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Practical writing on privacy impact assessments and algorithmic bias, drawn from the TrustDPO books.
What Is a Privacy Impact Assessment? The Complete Beginner's Guide
July 24, 2026
A plain-English guide to Privacy Impact Assessments — what a PIA actually is, why it exists, and two real Canadian cases that show what happens when one is skipped or done badly.
Read more →The Robert Williams Case: What Facial Recognition Bias Really Costs
July 27, 2026
Detroit police arrested Robert Williams in front of his kids over a facial recognition match that was never independently checked. Here is what the case actually teaches about algorithmic bias.
Read more →When Is a PIA Legally Mandatory? GDPR vs LGPD vs PIPEDA vs Quebec Law 25
July 29, 2026
A side-by-side look at when a Privacy Impact Assessment is legally required under the GDPR, Brazil's LGPD, Canada's PIPEDA, and Quebec's Law 25 — with the real cases that show what happens when it isn't.
Read more →The Amazon Hiring Algorithm That Learned to Discriminate Against Women
July 31, 2026
Amazon built an AI recruiting tool that penalized résumés containing the word "women's." Here is why removing the offending words didn't fix it, and what that means for any company screening candidates with AI.
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