The Privacy Podcast with Fexingo: Data Protection, GDPR, and Digital Privacy Rights

Lucas and Luna explore the little-known data broker exception in U.S. privacy law. Most Americans assume GDPR-style protections apply, but a gap allows companies like Acxiom and Epsilon to sell location and browsing data without consent. The hosts unpack a 2025 FTC report showing how brokers collect 4,000+ data points per person, the California Privacy Rights Act's partial fix, and why your phone's 'limit ad tracking' setting barely moves the needle. They also discuss how one startup, Bitmark, is trying to turn the model on its head by letting users auction their own data. A concrete look at the quiet industry that monetizes your digital life without you knowing.

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In this episode of The Privacy Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine the 'right to be forgotten' five years after the landmark Google Spain ruling. They discuss the 2014 European Court of Justice decision that forced Google to remove links to outdated personal information, and look at how the regulation has evolved since then. Lucas explains the 'public interest' balancing test, the surprising number of delisting requests Google has received (over 3.3 million as of 2024), and the tension between privacy and free expression. Luna challenges the EU's approach, asking whether the right to be forgotten is really a global standard or a regional oddity. The hosts also touch on recent cases involving convicted criminals trying to scrub their past and the impact on small news publishers. A thoughtful conversation about one of digital privacy's most controversial tools.

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Episode 3 of The Privacy Podcast: Lucas and Luna examine how insurance companies are using data from fitness trackers and health apps to set premiums and deny claims. They walk through a real 2024 case where a US insurer used step-count data to raise rates for a customer who didn't hit 10,000 steps daily. The hosts break down the legal loopholes in GDPR and HIPAA that allow this, the chilling effect on workplace wellness programs, and why your 'anonymized' health data might not be as anonymous as you think. They also discuss a recent European ruling that could force insurers to prove a direct health benefit before using wearable data. No scare tactics — just a concrete look at how data privacy intersects with insurance risk models.

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In this episode of The Privacy Podcast, Lucas and Luna dissect the business logic behind data protection decisions. They explore the concept of the 'privacy calculus' — the cost-benefit analysis companies run when deciding whether to invest in security or risk a breach. Using the 2023 MOVEit hack — which affected over 2,600 organizations — as a case study, they trace how Progress Software weighed a $10 million security upgrade against a payout that eventually exceeded $1 billion. Along the way, they examine the role of cyber insurance, the SEC's new four-day breach disclosure rule, and whether fines under GDPR are actually big enough to change behavior. The episode closes with a provocative question: what would it take for privacy to become a profit center rather than a compliance checkbox?

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In this debut episode of The Privacy Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into the 2017 Equifax breach—the one that exposed the personal data of 147 million Americans. How did a single unpatched server vulnerability lead to billions in losses, congressional hearings, and a permanent shift in how regulators think about data security? Lucas walks through the technical failure, the timeline of revelations, and the aftermath that still echoes in boardrooms today. Luna questions whether companies have actually learned the lesson, pointing to recent fines and the persistent gap between privacy policies and real-world practices. The episode sets the tone for the show: no scaremongering, no jargon for its own sake—just clear, grounded conversations about the real stakes of digital privacy, from GDPR enforcement to everyday data hygiene. Tune in to understand what went wrong at Equifax and why it still matters.

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