In this episode we're hearing from James Filleul, the Editor of Bailiwick Express, who we’ve invited to the podcast as part of Project Bijou. We’ve turned the journalism table on him, so today he is interviewed by our commissioner, Emma Martins.

Project Bijou is a social initiative we launched in May 2021 in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. With this project we’re encouraging everyone to share stories, knowledge and experiences relating to ethical data use, in a way that benefits everyone. The project aims to support and nurture positive cultural change around how people and organisations treat people’s data. We hope to engage people on a cultural level, a level that goes beyond law. You can find out more at odpa.gg/bijou. 

James tells us that as an Editor, the most frequent time he comes across the words ‘data protection’ is from someone using it to keep their activities OUT of the public domain, and close down a story. Journalism is often controversial; if it is done properly, it involves publishing information which someone usually doesn’t want to be public. Very often they reach for ‘data protection’ as their ‘weapon-of-choice’ to prevent that happening. Nearly always, this is based on a misunderstanding of the law, and it is why journalism is specifically addressed by data protection laws. Without good journalism, democracies stop being democratic; this reality places both a great privilege and a huge responsibility on journalists’ shoulders.

You can’t print that, it's a breach of 'Data Protection'!

In this podcast Simon Entwisle, a member of Guernsey’s Data Protection Authority, talks about the role of regulation, and what advantages there are to smaller jurisdictions, such as the Bailiwick. 

He observes that most organisations want to look after people’s data well, and that most regulators recognise those good intentions. He warns against slipping into well-intentioned complacency – it’s essential that businesses keep up-to-date with what’s required of them. 

Finally, Simon underlines the role of the regulator in demystifying the legislation, to make it relevant, and understandable as widely as possible – and how that’s what Project Bijou is all about.

Project Bijou is a social initiative we launched in May 2021 in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. With this project we’re encouraging everyone to share stories, knowledge and experiences relating to ethical data use, in a way that benefits everyone. The project aims to support and nurture positive cultural change around how people and organisations treat people’s data. We hope to engage people on a cultural level, a level that goes beyond law. You can find out more at odpa.gg/bijou.

Regulating and demystifying data protection

In this podcast Annabel Nicholas and Matt Loaring discuss data use and organisational culture within the midwifery and paediatrics team that Annabel leads. 

We’ve invited Annabel and Matt to the podcast as part of Project Bijou.  Annabel led a period of significant change and improvement in Guernsey’s maternity services, and because Project Bijou is all about shifting cultures and behaviours for the better, we want to hear how she did this, so that others looking to engage their own teams in adopting positive changes can learn from her experience. What we learn is that culture change, and data protection, doesn't have to be complicated - it can be common sense and as simple as treating people well.

Project Bijou is a social initiative we launched in May 2021 in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. With this project we’re encouraging everyone to share stories, knowledge and experiences relating to ethical data use, in a way that benefits everyone. The project aims to support and nurture positive cultural change around how people and organisations treat people’s data. We hope to engage people on a cultural level, a level that goes beyond law. You can find out more at odpa.gg/bijou.

First step to change culture? Caring about people.

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'Regulation is a journey not a destination' - in conversation with Alex White

In this contribution to the ODPA's social initiative Project Bijou, privacy professional and Plain English expert, Emma Butler explains why writing clearly is so important and gives tips on how to do it well.
She runs through the key factors to consider and gives tips on what to remember when getting a message across is what it's all about.

Clear, helpful and human: writing in plain English

In this episode, Joh Harvey, the founder of health food delivery service and café the Raw Store shares his experience of being the victim of a cyber-attack. It resulted in several of his clients being defrauded, despite the fact he did not store card details on his website. With cyber-attacks increasing in both frequency and sophistication, Joh hopes his story could help other small businesses protect their data – and clients - from opportunistic hackers.

Please excuse the traffic noise, we recorded this in the Raw Store’s bustling headquarters, which is on a busy road.

Joh Harvey - What I learned when my business was hacked

In this podcast two members of the ODPA's Communication Team discuss the approach used to engage young people in the importance of protecting personal data to children. 

