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Episode 60: Did the CJEU just break the Internet?

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2025/12/24

Professor Daphne Keller joins host Alan Chapell to discuss the implications of the EU Court of Justice decision in Russmedia - demonstrating that "breaking the Internet" is no longer solely the domain of pop stars like Taylor Swift. An expert in platform regulation and intermediary liability, Professor Keller explains how the CJEU's Russmedia decision poses significant challenges for companies operating in the digital media space in Europe. Daphne Keller's bio may be found at

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37:32

Episode 59: FTC Commissioner Mark Meador on Digital...

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2025/12/17

Host Alan Chapell welcomes Commissioner Mark Meador of the Federal Trade Commission to talk about the future of conservative antitrust, the importance of protecting kids and the impact of the regulatory environment on the digital media marketplace. Commissioner Meador's bio can be found at https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/commissioners-staff/mark-r-meador. The Chapell Report can be found at https://chapellreport.substack.com/ Takeaways Privacy and online safety for children are top

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50:30

Episode 58: The EU Digital Omnibus, Part 2: With...

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2025/12/10

Peter Craddock joins Alan Chapell to discuss the EU Digital Omnibus proposal - and debate the value of simplification of the digital privacy rules in Europe. Peter views these changes as pragmatic, while Alan is concerned that we’re trading in one set of ambiguities to another.More on Peter Craddock https://www.khlaw.com/people/peter-craddock. More on Alan's Regulatory Outlook Substack https://chapellreport.substack.com/welcome Takeaways Peter believes the Digital Omnibus changes are

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51:50

Episode 57: The EU Digital Omnibus with Dr. Gabriela...

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2025/12/03

The Digital Omnibus proposal seeks to upend the EU data protection rules. In part 1 of our coverage, Alan Chapell chats with Dr Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna of the Future of Privacy Forum about what's driving the Digital Omnibus, and whether it is likely to have a positive impact. More on Gabriela at https://fpf.org/person/dr-gabriela-zanfir-fortuna/. More on Alan's Substack at https://chapellreport.substack.com/.Takeaways The Digital Omnibus aims to simplify, reduce compliance burden and boost

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39:51

Episode 56: The People of Vermont want privacy too!

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2025/11/19

In this episode, Alan chats with Vermont State Representative Monique Priestley about her multi-year attempt to get a privacy law passed in the State of Vermont. They discuss Vermont's approach, what Monique has learned from the successes and failures of other state efforts, and what a "good" privacy law looks like. Rep Priestley's bio may be found at: https://priestleyvt.com/about/ The discussion re: Private Rights of Action in Privacy Laws with Dr. Lauren Scholz is available at:

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53:35

Episode 55: A truly EPIC discussion about Apple ATT

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2025/11/12

Alan Butler from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) joins Alan Chapell to discuss EPICs recent blog post critiquing the March 2025 decision of the French competition authority holding that Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) is anti-competitive. This is a robust discussion pitting the views of the advocacy community against those of the business community... and demonstrating the tension that can sometimes exist between privacy and competition law. The discussion referenced a

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66:09

Episode 54: The Enshittification of Everything...

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2025/11/05

Cory Doctorow is a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His latest book is Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Went Wrong and What To Do About It. Cory and host Alan Chapell discuss the three stages of enshittification, its root causes, and the underlying social movement that is critical to addressing (and perhaps even reversing) its impact.Recognizing that they come at this from very different perspectives, Alan and Cory also go deep into some of the endemic challenges of the

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47:27

Episode 53: A successful career in privacy.

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2025/10/29

The care and feeding of a successful career - particularly in privacy or regulatory circles remains an under-discussed topic. Career coach Doug Miller joins Alan to discuss the changing role of the privacy pro over the past two decades and the challenges we all face as we try to juggle the goals of making an impact while finding happiness. Takeaways Privacy executives must engage with the organization to change minds. Building alliances is crucial for effective privacy advocacy. It's

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44:14

Episode 52: State Privacy Law with Senator James Maroney

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2025/10/22

On this episode, Alan Chapell is joined by Connecticut State Senator James Maroney as the Senator shares the backstory regarding how he got involved in pushing for a privacy law in Connecticut, how those efforts are impacted by lobbying efforts, and how different states are collaborating to create the privacy and AI patchwork. The Senator also shares what's on his mind when it comes to future privacy and AI laws for Connecticut. The Senator's bio is available

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57:36

Episode 51: What does "Apple in China" have to do...

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2025/10/15

Journalist Patrick McGee joins host Alan Chapell to discuss his book "Apple in China" as Alan draws additional pearls of wisdom from Patrick's work that can be used to guide everyone working in the digital media and regulatory world. From an in-depth discussion of geopolitics, a funny Seinfeld reference and (and a less funny one about Michael Moore) and important lessons for regulatory folks looking to hold your attention.... this is a great discussion. It's also helpful for everyone in the ads

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36:52

Episode 50: Part 2 - Jon Leibowitz on Antitrust and...

