Masters of Privacy

Mélissa M'Raidi-Kechichian: Canada’s AI sovereignty, privacy laws, and the timing of ethical frameworks Listen now | We review Canada's latest moves in AI policy, and the interplay between industry, geopolitics and the legal framework.

[EN] We revisited 🇨🇦Canada to better understand what’s happening with the planned update to the country’s #AI and #dataprotection laws - with Mélissa Mraidi-Kechichian open.substack.com/pub/masterso...

Adv Dirontsho Mohale: understanding South Africa’s POPIA, the protection of juristic persons, and pan-African data flows Listen now | How are privacy laws evolving across the various African regions?

[EN] Did you know that South Africa’s personal data protection law grants rights to legal entities? We went through it with Adv Dirontsho Mohale open.substack.com/pub/masterso... #privacy #law

Catalina Betancourt: menores, tecnología, sociedad, plataformas y verificación de edad ¿Contamos ya con una protección efectiva de los menores online? ¿Qué rol tiene cada cual en la tarea?

[ES] ¿Cómo repartimos responsabilidades en la gestión del acceso de los menores a servicios digitales? Nos acompaña Catalina Betancourt open.substack.com/pub/masterso... #DSA #RGPD

John Pavolotsky: California's privacy and AI legislative spree (October 2025) Listen now | A first look at AB 566, SB 361, SB 53, AB 1043, AB 656, AB 853, and SB 243

[EN] Did someone fix the coffee machines in Sacramento? The past few days have witnessed a tsunami of new #privacy and #AI laws in #California.
All of it covered here in our second update with John Pavolotsky, a partner at Stoel Rives in San Francisco.
www.mastersofprivacy.com/p/john-pavol...

YouTube video by Masters of Privacy Pádraig O’Leary (TrustWorks): the role of context, built-in know-how, and AI in Privacy Tech

[EN] Can we escape never-ending assessments as a core activity of a privacy management program? Does built-in know-how become the most crucial moat? We asked Pádraig O’Leary, co-founder and CEO at #TrustWorks, in a new installment of our #PrivacyTech series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ie...

FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION: The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy, 113 California L Rev 1521 (2025) with Prof Woodrow Hartzog @hartzog.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Alba Carrasco: ¿Es una quimera la publicidad contextual? ¿Dónde termina el contexto y empieza el perfil?

[ES] ¿Sabemos definir con precisión a qué nos referimos con publicidad programática #contextual, o estamos buscando el Santo Grial? Nos ha ayudado a entender la realidad Alba Carrasco, abogada experta en #AdTech www.mastersofprivacy.com/p/alba-carra... #RGPD

Alexandria Lutz: protecting the elder from a new generation of privacy threats Listen now | The mission to promote safer digital habits as a means to prevent privacy-related harms - and scams targeting seniors.

[EN] AI-powered online scams are out of control, and spreading personal data does not help. We discovered #optinspire with Lexi Lutz, pro bono work that helps seniors navigate the challenge open.substack.com/pub/masterso... #US #security

EU-US Data Privacy Framework Cheat Sheet This month’s EU General Court ruling on Latombe v. Commission calls for an update to our EU-US Data Privacy Framework cheat sheet.

This month’s EU General Court ruling on #Latombe v. Commission calls for an update to our EU-US Data Privacy Framework #cheatsheet. www.mastersofprivacy.com/p/eu-us-data... - also, we covered it with Gloria González Fuster on the ES channel. #GDPR #DPF #EU-USA

Gloria González Fuster: ¿Qué se le escapó a Latombe?

[ES] Repasamos con @ggf.bsky.social la sentencia del TGUE en el caso #Latombe vs Comisión Europea relativa al Data Privacy Framework (y la decisión de adecuación derivada) para transferencias de datos UE-EEUU open.spotify.com/episode/03Hb... #GDPR

From wiretapping and video rentals to website pixels, SDKs, and APIs: CIPA/VPPA litigation Cheat Sheet Litigation strategies, and how these actions affect the broader MarTech landscape

A few practical charts for #CIPA and VPPA litigation involving pixels, cookies, etc. open.substack.com/pub/masterso... #US #privacy #Martech #Adtech

[EN] We asked @robertjbateman.bsky.social to help us deal with three questions: What do we do about watermarking of #AI-generated content? How do pre-defined legitimate interest scenarios work under the UK DUAA? What will happen with age verification after the #OSA? open.spotify.com/episode/0BiQ...

Newsroom de verano de 2025 Decisiones clave en el TJUE, multas, más automatización y un nuevo marco legal en Reino Unido.

[ES] Ahí va la batida de noticias de siempre en castellano. TJUE, Reino Unido, cambios en plataformas publicitarias, IA y copyright... y juicios fuera de control en EEUU para quien le interese. #RGPD #ePrivacy
www.mastersofprivacy.com/p/newsroom-d...

Newsroom: Summer 2025 Listen now | Major CJEU decisions, enforcement sweeps, California lawsuits, new UK framework

[EN] If you think you missed something this summer, try our 21-min update at the intersection of #marketing, data, #privacy, and technology. With a touch of Empowerment Tech, of course.
mastersofprivacy.substack.com/p/newsroom-s... #podcast

Daniel Simmons-Marengo: Differential Privacy in practice Listen now | How can we apply Differential Privacy to real-world scenarios?

Another deep dive into #DifferentialPrivacy - #HIPAA #GDPR #PrivacyEngineering #PEPR open.substack.com/pub/masterso...

