- September 21, 2022
Episode 39: The Next Great Transformation of the CCO
- August 23, 2023

data security
- September 7, 2022
Episode 30: Discussing Privacy Regulation with the Uniform Law Commission
- August 24, 2022
Episode 29: What is "Reasonable Data Security"?
- August 10, 2022
Episode 28: Privacy Laws Will Drive Big Changes for Information Governance
- July 27, 2022
Episode 27: Discussing US Privacy Legislation with Jordan Crenshaw
- July 13, 2022
Episode 26: Discussing US Privacy Legislation with Microsoft's Ryan Harkins
Meet Your Host

Bill Tolson
Bill is the Vice President of Global Compliance for Archive360. Bill brings more than 29 years of experience with multinational corporations and technology start-ups, including 19-plus years in the archiving, information governance, and eDiscovery markets. Bill is a frequent speaker at legal and information governance industry events and has authored numerous eBooks, articles and blogs.
Episode 31: Discussing Data Privacy Regulation with the CPO of NC
Description:
In this episode, Cherie Givens discusses her new role as Chief Privacy Officer of North Carolina and the data privacy initiatives currently being rolled out state wide. In this episode she also discusses:
- North Carolina's compliance with with HIPAA and FERPA regulations,
- how data privacy should be looked at separate from data security,
- implementing training initiatives to support the state's data privacy goals.
Topics: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data archiving, Information Management, Information Security, Information Governance, data security
Episode 30: Discussing Privacy Regulation with the Uniform Law Commission
Description:
In this episode, Bill Tolson and Jane Bambauer, Professor of Law at the University of Arizona and one of the authors of the Universal Data Protection Act, discuss the drafting of a universal data privacy law that could be adopted by all states. The discussion takes a hind-sight look at GDPR, and lessons learned from the EU Privacy Regulations.
Topics: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data archiving, Information Management, Information Security, Information Governance, data security
Description:
In this episode, Bill Tolson and Chris Cronin, Partner, Governance and Engineering Practice at HALOCK Security Labs try and define "reasonable data security" - a term that continually appears in every states' privacy law or proposed legislation. But what is "reasonable data security"? Today, there is no prescriptive definition for "reasonable data security". Chris Cronin will share what he tells his clients and the best policies and procedures for staying compliant.
Topics: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data archiving, Information Management, Information Security, Information Governance, data security
Episode 28: Privacy Laws Will Drive Big Changes for Information Governance
Description:
Our latest episode features Steve Weissman, the "Info Gov Guy" at Holly Group. Steve and Bill discuss how the myriad of state privacy laws will drive big changes for information governance professionals. Currently there are projected to be 15 to 20 new states with their own privacy laws by 2024 that all have different definitions, different exclusions, different rights, etc. How does an organization track these differences and maintain a high level of coherence.
Topics: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data archiving, Information Management, Information Security, Information Governance, data security
Episode 27: Discussing US Privacy Legislation with Jordan Crenshaw
Description:
In this episode Jordan Crenshaw of the US Chamber of Commerce discusses the current state of privacy legislation in the US including the status of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. He will also discuss whether or not unified regulations that will override the many states that have data privacy legislation in place.
Topics: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data archiving, Information Management, Information Security, Information Governance, data security, NearPoin
Episode 26: Discussing US Privacy Legislation with Microsoft's Ryan Harkins
Description:
In this episode we interview Ryan Harkins, Sr. Director of Public Policy at Microsoft. Ryan discusses the state of data privacy legislation in the US and Microsoft's role in driving the need for strong US government data privacy policies. As states no longer wait for the US to lead the initiative, businesses are left struggling to comply with a myriad of privacy policies with different specifications, definitions and penalties for non-compliance.
Topics: Data Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data archiving, Information Management, Information Security, Information Governance, data security