Privacy On The Ground

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Privacy On The Ground is where privacy meets real life. Discussions about privacy in relation to government policy, legal compliance, or tech can be complicated and inaccessible. But the meaning of privacy and how data use affects us in our real lives is anything but: It is contextual and tangible. That's what we aim for with Privacy on the Ground. In this podcast, you'll hear talks and stories that reflect what privacy means for real people and real lives. Privacy On The Ground is a production of World Privacy Forum, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit public interest research organization. Find us online at www.WorldPrivacyForum.org.

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    Machine Unlearning Limitations and Demands with Arizona State University's Yezhou "YZ" Yang

    Machine Unlearning is a field of AI research gaining attention in the policy world. It's often discussed in the context of privacy, particularly in relation to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU AI Act as well as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). At World Privacy Forum's tutorial at the Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) in Tucson, Arizona in March 2026, we aimed to bridge gaps in understanding between the technical academic community, including machine unlearning researchers, and the AI governance, policy, and legal communities. In this episode you'll hear a chat with Dr. Yezhou "YZ" Yang, a tenured associate professor in computer science and engineering in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University; Yang spoke at WPF's tutorial about machine unlearning for concept erasure. Topics discussed:  Why machine unlearning for concept erasure isn't just for privacy Benchmarks for testing the removal of data - or even the presence of a visual artist's style - from AI models Why Yang wants to see more inclusion of technical AI practitioners in the policy conversation Research discussed:  EraseFlow: Learning Concept Erasure Policies via GFlowNet-Driven Alignment R.A.C.E. : Robust Adversarial Concept Erasure for Secure Text-to-Image Diffusion Model WOUAF: Weight Modulation for User Attribution and Fingerprinting in Text-to-Image Diffusion Models Featured in this episode:
 Dr. Yezhou "YZ" Yang, tenured Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Maciej Sadowski.

    30 min
  2. The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode III: Why Generative AI Brought MSD's Executive Director of AI Jason Tamara Widjaja to AI Verify

    28 mai

    The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode III: Why Generative AI Brought MSD's Executive Director of AI Jason Tamara Widjaja to AI Verify

    The shift to generative AI has exposed the gaps between data and AI governance policy and real world uses and impacts of generative AI. Jason Tamara Widjaja can see the disconnects first hand from his perch leading the AI research and AI governance team as Executive Director of AI at MSD - the global biopharma company some in the US and Canada know better by the name Merck & Co. In this talk recorded in August 2025 Tamara Widjaja discusses the reasons why generative AI created new needs for assistance from AI Verify on AI governance tooling and services, about the challenges of scaling AI testing and selecting appropriate metrics, the importance of inspecting a full system in which AI models interact rather than just standalone models, and the potential lack of access to models and systems used in the highest risk scenarios.   The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Surly Gates. Featured in this episode: -Jason Tamara Widjaja, Executive Director of AI at MSD (a.k.a. Merck and Co.) -Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

    45 min
  3. The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode II: A Talk with AI Verify Insider April Chin

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    The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode II: A Talk with AI Verify Insider April Chin

    April Chin is co-CEO of AI assessment company Resaro, one of a small group of invite-only "premier" members of Singapore's AI governance program, AI Verify. In this second episode in Privacy on the Ground's series about AI Verify, Chin discusses the evolution of AI Verify, the methods and approaches it has developed and piloted, recent initiatives such as its generative AI-focused global AI Assurance Pilot, and the obstacles that external auditors like Resaro might face when it comes to accessing important components of AI systems needed for meaningful assessment. The interview was recorded in November 2025. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Zefyr. Featured in this episode: -April Chin, Co-CEO of Resaro -Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

    57 min
  4. The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode I: Policy Is Implementation

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    The Evolution of Singapore's AI Verify Episode I: Policy Is Implementation

    Some might consider AI Verify's "building the plane as it flies" approach to AI governance to be rushed or risky; some might question the organization's deep collaboration with industry. But no matter what, it's hard to argue that Singapore's AI Verify project -- and its unique policy sandbox style model -- is influential and offers a real-world example of AI governance that is willing to test and iterate much in the same way that the tech industry itself does. In this first episode of our three-part series on Singapore's AI Verify, listeners will learn about the history and evolution of AI Verify and its key projects, and get a glimpse from insiders into one of its most recent efforts aimed at assessing generative AI applications.  The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Episode music is by Gianpaolo Rinaldi. Featured in this episode: April Chin, Co-CEO of Resaro Jason Tamara Widjaja, Executive Director of AI at MSD Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

    34 min
  5. Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA, An Explainer Series - Part III: The C2PA Trust Model