Kirsty Bougourd, ODPA Outreach Officer, is responsible for finding ways to help young people understand more about personal data and why they need to look after it. 

ODPA Communications Officer, Katherine Levy, finds out more about the thinking behind some of the projects that have been launched in schools and the challenges Kirsty has faced in bringing a subject like data protection to younger generations and the way she has tackled it.

Find out more about the work the ODPA does with children and young people, via Project Bijou Seeds at: https://www.odpa.gg/information-hub/children-young-people/

Children creating cultural change

This audio is based on a fictional narrative set in the near future and written by one of the founders of augmented reality and an expert in AI, Louis Rosenberg. It was performed by Oliver Bailey-Davies, Sam Garioch and Sarah Hansmann Rouxel from Tin Whistle Productions. It was produced and recorded by Simon Prince at Hot Source studios in Guernsey.

Louis Rosenberg is campaigning for 'guardrails' to be put in place before new technologies develop and evolve to protect users. Metaverse 2030 is an example of 'useful fiction', stories which help explain important issues of the time and enable people to grasp otherwise mercurial concepts, such as the metaverse, artificial intelligence and augmented reality. 

Louis supports the ODPA's Project Bijou, a social initiative to engage people through storytelling, and kindly let us use his narrative which has been brought to life in the form of this spellbinding audio play. It is the perfect cautionary tale to entertain while educating people, and the message is particularly pertinent for young people who are perhaps most at risk from harmful, unregulated online behaviours.   

You can listen to a Q&A with Louis Rosenberg where he discusses the wider themes covered in Metaverse 2030 at: https://www.odpa.gg/project-bijou/theme-3-the-role-culture-plays-in-data-and-vice-versa/video-real-guardrails-in-immersive-technologies-navigating-the-metaverse-safely/

'Metaverse 2030' - by Louis Rosenberg

The Office of the Data Protection Authority is honoured to have Elizabeth Renieris, an expert on data governance and the human rights implications of new and emerging technologies, as our 2023 Bijou guest lecturer. 

The author of Beyond Data: Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the Metaverse, her passion for data protection was ignited at university when a classmate hacked into internal residential house directories, scraped the student ID photos of female residents from their pages and pitted the undergraduate women against each other on a website called Facemash. Her classmate was Mark Zuckerberg, who went on to control one of the most powerful companies in the world. 

Introduction by Bailiwick of Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner Emma Martins.

More at: https://www.odpa.gg/project-bijou/the-bijou-lecture/the-bijou-lecture-2023/

The Bijou Lecture 2023 with Elizabeth M. Renieris

* WARNING: This podcast includes reference to suicide, please contact www.samaritans.org if you are affected by this.*

In this episode the Office of the Data Protection Authority's Senior Investigator, Ed Chapman, talks to Kirsty Bougourd about why we should all be so careful with personal data - whether it’s ours or someone else’s. Ed leads the ODPA’s investigations into data breaches and sees first-hand the effect of a breach on the person whose personal data is involved, and also helps uncover how the breach occurred.

He talks about how we can all become complacent with personal data and lose sight of its incredible value, and how intrinsically it is linked to who we are. Ed also discusses how easy it can be to unintentionally cause a breach to occur and why following some simple steps can help prevent them from happening.

In early 2023 the ODPA published a document, written by Ed, explaining the Top 10 Common Pitfalls seen when handling people's data, and the practical steps that can be taken to mitigate them. 

As well as talking about the importance of personal data, Ed and Kirsty discuss these pitfalls and explain the reasoning behind some of them in more detail.

You can read more about the 10 common pitfalls at: www.odpa.gg/information-hub/guidance/handling-data-breaches/

Data Breaches: 10 Pitfalls & why caring for our data matters

In the first data protection tea break of 2024 we meet the Bailiwick’s new Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan.

Previously the Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in Canada Brent has led a number of high profile investigations into areas such as facial recognition, location tracking and behavioural advertising to name just a few. He has also been involved in a number of global privacy initiatives.

