Serious Privacy

Hosted by Dr. K Royal, Paul Breitbarth & Ralph O'Brien

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Oct 2026

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The PICCASO award winning Podcast, for those who are interested in the hottest field of human rights and laws on the digital frontier. Whether you are a professional who wants to learn more about privacy and privacy laws, data protection, GDPR or cyber law or someone who just finds this fascinating, we have topics for you from data management to cybersecurity, from social justice to data ethics and AI and digital identity protection. In-depth information on serious privacy topics including interviews with privacy leadership, privacy culture, serious discussions, and more. This podcast, hosted by Dr. K Royal , Paul Breitbarth and Ralph O'Brien , features open, unscripted discussions with global privacy professionals (those kitchen table or back porch conversations) where you hear the opinions and thoughts of those who are on the front lines working on the newest issues in handling personal data. Real information on your schedule - because the world needs serious privacy. Follow us on BlueSky ( @seriousprivacy.eu ) or LinkedIn

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October 21, 2026Episode 4031 min

Certifiably Blessed - all about accreditations and certifications with Noel Luke and TrustArc

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal connect with @Noel Luke, of @TrustArc to discuss all things certifiable... pretty sure we can all agree that one is certifiably blessed to work in this fabulous field. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

October 14, 2026Episode 3933 min

They're Speaking my Language (or are they?) - week in privacy

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Paul Bretibarth, and Ralph O'Brien cover a smashing week in privacy! Dr. K Royal is at the @Association of Corporate Counsel in Boston speaking on Information Governance (with @tanya Avila, sajju george, and Stacey Shaw). Paul and Ralph got you covered with all the good stuff! @ trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

October 8, 2026Episode 3839 min

What does Privacy have to do with horses? That's what we asked (with CPPA Phil Laird)

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal host the #CPPA California Privacy Protecction Agency 's General Counsel, @ Phil Laird and what a fascinating conversation! We hated to say good-bye! Paul Breitbarth was out this spisode, so it will be another week for the scooby gang. @ trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

September 30, 2026Episode 3731 min

A week in privacy - Themes not Dreams

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Paul Breitbarth and Dr. K Royal discuss a week in privacy and they seem to be themes but not dreams. privacy is a work in progress. Ralph O'Brien was out this week. @ trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

September 23, 2026Episode 3631 min

A Solo Cup of Privacy

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Dr. K Royal was unepectedly solo ( Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O'Brien , were both traveling). So she provides a completely unscripted episode covering changes she has seen in the past 2 decades aloing with some news highlights. She promised not to sing too much. @ trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

September 16, 2026Episode 3541 min

Honor and Impact - Ralph and K get serious on 9/11

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Ralph O'Brien , and Dr. K Royal take a moment (or 41 moments) to reflect on the meaning, history, and honor on 9/11. It's a humbling podcast, but one you will enjoy. We also bake in some privacy news. @ trustarc @ Paul Breitbarth , If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

September 9, 2026Episode 3435 min

When Paul's away - A week in Privacy with Ralph and K!

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Ralph O'Brien , and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, with a pretty random bag of stuff! We discuss enforcement actions, AI legislation, jewellery, password advice, special category data and all the latest news and views! Australian consultation https://consultations.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/privacy-reform/ Carey leming substack https://insights.priva.cat/ If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

September 2, 2026Episode 3338 min

Week in Privacy - Information is Beautiful

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O'Brien , and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, enforcement actions, breaches, settlements (dud you see the one with Meta?), and more. Check out this website for visualizations of data breaches https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/ If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

August 26, 2026Episode 3249 min

12 years in ICO Complaints (with Dom Smith) AND Meta settlement

Send us Fan Mail The real problem with complaints isn’t that people are complaining. It’s that unhappy people don’t usually show up unless something already went wrong. So when the ICO says it has to triage harder, that’s the tension. Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Paul Breitbarth , Ralph O'Brien , and Dr. K Royal connect with Dom Smith of the UK's Information Commissioner's Office to discuss his role in addressing complaints and changes he has seen over the last 12 years. We'll learn a little about him and how his experiences and perspective over the years has shaped him as a data protection professional. Before you hear the episode, you will first hear an emergency segment to discuss the settlement Meta reached with U.S. states in the children’s harm court case. @ trustarc If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

August 19, 2026Episode 3136 min

Eclipsing Privacy - Smart Glasses and a week in privacy

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Serious Privacy podcast , where Ralph O'Brien and Dr. K Royal, review the Meta Smart Glasses and privacy issues just before a solar eclipse occurs. We've decided we like the Duck, Duck, Go version. They include a brief week in privacy. If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu . Rate and Review us! Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-game Powered by TrustArc From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende , licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.