rá tudod kényszeríteni Justin Timberlake-et arra, hogy énekeljen a koncerten, le tudsz mondatni egy vezérigazgatót, de hogy jussunk el odáig, hogy egy elnököt is. 01:06:29 - Dóriék azon vannak, hogy az internet ne legyen ennyire fos hely! (Köszönjük mind!) 01:08:14 - Több mint egy óra kellett, hogy realizáljuk, hogy az adás felvételekor (kedden) megvalósítottuk a pink summert :) 01:09:03 - Ikonikus választás volt Gwyneth Paltrow – erre még mindenképpen vissza kellett kanyarodnunk! 01:15:21 - Egyéb szolgálati közlemények rovat. Olvasnivalók, angolul: Csókkameráról, bővebben. Az egész ügy közösségi médiás tanulságairól, szintén bővebben. Magánélet és GDPR. Nyilvános események és személyes terek. Túl messzire mentünk? A Justin Timberlake-fiaskó, elmesélve. Cikkünk Katy Perry összeomlott karrierjéről. Podcastunk kéthetente jelentkezik új adással, meghallgatható a 444 Spotify- és Apple-csatornáján is. Korábbi adásaink itt találhatók. Javaslataid, ötleteid, meglátásaid a tyukol@444.hu címre várjuk. Címlapkép: Kiss Bence/444See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What if your phone didn't need to hold your data at all? In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, to explore how virtualization at the edge is transforming security, mobility, and data ownership. Jared breaks down Hypori's secure virtual mobile OS, originally built for the Department of Defense, and how it's now entering the enterprise and consumer spaces. From eliminating mobile device management to protecting sensitive data from AI exposure, this conversation is a wake-up call for any tech leader thinking about security at the edge.Key Takeaways:Hypori's virtual mobile OS allows users to access enterprise data securely without storing it on their device.Virtualization collapses the attack surface by removing the edge device as a security risk.U.S. enterprises prioritize convenience and security, while Europe pushes privacy due to GDPR—Hypori bridges both.AI will soon enhance Hypori's platform through predictive resource allocation and network optimization.The military's extreme security standards helped Hypori harden its platform far beyond typical commercial use cases.Timestamped Highlights:01:30 — What Hypori is and how it turns any device into a secure, data-less terminal05:30 — Real-world BYOD use cases, from consultants to GDPR-compliant European enterprises11:20 — How virtualization changes the AI risk equation and protects enterprise data from agentic threats15:50 — Why cybersecurity should stop blaming users and start simplifying their responsibilities18:45 — How virtualization shrinks the attack surface and simplifies network defense22:59 — What it's like building for the Department of Defense and how that shaped Hypori's productQuote of the Episode:“Maybe it doesn't have to be a company's fight versus your fight for whose data belongs on your phone. What if we could just take that problem away?”Resources Mentioned:Hypori: www.hypori.comCall to Action:If this episode got you rethinking your mobile security strategy, share it with your team or your CIO. Subscribe to The Tech Trek for more conversations at the intersection of leadership, innovation, and real-world security.
Medical misinformation, life sciences burnout, and AI-powered content creation collide in this episode with Dr. Ome Ogbru, founder & CEO of AINGENS and creator of MACg (Medical Affairs Content Generator). Learn how AI in biotech is tackling the complexities of medical affairs—from literature review and content automation to compliance and regulatory writing.⚡️ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:- Why medical affairs and regulatory teams can't rely on ChatGPT alone.- How MACg integrates real‑time PubMed search, citation generation, and secured collaboration to streamline scientific writing - Why MACg users report up to 50 % faster writing and 50–70 % faster medical-legal review.- Why AI platforms like MACg must be purpose-built for life sciences (GDPR & SOC 2 compliant).- What is “human-in-the-loop” AI workflow—and how it balances automation and review to maintain accuracy and trust.- Real-world use cases: scientific summaries, medical info letters and more.
This episode contains:Sean Jones KC discussing Constructive DismissalBob Regnerus on Why we Sabotage OurselvesDaniel Barnett on GDPR (part two)This podcast is supported by HR Inner Circle and didlaw Employment Lawyers.
