This week on patchperfect, we start with a quick AI update on ⁠Google’s Nano Banana Pro⁠ and why it is more interesting as a thinking partner than just another image generator. Then I sit down with Canadian lawyer and privacy expert Neil Proudfoot⁠ to talk about what privacy really means in 2025.

Neil explains how modern AI systems collect and learn from personal data, and why global regulation is splitting into two very different philosophies: Europe's rights first model and America's innovation first approach. We also unpack Law 25⁠, Canada's strongest privacy law to date, and what Canadians should know before trusting any AI tool with their data. Plus, Neil shares his simple ADS framework for evaluating privacy, autonomy, dignity, and safety.

This is the patch:

• how AI systems use personal data and why that matters
• the difference between European and American approaches to tech regulation
• what Law 25 changes for Canadians and businesses
• how to think about privacy using the autonomy, dignity, and safety framework

At its core, this episode is about using AI more intentionally and understanding that privacy is not just a legal issue, it is a personal and social one.

We close with a lifestyle segment on how Neil is staying grounded as a new dad and what balance looks like in a demanding legal career.

If you care about protecting your data and understanding how regulation is shaping the future of technology, this episode will leave you feeling clearer and more empowered.

All views expressed are my own.