✨🎄 New Episode Drop: All I Want For Christmas 🎄✨

There I was, wrapping gifts with one hand and clearing cookie banners with the other, when it hit me: nothing says holiday season quite like festive shopping… and a little too much data magic behind the scenes. And I couldn’t help but wonder — when algorithms know our wish lists better than we do, who’s really doing the gift-giving?

In the latest episode of Data & The City, we swap mistletoe for metadata and take a glamorous stroll through Christmas shopping in the age of profiling, automated decision-making, and AI-powered persuasion. From the ads that follow you like a festive carol to the rights that let you say “human says no”, this episode is your chic survival guide for a data-savvy holiday season.

🎁 This episode’s chapters:
🛷 Sleigh My Data Darling — How profiling and automated decision-making shape what you see, buy, and believe during the holidays.
🔐 Encrypted Answers — Your festive listener questions, unwrapped with love (and a touch of GDPR).
🎄 All I Want For Christmas — The data protection news that could impact how you shop, click, and consent this season.

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So grab your coziest sweater 🧶, your sharpest “reject all” finger 🍪, and a glass of something sparkling 🥂 — because privacy is the ultimate stocking stuffer.

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✨ New Episode Drop: Human Says No ✨

There I was, wandering through my apartment with a half-finished matcha and yet another “your privacy matters to us” popup flashing across my screen, when it hit me: in 2025, everyone is trying to automate, accelerate, streamline — and now the European Commission is even tailoring a whole Digital Omnibus to “simplify” the rules. But in a world rushing to make everything automatic, the boldest, chicest, most rebellious thing we can do… is simply say no. Because darling, sometimes the most glamorous button on the internet isn’t “accept all” — it’s decline.

In this episode of Data & The City, we tighten the belt on our statement trench and step onto the runway of Human Says No — where GDPR meets human-centric design, the Digital Decade meets real users, and the AI Act tries to keep up with a public demanding transparency with a side of respect.

💼 In this episode:
👠 Rights, Romance & the Digital Decade: A stylish stroll through the history of the GDPR, your full wardrobe of rights, and why human-centric design is the new luxury standard.
👠 And Just Like That… the Digital Omnibus Arrived: A sharp, chic conversation with Julian Flamant, diving into the Commission’s attempt to “declutter” EU digital law.
👠 Human Says No: The grand finale — algorithmic overreach, consumer protection scandals, AI Act realities, and how to wield your rights like the power accessories they are.

So switch your phone to “Do Not Disturb” 📵, sharpen your rights-request pen ✒️, and hit play — because the future may be automated, but your choices never should be.

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🕸️✨ Et voilà, data darlings — the witching hour has arrived, and the runway just turned regulatory!

uEver wondered what it’s really like to be a Data Protection Officer in 2025? Picture it: haunted inboxes, restless regulations, and the occasional GDPR ghost that refuses to stay buried 🧛‍♀️.

In our latest episode of Data & The City: The DPO Horror Show, we light the compliance candles, dust off our finest black blazers, and summon some of the fiercest privacy minds to share tales from the dark side of data protection.

🎭 Chapters:
🧛 Wickedly Compliant: The Modern DPOs curse — independence can be such a scream 💅
👻 The DPO Horror Show — what it means to be a DPO in 2025, a panel of experts featuring Amanda-Cuns-Gonzalo, Alvaro Cobian, Larisa Munteanu, Nikos Papadopoulos, Lucas Noronha, Stephanie Rosello, Helena Stohr and Mariska Olink

Expect eerie insights, hauntingly chic compliance lessons 💼, and a few tricks (and treats 🍬) for keeping your independence intact when the compliance ghouls come knocking. 

