Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Andrea Amico, Founder & CEO, Privacy4Cars. We discuss his journey into the Data Privacy industry and his knowledge of personally identifiable data captured by cars, the enormous volume of data that cars transmit and retain about the automotive operator, how data of individuals can benefit companies who sell the data, how the vehicles are like a browser on wheels,third party data sale of data from cars, the need to claim your car’s app, data that remains in the vehicle when sold or traded, right to repair and data privacy issues in legislation about cars, whether automakers will be more transparent about data capture and sale due to EU regulations like the GDPR, the sale of car data to data brokers, nudge technology and cars, Smart City integration with cars, the inability of the owner to find the information collected without great expense, the threat to cybersecurity, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Alexander Hanff, Managing Director at Hanff & Co AB. We discuss his data protection and technology expertise and journey to his career, the impact of technologies on society and individuals, a fulsome overview of ePrivacy directive and pending EU regulation related to data, the difficulty of individuals understanding and enforcing their Data Privacy rights, concerns about emerging technologies like the Metaverse, the interest of politicians concerning Data Privacy, GDPR, and principle-based Data Privacy protection, his view on current litigation about Data Protection, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Abimbola Adegbite, Application Security Thought Leader at Jane.app. We discuss his journey into technology and his role at Jane.app, the importance of organizations understanding cybersecurity, his concerns about Data Privacy and Cybersecurity within organizations, the public misperception of hackers and the identity of real cyber threats, the relationship between Data Privacy and cybersecurity, the role of organizations as data stewards, aligning an organization's actions with their operations, an integrated approach is necessary to Data Privacy and cybersecurity, the importance of collaboration between teams, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Hitoshi Kokumai, Founder and Chief Architect at Mnemonic Identity Solutions Limited. We discuss his interest in digital identity and Data Privacy, , his work with the Japanese Ministry of Defense on identity systems, how deep episodic memories are a superior solution for the weakness of passwords alone, how images and episodic memory work in identity systems, Quantum Computing and and it’s effect on passwords, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Heidi Saas, H.T. Saas, LLC, Data Privacy and Technology Attorney. We discuss her journey into Data Privacy as a lawyer interested in US government policy and technology, Data Privacy concerns in the digital age, the business value of Data Privacy, the emerging challenges of third-party risk, the need for proactive attention to Data Privacy, recognizing bias in digital systems, the importance, and necessity of collaboration between legal and technology professionals, the issues with the use of facial recognition, real-world examples of complications in complying with US state-level Data Privacy regulations, and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Cillian Kieran, Founder & CEO, Ethyca. We discuss his career journey and background in software engineering, his data interest and transition to a company that helps companies manage data while accounting for the obligations that organizations have to regulators and individuals, the lack of understanding about digital data flow and Data Privacy, the contrast between the operational data and legal side of privacy, the different flavors of data mapping, exploring the potential friction encountered when encouraging proper Data Privacy practices, the similarities in Data Privacy challenges for organizations of all sizes, what is going on in the privacy world that is of concern, the notion of software engineering compared to civil engineering, Data infrastructure that runs the world, the impact of new regulations on data like the EU’ Digital Services Act, data monopolies in antitrust and competition law, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Dr. Nicol Turner Lee Senior Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution. We discuss this issue of the Digital Divide, her upcoming book, “The Digital Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass”, her career path lead to her work at the Brookings Institution, the lack of digital access, and examples of real-world impacts, using applied sociology to highlight challenges in digital life, how poverty can affect privacy, addressing AI harms and delayed redress, unknown factors of digital life and Data Privacy which can affect consumers, the need for US Federal privacy legislation, emerging digital strategies, and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva”, talks to Adrian Van Rossum, Founder, Simple Analytics. We discuss his early Webmaster experience and the realization that the Internet can be a data privacy risk, the implication of the recent EU ruling on Google Analytics and data transfer to the US, data transfer without the knowledge of the individual, how fonts on websites can lead to Data Privacy violations, the misfortune of assuming major analytics tools are properly compliant with Data Privacy regulations without user configuration, the asymmetry of value exchange when using free Internet tools, his concerns about the power concentration in browsers, the current regulatory focus on analytics in Europe and attention paid to analytics in the US, the vast extent of data collection on the Internet, companies conforming to data protection regulations and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Robin Meyer, General Counsel at TokenEx. We discuss her passion for privacy and emphasis on it for General Counsels, what tokenization is and how TokenEx leverages this technology, the advantage of tokenization regarding data classification, tokenization can protect sensitive data, her current concerns about privacy and technology, concerns about biometric access technology and data redundancy, differences in Data Privacy in US and EU, a wide variety of Data Privacy policies in US companies and laws which are mainly consumer-based, getting buy-in and cooperation in Data Privacy, Data Privacy is becoming critical to profitability, concerns over adverse or invasive conclusions of AI systems, examination of potential future AI and Metaverse harm, and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Nishant Bhajaria, Director of Privacy Engineering at Uber, and Author of the book titled Data Privacy: A runbook for engineers. We discuss his operational focus on Data Privacy, the large gap between operational and legal Data Privacy and the need for collaboration between them, the shift from precedent to current proactive policy, successful tech companies and collaboration, the challenge of data deletion, the data life cycle and a new emphasis on purpose, his greatest concerns in Data Privacy, trust and data quality, regulation verses the understanding how technology works, focus on potential harm rather than technology, Data Privacy focused technology, helping organizations ask the right about data privacy, great career advice for technology people who want to enter the Data Privacy field, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Zach Warren, Editor-in-Chief at Legaltech News. We discuss his journey from journalism into legal technology news, expanding legal technology coverage to include voices in all areas of legal technology, the rapid advancements in legal technology due to cloud computing, the shift to technology becoming a major factor in the legal profession, his interest in highlighting legal cases with a technology components, the data privacy landscape in the US including the rapid rise of state regulations, the IRS and their facial recognition plans in the news, the issues complicating steps toward US national Data Privacy policy, his skill at predicting Data Privacy developments on the horizon, Apple’s privacy push and the future fortunes of organizations who put privacy first, transparency as a key component of data privacy, data privacy regulations in the US around children’s data, and his wish for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Johnny Ryan, Senior Fellow at Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and Open Markets Institute. We discuss his early learning experiences in online publishing and the internet, holding organizations accountable for compliance with GDPR, explaining how ads on the internet work to policy makers and the role of enforcers, the need for litigation, and the impact of lax Data Privacy and enforcement, his IAB Europe case related to Real-time bidding (RTB) ad systems, current enforcement challenges with the GDPR, Irish Data Protection Commission and other regulatory authorities, the impact of the IAB Europe case around the world, Real-Time Bidding and immediate harm to individuals, need for discussion of actual Data Protection practices, the next steps in the IAB Europe case, positive benefits of the removal of personal data from RTB bid requests, potentially good news for legitimate advertisers and publishers, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Tansie Iwafuchi, Export Compliance Manager, Global Trade, Splunk, a subject matter expert in Global Trade Compliance, Export Control Regulations, and Encryption. We discuss what are “Export Controls” and why they are important, data flow and export controls, technologies that can use specific information may be subject, the fluid nature of export control restrictions, problems of surveillance with technology exports, The US and China Tiktok issue with export controls, Data Privacy and parallels with some data localization requirements, understanding limitations or data, and technology exports, advice for smaller tech companies related to export controls, concerns about privacy and export controls, intrusive IoT, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Ralph O’Brien, Founder, and CEO of Reinbo Consulting Ltd., the United Kingdom. We discuss his journey into Data Privacy, the most surprising thing in Data Protection and Data Privacy since GDPR was enacted, the need for a multidisciplinary approach to Data Protection, his primary concern about Data Protection, Data Protection in the UK after Brexit, the impact of Schrems II and EU adequacy on the UK, law enforcement uses of data vs. the GDPR, the geopolitical Data Privacy landscape of the EU, US, and the UK, Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) in China, the trend toward more data localization and criminal penalties in Asia/Pacific, penalties may be harsh and swift, the Importance of UK Lloyd vs. Google case, the concern of big corporations over class-action lawsuits for privacy infractions, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Oana (Stere) Ducuță, Data Protection Officer, Verifone eCommerce (Romania). We discuss her journey into Data Privacy, the importance of the EU’s 1995 Data Directive, being in Data Privacy before GDPR, common misconceptions about Data Protection, data protection policies in organizations that manage consumer data, right to be forgotten vs. the right of erasure, access controls and data privacy, managing Data Protection for children with technology, limitations on international data transfers, the importance of privacy by design, executive advice to privacy professionals on getting cooperation, finding champions of Data Privacy in organizations, the need for simpler Data Privacy policies, and her hopes for Data Privacy and Protection in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Ryan Carrier, Founder, and CEO of For Humanity. We discuss his journey to “For Humanity” from finance, regulation in finance and privacy, the challenge of the digital divide in privacy, AI and the Metaverse, the potential harm in AI for which legal redress will not be sufficient, the proliferation of cyber data breaches and complacency about data uses with emerging technologies, third-part risk and AI, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva,” talks to Shoshana Rosenberg, Founder and CEO of SafePorter Data Privacy tools for Diversity and Inclusion. We discuss her focus on diversity and inclusion involving data, privacy implications of apps and data, her dual challenge as a privacy and diversity advocate, sensitive data and privacy legislation, the difference between types of data, need for ongoing education, and the knowledge of privacy rights, ease of getting data, privacy regulations on the State level in the US, State laws that are hastily updated, transparency and privacy obligations with data, a reasonable person test for privacy, cultural differences relating to privacy, the problem begins with collection and retention of data, and her hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds talks to Ron Hedges, Senior Counsel at Dentons and retired United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey. We discuss our interests in discussing emerging legal and technology issues, his passion for electronically stored information (ESI), technology and legal education, his interest in Data Privacy laws, basics of privacy in law in the United States, Data Privacy from a civil and criminal standpoint, how the growth of surveillance impacts Data Privacy, the difference between necessary and unnecessary data retention, his concerns and AI and the evolution of Social Media, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Chris McLellan, Director Operations at the Data Collaboration Alliance part of the Node Zero Community. We discuss our collaboration and synergy around data, the importance of datasets, explanations of nodes and data sharing on the internet, the challenges of data interoperability, collaborative datasets available for use by anyone, the problem with data duplication, the added risk and cost involving data duplication, data hoarding and business risk, the need for data strategy as opposed to data tactics, and his hopes for Data Privacy in the future.

Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Karyn Bright, the Chief Communications Consultant at Understanding Identity and an Executive team member for Women In Identity. We discuss her journey into identity, the human aspects of identity in a digital world, her involvement with women with Women In Identity, impact of bias on Identity systems, the code of conduct project to guide companies to develop more inclusive identity systems, the digital divide and its impact on identity, reuse of technology and unintended consequences on identity systems, the link between Identity and Data Privacy, eliminating friction in identity systems as it relates to privacy and hopes for Data Privacy in the future.