In this episode, we're joined by Huw Thomas, who we've invited to the podcast as part of Project Bijou.

Huw is Counsel at law firm Carey Olsen. He tells a story that illustrates that no-one is immune from making mistakes and that businesses need to think differently about how they manage behavioural risk.

Huw argues that educating staff about taking care of personal data needs to be done better: to take full account of how people actually behave, rather than how businesses would like them to behave. He suggests making use of people within your business who understand how people behave to help write shorter, actionable policies and procedures around use of data. He concludes that taking good care of personal data makes good business sense for us as a jurisdiction, as it protects our key financial services sector.

Project Bijou is a social initiative we launched in May 2021 in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. With this project we’re encouraging everyone to share stories, knowledge and experiences relating to ethical data use, in a way that benefits everyone. The project aims to support and nurture positive cultural change around how people and organisations treat people’s data. We hope to engage people on a cultural level, a level that goes beyond law. You can find out more at odpa.gg/bijou.