Privacy Chats with Rachel and John

Jan 31 2025 29 ep. 33 mins 3
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Privacy Chats with Rachel and John is a podcast hosted by two enthusiastic Privacy Professionals interested in sharing what they learn about the ever-evolving world of Privacy with other professionals, novices, and everyone in between!

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Episode 26: G(r)ift Card Scams, Part 2

Jan 31 2025 32 mins  
On Episode 27 of Privacy Chats with Rachel and John, we build upon our prior episode uncovering gift card scams - this time, focusing on how scammers trick people into purchasing and sending gift card details under false pretenses - such as fake IRS threats, tech support scams, or impersonation schemes - what they’re used for, why they’re effective, and most importantly, key pr

Episode 25: Gift Cards or Grift Cards? Gift Cards Scams, Part 1

Jan 08 2025 40 mins  
Gift cards are a fun way to spread holiday joy, removing the guesswork for the giver while ensuring the recipient gets exactly what they’re looking for…... .until you find that a scammer has interfered in the process! On Episode 25 of Privacy Chats with Rachel and John, we break down the vulnerabilities and scams associated with gift cards, particularly those involving the the

Episode 24: Is my phone listening to me?

Dec 18 2024 55 mins  
People often wonder if their phone is listening to them when they see advertisements related to things that they recently discussed, but didn’t search on their phone. Could this be true? Is your phone listening to you? On Episode 24 of Privacy Chats with Rachel and John, we look at published findings of other people who have dived into this topic.

Ep. 23 - Neuroprivacy - How near is the next frontier of data privacy?

Nov 27 2024 32 mins  
Artificial Intelligence continues to move the boundary of hypothetical technologies - such as brain reading devices - closer and closer to reality. How close we are to that boundary today, and where that boundary sits in terms of becoming a threat to privacy and civil liberties, remains a subject of debate. On Episode 23 of Privacy Chats, Rachel and John discuss the progress made

Ep 22 - 2024 Election Results & Predicted Impact to Privacy and AI Policy

Nov 13 2024 26 mins  
What will a second Trump term mean for US Privacy and AI Policy? Former president Joe Biden set a record number of Executive Orders into motion related to Artificial Intelligence and National Security into motion during his term, but there’s still plenty of work to be done. FTC Chair Lina Khan pursued legal action against US technology companies in an unprecedented way during Bid

Ep. 21 - How AI Is Changing the Nature of Doxxing

Oct 31 2024 22 mins  
Doxing is “the action or process of searching for and publishing private or identifying information about a particular individual on the internet, typically with malicious intent.” - Oxford Languages New technologies, and faster processing of information is making it far easier to find and access information about us. AI will bring this to the next level allowing for rapid aggr

Ep. 20: The Origins and Privacy Implications of AI in the Workplace

Oct 09 2024 27 mins  
GenAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) and AI in general, continues to be all-the-rage, permeating nearly every business conversation involving automation, scalability, and improved insights in the pursuit of minimizing cost and maximizing revenue. Given Privacy and AI are inseparable concepts at their core - what does this increased emphasis on AI mean for professionals subjec

Ep 19: Privacy (Engineering) Chat with Jay Averitt - Privacy Engineer @ Microsoft

Oct 02 2024 29 mins  
Privacy Engineering is an essential function of mature Privacy Programs, joining aspects of software engineering, data protection, privacy compliance, and privacy risk management. On the latest episode of Privacy Chats, Rachel interviewed Jay Averitt, a Privacy Engineer at Microsoft, who shares his career journey, how he would describe Privacy Engineering at an “ELI5” level, an

Ep. 18 - The Balancing Act - Have we gone too far?

Sep 27 2024 26 mins  
Innovation is the spark that ignites the engine of progress, all of which is fueled by cooperation and a mutual interest in creating a better world. We tend to look at privacy from the perspective of what is, rather than from the perspective of what could be. On Episode 20 of Privacy Chats with Rachel and John, we spin a new narrative on how data could be owned, managed, and distr

S4p Ep. 3 - The Very Real Problem With AI Deepfakes

Sep 18 2024 25 mins  
AI Tool Koe Recast claims that its AI voice-generating software requires just a few sentences of audio to replicate your voice. If that’s not suspicious enough, other options need as little as three seconds to capture and reproduce it to a convincing degree. Long gone are the days of Caller ID Spoofing! Scammers these days might just be using ChatGPT to help write a convincing s