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Serious Privacy

Dr. K Royal, Paul Breitbarth & Ralph O"Brien

The PICCASO award winning Podcast, for those who are interested in the hottest field of human rights and laws on the digital frontier. Whether you are a professional who wants to learn more about privacy and privacy laws, data protection, GDPR or cyber law or someone who just finds this fascinating, we have topics for you from data management to cybersecurity, from social justice to data ethics and AI and digital identity protection. In-depth information on serious privacy topics including

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30:56

A global world... of social media addiction?

Serious Privacy ·

2026/04/01

Send us Fan Mail We are back again, and why so Serious? We are well into to season 7 of the Serious Privacy podcast, with dr. K Royal, Ralph O'Brien and Paul Breitbarth. Ahead of IAPP Washington DC, we discuss the new Oklahoma SB546, the Global CBPR forum meeting in Lima Peru, regulatory capture, Trademarking your image, Delve compliance controversy and the HUGE news of court cases regarding Social Media addiction which may open the floodgates to more cases... and much much more! CBPR...

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33:27

News and Views - A week of announcements!

Serious Privacy ·

2026/03/26

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, recovery from illness and come back strong with a cool announcement - and your regular news round up in all things Data Protection and Privacy. Latest regulatory penalties, new legislation and news from around the globe, as K and Ralph attempt the impossible - to convey all that has occurred to you - our dear "Serious Privettes"! Paul Breitbarth, our dearly beloved friend...

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41:30

A MONTH in Privacy with R & K

Serious Privacy ·

2026/03/19

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal address the hot topics of the month, as we have been so full of guests that the time has flown by! Latest regulatory penalties, new legislation and news from around the globe, as K and Ralph attempt the impossible - to convey all that has occurred to you - our dear "Serious Privettes"! Paul Breitbarth, our dearly beloved friend is out this week, so send him much joy! If y...

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43:13

Data Protection: A Labour of Love with James Robson

Serious Privacy ·

2026/03/11

Send a text Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal address the hot topic of data in Elections and Democratic engagement with James Robson, former DPO of the UK's Labour Party. 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 p...

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38:09

It's okay not to be with K. News and Views!

Serious Privacy ·

2026/03/04

Send a text Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien address the hot topics of the day with news updates across #privacy, #dataprotection, #security, #AI and #humanrights. No K Royal, who is on a well earned vacation! EDPB, EDPS, ICO, GPA, DUAA and other strings of letters all get discussed! Lots of news, case law, regulatory penalties to discuss including; https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/202...

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37:08

The Agents and the Humans

Serious Privacy ·

2026/02/25

Send a text Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal address the hot topic of agentic AI and the risks to #privacy, #dataprotection, #security, and #humanrights. We cover the basics as well as human attributes (or not) along with how to take the risks into consideration as a professional. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriouspriv...

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38:10

Our Sovereign Opinions (Week in Privacy)

Serious Privacy ·

2026/02/18

Send a text Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss the privacy and data protection news of the past couple of weeks. This week, Paul rants about digital sovereignty, K discusses new American legislation, especially to protection children's data, and together they also talk about the latest WhatsApp decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union. If you have comments or questions, find us on Li...

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35:21

DSAR Overload (with Josh Schwartz)

Serious Privacy ·

2026/02/11

Send a text Welcome to the newest episode of the Serious Privacy podcast, where hosts Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Josh Schwartz of Phaselaw to discuss the increasing use of data subject access rights (DSARs) as a weapon. The resources required to handle such requests can be quite extensive. How do companies keep up? Maybe Josh has some insight. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousp...

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37:52

The Kemp Effect: From Silicon Valley to Privacy...

Serious Privacy ·

2026/02/04

Send us a text Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Dr. K Royal, and Ralph O'Brien meet with Tom Kemp of the California Privacy Protection Agency. We talk about the new DROP system, priorities, history, and coordination with other agencies and lawmakers. Tom was previously on Serious Privacy, before his CPPA days. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.e...

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35:01

Happy Data Protection/Privacy Day!

