Tag: privacy

ICTP 280:  Demystifying Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, with Grace Lindo

Jamaica’s Data Protection Act will be coming into effect on 1 December 2023, but myths and misconceptions have persisted. With Grace Lindo, an attorney at law at Carter Lindo in Jamaica, we tackle some of the misconceptions along with exploring compliance in a variety of different scenarios. Among other things, Grace also discusses the potential implications and obligations under the new dispensation: when using certain technologies and platforms, such as WhatsApp, Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT in the workplace; in the ethical use of data, particularly for research; in direct marketing; and when data breaches occur.

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ICTP 265: Chatbots versus AI, with Kern Elliott of iGovTT

With artificial intelligence (AI) capturing the minds and hearts of millions of users worldwide, chatbots have been getting little to no visibility these days. With Kern Elliott, of iGovTT in Trinidad and Tobago, we discuss chatbots and AI, and among other things: which one is better; some of the assumptions people tend to make about AI and chatbots; balancing the growing emphasis on privacy and data protection in an increasingly Ai-driven world; and what organisations ought to include in their AI policies.

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ICTP 262: Data ethics and the evolving world of privacy and data protection, with Rishi Maharaj

Privacy and data protection have been gaining traction globally, and even across the Caribbean region. Rishi Maharaj, the Founder and Managing Director of Privicy Advisory Services, joins us to discuss privacy and data protection, along with the emerging concept of ‘data ethics’. Our conversation explores, among other things: the difference between data protection and data ethics; the challenges he has observed as organisations reframe themselves to become more privacy and data protection-centric; and his thoughts on the class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleging that it engaged in theft by scraping data and content from internet users.

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