Legal4Tech - The podcast

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we speak with Caroline van Ekeren, Head of Data & Privacy at ICTRecht, about the intersection of AI compliance, data protection and digital regulation in Europe.

Join us for a discussion on how businesses can navigate the EU's evolving regulatory landscape, understand their compliance obligations across multiple legal frameworks and build responsible approaches to AI and emerging technologies.

Shownotes:

1. Caroline van Ekeren LinkedIn profile
2. Information about the CAICO AI Compliance Officer training

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we talk with Katalina Hernandez, AI governance professional working on AI safety and independent frontier model evaluations, about the challenges of ensuring that AI systems are safe and accountable.

Join us for a discussion on AI-related harms, AI alignment and rogue agents and how regulation and liability can help ensure that AI companies take responsibility for the risks their systems pose to society.

Shownotes:

1. Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc. (2024)
2. Raine v. OpenAI, Inc., et al. (2025)
3. Florida v. OpenAI Global, LLC (2025)

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Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we speak with Giulio Coraggio, technology lawyer at DLA Piper, about Italy's evolving AI regulatory landscape and its relationship with the EU AI Act.

Join us for a discussion on AI liability, regulatory enforcement and the practical steps businesses need to take to ensure compliance while embracing innovation

Sponsored by Digibeetle

Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sponsored by GIEF

The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Professor Francesco Coghi and Ben from the GIE Foundation to explore the complex relationship between digital technology, political polarization and democratic resilience.

Join us for an insightful discussion challenging common assumptions about technology's role in democracy and examining the factors that may threaten democratic resilience.

Shownotes:

1. Polarization and Democratic Fragility, Francesco Coghi and Bennett Iorio

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Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Professor Phoebe Li to explore the complex relationship between artificial intelligence, intellectual property and technology regulation.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on how law, culture and society can shape the future of AI and ensure that technological progress reflects human values.

Shownotes:

1. WIPO Search Case Studies & Stories on Intellectual Property
2. Recommended Practice for Design-Centered Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and Governance
3. National Security and intellectual property protection of critical technologies Paper
4. BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs

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Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sponsored by GIEF

The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we speak with Steve Wood, former Deputy Commissioner at the UK Information Commissioner's Office, about the evolving landscape of data protection in Europe, the UK and beyond.

Join us for a discussion on how regulators can protect privacy and children in an increasingly AI-driven digital world.

Shownotes:

1. Steve Wood's Substack
2. Report on the Impact of regulation on children's digital lives (May 2024)
3. LSE's Research Projects

Sponsored by Digibeetle

Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sponsored by GIEF

The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Lilian Edwards, Professor Emerita and expert in technology law, to explore the evolving relationship between technology, law and policy in the age of AI.

Join us for a deep dive into the challenges of regulating the digital world and the future of internet law.

Shownotes:

1. Law, Policy, and the Internet (2nd edition), Lilian Edwards, Catalina Goanta, Lachlan Urquhart.

Sponsored by Digibeetle

Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sponsored by GIEF

The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Cristina Oliva-Patrick and Ben from the GIEF to examine the growing risks of AI-powered wearable technology.

Join us for a timely discussion on whether AI wearables can coexist with privacy and why protecting anonymity in public spaces is essential for democracy.

Shownotes:

1. The Right to Be Anonymous: The Risks of AI-Powered Wearable Tech. Cristina Oliva Patrick, in collaboration with the GIEF

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In this episode of Legal4Tech- The Podcast, we talk with Enrico Glerean, staff scientist at Aalto University and member of the EDPB support pool of experts, about how data protection shapes modern scientific research in Europe.

Together, we unpack the new EDPB Guidelines 1/2026 on processing personal data for scientific research, drawing on Enrico's analysis of 132 consultation submissions and his hands-on experience supporting researchers in universities and AI factories.

Shownotes:

1. EDPB Guidelines 1/2026
2. Anonymisation guidelines consultation

Sponsored by Digibeetle

Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sponsored by GIEF

The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Mathias Bruun, co-founder of the Copenhagen-based consultancy It Depends, to unpack the AI transparency obligation in Art. 50 of the EU AI Act. Drawing on Mathias' background in computational social science and consumer insights, we explore how AI-generated and AI-edited content should be labeled when it looks realistic to viewers.

Sponsored by Digibeetle

Digibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digibeetle.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sponsored by GIEF

The Geopolitical Insight and Education Foundation is an independent policy and research think tank focused on stability in our democracies. Learn more at https://www.giefoundation.net/