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Can Big Tech Be Contained?
Manage episode 371143786 series 2654174
One of the biggest dangers comes from the way that big tech companies collect and use our personal data. How do we contain big tech to protect our data and privacy?
Our guest Tom Kemp is publishing a book on this topic and will discuss with Punit Bhatia the privacy trends, upcoming privacy laws like Delete Act, and the ways that the users are protected.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley-based author, entrepreneur, investor, and policy advisor. Tom is the author of Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy. Tom was the founder and CEO of Centrify, a leading cybersecurity cloud provider that amassed over two thousand enterprise customers, including over 60 percent of the Fortune 50. For his leadership, Tom was named by Ernst & Young as Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California. Tom is also an active Silicon Valley angel investor, with seed investments in over a dozen tech start-ups with a focus on privacy and cybersecurity. In addition, Tom has served as a technology policy advisor for political campaigns and advocacy groups, including leading the campaign marketing efforts in 2020 to pass California Proposition 24—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)—and co-authoring bills such as the California Delete Act of 2023. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and in history from the University of Michigan. Connect with Tom at his website or on LinkedIn or Twitter.
ABOUT THE HOST
Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach privacy professionals.
Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR” which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts.
As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one’s value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life’ which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe.
RESOURCES
Websites www.fit4privacy.com , www.punitbhatia.com
Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast
Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog
YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
232 episodes
Manage episode 371143786 series 2654174
One of the biggest dangers comes from the way that big tech companies collect and use our personal data. How do we contain big tech to protect our data and privacy?
Our guest Tom Kemp is publishing a book on this topic and will discuss with Punit Bhatia the privacy trends, upcoming privacy laws like Delete Act, and the ways that the users are protected.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley-based author, entrepreneur, investor, and policy advisor. Tom is the author of Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy. Tom was the founder and CEO of Centrify, a leading cybersecurity cloud provider that amassed over two thousand enterprise customers, including over 60 percent of the Fortune 50. For his leadership, Tom was named by Ernst & Young as Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California. Tom is also an active Silicon Valley angel investor, with seed investments in over a dozen tech start-ups with a focus on privacy and cybersecurity. In addition, Tom has served as a technology policy advisor for political campaigns and advocacy groups, including leading the campaign marketing efforts in 2020 to pass California Proposition 24—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)—and co-authoring bills such as the California Delete Act of 2023. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and in history from the University of Michigan. Connect with Tom at his website or on LinkedIn or Twitter.
ABOUT THE HOST
Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach privacy professionals.
Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR” which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts.
As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one’s value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life’ which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe.
RESOURCES
Websites www.fit4privacy.com , www.punitbhatia.com
Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast
Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog
YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy
232 episodes
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