If data remains personal and you are out of the scope of the original purpose yes. But diff privacy could very well result in anonymization. Check out the Next episode :)

FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to seven companies that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots seeking information on how these firms measure, test, and monitor potentially nega

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Peter Craddock: EDPS v SRB, the relative nature of personal data, processors, transparency, impact on MarTech and AdTech Listen now | The CJEU's September 4th 2025 decision in EDPS v Single Resolution Board (SRB) clarified core principles on what constitutes personal data

Is a recipient entirely out of the scope of the #GDPR when receiving pseudonymized data that only the original data controller can lawfully re-identify? open.substack.com/pub/masterso...

Mónica Rodríguez y José Ramón Mencías (IAB Spain): identidad, publicidad, privacidad y DCRs ¿Cómo puede un anunciante escoger la solución más adecuada para identificar a su audiencia en medios digitales?

[ES]Arrancamos la nueva temporada en castellano con una de identidad y “addressability“ en publicidad digital - con #iabspain #AdTech #DCR open.substack.com/pub/masterso...

Meaghan Henderson (iRobot): the privacy department as a one-woman show Listen now | Suitable frameworks, internal awareness, cross-jurisdictional challenges... and giving privacy a name

Our latest episode is out! open.substack.com/pub/masterso...

Yngvi Karlson (Kin): the rise of the Personal AI Assistant Listen now (39 mins) | A new look at Empowerment Tech

[EN] Yngvi Karlson, from Copenhagen-based Kin has helped us revisit the topics of individual agency, consumer perceptions of privacy, and self-sovereign identity through the lens of a “personal AI” www.mastersofprivacy.com/p/yngvi-karl...

Jennifer Oliver: privacy litigation over pixels, trackers, and cookies Listen now | Jennifer Oliver is an experienced commercial litigator who has defended consumer class actions and multidistrict litigation, including those arising from data breaches and antitrust.

[EN] We are kicking-off the new podcast season with one of the hottest topics at the intersection of #AdTech/ #MarTech and privacy: Pixel-related litigation in #California. We are joined by Jennifer Oliver, a highly-experienced litigator in the space.
www.mastersofprivacy.com/p/jennifer-o...

Erica Irvin (Lowe’s): the new boundaries of the discipline - Masters Of Privacy Are privacy compliance and AI governance poised to remain stand-alone practices within the large enterprise? What is their interplay with an all-encompassing compliance effort? How will we deal with c...

[EN] Are privacy compliance and AI governance poised to remain stand-alone practices within the large enterprise? What is their interplay with an all-encompassing compliance effort? How will we deal with consent in the world of AI Agents?
We asked Erica Irvin: mastersofprivacy.com/erica-irvin-...

Masters of Privacy Hoping to better understand a human-centric, demand-led future, we have spent a few months interviewing entrepreneurs and pioneers at the intersection of Marketing, Data, Privacy, and Technology. This...

[EN] Can we move beyond “dark patterns” to define Manipulative Design or Interface Interference? How could we expand website and mobile app monitoring to a company’s ad stack? We asked Christine Desrosiers (Boltive) in the 5th installment of our #PrivacyTech series.
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Ansuman Acharya (Airbnb): What is Privacy UX? Masters of Privacy · Episode

[EN] What in the world is Privacy #UX? Could transparency and control requirements be seamlessly integrated within delightful customer journeys? We asked Ansuman Acharya, who has already helped implement some of the discipline’s best practices at #Airbnb open.spotify.com/episode/0KSU...

US Senate removes controversial 'AI moratorium' from budget bill | TechCrunch After going back and forth over the provision, Sen. Marsha Blackburn offered an amendment to strip the provision alongside Sen. Maria Cantwell.

Adding a note: the moratorium on AI legislation was removed from the Bill this morning techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/u...

John Pavolotsky: How successful can US privacy laws be at regulating AI models and systems? - Masters Of Privacy How are things looking at the intersection of AI and data privacy laws in the United States? What would the real impact of a moratorium on AI laws be? John Pavolotsky is a partner at...

[EN] How are things looking at the intersection of #AI and data #privacy laws in the United States? What would be the real impact of a 10-year moratorium on state AI laws?
We asked John Pavolotsky, a partner at Stoel Rives in San Francisco.
mastersofprivacy.com/john-pavolot...

Thomas Ghys: The privacy engineer as a translator, an auditor, and a programmer - Masters Of Privacy Who can really claim to be a privacy engineer? Does this change in the digital marketing arena? What is the winning formula to integrate this role within the company’s privacy practice? Thomas Ghys ha...

[EN] What does it mean to be a #privacy engineer? Does this change in the digital #marketing space? What is the winning formula to integrate this role within a data protection practice?
We asked Thomas Ghys, Privacy Engineer and founder of Webclew mastersofprivacy.com/thomas-ghys-... #ePrivacy

Gabriela Lis: cumplimiento legal vs. cultura de protección de datos personales Masters of Privacy (ES) · Episode

[ES]¿Qué papel desempeña la formación en el cultivo de una cultura interna de protección de datos personales que vaya más allá del mero cumplimiento normativo?
Hemos preguntado a Gabriela Lis, de ALAP. #RGPD #GDPR open.spotify.com/episode/5CDb...

Newsroom: Spring 2025. AI fines, fingerprinting on steroids, UOOM momentum, and the ad automation tsunami - Masters Of Privacy It is time for a seasonal update at the intersection of Marketing, Data, Privacy and Technology. We are today covering the first four of our usual five blocks: ePrivacy & regulatory updates; MarTech &...

[EN] Have you missed any news at the intersection of #MarTech, #Privacy and #Data? A new seasonal update is out (March-June 2025) mastersofprivacy.com/newsroom-spr... #newsroom