Episode 16 - Masterclass

This week Tash and Simon are joined by renowned Welsh hero, and friend of the show, James Robson. James lets rip into DPIA templates, Tash vents about performative paperwork, and Simon gets cross about short-sighted policy wonks. We also talk about how we find work, Ivor the Engine, Schremsy, and A…

This week we answer a question from a listener about the data protection job market. We also chat through global data supply chain infrastructure and the dependencies on big tech, and whether we really have any choice. Also books. We talk about books. Again. We're so [not] sorry.

This week Simon and Tash chat through the difference between guidance and law, and what a DPO should try to achieve. We use a question from Tim Turner's excellent book, DPO Daily Challenge. Hand on heart, this book is brilliant. Simon thinks the ICO got something wrong. Again. Sorry.

In the week when Burnham's victory and Starmer's resignation screened the news of Edward's, we wonder whether his self-portrait will stand the test of time (probably not). As the due date for NHS DSPT submission close in, we discuss all things DSPT.