Privacat Insights

Who Doesn't Love Change ?

Just a heads up to the change-averse: I'm shifting focus on this blog. I won't be upset if you decide it's not for you any longer.

Sep 14

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May 2025

The DPC Gives Meta a Green Light to Train on EU User Personal Data Starting Tomorrow

If you're in the EU, this is the last day you've got to opt out of Meta scraping all your posts from Facebook & IG to train its AI

May 26

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What Do Cakes and LLMs Have in Common?

I spoke at the recent IAPP Barcelona event and I learned so much about communicating complex ideas and the value of translation, precisely because I…

May 23

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Arrivederci, Venice, Hola Barcelona!

A few thoughts on this year's Venice Privacy Symposium, and an upcoming speaking gig in Barcelona!

May 17

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Using Microsoft Recall? Welcome to Hell

Microsoft never reads my blog posts, but really they should, because Recall is a Privacy Disaster

May 2

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April 2025

The EU Commission Tells Meta No Way to 'Pay or Ok' Under DMA

They also tell Apple to knock it off when it comes to the App Store.

Apr 23

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March 2025

Dispatches on Privacy from SXSW: Jazz Improv Edition

I relate my speaker style to jazz improv, and share some thoughts on other SXSW sessions I attended.

Mar 13

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Dispatches on Privacy from SXSW

I'm at SXSW in Austin, Texas this week, and, well it's a spectacle.

Mar 8

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February 2025

Breach or Blessing? Lessons from a Suppression List Slip-Up

A cautionary tale about a client who accidentally sent an 'oops' email, and what data protection lessons we can all learn from it.

Feb 19

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Should We Be Able to Read ChatGPT's Mind?

Where I explain why knowing everything AI knows about you might drive you crazy.

Feb 15

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Diving Deeper into DeepSeek

You're in for a treat -- A guest post by Pete (aka Crapotkin), who has been doing a deep seek when it comes to the company's ToS & API terms.

Feb 4

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Episode 12 - Chance Conversations: Privacy, Justice, and Toddlers with Nukes! A Dive into the Mind of Rowenna Fielding

Fearless advocacy, toddlers, ethics, and puffins. C'mon, you know that sounds interesting.

Feb 4

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