In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Jorge Garcia Herrero to unpack the intricacies of GDPR and data protection Europe.

We explore topics such as:

• The evolving definition of personal data under Scania and SRB rulings
• Context as king in data protection assessments
• AI's role in re-identification and controllership challenges

Join us for a deep dive into CJEU jurisprudence, Digital Omnibus critiques and the future of privacy rights.

Shownotes

1. Empire of AI by Karen Hao
2. Reshuffle by Sangeet Paul Choudary
3. Jorge's Zero Party Data Substack

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we talk with technologist and author Katharine Jarmul to unpack what privacy by design really means for modern AI systems.

Together we explore:

• How privacy by design evolved from early web days to the GDPR and today's LLMs
• Why "state of the art" technical safeguards matter more than business convenience
• Concrete ways to build privacy-first engineering cultures and avoid mere "privacy washing"

Tune in to learn how to turn abstract principles into practical privacy engineering for machine learning, LLMs and agentic AI.

Shownotes:

1. Practical Data Privacy: Enhancing Privacy and Security in Data
2. Probably Private Newsletter
3. Probably Private Channel YT
4. The Privacy Engineer's Manifesto
5. Privacy’s Blueprint: The Battle to Control the Design of New Technologies

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Professor Marco Bassini from Tilburg University to unpack EU digital regulation, AI and the Digital Omnibus.

We explore topics such as:

• The EU's digital rulebook including GDPR, DSA, DMA and AI Act
• Balancing data protection, human rights and digital competitiveness
• Challenges in law-making, enforcement coordination and global pressures

Join us for insights into Europe's evolving tech-legal framework.

Shownotes:

1. Better Law Making and Evaluation for the EU Digital Rulebook, M. Bassini, M. Maggiolino, A. de Streel
2. Macro Podcast, Il Sole 24 ore
3. Rivista di Diritto dei Media

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Patrick Grady, a tech policy expert and founder of the DG Progress project, to unpack what the EU's digital "simplification" agenda means for startups and SMEs.

We explore topics such as:

• The Digital Omnibus: from "simplification" to "clarification" of the EU's crowded digital rulebook
• How compliance burdens hit small European companies and what needs to change
• The 28th regime and EU Inc
• The Digital Fitness Check and Digital Fairness Act as chances to fix overlapping rules on GDPR, AI and platform regulation

Listen now to understand where EU tech regulation is heading next and how it could finally make life easier for innovators.

Shownotes:

1. DG Progress Substack
2. Laura Caroli Substack
3. Risto Uuk - The EU AI Act Newsletter
4. How EU Law Influences Tech - Mikolaj Barczentewicz
5. Tech Reckoner (former Ethical Reckoner)
6. Digital Fairness Act - James Tamim

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In this International Women's Day special of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with MEP Alexandra Geese to unpack how AI-driven image-based sexual violence is reshaping power, politics and women's rights in Europe.

We explore topics such as:

• The Grok AI scandal on X and why it is a textbook case of image-based sexual violence under the DSA
• How deepfake nudes are used to push women out of public life and silence their participation in democracy
• The "unholy alliance" between Big Tech and far-right movements, and how algorithms amplify hate and extremism
• Why enforcement of EU digital rules and technological sovereignty are crucial to protecting fundamental rights
• The opportunities for Europe to build innovation that serves people, not just billionaires

Listen now for an eye-opening conversation on the dark side of AI and how we can still change course in Europe

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Claudio Novelli, associate research scientist at Yale's Digital Ethics Centre, to unpack how simulation technologies are reshaping democracy and digital governance.

We explore topics such as:

• The difference between digital shadows, digital twins and AI agents
• How AI-based simulations can support deliberative democracy and political focus groupd without replacing real citizens
• The risks of training on noisy, biased social media data, plus the environmental and ethical costs of data-hungry models
• Hallucinations, sycophancy and incentives: why large language models get wrong and how to design them for critical thinking instead of flattery

Tune in for a journey from tax law and legal personhood to The Matrix, Grok and the future of digital regulation.

Shownotes:

1. Luciano Floridi, founder of Yale's Digital Ethics Center.
2. Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx, as examples of "masters of suspicion" in philosophy

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we talk with Carlotta Buttaboni to explore how AI, energy and European regulation intersect in a fast-changing landscape.

We discuss topics such as:

• The convergence of Europe's digital and energy transitions, from big utilities to local energy communities
• The governance, ethical and legal challenges of deploying AI in the energy sector
• Practical insights for students and young professionals exploring European PhD paths in law, ethics and technology

Tune in to discover how rigorous research can shape real-world policy and the future of AI in Europe.

Shownotes:

1. Euraxess portal
2. Harness project

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Laura Caroli, one of the key negotiatiors of the EU AI Act in the European Parliament. Laura takes us inside the room where the AI Act was actually drafted and shaped.

We explore topics such as:

• The real dynamics between Parliament, Council and the Commission during trilogues
• The role of co-rapporteurs, advisors and assistants in steering such a massive file
• What most people get wrong about how the AI Act was negotiatied
• An overlook of the Digital Omnibus proposal

Listen now and get an insider's view of the AI Act and the future of AI governance in Europe.

Shownotes:

1. Laura Caroli Substack

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Daniel Mügge to unpack the hidden politics behind artificial intelligence and Europe's role in a multipolar digital world.

We explore topics such as:

• The Political Economy of AI: power, profits and geopolitical competition
• US-China AI dominance and what it means for European sovereignty
• Why generative AI hype masks real implementation challenges
• The difference between useful AI applications and empty corporate narratives
• Europe's path to digital autonomy without copying American or Chinese strategies
• The role of AI in manufacturing vs data centers and social media
• How to balance technological progress with societal wellbeing

Join us for a deep dive into how political choices shape AI develoment and whether Europe should embrace its own vision of technology rather than chase an endless digital race.

Shownotes:

1. The AI Matrix: Profits, Power, Politics

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Michael Kolain, digital rights expert and former Policy Advisor at the German Parliament, to discuss the critical gap between enacting digital regulations and actually enforcing them.

We explore topics such as:

• The role of enforcement in the DSA and AI Act and why it's lagging
• The Grok scandal
• Big tech's sophisticated lobbying and its impact on EU regulation
• The US-EU relationship and its chilling effect on digital rights enforcement
• The digital urgent priorities

A timely conversation on why regulation alone isn't enough, enforcement is everything. Listen now to understand the future of digital rights in Europe.

Shownotes:

1. Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie

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