Kirsty Bougourd chats to Brent about his plans to build on the existing work of the Office of the Data Protection Authority through a 3 pillars strategy of balance, trust and partnership.

He talks about what the regulated community can expect from the ODPA and his plans to continue to engage and support the islands’ population. Brent discusses the global aspect of work relating to data protection and how living in smaller jurisdictions can magnify the risks.

They also discuss continuing to develop activities and resources to support young people and to educate parents and their children about how new technology uses their data and can both enhance their lives but also potentially cause harm.

In particular Brent highlights the ongoing work developing a Children’s Framework to help set guidelines on the use of young people’s data in the Bailiwick and the need for people to take part in the survey to produce something fit for purpose.

Kirsty and Brent also chat about the big move and how him and his family are all settling in and embracing island life.

The Canadian, the Pug, the Bear and the Bailiwick

* WARNING: This podcast includes references to rape and sexual assault and the murder of Brianna Ghey. Details of support / advice are available here if you are affected by this:  https://www.odpa.gg/help-and-advice/mental-health-support/*

As most parents or carers will tell you, screen time is an ongoing battle. How much is too much? What are they looking at? Will they miss out on opportunities or friendships if you don't let young people have a smartphone?  

As the Bailiwick of Guernsey’s first ever digital safety development officer, Laura Simpson has at least some of the answers. She is passionate about educating and empowering children and young people to make safer choices when navigating the online world.

Employed by Guernsey Police and based in the high-tech crime unit, Laura is only too familiar with the harms that can arise when people's personal information is shared inappropriately. Laura tells Katherine Levy about her role, how it intersects with personal data and what we can all do to help educate children and young people about digital literacy.

How to keep children safe in the smartphone era

Alun Williams is the Be Active Education Lead at Guernsey’s Health Improvement Commission, a charity dedicated to empowering, enabling and encouraging healthy living in Guernsey and Alderney.

In this Project Bijou guest podcast, Alun discusses working with the ODPA on a fitness tracker aimed at getting Bailiwick children moving and his long, distinguished career serving the Bailiwick.

Children in motion: tracking healthy habits safely

Storytelling is one of the most effective ways of sharing knowledge and can be a powerful tool to inspire change. Project Bijou is the Office of the Data Protection Authority’s social initiative, which aims to harness the power of shared experiences and stories to promote ethical data use and engage people on a cultural level.  

In this Project Bijou podcast, Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan sits down with his counterpart, Jersey’s Information Commissioner Paul Vane, to discuss the shared opportunities and challenges of overseeing data protection and privacy legislation within smaller jurisdictions which are also global financial centres. 

They talk about how regulatory co-operation can help overcome technological challenges, promote compliance and amplify their ability to protect privacy rights in the Channel Islands.

Joining forces to put the Channel Islands on the global privacy map

Guernsey politician, PR expert, businessman, musician, writer and keen runner Steve Falla is perpetually in motion.
 
As vice-president of the Economic Development Committee (at the time of recording, Feb 2024) he’s better placed than most to understand the financial challenges facing both government and Guernsey residents amid soaring living costs and increased demands on infrastructure.
 
In this Project Bijou podcast, Deputy Falla sits down for a discussion with Bailiwick Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan to discuss his call for ‘boldness’, the impact digital connectivity has had on data privacy, and the critical importance of elevated data protection practices to support a vibrant and globally competitive financial services sector.

Project Bijou is the Office of the Data Protection Authority’s social initiative, which aims to harness the power of shared experiences and stories to promote ethical data use and engage people on a cultural level.  


Balancing politics, privacy and public interests

In the ODPA’'s 2025 Project Bijou lecture, Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan sits down with Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind to discuss her vision as a new Commissioner for Australia, children’s rights, how to make social media safer without turning young people into outlaws and the mass adoption of AI.

⭐ What is the Bijou Lecture series? 

The ODPA launched its annual Bijou Lecture in 2022, as part of its outreach arm ‘Project Bijou’ which aims to encourage the sharing of stories, knowledge and experiences related to ethical data use, in a way that benefits everyone. 

