Privacy Matters With Nicole Stephensen

Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic and host of the nationally syndicated radio show “The Deep Dive” (USA), shares an insightful view about Trust – in particular, the erosion of cognitive trust in our reliance on digital technologies and how governments, industry and others can address this.

Nicole speaks with Ben Scott, cybersecurity expert, behavioural scientist and researcher. He shares what sparked his interest in the relationship between privacy and IoT technologies and reflects on how privacy fits in to the central premise of a smart city – that is, to leverage technology for social good.

Nicole is joined by Joanne Cooper, Founder and Managing Director of ID Exchange. Joanne talks about the challenge of using traditional consent models in a digitised (or smart) city environment; how the prevalence of Internet of Things technologies has spawned a new “Internet of Me” dialogue; and, her predictions about where attention to privacy (and the protection of personal data) will have the most impact on the deployment of IoT technologies.

In this first episode of season 2, Nicole is joined by Dr Jonathan Reichental, global thought leader, influential speaker and award-winning CIO. Jonathan talks about the 4th Industrial Revolution and examines privacy concepts (like consent and choice) in the context of human rights. He also shares his perspective on the emerging dialogue around users (citizens) having control of their own data. A great start to the New Year!

Nicole is joined by Tom Cornelius, cybersecurity expert and Director of ComplianceForge. Tom speaks about his progression from Commissioned Officer in the US Armed Forces to cyber consulting, and shares his insight about deploying IoT technologies in smart city environments; the misconception in the IoT deployment space that privacy and security are the same thing; and, the Secure Controls Framework (SCF), which is a practical cybersecurity and privacy resource developed by Tom in collaboration with a group of security and privacy volunteers. It’s good stuff!

Nicole speaks with Nicolas Cairns, Director of Aegis 9 Security Intelligence. Nic shares his perspective on whether the characterisation of data as “the new oil” is at odds with the public policy imperatives driving smart city initiatives; the ‘black market’ for personal information; and, Nic’s top 3 risks relating to personal information and the deployment of IoT technologies.

Nicole is joined by R Jason Cronk, a privacy expert based in the Atlanta, Georgia area. They canvas some key messages when speaking with a city’s CISO about the risks involved with IoT deployment; the privacy risk relating to IoT deployment that resonates most with Jason; and, Jason’s new book, "Strategic Privacy by Design".

Nicole speaks with Dr Keith Marlow. They canvas the importance of understanding the unique value of personal information as an information asset and the cooperative roles of a Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In addition, Keith shares what prompted him to write his book, "Personal Information Security & Systems Architecture: PII Techniques for Businesses".

Nicole speaks with Sophie Bradshaw, Privacy Lawyer.They cover the importance of maintaining the normative dialogue (community engagement and trust) when considering IoT technologies; the value of privacy impact assessments; and, the potential challenge of using traditional consent models in an IoT context.

In addition to its normative value, Privacy is about the protection of personal information... Nicole examines personal information in the context of IoT technologies.

It’s easy to assume that we are all on the same page about what privacy is. Nicole Stephensen, Executive Director for Privacy and Data Protection at the IoTSI unpacks the concept a little.