Serious Privacy ·

2026/01/28

Send us a text We are back! Welcome to season 7 of the Serious Privacy podcast, with dr. K Royal, Ralph O'Brien and Paul Breitbarth. Also this season, we will keep you up to date of developments in the data protection and privacy community, artificial intelligence and some cybersecurity. And of course we'll bring you interviews with great guests! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.serious...

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31:33

2025 - oh how we loved thee!

Serious Privacy ·

2025/12/31

Send us a text Join your hosts on this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal as they close out 2025 with favorite moments and episodes, state law review, and predictions. And of course, a little bit about EU data protection. We'll be back January 28, global privacy / data protection day! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofp...

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41:20

Optimism and AI in the same sentence?!

Serious Privacy ·

2025/12/26

Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Charlie Silver of permission.io to discuss data ownership and trackable permission for online data. Of course, while Paul Breitbarth is out, Raph and K cannot help but challenge some of the positions - revoking #consent, #democracy, and #optimism. Somehow, we also wound up discussing #cryptocurrency. Join us. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If you have comments...

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43:30

Arc-ing into the New Year!

Serious Privacy ·

2025/12/17

Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O’Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with Val Ilchenko, Eric Sendelbach, and Ian Runyon of TrustArc to discuss the launch of the Arc. Join us as we discuss the factors that went into developing the Arc, challenges for privacy and data protection professionals, and how AI is baked in to give professionals the tools they need at their fingertips. Please subscribe in your favorite podcast app - sharing is caring! If ...

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33:26

A rip roaring week in privacy with Paul and K

Serious Privacy ·

2025/12/10

Send us a text Join us for a rip-roaring week in privacy on this episode of Serious Privacy, where co-hosts Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (Ralph O'Brien is off this week) cover quality, not quantity - although there is no shortage of current events. 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@seri...

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34:44

An Open Letter from Open Rights Group

Serious Privacy ·

2025/12/04

Send us a text On this episode of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal (while Paul Breitbarth is out) connect with Mariano delli Santi of Open Rights Group - a civil society pressure group - regarding an open letter to the UK department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), signed by over 70 organisations and individuals, regarding the industry perceived lack of enforcement action by the UK's Information Commissioner and calling for an enquiry. You can find the letter h...

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35:36

Tea Time with Teresa - what do do if you are CPO?

Serious Privacy ·

2025/11/26

Send us a text On this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal (while Ralph O'Brien is out) connect with a long-time friend and colleague Teresa Troester-Falk. The topics are broad, but mainly center around her new book "So you got the Privacy Officer Title - Now what?" (amazon link) which has gained quite the popularity among privacy professionals and those who want to enter / grow in the field. Join us as we discuss the big topics and nuances around the CPO title and res...

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33:42

We do Redo - what's happening with GDPR? [Live from...

Serious Privacy ·

2025/11/19

Send us a text On this episode of the award-winning Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal bring you an analysis of the leaked GDPR revisions recorded live at the award-winning Privacy Space in the UK. Tune in to hear what might be happening. 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 p...

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38:28

If it ain't California, it's Texas

Serious Privacy ·

2025/11/10

Send us a text In this episode of Serious Privacy, Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal discuss the weekly news, including the Google settlement in Texas, ClearviewAI and much 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 ...

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36:29

A week in Privacy with Paul and Ralph

Serious Privacy ·

2025/10/29

Send us a text Join us on this episode of Serious Privacy, as Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien present the breaking news and hot events in data protection and privacy while Dr. K Royal was out this week. Tune in for a great discussion and catch up! 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@seriouspriva...

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42:34

The Tash Dash: a mini marathon on data protection

Serious Privacy ·

2025/10/23

Send us a text On this week of Serious Privacy, Dr. K Royal connects with Tash Whitaker to cover all things top of mind in data protection. Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien were out, so Tash and K hit the microphone unfettered! Join us as we discuss DSARs, AI, and more - in the run up to the Privacy Space in London in less than a month away. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivac...

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