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Episode 04:

Data Council Week: Using Data Anonymization for Identity Protection with Will Thompson of Privacy Dynamics

April 26, 2023

This week on The Data Stack Show, we have a special edition as we recorded a series of bonus episodes live at Data Council in Austin, Texas. In this episode, Brooks and Kostas chat with Will Thompson, the Director of Engineering at Privacy Dynamics. During the episode, Will talks about all things data anonymization and privacy. The conversation includes the challenges of data privacy and other complexities in data, the journey of being an engineer in a startup, how Privacy Dynamics is solving problems in the space, and more.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Will’s background in data (0:28)
  • Privacy dynamics and data anonymization (4:18)
  • Addressing data privacy problems in the space (10:33)
  • Developer experience with Privacy Dynamics (13:49)
  • How does Privacy Dynamics work? (21:09)
  • Update of real-time anonymized data (26:29)
  • The problem of dates and other complexities in data (31:24)
  • Being a data engineer in a startup (34:44)
  • Moving at the speed of a startup (41:01)
  • Connecting with Will and Privacy Dynamics (43:28)

 

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