Internxt is creating a digital world that respects user privacy by making the ultimate web-3 privacy-first suite a reality. Internxt Drive, Mail, Send, Meet, Cleaner, Antivirus, VPN, and more.Fran Villalba Segarra (Spain, 1997) is the Founder and CEO of Internxt. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about how to make the switch to the post-quantum zero-knowledge encrypted internet suite with Internxt.Internxt is one of the fastest-growing web3 startups, currently being valued at over €40M and offering its services to over a million users. Launched in 2020, the company has grown sustainably, at a steady 100% YoY rate to date. Fran is part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 2024 list and is one of the most well-known, reputable tech entrepreneurs in the space.In this episode Fran discussed the company's mission to create a privacy-respecting digital world, offering alternatives to major tech companies. Internxt provides cloud storage, VPN, and antivirus services with zero-knowledge client-side encryption, meaning they cannot access or sell user data. Segarra shared that his personal experience with a data breach at a previous company inspired him to build Internext to address the widespread issue of data insecurity and privacy violations by large tech entities. He highlighted that Internext recently became the first cloud company to offer post-quantum encryption, enhancing security and aligning with a "trustless" philosophy where users retain ultimate control over their data.Segarra also detailed Internxt's crypto strategy, which includes building a Bitcoin reserve through crypto payments and mining. He explained that Internext accepts nearly all cryptocurrencies via a partnership with Coingate, converting all crypto payments into Bitcoin for their reserve. Segarra emphasized the advantages of being an EU-based technology company due to the strong privacy protections offered by GDPR, which he believes surpasses those in other regions like the US or even Switzerland.Looking ahead, Segarra outlined Internxt's product expansion plans, including individual, business, and family subscriptions, with lifetime plans offering bundled services like VPN, antivirus, and upcoming features such as Internxt Meet, Internxt Mail, and a device cleaner, aiming to provide a comprehensive Google suite alternative. Segarra encouraged users to try Internxt's services, emphasizing their innovative, disruptive, and user-friendly nature, and highlighted the availability of promotional deals and a free 1 GB plan for testing.To learn more about the company visit internxt.com and follow the team on X. You can also check out pricing for a special offer right now and pay via crypto at Coingate.
Send Bidemi a Text Message!In this episode of The Medcurity Podcast, host Melinda Nevala, a digital privacy advocate and the Marketing Director at Medcurity, spoke with Bidemi Ologunde about wide-ranging security topics including: the dichotomy between privacy and security especially with the use of mobile apps and smart devices; cyberattacks and ransomware targeting organizations in several industries via seemingly innocuous entry points such as internet-connected fish tanks; the new HIPAA rules recently proposed in the US; the new AI rules introduced in Europe; why systems of systems are most vulnerable to cyberattacks; the different cyber attack surfaces many organizations don't realize they have; how the tech landscape has changed in recent years due to AI and its unintended consequences; and lots more.Support the show
This week Brett interview he founder of the world's first data savings account and data wallet ecosystem, Andre Vellozo of Drumwave. Vellozo makes a compelling case that GDPR and data privacy regulations won't work in the age of AI, that we need data ownership structures and the ability to monetize our data, especially related to digital twin models like AI-based healthcare. Drumwave maintains that owning your own data and deploying it in the emerging autonomous world might eliminate the need for UBI and other such proposals. Do you know where your data is?
Send us a textThis 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 enforcement against spam/spoof scam calls, age-verification in MS, and 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, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. 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.
Remote work is here to stay—but how do we make it truly effective? How can we stay productive, build trust within teams, and protect privacy—all at the same time?In this episode of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast, host Punit Bhatia chats with Steven Puri, founder of The Sukha Company and former Head of Innovation at Twentieth Century Fox. Together, they explore how to work remotely with trust, productivity, and privacy—three key pieces that make remote work successful. You'll hear real stories about finding your focus in the flow state, creating special spaces to boost creativity, and learning tough lessons about privacy—like a $250,000 NFL fine. Plus, they share simple tools and ideas that help you stay on track and protect your personal space while working from anywhere. Whether you're a remote worker, a manager, or just curious about how to work better and safer, this episode will give you fresh ideas to improve your work and life. Listen now to discover how trust, productivity, and privacy come together in remote work—and why it matters for your time, your focus, and your data. Subscribe and share this episode with someone who wants to make remote work truly work. Because working remotely isn't just about being online—it's about doing it right. KEY CONVERSION 00:02:42 How would you define this element of trust 00:06:10 Define trust in a remote environment 00:09:09 In a remote world, how do you help build trust in an unwritten scenario? 00:12:34 How do you define this healthy productivity 00: 14:56 Leadership 00: 17:18 Flow State 00: 24:39 The Sukha Company and Contacts ABOUT GUEST Steven Puri is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life. Steven's career started as a newscaster/interviewer for the #1 youth news show in the DC/Baltimore market (on WTTG-TV) and then as a junior software engineer & Thomas J. Watson Scholar at IBM. After attending USC in Los Angeles, he began working in film production and produced computer-generated visual effects for 14 movies including Independence Day which won the Academy Award for Visual Effects. Steven's first tech company was Centropolis Effects that produced those CGI effects, and he eventually sold it to the German media conglomerate Das Werk when he was 28. Steven then produced some indie films and eventually went studio-side to develop and produce live-action features as a VP of Development & Production at 20th Century Fox (running the Die Hard and Wolverine franchises) and an EVP at DreamWorks Pictures for Kurtzman-Orci Productions where he worked on Star Trek, Transformers and more. ABOUT HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach professionals. Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR' which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts. As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one's value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life' which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe. RESOURCES Websites www.fit4privacy.com, www.punitbhatia.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-puri-b0714436/, www.thesukha.co, Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
"Privacy engineering is the art of translating privacy laws and policies into code, figuring out how to make legal requirements such as ‘an individual must be able to request deletion of all their personal data' a technical reality.", was the elegant explanation from Cat Easdon when asked about what she is doing in her day job.If you want to learn more then tune in to this episode. Cat, Privacy Engineer at Dynatrace, shares her learnings about things such as: When the right time is to form your own privacy engineering team, why privacy means different things for different people and regulators and what privacy considerations we specifically have in the observability industry so that our users trust our services!Links:Cat's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/easdon/Publications from Cat: https://www.dynatrace.com/engineering/persons/catherine-easdon/Blog on Managing Sensitive Data at Scale: https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/manage-sensitive-data-and-privacy-requirements-at-scale/Semgrep for lightweight code scanning: https://github.com/semgrep/semgrepThe IAPP: https://iapp.org/'Meeting your users' expectations' is formally described by the theory of contextual integrity: https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/page/view.php?id=214540Facebook's $5 billion fine from the FTC: http://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions-facebookFact-check: "The $5 billion penalty against Facebook is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy and almost 20 times greater than the largest privacy or data security penalty ever imposed worldwide. It is one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the U.S. government for any violation." I think that's still true; the largest fine under the GDPR was €1.2 billion (again for Facebook/Meta)
This episode contains:Jeremy Scott Joynt discussing employee privacy60 second top tip from Susi O'BrienDaniel Barnett on GDPRThis podcast is supported by didlaw Employment Lawyers and HR Inner Circle.
