Kaileigh McCrea: Navigating the Privacy Maze: Insights from the Yandex Controversy

Kaileigh McCrea, Lead Privacy Engineer at Confiant, joins Wendy Zenone on this week's episode of The BlueHat Podcast. Kaileigh explains her journey into privacy engineering, the ever-evolving nature of privacy regulations, and the challenges of defining protected data. Wendy and Kaileigh also delve into Yandex's extensive reach, connections to the Netherlands, and the complexities surrounding its ownership and compliance in the face of global sanctions. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the importance of protecting personal data and being aware of potential risks, even if one believes they have nothing to hide. 

In This Episode You Will Learn:    

• The importance of protecting personal data, even with nothing to hide 
• Implications of the Yandex data leak 
• Challenges Yandex faces in trying to sell off its assets 

Some Questions We Ask:    

• What kind of analytics data was involved in the Yandex leak? 
• How could this data be misused from a national security perspective? 
• Why is protecting one's data so tricky due to the scale of data collection?  

Resources:  

View Kaileigh McCrea on LinkedIn 

View Wendy Zenone on LinkedIn 

View Nic Fillingham on LinkedIn 

Related Microsoft Podcasts:                 

• Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson 
• Uncovering Hidden Risks    
• Security Unlocked     
• Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault 
• Secure the Job: Breaking into Security 
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast  

Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts  

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