You can access all lectures at: www.odpa.gg/project-bijou/the-bijou-lecture

ODPA Bijou Lecture 2025 Carly Kind

This is the first in the ODPA’s new podcast series, Data, Democracy and Freedom.  It examines:

•	How people’s information can be weaponized to undermine elections and democracy.
•	How to preserve civil liberties and strike the right balance between national security/program delivery and upholding privacy rights.  
•	How technology may be influencing our freedom of thought and expression

In this first episode, Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan sits down with privacy and civil liberties advocate Dr Colin Bennett to discuss Privacy and Politics, surveillance technologies, and whether artificial intelligence is a friend or foe for personal freedom. 

Dr Bennett is Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada, Professor Emeritus at UVIC as well as an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Global Studies, and writer of many books and articles including: ‘Transparent Lives: Surveillance in Canada’; ‘Security Games: Surveillance and Control at Mega-Events’; and ‘The Governance of Privacy: Policy Instruments in Global Perspective’.



Data Democracy & Freedom with Dr Colin Bennett

Travis LeBlanc is a leading US Civil Rights lawyer, former Chief of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau under President Obama and current member of the US government’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board member (PCLOB). 

In this podcast, he talks to Bailiwick of Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan about his re-appointment to PCLOB, the greatest challenges to preserving civil liberties and striking the right balance between national security and upholding privacy rights.

This is the second in the ODPA’s podcast series, Data, Democracy and Freedom.  

The series examines:

•	how people’s information can be weaponized to undermine elections and democracy.
•	How to preserve civil liberties and strike the right balance between national security/program delivery and upholding privacy rights.  
•	how technology may be influencing our freedom of thought and expression

Data, Democracy & Freedom with Travis LeBlanc

This is the third and final instalment in the ODPA’s podcast series, Data, Democracy and Freedom.  The series examines:

•	How people’s information can be weaponized to undermine elections and democracy
•	How to preserve civil liberties and strike the right balance between national security/program delivery and upholding privacy rights
•	How technology may be influencing our freedom of thought and expression

In this podcast, ODPA Commissioner Brent Homan talks to human rights lawyer and author Susie Alegre. They explore tech-driven threats to our mental freedom - how algorithms feed off our personal data and filter content which end up shaping our everyday thoughts and choices from what we eat to how we vote.

Susie Alegre is a legal pioneer in digital human rights, in particular the impact of AI on the human rights of freedom of thought and opinion.  

She founded the Isle of Man’s Island Rights Initiative, has an MA Hons in French and Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh, a Masters in European and International Human Rights Law from the University of Nantes and a PhD in International Human Rights Law from the University of Roehampton. 

Susie is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) and is fluent in French and Spanish. Susie has worked with many NGOs including Amnesty International and international organisations including the UN, the EU and the Council of Europe.  

Her first book ‘Freedom to Think’ won Financial Times Technology Book of the Year 2022 and was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize 2023.  She has recently published a second book ‘Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI’.

Data, Democracy & Freedom with Susie Alegre

Guernsey student Madelaine Russell was the 2024 beneficiary of a prestigious bursary which has transported her to the other side of the world and changed her horizons. Each year, just one sixth form student from the Bailiwick is eligible for a fully funded place at Brock University in Ontario as part of the historic links between Canada and Guernsey.

In this ODPA podcast, the political science student sits down for a conversation with Bailiwick Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan – who just so happens to hail from Canada. They discuss life in a cold climate, how her interest in public outreach and human rights led to her becoming the first successful applicant of the ODPA’s new intern programme and their common love of sports.

This podcast is part of the Office of the Data Protection Authority’s social initiative which aims to harness the power of shared experiences and stories to encourage ethical data use and engage people on a cultural level.

A conversation with ODPA summer work programme intern Maddy Russell

It is people, not laws, that drive privacy. What about privacy makes it universal across the world and throughout history? How did the Ancient Romans solve the timeless privacy problems around maintaining and verifying identity? What can cinema reveal about privacy in Indian culture? How is privacy viewed in indigenous communities and how has their data been misused? 

