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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Samara Starkman, Managing Partner, and Co-Founder at INQ Consulting, Partner at INQ Law Canada. We discuss her journey into privacy, her current privacy concerns such as ransomware, the ongoing issues of security and privacy, privacy news in Canada, the cloud, her advice to prospective new consultants, her professional training program, the need for constant research from trusted sources, the need for information exchange, the best first step to enter privacy profession, her privacy concerns about future technological advancements, behavior effects on Data Privacy, risks of data retention, privacy should be a business decision and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Takaya Terakawa, CEO, Technica-Zen, K.K., Japan, and Author. We discuss the Asian concept of privacy, the advantage of other professional experiences prior to a career in privacy, the subject of his forthcoming book, the history of the PIPL in China and privacy in the Asia Pacific regions, differences between human and consumer rights in Asia, punishment for cybercrimes resulting in criminal penalties, the harm caused by data misuse, his privacy concerns with emerging technology, the potential impact of lack of privacy in the future, the risks vs rewards of technology, the regulatory focus on harm verse specific technologies, potentially more stringent privacy laws,  and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Danyetta Fleming, CEO, Covenant Security Solutions Intl. We discuss her background and journey into cybersecurity, her idea that cybersecurity is about protecting humanity, how profit motives may lead to detrimental privacy practices, facial recognition technology, the collection of redundant info leads to privacy and security risks with no redress, biometric technology can be intrusive, inadequate redress for technological error, information will be around a long time, her current privacy concerns, the importance of context, AI is a double-edged sword, we can’t let technology rule us, inexperienced designers can be problematic, the lack of technology can make you vulnerable, adapted technology can lead to trouble, low tech and no tech,  and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to  Erik Rind,  Founder & CEO at ImagineBC. We discuss his career journey to privacy and marketing technologies, his personal and professional privacy concerns, user choice and data agency, the monetization of data to benefit the individual, the asymmetry of benefit from data between marketers and the individual, data rights differences between consumers vs. humans rights, regulation outpaced technologies, privacy and monetary freedom, data scraping, the danger in using biometrics, facial recognition and harm of data abuses without adequate redress, recognition of imperfection in data systems, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Mark Dobson, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Program Manager, NextUse. We discuss his 25 years of IT roles, the considerable risk and problem of Data Privacy and data loss, his history of proper disposal of data and hardware assets, what is involved in improper data sanitization, AAA data disposal organizations, the end of digital transformation is digital degradation, a cautionary tale of Data Privacy and cybersecurity breach case against Morgan Stanley resulting in over 120 million dollars in fines and lawsuits, the lack of executive education on proper dispose of hardware and data, which creates a  data risk for organizations, the importance of chain of custody, his thoughts about Data Privacy regulations which place the onus on organizations to avoid data risk, the need to budget for the end of life data disposal, and hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Enrico Panai, Ph.D., Data and AI Ethicist, Éthicien du numérique, from France. We discuss his work on AI and technology, his work on AI ethics with ForHumanity, AI uses of nudge technologies, the need for ethics in AI, audits of AI systems, How ethics and regulation are related to AI, unexpected results of AI, Real-Time Bidding and AI transparency protecting the privacy of individuals, how people can be influenced by AI systems, the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, danger and challenge of inferences made about you not subject to regulation, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Noble Ackerson, President of Cyber XR, Award-winning Full-stack Product Lead, Spatial Computing, and Data Governance Expert. We discuss his design and technical background as a product manager, his experience with biometrics, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality,  his views on the rollout and implementation of Google Glass, assisted reality and data trust, the context of data capture, what is happening with XR technologies now, the efforts of Apple on Data Privacy and the impact of app transparency, the evolution of third-party data collection in XR environments, explainability and responsible use of AI, bias and AI,  and hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Tom Cottingham, CEO, and Partner at Flyover Media Group LLC. We discuss his work on the early internet company TechRepublic and his journey to creating Flyover Future to highlight technology talent in the mid-western part of the US, the impact of remote work and Covid on tech investment in the midwest, the regional talent pool working all over the world, cybersecurity professionals wanting to move from tactics to strategy, concerns about cybersecurity understanding at the board level, the need for cybersecurity and data privacy to be proactive, funding for privacy technology within organizations, future of authentication and blockchains, his concerns on the use of facial recognition technologies, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Divya Dwivedi, Data Ethics & Privacy Advocate, a practicing advocate at the Supreme Court of India. We discuss her diverse interests in law and technology, her interest in privacy, the influence of India in privacy as the world’s largest democracy,  the difference between privacy as a fundamental human right versus A consumer right, the status of India’s Personal Data Protection Bill of 2019, India’s strict rules on data localization as it relates to banking, the duty to protect privacy, the need to emphasize privacy on the Internet, gender, and privacy, the Hague Convention and Data Privacy, thoughts on the Asia Pacific Privacy Framework, AI and privacy, bias in AI,  and her hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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Debbie Reynolds “The Data Diva” talks to Andrea Amico, Founder & CEO, Privacy4Cars. We discuss his journey into the Data Privacy industry and his knowledge of personally identifiable data captured by cars, the enormous volume of data that cars transmit and retain about the automotive operator, how data of individuals can benefit companies who sell the data, how the vehicles are like a browser on wheels, third party data sale of data from cars, the need to claim your car’s app, data that remains in the vehicle when sold or traded, right to repair and data privacy issues in legislation about cars, whether automakers will be more transparent about data capture and sale due to EU regulations like the GDPR, the sale of car data to data brokers, nudge technology and cars, Smart City integration with cars, the inability of the owner to find the information collected without great expense, the threat to cybersecurity, and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.

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