Serious Privacy
A weekly, English-language podcast in which three practitioners — Paul Breitbarth, Dr K Royal and Ralph O’Brien — talk through the week’s data protection developments and interview guests from regulators, industry and academia. Episodes are unscripted, typically 35–50 minutes, and alternate between “week in privacy” round-ups and single-topic interviews.
- Hosts
- Dr K Royal · Paul Breitbarth · Ralph O’Brien.
- Publisher
- Serious Privacy, on its own Buzzsprout listing. TrustArc also carries a page for the show on its site; we have not verified the current production arrangement.
- Type
- News commentary and interview podcast.
- Cadence
- Weekly (recent episodes: 28 July, 5, 12, 19 and 26 August 2026).
- Running since
- 2020; Season 7 in 2026; 305 episodes as at 4 September 2026.
- Language
- English.
- Availability
- Free — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, RSS, Buzzsprout.
- Recognition
- PICCASO Privacy Awards Europe 2025 — Author/Creator of the Year (organiser’s published winners list).
Recent episodes (August 2026)
“12 years in ICO Complaints (with Dom Smith) AND Meta settlement” (26 August) · “Eclipsing Privacy — smart glasses” (19 August) · “Privacy Down Under (with Commissioner Carly Kind)” (12 August) · “one HOT week in Privacy” (5 August).
Related: PICCASO Privacy Awards Europe in Awards; the ICO and OAIC in Regulators & Authorities.
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