IoTSI President, Alan Mihalic, talks about what the institute and its dedicated volunteers have been up to in recent months (we haven't been sleeping!) - the Smart Cities and Critical Infrastructure Security Professional (SCCISP) certification associate course (awesome!!), initiatives out of Latin America, scholarships to encourage increased uptake of cyber careers and more! Also released in video on the Community Wall at iotsi.io.

Neighbourlytics co-Founder, Lucinda Hartley, talks about measuring quality of life and well-being in our cities to influence urban development solutions and positive community outcomes... and about the deep importance of privacy in the equation.

How we create our products, systems and platforms - long before they are ever deployed in a smart city context - is an essential piece of the privacy puzzle. Craig Stadler, Founder and CEO of Petey Vid, talks about his journey in designing and building a privacy focused video search engine.

This episode was recorded in March 2020, as the global work force began returning to their home countries in response to COVID-19 lockdown measures. On the heels of her return to Australia, Bronwyn Voyce, Europe Lead for the Smart Cities Council and founder of Civic Futures Lab, joined us on the show.

And the superb line up continues, with best-of moments featuring Mandy Turner, Mike Shapiro, Greg Hallam, Peter Kosmala, Stewart Marshall, Tony Fish, Scott E Augenbaum, Neil Readshaw, Vance Lockton, and John Tsopanis & Dr Sophie Payne.

Last season of Privacy Matters featured exceptional guests and great insight. Part 1 of this 2-part mashup features best-of moments with Dr Jonathan Reichental, Joanne Cooper, Ben Scott, Nick Espinosa, Paul Marek, Jane Frankland, Prashant Mali and Nathan Kinch. Superb!

JT and Sophie, both of Joyn Social Media, talk about the risky business of data giants enabling our Smart Cities and the opportunities we have now (in terms of public policy and models of citizen engagement) to change the trajectory of our society.

Vance Lockton, Manager for Digital Governance (and a privacy professional in the thick of it) at Waterfront Toronto, shares valuable perspective on the challenges of creating truly 'smart' cities and the importance of preventing privacy harm at the outset. For him, it's about knowing the objective before deciding on the means to get there. He additionally reflects on Sidewalk Labs and the 'template' nature (and newness) of a project of this type. For those interested in the intersection between public policy and digital policy, this is the episode for you!

We all know where the road paved with good intentions will lead... and Neil Readshaw, CSO and DPO at Anonyome ('Anon-oh-me') Labs encourages Smart Cities to get a firmer, dedicated and disciplined grasp on what will happen to personal information in the context of their data-driven initiatives. As we lead into Smart Cities Week in Sydney (end-October 2019), this episode reminds us that Privacy by Design is a first-class requirement!

Former FBI agent and celebrated author, Scott E Augenbaum, talks about cybercrime and the things that keep him up at night. Since we can't throw out all our connected devices to keep ourselves safe, Scott shares 5 great tips to minimise the risk of becoming victim to cybercrime.