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2025/10/08

Alan Chapell continues his discussion with Jon Leibowitz on some of the key regulatory issues raised from 2004 - 2013. This includes the investigation re: Google Buzz and Google's settlement of FTC charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances to Users of Apple's Safari Internet Browser (which Alan believes had a huge impact on Google's approach to probabilistic advertising). They also talk about the historical regulatory role of telecommunications companies vs edge providers like Google and Meta as

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39:19

Episode 49: Part 1 - Jon Leibowitz and the FTC's...

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2025/10/01

Host Alan Chapell is joined by Jon Leibowitz, former chair of the FTC to discuss the Commission's impact on the digital media landscape from 2004 until 2013. In part 1 of the discussion, Chapell and Mr. Leibowitz talk about the FTC's COPPA rethink, the DNT standard, some early FTC attempts to rethink journalism, and some of the antitrust and privacy enforcements against big tech during his tenure. Jon Leibowitz' bio may be found here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Leibowitz. Takeaways

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39:54

Episode 48: The incredible shrinking definition of EU...

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2025/09/24

UK data protection pro Robert Bateman joins host Alan Chapell to discuss how the EU seems to be heading in the opposite direction than the U.S. as the CJEU narrows the definition of personal data ever so slightly. Robert also shares thoughts on a cookie consent consult taking place in the UK - and gives a prediction on the future of EU to U.S. cross-border transfers. Takeaways The definition of personal data has evolved significantly since the GDPR. Pseudonymization is often misunderstood

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Episode 47: The Datatilsynet's Tobias Judin on consent

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2025/09/17

This week, Tobias Judin from Norway's data protection regulator, the Datatilsynet (and EDPB representative), joins host Alan Chapell to talk about trust, (mis)aligned incentives, and consent in the European ads marketplace. We go deep on the challenges around pay or consent models for digital media as the EDPB plans to issue guidance for the larger publishing industry. Will pay or consent save the publishing industry - or become a drag on data protection law?Alan refers to the NOYB guidance on

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43:39

Episode 46: A legal critique of the Google Antitrust...

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2025/09/10

This week, host Alan Chapell is joined by Daniel Hanley of the Open Markets Institute as they attempt to make legal sense of Judge Mehta's September 2, 2025, decision in the Google Search Antitrust case. In other words, they outline "WHY" the Google decision is legally problematic. Takeaways Judge Mehta’s remedies ruling left major loopholes for Google. Judicial caution and AI narratives diluted strong enforcement. DOJ missed chances to highlight Google’s credibility

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Episode 45: Cobun Zweifel-Keegan on the great U.S....

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2025/09/03

Cobun Zweifel-Keegan joins host Alan Chapell to discuss key themes around U.S. state efforts to enforce on privacy AI and consumer protection. We talk about regulatory tension between the federal and state governments, the key areas of focus at the state level and the impact of state enforcement. We also riff a bit on Alan's recent Substack article comparing Spotify's Panama Playlists with the 1987 events leading up to the Video Privacy Protection Act

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Episode 44: Justin Evans and the Optimist's View of Data

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2025/08/27

Alan Chapell is joined by Justin Evan's where they discuss his book: The Little Book of Data. While designed for business teams, the book (and the podcast) also lights a path that can be helpful to the legal and regulatory folks. Our conversation also makes broader points about the creative process and how to stay relevant in your career by remaining curious. Check out the Little Book of Data at https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/9781400248353/the-little-book-of-data/ Learn more about your

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36:56

Episode 43: Behind the curtain at the FTC

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2025/08/20

In this episode, Alan is joined by Shoshana Woodinsky, veteran journalist in the ads space turned tech expert for the Federal Trade Commission. Shoshana offers an unfiltered view of how things sometimes function at the Commission - and shares some insights on how recent FTC policies impact the ads space.Takeaways The U.S. lacks a national privacy law, relying on state laws. The FTC has historically set privacy standards. Lina Khan's leadership marked a shift in consumer protection.

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47:31

Episode 42: Contextual Integrity in the ads space

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2025/08/13

In this episode, Alan discusses Contextual Integrity as applied to the ad space with Professor Helen Nissenbaum. They go deep into profiling and the use of PETs. Alan encourages listeners to check out some of Helen's writing at https://nissenbaum.tech.cornell.edu/main_cv.html#pubLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:06

Episode 41: DuckDuckGo on balancing privacy and...

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2025/08/06

Kamyl Bazbaz and Joseph Jerome from DuckDuckGo join Alan to discuss the role of the browser, the intersection between privacy and competition and how DuckDuckGo differentiates itself within the craziness of larger ads space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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