In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm is joined by Eoghan O'Neill, Senior Policy Officer at the European Commission's AI Office, to break down the EU AI Act, Europe's strategy to lead the global AI wave with trust, safety, and world-class infrastructure.They dive into why the EU's approach to AI is not just regulatory red tape but a proactive framework to ensure innovation and adoption flourish across sectors—from startups to supercomputers. Eoghan unpacks how startups can navigate the Act, why Europe's regulatory clarity is an advantage, and how investors should be thinking about this new paradigm.Here's what's covered:02:41 Eoghan's Unorthodox Journey: From Gravy Systems to AI Policy04:32 The Mission & Structure of the AI Office05:52 Understanding the AI Act: A Product Safety Framework09:40 How the AI Act Was Created: An Open, 1,000+ Stakeholder Process17:42 What Counts as High-Risk AI (And What Doesn't)21:23 Learning from GDPR & Ensuring Innovation Isn't Crushed26:10 Transparency, Trust & The Limits of Regulation30:15 What VCs Need to Know: Obligations, Timelines & Opportunities34:42 Europe's Global AI Position: Infra, Engineers, Strategy43:33 Global Dynamics: Commoditization, Gulf States & the Future of AGI48:46 What's Coming: Apply AI Strategy in September
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette is interviewed by Macus Burnette to introduce "WP Trail Buddies," Michelle's initiative to help newcomers at large WordCamp events feel welcome and connected. The program pairs first-time attendees with experienced veterans for mentorship and support, easing anxiety and fostering community. Michelle shares her own WordCamp experiences, explains how the free, volunteer-driven project works, and discusses the broader importance of mentorship in the WordPress community. The conversation highlights the value of inclusion, friendship, and support, encouraging listeners to join and help make WordCamps more accessible for everyone.Top Takeaways:WP Trail Buddies Is a Volunteer-Led Mentorship Program: Michelle Frechette created WP Trail Buddies as a free, volunteer-based initiative to pair WordCamp veterans with newcomers to help them feel more comfortable at large flagship events like WordCamp US. The program is powered by free tools like Google Forms and WordPress.com, and even includes GDPR-compliant data practices. Although unsponsored, some organizations like Newfold have volunteered to provide swag like stickers and pins.The Focus Is on Flagship and Large WordCamps—for Now: Due to Michelle managing the project solo, WP Trail Buddies is currently limited to larger WordCamps (typically 250+ attendees). While open to expanding to other events in the future—like WordCamp Canada—the priority is on keeping things manageable and scalable. She's open to conversations with other camps that may want to adopt the model.WordCamps Are About Community and Belonging: Michelle emphasized how transformative WordCamps have been for her personally—from knowing no one at her first WordCamp Buffalo to attending nearly 100 events and mentoring others. She and Marcus both stressed that the true value of WordCamps lies in the friendships, mentorship, and support network built over time. Programs like Trail Buddies help foster this sense of inclusion from the start.Mentioned In The Show:WP Trail BuddiesWPIncludes.meThe WP World
Donata Stroink-Skillrud is an attorney licensed in Illinois, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and President of Termageddon, a SaaS platform transforming how eCommerce businesses handle legal compliance. Built at the intersection of privacy law expertise and technology, Termageddon helps online businesses stay compliant with ever-changing privacy regulations, without needing a legal team.After years of working directly with contract law, consumer protection, and international privacy regulations, Donata saw firsthand how fragmented, outdated, and risky privacy compliance had become for Ecommerce websites. What started as manual legal work soon evolved into an automated solution that identifies which privacy laws apply to a business and generates up-to-date, accurate website policies in minutes—not weeks.Donata brings a legal insider's perspective to the realities of online selling, breaking down complex regulations into practical steps for founders. From helping brands avoid FTC fines on subscription renewals, to clarifying why state privacy laws apply to your store, Donata explains the hidden legal pitfalls that quietly erode Ecommerce growth and how to protect against them.Whether sharing how generic privacy templates leave stores exposed, why recurring billing pages are the newest legal battleground, or how to future-proof your policies against incoming U.S. state laws, Donata delivers a tactical, no-nonsense playbook for reducing legal risk and building customer trust.In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:42] Intro[01:04] Breaking down contract laws for entrepreneurs[02:02] Explaining why Shopify won't cover your compliance[03:57] Breaking down real costs of ignoring privacy laws[06:53] Clarifying why location won't shield your store[08:10] Highlighting false refund claims that trigger fines[11:54] Identifying which privacy laws apply to you[13:36] Turning repetitive legal work into automation[14:55] Updating policies before laws take effect[16:29] Receiving automatic updates without extra effort[17:15] Saving weeks of legal work with automation[18:12] Staying compliant as privacy laws keep changingResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on YoutubeProtects business from fines and lawsuits termageddon.com/Follow Donata Stroink-Skillrud linkedin.com/in/donata-stroink-skillrudIf you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!