This podcast series, Privacy across Time and Space, was inspired by a panel discussion at the Venice Privacy Symposium in May 2025. In it we hear from global privacy leaders Alexander White, Queensland's new Privacy Commissione; Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya, Isle of Man Information Commissioner and Shana Morgan, Global Head of AI, L3Harris Tech; as they share inspiring stories of privacy as both an inalienable right and a practical solution that transcends global, political, and socio-economic boundaries.

In this podcast, storyteller Shana Morgan discusses the historic underpinnings of indigenous data privacy and how it is uniquely viewed within indigenous communities and their collective-focused society.

Privacy across Time & Space with Shana Morgan

It is people, not laws, that drive privacy. What about privacy makes it universal across the world and throughout history? How do non-Western societies demonstrate how individuals, communities and civilisations instinctively cherish privacy? How did the Ancient Romans solve universal and timeless privacy problems around maintaining and verifying identity? 

This podcast series, Privacy Across Time & Space, was inspired by a panel discussion at the Venice Privacy Symposium in May 2025. In it we hear from global privacy leaders Alexander White (Queensland Privacy Commissioner), Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya (Isle of Man Information Commissioner) and Shana Morgan (Global Head of AI, L3Harris Tech). as they share inspiring stories of privacy as both an inalienable right and a practical solution that transcends global, political, and socio-economic boundaries.

In this first episode, Commissioner Brent Homan talks with Alexander White, a former privacy advisor to the US Department of Homeland Security, Bermuda’s first Privacy Commissioner and now Queensland’s new Privacy Commissioner.

Privacy Across Time & Space with Alexander White

It is people, not laws, that drive privacy. What about privacy makes it universal across the world and throughout history? How did the Ancient Romans solve the timeless privacy problems around maintaining and verifying identity? What can cinema reveal about privacy in Indian culture? How is privacy viewed in indigenous communities and how has their data been misused? 

This podcast series, Privacy Across Time and Space, was inspired by a panel discussion at the Venice Privacy Symposium in May 2025. In it we hear from global privacy leaders Alexander White (Queensland Privacy Commissioner), Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya (Isle of Man Information Commissioner) and Shana Morgan (Global Head of AI, L3Harris Tech). as they share inspiring stories of privacy as both an inalienable right and a practical solution that transcends global, political, and socio-economic boundaries.

In this episode, storyteller Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya takes us through the cultural associations of privacy in India and what analysing contemporary films can tell us about how privacy is understood.

Privacy across Time & Space with Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya

It is people, not laws, that drive privacy. What about privacy makes it universal across the world and throughout history? How do non-Western societies demonstrate how individuals, communities and civilizations instinctively cherish privacy? How did the Ancient Romans solve universal and timeless privacy problems around maintaining and verifying identity? 

This podcast series, Privacy across Time and Space, was inspired by a panel discussion at the Venice Privacy Symposium in May 2025. In it we hear from global privacy leaders Alex White (Privacy Commissioner, Bermuda PrivCom), Alexandra Delaney Bhattacharya (Isle of Man Information Commissioner) and Shana Morgan (Global Head of AI, L3Harris Tech). as they share inspiring stories of privacy as both an inalienable right and a practical solution that transcends global, political, and socio-economic boundaries.

In this concluding episode, Bailiwick Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan discusses why privacy is more than just a compendium of laws, with a deep historical and philosophical foundation that has shaped, over time, the principles and rights that we embrace today.  


Privacy Across Time & Space with Brent Homan

On May 9th every year Guernsey celebrates the Liberation of the island from the German occupying forces during the Second World War. In this special edition of the Data Protection Teabreak, Data Protection Commissioner Emma Martins and Kirsty Bougourd discuss how the atrocities committed during the Second World War led to the development of data protection laws. 
They talk about when the ideas of privacy were first developed and how the gathering and processing of personal data led to the murder of millions of people.
Listen to Emma explain how Europe's strict laws were created in order to try to prevent such a tragic misuse of personal data happening again.

