Serious Privacy

Updated: 13 Aug 2025 • 255 episodes
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For those who are interested in the hottest field in a technology world. Whether you are a professional who wants to learn more about privacy, data protection, or cyber law or someone who just finds this fascinating, we have topics for you from data management to cybersecurity to social justice and data ethics and AI. In-depth information on serious privacy topics. This podcast, hosted by Dr. K Royal, Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien, features open, unscripted discussions with global privacy professionals (those kitchen table or back porch conversations) where you hear the opinions and thoughts of those who are on the front lines working on the newest issues in handling personal data. Real information on your schedule - because the world needs serious privacy. Follow us on BlueSky (@seriousprivacy.eu) or LinkedIn

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Send us a text While 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 R

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Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal talk about a slew of breaches and what to do if your data is breached. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @euro

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Send us a text This 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

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Send us a text With 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

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Send us a text With 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

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Send us a text Please 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 @seri

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