Send us a textWith 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 also talk about this piece in the New York Times Wirecutter on disappearing from the internet. 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 podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. 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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University of Galway spin-out Lua Health has officially launched its next-generation, AI-powered, workforce wellbeing intelligence platform. Founded in 2023, Lua has pioneered proprietary AI algorithms capable of accurately detecting early indicators of declining wellbeing based on how a person writes. Lua is fully GDPR-compliant and 100% anonymised, integrating seamlessly with enterprise communication tools like Microsoft Teams and deploying in under a week. Designed for enterprise scale, Lua delivers a real-time, evidence-based solution for organisations ready to move from reactive care to proactive, precision-led wellbeing. New employee wellbeing platform created by Lua Health By discreetly analysing written language across workplace communication platforms, Lua identifies early signs of stress, burnout, and disengagement - without accessing private messages or individual identities. Employees may receive personalised, opt-in prompts to support self-awareness, while leaders gain aggregated insights at the team, department, or location level. The result is timely, data-driven intervention that improves outcomes and prevents issues before they escalate. A spin-out of University of Galway's Business Innovation Centre and Insight, the Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics, Lua was founded by University alumnus Dr Mihael Arcan. Dr Mihael Arcan, founder and chief executive of Lua, said: "While it is about identifying issues as early as possible, it is also about creating a workplace that is appealing and placing a priority on attracting and retaining talent." Lua has been backed by Enterprise Ireland's commercialisation fund and private investment company Growing Capital. Gianni Matera, Founder of Growing Capital, said: "With Lua, organisations can move from reactive care to precision wellbeing - building healthier, higher-performing teams. We are proud to support Lua's mission to help individuals better understand and manage their wellbeing before issues become crises." Lua's technology is research-driven, interdisciplinary innovation at the intersection of AI and psychology - designed to deliver measurable wellbeing outcomes, reduce attrition, and demonstrate clear return on investment. Lua combines behavioural science, data analytics and enterprise technology to deliver a disruptive approach to organisational wellbeing. By passively analysing written language and interaction patterns within enterprise communication platforms like Microsoft Teams, Lua detects early indicators of stress, burnout and disengagement. These insights enable precisely targeted, personalised interventions, improving outcomes while reducing the burden on internal teams. Lua is helping forward-thinking companies deliver personalised, data-informed support at scale. One such partnership is with the CPL Group, a consultancy business that explores, questions and designs future work solutions. Maria Souza, Future of Work Institute, CPL Group, said: "Lua presents a highly impressive and insightful approach. What stood out most is the significant value it can deliver through its methodology alone." See more breaking stories here.