Recorded 2 May 2019

Origins of Data Protection Podcast

In this seventh edition of the Data Protection Teabreak, Guernsey's Deputy Data Protection Commissioner, Rachel Masterton, and Kirsty Bougourd consider the 7 data protection principles. 
They lie at the heart of the Bailiwick’s Data Protection Law and provide guidance rather than hard and fast rules to follow.
Rachel and Kirsty discuss how working within the spirit of these principles is the foundation of compliance and good practice. They discuss each principle, how to use and apply them to everyday working life, and how interconnected they all are.

The 7 Data Protection Principles TeaBreak

This latest data protection tea break is all about accountability, arguably the most important of the seven data protection principles.
 
In October 2019 ODPA board member Chris Docksey delivered a keynote speech on accountability and how it is achieved at an international conference on data protection and privacy.
 
This podcast features Guernsey’s Deputy Data Protection Commissioner Rachel Masterton and the ODPA’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Loveridge discussing key points from Chris’s presentation, including the relevant clips.
They expand upon some of Chris’s key points and echo the responsibility organisations have to be accountable for how they look after our data.
 
As well as being on the board of the ODPA, Chris is Honorary Director General of the European Data Protection Supervisor.

The Accountability Principle

As more of our daily activities take place online, and smart connected devices make their way into our lives and homes, Tim Loveridge talks to the Bailiwick’s Deputy Data Protection Commissioner, Rachel Masterton, about the digital footprint we leave behind.
Rachel and Tim consider the importance of understanding what data is being collected and how to clear your history or update your privacy settings to restrict what you share.
You may expect your online browsing history to be stored and your social media activity. You may be used to websites remembering you and reminding you to buy things in your virtual basket, but what about less obvious tracking? Your smart doorbell or smart lightbulbs may be storing and sharing information about you and your habits, but do you really know what is being saved, shared and where?
Rachel and Tim say it's vital not to be afraid of using technology that might make your life easier but stop and think first.  Make sure you adjust your privacy settings and consider what you share about other people too so you don’t add to their digital footprint.

Your Digital Footprint - what data are you leaving behind?

How smart are the smart devices in your life and have you been smart enough to make sure they’re secure? In this latest podcast, Tim Loveridge gets guidance from local cyber security expert, Carl Ceillam, on how to ensure these gadgets designed to enhance our life and make it easier, don’t instead put us at risk from hackers and harm.
Following on from our digital footprint podcast where we discussed the data trail we leave behind; we now look more closely at internet connected devices. Usually intended to improve our security they may actually be creating more risks if they aren’t set up properly. 
Kirsty Bougourd joins in the discussion sharing her own experience and Carl gives invaluable advice and top tips on choosing the right device and making sure it’s set up securely. He explains why we should assume we will get hacked and that if we’re unsure of a device not to buy it let alone plug it in.

Cyber Security and Smart Devices

Registration with us is changing in 2021, what is it all about and what does it mean for you?
In this podcast the Bailiwick of Guernsey’s Data Protection Commissioner Emma Martins explains to Kirsty Bougourd what is changing with registration and how it’s really just the first step in a journey towards looking after personal data well.
From January 2021 there will no longer be any exemptions to registering with the ODPA and it’s vital for anyone using personal data in their work to register. This includes small businesses and sole traders that may only hold or use limited personal data.
Emma runs through what has and hasn’t changed in terms of registration and payment. She reminds us that there has never been an exemption to compliance and to looking after personal data in our care properly and in line with the Law.
Kirsty and Emma also discuss what the ODPA is doing to assist anyone who may be new to registration or who has any queries regarding their business or work. 
As Emma says, data is the fuel of the economy and everyone benefits if data is looked after well.

Registration and beyond: 2021 changes

The Office of the Data Protection Authority (Bailiwick of Guernsey) are the independent regulator of the local data protection law which is equivalent to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to give you accessible, informative, thought-provoking, and hopefully entertaining insights to a broad range of topics relevant to data protection.

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