<p>This week, we revisit Elisa’s conversation with Margaret Hu, Professor of Law at William &amp; Mary, and Davi Ottenheimer, Vice President of Trust and Digital Ethics at Inrupt, to examine the vulnerabilities embedded in our digital footprints. Together, they discuss microtargeting, the exploitation of personal data, and how a stronger federal data privacy framework could better protect individuals, institutions, and public trust.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://law2.wm.edu/faculty/bios/fulltime/mhu05.php">Margaret Hu</a> is the Taylor Reveley Research Professor and Professor of Law, and Director of the Digital Democracy Lab, at William &amp; Mary Law School</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YP71nB5d6tmmZYerr33mAhCIV1u11tUz/view?usp=share_link">Davi Ottenheimer</a> is Vice President of Trust and Digital Ethics at Inrupt</p><p><em>References:</em></p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://events.americanbar.org/event/7d16dbb7-d334-4973-a5f5-cefbe2fa2ece/summary"><strong>Register</strong></a>: Luncheon program featuring former DOJ Assistant Attorneys General for National Security – June 4th at 12PM, at the University Club in Washington DC</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@NationalSecurityLawTodayPod">Subscribe to our Youtube</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-security-law-today/id1276946676?i=1000669956704">Ep. 340, Unchecked AI and the Exploitation of Personal Data: National Security Implications with Margaret Hu and Davi Ottenheimer (Part 2)</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-security-law-today/id1276946676?i=1000527506461">Ep. 179, Algorithms – Who's in Control? with Alex Stamos (Part 1)</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-security-law-today/id1276946676?i=1000528281300">Ep. 180, Algorithms – Who’s in Control? with Alex Stamos (Part 2)</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/russias-war-of-attrition-massive-losses-and-tiny/id1276946676?i=1000754874789">Ep. 411, Russia’s War of Attrition: Massive Losses and Tiny Gains with Seth Jones</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drone-disruption-how-autonomous-systems-are/id1276946676?i=1000761367303">Ep. 416, The Drone Disruption: How Autonomous Systems Are Reshaping the Battlefield with Dawn Zoldi</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.csub.edu/its/security/california-sb-1386.shtml#:~:text=California%20SB%201386%20%2D%20Personal%20Information%3A%20Privacy&amp;text=Under%20the%20law%2C%20covered%20parties,acquired%20by%20an%20unauthorized%20person.">California SB 1386, Overview</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gdpr-info.eu/">The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/">The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, Overview</a></li></ul>