Mit Marc Funk (FrontNow) Staffel #12 Folge #12 | #Marketing_021 Der Podcast über Marketing, Vertrieb, Entrepreneurship und Startups *** www.frontnow.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/marcfunk/ *** Marc Funk, Gründer von FrontNow, berichtet im neuesten Marketing From Zero To One Podcast über die Entwicklung seines KI-Startups, das virtuelle Kundenberater für große Handelskonzerne wie Audi oder Jumbo realisiert. Nach einem Pivot von einem Sortimentsoptimierungstool hin zur KI-gestützten Beratung stieß das Startup mit perfektem Timing kurz vor dem ChatGPT-Hype auf starke Nachfrage. Entscheidende Erfolgsfaktoren waren frühe Großkunden, ein skalierbarer Vertrieb, proprietäre Datenbanken und strikte Compliance. Marc berichtet offen über seine Gründungserfahrungen, frühe Netzwerke, AI-First-Mindset – und über seine Vergangenheit und Begegnungen mit Jan Marsalek. *** 01:04 – Einstieg & Vorstellung 01:33 – Was FrontNow macht: KI-Kundenberatung im E-Commerce 02:28 – Use Cases: Audi Irland, Jumbo (CH) 03:16 – Teamgröße, Geschäftsmodell, Kennzahlen 04:04 – Persönlicher Hintergrund, Studium, Netzwerk 07:26 – Einstieg ins Unternehmertum, Motivation, Persönlichkeitsstruktur 09:29 – Gründungsgeschichte mit Freunden, Ursprungsidee & Pivot 12:14 – Erstes Produkt: Sortimentsoptimierung & Herausforderungen 14:59 – Entscheidung zum Pivot: virtueller KI-Kundenberater 16:53 – Erster Kunde Jumbo & Erfolgsstory mit Coop-Gruppe 19:17 – Großkundenstrategie & Preisstruktur 21:53 – SAP-Partnerschaft & Vertriebsbeschleunigung 23:03 – Skalierung über mehrere Branchen & Länder 24:32 – Events & Konferenzen als Leadquelle (z. B. OMR) 26:54 – Masterclasses & Kunden-Co-Presenting 28:16 – Eventformate & Salesstrategie 29:47 – Outbound vs. Events: Was besser funktioniert 31:19 – Aufbau des Sales-Teams: Netzwerk, Lucky Shots 33:22 – Kultureller Fit & Hiring 34:09 – KI-Technologie bei FrontNow 37:58 – Datenschutz, GDPR & technisches Setup 40:00 – Wettbewerbsvorteil durch proprietäre Datenbank 42:04 – Tech-Team & AI-First Mindset 43:52 – Zukunft von E-Commerce & Rolle von Agents 45:50 – Infrastruktur & Daten als Kernprodukt 46:34 – Generative Engine Optimization & Google/Bing 46:54 – AI-First Mindset in der Unternehmenskultur 48:41 – Hiring & AI-Kompetenz bei Bewerbenden 49:54 – Inspirierende AI-Nutzung: Beispiel Parloa 51:25 – Produktivität durch MVPs & AI 52:15 – Frühere Gründung: Online-Supermarkt & Jan Marsalek 54:38 – Insolvenz durch eingefrorene Marsalek-Gelder 57:31 – Investitionsstrukturen & Rückblick auf Wirecard-Erfahrung 58:38 – Abschluss & Kontaktbereitschaft für Zuhörer:innen *** Die Zeitangaben können leicht abweichen.
Get your FREE Cybersecurity Salary Guide: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/form/cybersecurity-salary-guide-podcast/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcastWill Sweeney, founding and managing partner of Zaviant, joins the Cyber Work Podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of data privacy and GRC (governance, risk and compliance). With experience overseeing complex information security audits for Fortune 100 companies, Will shares insights on everything from the key differences between security auditing and implementation to whether privacy regulatory frameworks will continue multiplying or begin consolidating. He offers practical advice for GRC aspirants, emphasizing the importance of understanding core security processes rather than getting lost in framework structures. Will also discusses the challenges of starting a consultancy practice and provides valuable career guidance for those looking to transition into the data privacy and compliance space.0:00 - Intro1:15 - Cybersecurity Salary Guide promo2:30 - Will Sweeney and his early tech background6:45 - Building his first high school website9:20 - Career pivot from IT to data privacy and GRC12:15 - Audit vs. implementation: Understanding the difference16:30 - Starting Zaviant and the GDPR opportunity20:45 - Current challenges in data privacy compliance24:10 - Common security gaps companies overlook28:30 - Breaking into GRC: Skills and career advice32:45 - Starting a consultancy: Hidden challenges36:20 - The future of privacy regulations and AI impact40:15 - Career advice for help desk professionals41:30 - Closing thoughtsView Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcastAbout InfosecInfosec's mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ's security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.
In this thought-provoking episode of the Nomad Futurist podcast, co-hosts Nabeel Mahmood and Phillip Koblence sit down with Kemal Hawa, partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, for an insightful exploration of digital infrastructure's evolution and the legal frameworks shaping its future. With decades of experience spanning data centers, fiber, submarine cables, towers, and beyond, Kemal guides listeners through the transformation of the communications ecosystem, from the early days of telecom to the rise of data centers as a critical, standalone industry. Along the way, he highlights how legal practice has evolved from broad generalism to deep specialization: “You need to have a fundamental understanding of the technology, the competitive landscape, and the client's business — including the risks and challenges they face.” The conversation dives into pressing industry challenges, from navigating GDPR and data sovereignty to the increasing demand for localized infrastructure driven by privacy and power constraints. Kemal also weighs in on the delicate balance between IT outsourcing and maintaining control, underscoring the friction between fast-moving innovation and slow-moving regulation: “Technology moves much, much faster than any legislative or regulatory process… Stick with broad principles and objectives rather than trying to regulate specific practices.” The discussion expands to AI's explosive impact on infrastructure and energy demand, with Kemal addressing the legal and operational hurdles that lie ahead. Despite the complexity, his outlook is optimistic: "In the next 50 years, there is almost zero chance that there'll be any material decline. There could be periods of stagnation... but the need for our devices, our content, is not going anywhere. In fact, it's just going to continue to proliferate.” Kemal closes with a powerful call to action for the next generation, encouraging young professionals to explore careers in digital infrastructure. A great place to start? The Nomad Futurist Academy — a free online learning platform designed to educate and inspire the next wave of industry leaders. Tap into more of Kemal Hawa's thought leadership on LinkedIn.
