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   14 Oct 2026 · 46 minNew

   Episode 86: The Open Web has an Apple Problem; with Gene Burrus

   Is Apple's Safari browser becoming another gatekeeper for the open web? Host Alan Chapell sits down with Gene Burrus, competition and regulatory attorney and Global Policy Counsel for the Coalition for App Fairness. Gene and Alan discuss Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework and the European competition response, the Safari domain block list, Google’s conspicuous absence from Apple’s block list, the role of interoperability as a key component of the growth of the web, and the risk of Apple’s actions leading to a splinternet. They also share a few of the (albeit limited) choices…

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   7 Oct 2026 · 30 min

   Episode 85: Live from Chicago at ML: Google Ad Tech, AI and the Future of Publishing

   Keith Petry, SVP of Data and Identity at Viant, and Scott Messer of Messer Media and host of Ad Tech Therapy join Alan Chapell. They explore Google’s ad tech remedies, publisher economics, industry standards, AI’s impact on content, third-party cookies, measurement, and why stronger collective action may be critical to the future of the open web. The Chapell Regulatory Insider can be found at: https://chapellreport.substack.com/ Takeaways - Industry standards only matter when buyers actively adopt them. - Premium publisher inventory needs clearer economic recognition. - Publishers need to…

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   30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

   Episode 84: Dr. Johnny Ryan on GDPR Enforcement, Ad Tech Privacy and the Future of Digital Advertising

   Alan Chapell speaks with Dr. Johnny Ryan, Director of ENFORCE at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, about GDPR enforcement, real-time bidding, purpose limitation, publisher economics, and the growing power of major technology platforms. Johnny is a long-time critic of programmatic advertising - having characterized real-time bidding as “The biggest data breach in history.” Chapell and Ryan explore whether privacy-friendly advertising can support publishers, the costs of fraud and ad tech intermediaries, and what Europe’s regulatory approach means for the future of digital advertising.…

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   E83 · 16 Sep 2026 · 55 min

   Episode 83: Inside Google’s Culture, Power and the “Don’t Be Evil” mantra with Claire Stapleton

   Claire Stapleton joins Alan Chapell to discuss her years inside Google, from shaping the company’s internal communications to helping organize the 2018 Google walkout. They explore the following from multiple perspectives: Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” philosophy, employee activism, corporate messaging, the limits of worker dissent, and what Claire calls “PR jujitsu” and what Alan characterizes as “Regulatory jujitsu.” Alan and Claire compare notes as between Google’s approach to addressing internal consent, to the company’s approach to managing dissent within the broader digital media industry…

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   E81 · 5 Aug 2026 · 53 min

   Episode 81: Google Search Data Sharing - Does Competition Law trump Privacy?

   Thirteen months of Google's search data is worth roughly seventeen years of Bing's. That single number explains why Google's search business is now under pressure from four directions at once—the DOJ's antitrust remedy, the EU's Digital Markets Act, the UK's CMA, and the proposed US SEARCH Act. Now that Google is required to share its search data with competitors, the question turns to whether such sharing can be done in a way that is privacy safe. Do PETs offer a solution? Is this simply a place where privacy interests and competition interests are perpetually at odds? Is this simply…

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   22 Jul 2026 · 51 min

   Episode 80: Andy Dale on the Future of Self-Regulation

   Is self-regulation still relevant in today's privacy-first advertising landscape? Alan Chapell sits down with Andy Dale, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at OpenAP, to discuss the future of industry self-regulation, AI governance, privacy laws, and what ad tech organizations must do to remain valuable as regulation evolves. The Chapell Regulatory Insider may be found at https://chapellreport.substack.com/ The Data Protection Breakfast Club podcast may be found at https://rephonic.com/podcasts/data-protection-breakfast-club Takeaways: - Why self-regulation in ad tech needs to evolve…

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   E79 · 8 Jul 2026 · 48 min

   Episode 79: Mozilla's Martin Thomson on the W3C Attribution API, Privacy, and the Future of Digital Advertising Measurement

   Alan Chapell speaks with Martin Thomson, Distinguished Engineer at Mozilla, about the W3C Attribution API, browser-based measurement, privacy-enhancing technologies, interoperability, fraud, and the future of advertising attribution. They examine the tradeoffs between privacy, competition, and ad measurement. The Attribution API spec may be found here: https://github.com/w3c/attributionThe Chapell Regulatory Insider may be found here: https://chapellreport.substack.com/A Written Q&A between Alan and Martin may be found here: https://monopoly-report.com/p/the-w3c-attribution-api Takeaways…

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   24 Jun 2026 · 56 min

   Episode 78: Privacy’s Defender Cindy Cohn on Encryption, Surveillance, Privacy Rights, and the Future of Digital Freedom

   Alan Chapell sits down with Cindy Cohn, former Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and author of Privacy’s Defender. They discuss the landmark Bernstein encryption case, the Snowden revelations, surveillance, behavioral advertising, privacy regulation, competition law, some lessons for companies in the ads space, and the future of digital rights in an increasingly monitored world. Privacy’s Defender is available at: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051248/privacys-defender/ Can Privacy Technologies Replace Cookies? Ad Revenue in a Field Experiment is available at:…

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   10 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

   Episode 77: Tom Kemp & Tony Ficarrotta on California’s Delete Act, Data Brokers & Privacy Law

   At the NAI Summit 2026, Tony Ficarrotta, VP and General Counsel of the NAI, sat down with Tom Kemp, Executive Director of CalPrivacy, for an in-depth discussion on the California Delete Act, the DROP platform, data broker regulation, opt-out preference signals, privacy enforcement, and the future of federal privacy legislation. They explore how California is making privacy rights easier to exercise for consumers, the challenges of balancing innovation with consumer protection, and what businesses should expect from the next wave of privacy regulation. More info on the NAI at…