And for our spooky accessories of the season:
🧩 Puzzling Privacy 2: The Halloween Edition — a frightfully fun privacy activity book to keep your brain stylish and compliant.
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So grab your pumpkin-spiced latte 🎃, your most dramatic cape 🧥, and hit play — because in this city, the scariest thing isn’t a ghost in the machine… it’s bad data fashion. 💋

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✨ New Episode Drop: Atelier Data Protection ✨

There I was, sipping a Blue Butterfly Iced Tea surrounded by startup dreamers and code warriors in my local tea shop, when it hit me: in the digital age, privacy isn’t an accessory—it’s the fabric. And darling, if trust is the ultimate luxury, then Privacy by Design is the little black dress every product needs.

In this episode of Data & The City, we strut down the runway of the Atelier Data Protection - from GDPR’s timeless principles to the AI Act’s bold new stitches.

We talk pseudonymization, anonymization, explainability, and why “Move Fast & Break Things” sometimes looks less couture and more clearance rack. 

💼 In this episode:
👠 Atelier Data Protection: How GDPR & AI Act principles should shape products from sketch to launch.
👠 Crystal Clear: Interview with Christos Makris: Transparency and explainability—turning black-box AI into your most trustworthy accessory.
👠 Tailored to Trust: Real-world scandals, lessons learned, and why Privacy by Design is always in style.

So grab your sketchbook 📝, your pseudonymizing sunglasses 🕶️, and your martini shaker 🍸—because privacy isn’t just a regulation, it’s a lifestyle.

If you haven’t yet, check out my puzzle book Puzzling Privacy—because privacy doesn’t always have to be policy briefs and legalese, it can be playful too. 🧩✨ 

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💳✨ New Episode Drop: Pay to Play ✨🍸

Once upon a timeline, the internet looked free—like a never-ending sample sale where every scroll felt like a steal. But now? Every cookie banner feels like a velvet rope. Consent or Pay. Pay or Okay. Your money or your data. And just like that… privacy became the hottest accessory with a price tag. In this week’s episode of Data & The City, we unpack the drama in three fashionable chapters:

👠 Pay to Play: a deepdive into how we got to consent or pay
☕ Coffee & Consent: an interview with Lucas Noronha
💼 Greed is Good: The current state of Consent or Pay

So grab your oat milk latte, your sharpest cookie-banner-clicking finger 🍪, and tune in—because when it comes to your privacy, darling, the choices aren’t just personal… they’re political, profitable, and oh-so-provocative.

🧩 And if you can’t get enough? Check out our brand-new activity book Puzzling Privacy—where crossword clues meet cookie banners and sudoku collides with Schrems. Who says data protection can’t be fun and fabulous?
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✨ Episode 11: Thank You for Flying Big Brother Airlines ✨

Data darlings, your flight may be short, but your data? It’s flying first class around the globe, leaving a trail of secrets in every airport lounge. In this sizzling Data & The City episode, we dive into the world of Passenger Name Records (PNR)—where every trip tells a story, and not all of them have a happy landing. From wrongful suspicions to courtroom showdowns, this is travel with a twist.

👠 Boarding Pass Chapters:

✈️ Thank You For Flying Big Brother Airlines – how your travel data became the ultimate surveillance tool.
🔐 Encrypted Answers – your questions, answered at cruising altitude.
🤯 Profiles Gone Wrong – when algorithms misread your itinerary and chaos follows.

📌 Special Announcement! 🧩 We’re dropping something fabulous soon—Puzzling Privacy, our very own activity book! Packed with crosswords, word searches, and puzzles to keep your brain (and your privacy skills) sharp.

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👠 And just like that, we’re unpacking more than just vacation vibes.
💼✈️ Passport? Check. SPF? Packed.
Data? Well... it’s already halfway around the world.

In our latest episode of Data & The City, we're sipping iced lattes and dishing the dirt on international data transfers, one digital detour at a time.
Because while we’re planning Amalfi outfits and hotel rooftop selfies, our personal data is flying first class—with zero passport control.

💌 So where does your info really go when you scroll, swipe, or shop for that one perfect sarong? And who’s responsible when it lands somewhere you didn’t sign off on?

