💅 It started with a lanyard… and ended with a cocktail in one hand and a GDPR debate in the other.

Welcome to the CPDP 2025 Edition of Data & The City—where data is high-stakes, heels are high, and the stakes for digital rights? Even higher.

In this episode:
👠 The Algorithm Spritz: Interview with Julia Apostle about AI governance
🍸 Vogue Ideas: The Opt-Ins and Opt-Outs of Day 1
🖇️ Cosmopolitics: Interview Larisa Munteanu on workplace power imbalances and GDPR.

So whether you're tuning in from a conference seat or clutching a Negroni miles away—plug in, glam up, and join us. Because at CPDP, privacy isn’t just policy… it’s a power move. 💼✨

🎙️ And just like that… the Opening Night of CPDP turned into a full-on runway for digital rights fashion.

In the latest episode of Data & The City, we’re serving you Brussels chic with a side of high-stakes data dilemmas. From an artistic view to keynote moments that shook us out of our algorithmic autopilot — we were there for it. 

✨ James Bridle asked: what is tech really doing to us — and what are we letting it do?

🌍 Mireille Hildebrandt reminded us that AI isn’t just futuristic — it’s extractive, political, and very much happening now.

🥂 And in true cocktail party fashion, a panel of experts debated data sovereignty, open-source dreams, and whether your inbox should depend on geopolitics.

So if you've ever wondered whether data protection can be dazzling — this one’s for you.


Because at Data & The City, your privacy is always in style.

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Today on Data & The City: One Smart Cookie, we traded Cosmos for cookies — but not the good kind. 🍪💔

In a city where love is complicated and brunch plans are sacred, who knew cookies — yes, those digital crumbs — could stir up so much drama? 🍪💔

Turns out, behind every “Accept All” button is a little digital drama, and the companies tracking us are more Gossip Girl than gal pals. XOXO, surveillance.

This week on Data & The City, we're serving up privacy tea hotter than a Manhattan summer sidewalk.

✨ Chapter Highlights:

• A Call to Action – Because protecting your data is the new little black dress: essential.
  Meta objection form
• Cookies – Deliciously Uncomplicated – We thought they were sweet... until AdTech got messy in the kitchen. 🍴
• Encrypted Answers – Real questions, real answers, because confusion is so last season. 🔐
• I Couldn't Help But Wonder… Were Cookie Banners the New Bad Dates? – Some look perfect at first... until you realize they just want to track your every move. 👀❤️

👠 So grab your cosmos, your cutest consent-denying finger, and join us for another fabulous episode where fashion meets privacy rights.

Because darling, in a world full of tracking cookies, being informed is the ultimate power move. 🖤

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👠 Data, Dating, and Digital Dangers – Oh My! 💕

Swipe right at your own risk, darling...
In Episode 3 of Data & The City, we’re spilling the tea on dating apps and privacy, decoding the fine print behind those seductive algorithms, and exposing the hidden risks lurking in your DMs.

🔍 Swipe Right for Data Sharing: Is your love life being tracked like last season’s trending handbag?
💌 Encrypted Answers: Your juiciest privacy questions, answered.
🤖 AI Lovers, Data Leaks, and Digital Heartbreak—Oh My!: romance revolution or digital delusion?

Whether you're ghosting, matching, or deep in an AI-fueled love affair, one thing is clear—when it comes to your data, love shouldn’t be blind.

🎧 Listen now! 
And remember, privacy is the ultimate power move. 💋 

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This is an edited version of episode 2 due to audio issues in the interview segment. 
For those that want to listen to the unedited version, please go to the original. 

📣 Data & The City – Episode 2 is here! 💻

✨AI is the it girl of the tech world—running our apps, curating our feeds, and learning everything about us. But have we stopped to ask: Who’s training whom? 🤔

In this episode, we’re spilling the digital tea on:

🖥️ The AI Act— The BalenciAIga of the Digital Decade 🛑
🤖 Neural Networks & AI Weirdness: A Cosmopolitan Chat with Janelle Shane 🍸
📱 The hottest AI apps—smart, sleek, and slightly terrifying 👀

Think AI is just your handy assistant? Think again.
Tune in before your data ends up on an algorithm’s runway🎧

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📣 Data & The City – Episode 2 is here! 💻

✨AI is the it girl of the tech world—running our apps, curating our feeds, and learning everything about us. But have we stopped to ask: Who’s training whom? 🤔

In this episode, we’re spilling the digital tea on:

🖥️ The AI Act— The BalenciAIga of the Digital Decade 🛑
🤖 Neural Networks & AI Weirdness: A Cosmopolitan Chat with Janelle Shane 🍸
📱 The hottest AI apps—smart, sleek, and slightly terrifying 👀

Think AI is just your handy assistant? Think again.
Tune in before your data ends up on an algorithm’s runway🎧

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🌍💻 Online shopping, credit, and privacy—oh my!

This International Data Protection Day, we’re thrilled to launch the pilot episode of our brand-new podcast, Data and the City! 🎙️✨In this episode, we dive into the world of online shopping and credit systems—where convenience meets questions and topics like:

🔎 Are there negative consequences to shopping like a billionaire?
💳 Will the new Credit Registration Act in the Netherlands satisfy everyone?
📦 Encrypted Answers: where we will look at data protection cases & provide our insights!

Whether you're a privacy pro or just someone who loves a good shopping spree, we promise insights that will have you rethinking your cart and your clicks.👉 Tune in today to uncover how to shop smarter and safer.

🎧 Listen now!
Because in the world of data, your privacy is your strength. 💪🔒#DataAndTheCity #PrivacyMatters #DataProtectionDay #OnlineShopping #PrivacyFirst