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    Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA, An Explainer Series - Part III: The C2PA Trust Model

    In part three of World Privacy Forum's explainer series about C2PA, we'll talk trust. C2PA is not intended to directly determine the trustworthiness of content, but it does have a Trust Model and C2PA metadata are meant to be used as signals for measuring content trustworthiness. In this episode, you'll learn about the C2PA Trust Model process including the Conformance Program, Trust List, and why the absence of C2PA metadata can affect how trustworthiness of content is measured. This episode of Privacy on the Ground features music by Liam Back and Speedtest. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Featured in this episode: Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum

    19 min
  6. Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA, An Explainer Series - Part II: Identity in C2PA

    25/09/2025

    Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA, An Explainer Series - Part II: Identity in C2PA

    If you're looking for an accessible overview of how C2PA - aka Content Credentials - works technically and how it relates to privacy, identity, and trust, this is it! In our first episode in this explainer series about C2PA, we shared an overview of how C2PA works, and what it does in relation to privacy, identity, and trust. In this second episode, we dig deeper into Identity in C2PA. You'll learn about what sorts of users want identity to be attached to content metadata – and who doesn't, and about the risks and tradeoffs of identity in relation to C2PA. And you'll hear from Pam Dixon, World Privacy Forum's executive director, about existing digital identity systems, regulations and infrastructure around the world and how they could relate to C2PA. This episode of Privacy on the Ground features music by Liam Back and Speedtest. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal.  Featured in this episode: Kate Kaye, Deputy Director of World Privacy Forum Pam Dixon, Executive Director of World Privacy Forum

    27 min
  7. Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA: An Explainer Series (Part 1)

    03/09/2025

    Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA: An Explainer Series (Part 1)

    If you're looking for an accessible overview of how C2PA works technically and how it relates to privacy, identity, and trust, this is it! Imagine a system that automatically generates detailed data showing where the digital images, videos and documents we encounter came from, who made them, how they have changed, who owns the rights to their use, and even whether AI was used in their creation. Some say C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) promises to be just that.  C2PA is a technical framework for connecting digital media content such as images and videos to data about the origins of and changes made to that content. But it is not just a "content labeling" system. C2PA is intended to provide signals for gauging trustworthiness of content, kind of like provenance documentation indicating the authenticity of an oil painting or showing how some ancient artifact changed hands over time. But how does C2PA really work? How does it relate to privacy, identity, and trust? And what could its use mean for our information and data ecosystem? It's too early to know whether C2PA will be one of those behind-the-scenes systems that shift the tectonic plates of our digital media ecosystem. But it's the right time to take a step back and assess what we do know about C2PA and what it could mean – not just for the future of digital information but for our connections to it. This episode of Privacy on the Ground features music by Liam Back and Speedtest. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal.

    24 min
  8. What We Learn When We Put AI Governance Tools to Use

    25/07/2025

    What We Learn When We Put AI Governance Tools to Use

    We know from World Privacy Forum's 2023 report on AI governance tools, Risky Analysis, that these tools can have problems and should be assessed before they're deployed. But what do we learn about AI governance tools when they are actually put to use? This was the focus of recent research discussed in a paper by World Privacy Forum deputy director Kate Kaye. In this short episode of Privacy on the Ground, Kaye discusses her research which she presented recently at the fourth European Workshop on AI Fairness, an academic conference in The Netherlands. This episode of Privacy on the Ground features music by Maciej Sadowski. The Privacy on the Ground intro theme features music by Pangal. Read Kate Kaye's paper, "Uncovering Areas for AI Governance Tools Refinement through Real-World Use Case Analysis from Canada, Chile and Singapore," in the Proceedings of Fourth European Workshop on Algorithmic Fairness: https://proceedings.mlr.press/v294/kaye25a.html Read World Privacy Forum's 2023 report on AI governance tools, "Risky Analysis: Assessing and Improving AI Governance Tools, An international review of AI Governance Tools and suggestions for pathways forward": https://worldprivacyforum.org/posts/new-report-risky-analysis-assessing-and-improving-ai-governance-tools/

    15 min
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Privacy On The Ground is where privacy meets real life. Discussions about privacy in relation to government policy, legal compliance, or tech can be complicated and inaccessible. But the meaning of privacy and how data use affects us in our real lives is anything but: It is contextual and tangible. That's what we aim for with Privacy on the Ground. In this podcast, you'll hear talks and stories that reflect what privacy means for real people and real lives. Privacy On The Ground is a production of World Privacy Forum, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit public interest research organization. Find us online at www.WorldPrivacyForum.org.

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