This week we discussed Leeuwarden and UK Police Trials, Ai for the betterment of humanity, Phones reading your Brain, New Bitchat app, apeel now approved for Organic Foods and more Donations https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/support/ #awakening #apeel #robotfish About my Co-Host:Arnold Beekes Innovator, certified coach & trainer and generalist. First 20 years in technology and organizational leadership, then 20 years in psychology and personal leadership (all are crucial for innovation).============What we Discussed: 00:00 What we are discussing in this weeks show 01:50 Leeuwarden Trial06:05 Bill Gates tried to avoid the Court Appearance08:20 UK Police not allowed to march in Pride Parades10:15 The Rape Cisis in England and Wales13:45 The Increate of the Irish Population17:10 Glaciers make you Cry20:25 How you can help the Podcast21:25 Mind Reading Ai23:15 The Positive Side of Ai for Sovereignity26:40 Phone Reads Brain Waves28:15 YouTube Polices helping Not Ai Creators33:15 Bitchat new app by Jack Dorsey35:50 Injured Pup Changed Mans Life38:00 Dont abuse Animals40:12 MIT's Water Harvestimng from the air42:20 This could help the properties in Spain with no underground Water42:52 Fertility Rate in Europe45:35 People are living in Fear and it effect the children46:10 Is the aim to reduce the Voting age to help the Muslim families47:25 Romania to get $1B from EU but with Migrants clause48:30 Apeel backed by Bill Gates approved to spray on Organic Products51:25 How different foods look in a few days Vs Months later53:40 Psilocybin & Longevity56:40 The Book about Babel59:10 Robot Fish that Eat PlasticsLinksAi Chat for GDPR https://www.skool.com/check-mate-the-matrix-2832/about?ref=f30a0a71fea743aa8f9b8fb632d6129c====================How to Contact Arnold Beekes: https://braingym.fitness/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoldbeekes/===============Donations https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/support/ https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/ ------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------
Il Ministero delle Infrastrutture ha comunicato in una nota di aver emanato un decreto che disciplina i contrassegni identificativi per i monopattini elettrici. Si tratta, spiega il MIT, di «una sorta di targa personale». Sono passati quasi 15 mesi da quando la Cassazione ha fatto deflagrare il problema della mancata omologazione degli autovelox, ma ancora non si vede una soluzione all’orizzonte. Prima di partire per le vacanze, se si intende affrontare un lungo viaggio in auto, è bene essere aggiornati su queste e altre novità, senza dimenticare naturalmente di verificare nel modo giusto lo stato di salute e la manutenzione della propria vettura. Facciamo il punto con il nostro ospite: Silvio Scotti - esperto di codice della strada per Il Sole 24 ORE.Nella prima parte della trasmissione, come ogni venerdì, torna lo spazio della Squadra Antitruffa Serpente Corallo, che questa settimana si concentra su due approfondimenti.Phishing sofisticatoIl ruolo dell’IA generativa nei casi di phishing vocale, gli obblighi normativi rilevanti (GDPR, direttive UE, ecc.), e le misure pratiche che aziende e istituzioni possono adottare per mitigare simili attacchi. Ne parliamo con l'avvocato Giulio Coraggio, partner responsabile del dipartimento Intellectual Property and Technology di DLA Piper in Italia.Contratti luce: cambi di operatore involontariCon un trucco alcuni negozi incassano le commissioni e anziani si trovano debitori senza saperlo. Ne parliamo con Gianfranco Giardina - direttore Dday.it.
The CISO role is no longer just about protecting IT assets — it's about navigating AI risks, complex regulations, and building digital trust across the enterprise. In an era where digital trust is more important than ever, how do CISOs stay ahead of evolving threats? What impact does AI have on cybersecurity and privacy compliance? And how can organizations empower every employee to contribute to ongoing digital safety? Join cybersecurity expert and former military major Aman Tara in conversation with Punit Bhatia as they explore the evolving responsibilities of CISOs in today's digital landscape. Aman shares why CISOs must think like hackers to stay ahead, how to manage emerging AI threats, and ways to ensure compliance with global data privacy laws. If you want to understand the future of cybersecurity leadership and how to foster trust in an AI-driven era, this episode is a must-watch! KEY CONVERSION 00:01:44 What is Digital Trust for Aman Tara 00:02:44 What role does the CISO play in creating Digital Trust? 00:04:59 How to manage overlap in a CISO role with privacy function 00:06:17 Do you have regular meetings with privacy counterparts? 00:08:19 Impact of AI and emerging technologies on the role of CISO 00:09:58 How Should a CISO respond when using unsafe tools and create risk in organization? 00:12:00 What can everyone do to ensure ongoing digital trust and safety? 00:15:17 Amman's Book and Personal Journey ABOUT GUEST Aman Tara is an ex-military Major and a qualified attorney. He holds an associate diploma in Software Engineering, a bachelor's degree in Life Sciences and Economics, a degree in Law, and his MBA from Iowa, USA. He is a Certified Information System Auditor, Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner and a Scrum Master. He has also done a Cybersecurity course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After serving in the military for a decade in various combat and staff roles, he moved to the corporate world in 2011. He has worked on IT audits, IT security and Cybersecurity assessments, Third Party Risk Management projects for various Fortune 500 companies across the USA and South Asia. Presently, he is the Executive Director for one of the world's largest banks, working in their Cybersecurity department and Board of Directors of three Non-Profit Organizations based outside of the USA. He has been featured in articles overseas and invited as speaker for various US based and international seminars. He conducts workshops for corporates on stress management, hosts a live radio show every week in Texas, USA, and has also authored a book ‘Just Did It'. ABOUT HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach professionals. Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR' which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts. As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one's value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life' which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe. RESOURCES Websites www.fit4privacy.com,www.punitbhatia.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-tara-cisa-cdpse-cfe-b6095483/ Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
Send us a textWith 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 beyond news, cases, regulations and standards - including age verification, censorship, EU AI Act, privacy preserving advertising, freedom of speech laws and new developments across the globe! 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 podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. 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.
