Masters of Privacy

Author: Sergio Maldonado

Interviews and updates at the intersection of marketing, data, privacy, and technology. With an eye on a human-centric, demand-led future in which transparency, control, and personal agency play a crucial role. Sergio Maldonado (host) is a dual-qualified lawyer, entrepreneur, investor, guest lecturer at various universities. LL.M in IT & Internet Law, FIP, CIPP/E/US, CIPT. www.mastersofprivacy.com
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Newsroom: Spring 2026
Episode 35
Sunday, 17 May, 2026

We’re back with a Newsroom update. We will cover four of our usual five blocks: ePrivacy & regulatory updates; MarTech & AdTech; AI, competition and digital markets; and the future of media.This season’s update includes:* Age-verification fines (insufficient controls, too much data collection) in the UK and Spain, EDPB age-verification guidelines, California’s upcoming age-verification requirements* Enforcement actions in the US (public, private)* Guidelines for email tracking pixels in France and Italy* New ICO guidelines for storage and access technologies (exceptions for analytics, A/B testing, etc.)* Social Media bans across the world and what is failing* Data collection in the context of new media networks and AI labs.As announced - Firmas.io: a mobile application to complement the TODO.LAW ecosystem (contract management, signatures, credentials).All references and links (plus some bonus materials) can be found in a separate blog post available to paid Masters of Privacy subscribers on our website’s Newsroom section (Newsroom Notes: Spring 2026).Our usual disclaimer: the voice that joins Sergio today is a text-to-speech output generated with Eleven Labs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mastersofprivacy.com/subscribe