Understanding PETs with Monisha Varadan

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Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) have evolved from academic concepts to practical tools that can transform how organizations handle sensitive data. In this episode of Privacy in Practice, hosts Kellie du Preez and Danie Strachan welcome Monisha Varadan, EMEA Privacy Lead at Google, for an in-depth exploration of how PETs work in practice and why they matter more than ever in the age of AI. What You'll Learn: Why PETs are business enablers, not just compliance tools The difference between privacy by design philosophy and PETs as implementation tools How Google uses differential privacy in real-world products like Maps and spam detection Why synthetic data matters for AI model training and its privacy limitations When to think about PETs in the product development lifecycle (hint: before your DPIA) The gap between conceptual and practical PETs and how to bridge it Why using a PET doesn't automatically tick GDPR compliance boxes How the PETs landscape is becoming more accessible through startups and open-source libraries Which industries are leading PET adoption and why The role of regulators in advancing PET implementation And so much more!

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