Catch our newest drop: ✨ Travels With My Data ✨
🧳 Jetset GDPR – what the rules really say about your data going abroad
🔐 Encrypted Answers – your burning privacy questions, answered
🛏 Privacy Check-In – hotel bookings, cross-border transfers & unexpected travel companions

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts—and don’t forget to subscribe, because darling… your privacy? It’s your power.

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🖤✨ The heels may be off, but the recap is ON. ✨🖤

After three dazzling days of panels, privacy, and power suits in Brussels, the CPDP Recap Episode of Data & The City is finally here—and yes, it includes the long-awaited moment with the brilliant Romain Robert (fashionably late, but worth the wait). From algorithmic accountability to workplace surveillance, from governing AI to reclaiming personhood—we covered it all. And just like any good Fashion Week, it wasn’t just about the runway.

In this episode:
🪞 Reflections from the Dressing Room – Our final thoughts from the digital runway.
🎙️Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim: Personhood in the Age of Algorithms: Interview Romain Robert

However, don't forget about the voices that made the whole collection come alive.
Huge love and sparkly thanks to our incredible guests:
💻 Ulrik Lyngs
⚖️ Larisa Munteanu
👠 Gianclaudio Malgieri
📜 Romain Robert
🪡 Stephanie Rosello
🕶️ Nikolaos Papadopoulos
🌍 Adele Zeynep Walton

You made data protection feel less like homework, and more like haute couture.

💬 Missed a panel? Catch the full CPDP conference over on their fabulous YouTube channel: youtube.com/@CPDPConferences 

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💄 Runway lights dimmed, stilettos slightly scuffed, and yet… the best reflections were still ahead. Day 3 at #CPDP2025 was less rave, more retrospective—think Paris Fashion Week afterparty meets legal theory lounge.

In the final episode of our CPDP mini-series, Data & The City zipped up its best structured blazer and headed into a day of introspection, innovation, and intellectual couture.

🎙️✨ Featuring:
👠 The Right to Remain Fabulous: Fixing AI’s Fashion Faux Pas – with Stéphanie Rossello, where we tailor the right to rectification like it’s the legal version of a bespoke gown.

🌇 The Afterglow: CPDP Day 3 – Lawyers, lattes, and long-form thoughts on algorithmic accountability and digital dignity.

🪞 Mirror, Mirror on the Feed: Who Am I Online? – with Adéle Zeynep Walton, on addictive design, distorted reflections, and digital filters gone rogue. 

So pour a mimosa, kick off your kitten heels, and join us on the front row one last time as we close the show with style, substance, and a little sparkle. ✨

🎧 Listen now. Subscribe. And remember, darling—privacy is always in season.

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💌 Sorry, darling… we ran fashionably late.

Between consent forms, post-production glow-ups, and a flurry of fabulous guest voices, the latest episode of Data & The City took just a little longer to hit the runway. But trust us—it was worth every stylish second. 🖤

To make up for the wait, we’ve made this one extra long—think of it as the deluxe edition of your favourite playlist, with more sass, sparkle, and substance than ever.

🎧 In our Day 2 CPDP special, we serve you digital distraction makeovers, AI rave revelations, and the workwear edition of GDPR.

✨ Featured Chapters:
👓 The Thinking Person’s Filter – with Ulrik Lyngs, on how design tweaks can fix the algorithm’s attention-hungry wardrobe

💼 From 9 to Compliance – with Nikolaos Papadopoulos, where we discuss fairness, workplace surveillance and employee rights.

🪩  Vulnerable in the City: AI, Likes & Other Dependencies – with Gianclaudio Malgieri, diving into AI vulnerability, power imbalance, and why emotional data is the new black.

🎛️ From Catwalks to Consent Forms: A Rave About Rights – our deep dive into the CPDP day’s most dazzling panels and provocations.

So slip off those heels, grab your headphones, and get ready to dance through data protection with us. This episode? It's giving techno, tulle, and transparency—and it’s our longest (and possibly fiercest) yet. 

Your privacy is your power—and this one’s the afterparty.

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