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On this week of Serious Privacy, Ralph O’Brien of Reinbo Consulting, and Dr. K Royal connect to cover a week in privacy as Paul Breitbarth is away. This weeks shorter episode includes a guide to what’s coming up from Serious Privacy at IAPP summit in DC, a penalty from the UK ICO, EDPB draft Guidance on blockchain, state laws, enforcement actions, and more!

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Some resources

• https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/04/law-firm-fined-60-000-following-cyber-attack/
• https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2025/edpb-adopts-guidelines-processing-personal-data-through-blockchains-and-ready_en
• https://iapp.org/resources/article/us-state-privacy-legislation-tracker/#state-privacy-law-chart

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