This episode of Health Care Beat kicks off a multi-part series exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, health care, and the evolving legal landscape that organizations must navigate to stay compliant and adaptable. Co-hosts Chris DeMeo and Amanda Genovese are joined by Rachel See, Senior Counsel in Seyfarth's Washington, DC office. Together, they examine AI's transformative impact on health care, from reshaping patient care to revolutionizing operations and decision-making. They also addresses key regulatory challenges, including compliance with FDA, FTC, and HHS guidelines, as well as the complexities of data privacy under HIPAA, GDPR, and state laws. Rachel provides insights into the emerging risks of AI-related litigation and liability, offering practical advice for organizations as they navigate these legal complexities. Looking ahead, they discuss predictions for AI's role in health care over the next 5-10 years, explore upcoming legislative trends, and provide strategies for health care organizations and legal teams to proactively prepare for the rapidly evolving future of artificial intelligence. Read the full transcript of this episode here: https://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/podcast_transcripts/HCB_Episode52.pdf
In today's MadTech Daily, we cover ITV and Disney's new content-sharing deal, Meta's GDPR violation ruling in Germany, and the EU's progress on its AI code of practice.
Will EU cybersecurity laws result in new global standards? Should companies handle NIS2 compliance in concert with GDPR, AI Act, or Data Act requirements? Does it make sense to take data localization to its ultimate consequences? Nathalie Barrera serves as the Director for Privacy for the EMEA region at Palo Alto Networks, which is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions. Her expertise involves the company's compliance with NIS2, the AI Act, the GDPR, and DORA. She also assists customers in navigating their own complex regulatory requirements. She has previously spent seven years at Cisco Systems working as commercial counsel and Privacy and Security Counsel. She studied law and completed her LLM at the University of Navarra. References: Nathalie Barrera on LinkedIn EU Network and Information Services Directive II EU Data Act EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Send us a textPlease 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 @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. 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.
How do we move from mere words to actual baked-in privacy? Can built-in alerts, code scanning tools, or server-side auditing make life much easier for DPOs and legal teams? We are joined by Vaibhav Antil in a new installment of our Privacy Tech series. Vaibhav is founder & CEO of Privado.ai. Before starting Privado.ai, Vaibhav led product management at a tech company and worked with the legal team on GDPR compliance. Vaibhav started Privado.ai to solve the language gap between legal, privacy, and product engineering teams. References: Vaibhav Antil on LinkedIn Privado: Evidence-based Privacy Bridge: Technical Privacy Summit (by Privado) CNIL: Use analytics on your websites and applications (how analytical cookies can be exempt from consent) Max Anderson (Ketch): Privacy Tech spotlight I – the future of CMPs, value vs. hype in privacy compliance SaaS (Masters of Privacy, April 2025) Daniel Barber (DataGrail): Privacy Tech spotlight II – widespread non-compliance, opt-out challenges, and shadow AI (Masters of Privacy, May 2025) Cillian Kieran (Ethyca): Privacy Tech spotlight III – compliance as an engineering challenge (Masters of Privacy, June 2025)
What does it really take to build a trustworthy business in today's AI-driven, data-centric world? In this powerful episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, host Punit Bhatia sits down with Neil Twa to unpack why trust isn't just a buzzword—it's a business imperative. From his hands-on experience in e-commerce and Amazon-based business models, Neil shares a practical framework for building companies that thrive by prioritizing privacy, innovation, and customer-first values. You'll also hear insights on how Amazon leverages AI to shape customer behavior—and what other businesses can learn from it. As organizations rely more heavily on data and automation, the big question becomes: How can they build digital trust while staying sustainable and profitable? Tune in to find out. KEY CONVERSION POINT 00:02:18 How do you define digital trust? 00:05:24 The 4 Steps Approach in building successful, trustworthy, sustainable, profitable business 00:15:53 Selling data or Feeding data on AI engine 00:20:15 Amazon and E-Commerce Strategies with AI 00:23:10 Skills and how to source it in setting up a business 00:29:45 How to Reach Neil Twa ABOUT GUEST Neil Twa is the CEO / Co-Founder of Voltage Holdings, a company specializing in launching, consulting, selling and acquiring brands with a focus on the e-commerce channels such as Amazon FBA and multichannel. He has more than fifteen years of experience selling private label products on Amazon and his company. For over 17 years, Mr. Twa has been constructing businesses both online and offline after departing his senior IBM role. Since 2012, he's launched 5+ personal brands, generated 10's of millions in revenues as 8 figures sellers, and assisted in the growth of 1000+ others through consulting, coaching, and mentoring alongside partner Reed and their Voltage team. Neil together with Reed Larsen, published a new book titled "Almost Automated Income with FBA: Build a Profitable Lifestyle-Driven Amazon Business. Exit for Millions. Even Without Any E-commerce Experience". The book is a groundbreaking guide that has swiftly claimed the #1 spot among newly released books. This manual is the key to building a lucrative lifestyle-driven Amazon business that expertly guided by Twa and Larsen through the intricacies of Amazon FBA, offering invaluable insights and strategies to pave the way for a profitable venture. ABOUT HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach professionals. Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR' which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts. As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one's value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life' which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe. RESOURCES Websites www.fit4privacy.com,www.punitbhatia.com,https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiltwa/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltage-holdings-llc/, https://www.voltagedm.com/ Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
In this episode, I talk with Ben Sibley and Andrew Mead, creators of the Independent Analytics WordPress plugin. We discuss how the plugin offers privacy-focused, GDPR-compliant analytics entirely within your WordPress dashboard, no external servers, tracking, or cookies involved. The plugin is designed for simplicity and deep WordPress integration, providing easy-to-understand reports on visitors, referrers, devices, and more. We cover features, performance, third-party integrations, support, upcoming roadmap items, and pricing, emphasising user privacy, straightforward setup, and responsive support from the small team behind the product. Listen in for practical advice, behind-the-scenes details, and plenty of inspiration for putting privacy and simplicity first in your WordPress analytics workflow.
Send us a textOn 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 investigation and enforcement. Lastly, big shoutout to Alexander White in his new appointment as Queensland's new privacy commissioner. 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 podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. 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.
In this dynamic Part 2 episode, entrepreneur and growth strategist Swish Goswami returns to The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast to explore the cutting edge of AI, data ethics, and leading with intention in an unpredictable world.From the growing tension between privacy and innovation to the responsibility of the next generation of creators, Swish unpacks what it takes to thrive in a digital-first era. He also shares actionable strategies for collecting first-party data, using no-code tools to transform customer engagement, and building authentic, future-ready relationships.It's a sharp, forward-looking conversation at the intersection of modern marketing, entrepreneurial resilience, and tech-powered growth.https://www.swishgoswami.com/Timestamp Guide:[00:00–03:00] The AI surveillance debate: Is our phone listening—and what happens next?[03:00–07:00] How platforms track behavior, listen for cues, and sell targeted access[07:00–10:00] Why North America lags in privacy laws & what GDPR gets right[10:00–14:00] Marketing in the age of AI: personalization, data, and trust[14:00–19:00] Loyalty programs, event-driven marketing & digital rewards for restaurants[19:00–22:00] Replit & no-code AI platforms: Building smarter, faster, and cheaper[22:00–26:00] Gamifying customer experiences and building public-facing leaderboards[26:00–30:00] AI optimism vs. AI caution: The parental dilemma in a post-ChatGPT world[30:00–35:00] The responsibility of Gen Z and what it really means to take initiative[35:00–38:00] Entrepreneurial mindset tips for teens and why network is everything[38:00–42:00] First-principle thinking, Sunday planning rituals & high-performance habits[42:00–47:00] What stops most people? Risk, fear, failure—and how to reframe them[47:00–50:00] Constant motion: why failing fast and often is a sign you're doing it rightNotable Quotes:“AI is going to replace repetitive roles—but your ability to think critically, build relationships, and act fast? That's the real differentiator.” – Swish Goswami“Marketing isn't about shouting louder. It's about building a feedback loop between trust, value, and relevance.” – Swish GoswamiFeatured Resources & Tools:Replit – No-code AI platform for loyalty cards, gamification, and business apps: https://replit.comTypeform (AI Survey Builder) – https://www.typeform.comGoogle Veo 3 (Video Gen) – AI video generation tool for onboarding & content11 Labs (AI Voice Cloning) – Hyper-realistic audio generation: https://elevenlabs.ioGleam.io (Giveaway Engine) – Smart sweepstakes & lead generation platform: https://gleam.ioGDPR Overview – The global gold standard in data protection: https://gdpr.euKey Takeaways:Businesses should start collecting first-party data now—email, SMS, and engagement tracking are the foundation of future-proof marketing.Use no-code...