Siobhan

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Every DPO out there is now using the recent Norweigan DPA fine as their sales pitch.

#dataprotection

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Spring Cleaning… But Make It Data As spring unfolds, I reflect on the need for purposeful data collection to drive effective decisions.

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Happy Data Protection Day!

I told you so (or, let’s talk about some Mousse) This edition dives into the CJEU's Mousse ruling and its impact on GDPR and marketing practices.

A case note for marketers?
Why not?
Don't expect any legal jargon.
Expect me to skip whole sections of the judgement.

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It works every time.

Write something on LinkedIn that mentions lawyers vs consultants in the field of data protection and fucking war breaks out.

But hey - so does my reach and follow count.

I left X years ago.

Forgot how to do anything within a limited set of characters.

Need to remind my self how to post on this type of platform vs the others.

Or maybe just stop denying that I'm more of a long-form-type-of-gal.

The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn anyone who might need to know.

I got excited for a second and then I look at the numbers and realized it spike to 250 in the US for around when I was born. Damn....

baby-names.jetpack.ai

Hashed with a dash of salt Hashing is not anonymization; hashed data is still personal data.

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I am mapping the GDPR, AI Act, DSA, and a bunch more against each other. Any resources that do some of them already that you recommend.

We really do need to mandate ethics training for developers wherever possible.

In my psych degree you could not do any experiment (beyond little in-group lab practices) without making a proposal and getting approval from an actual ethics board. I was doing this at 18.

The leadership and communications module is what I was least excited about in my LLM curriculum.

Turns out I was totally wrong. It’s essential for everything I do in life.

Leadership, communication, and negotiation. Good stuff to understand.

thank you!

It's messy AND they are being dramatic.

Know any start/scale ups or SMEs that started (within the last 5 years) in the EU and then left the EU or shut down?

Could you put me in touch?

I'm looking to speak to them in regards to what drove them out or had them shut down to support the research for my thesis.

I'm over it already.

Every marketing conference will have at least one talk referencing the damn Jaguar rebrand.

DPIA & FRIA: How to integrate, or with comes first, etc.?
Mega rabbit hole and total mindfuck.

Can we stop apologizing for not being a lawyer as a Privacy Pro?
Data protection needs more than just lawyers. You are just as valuable as them.

CJEU, data protection law

New judgment clarifies when damages might be claimed following a hack

Whoever thought that cybersecurity law could stress someone out this much.