Very much looking forward to my session "So you think you know data protection?" But miffed that it means I'm missing Privacy Space 😕

Due to Covid lockdowns, today is my first in-person parents' evening ever. Well, since I was a child rather than the parent!

Being late doesn't mean people don't care. In fact, caring a great deal about an event can result in being late.

But why?

Let's have a quick game of Where in the World is Clare 😉

It's all starting to look a bit real! 😱 #DataProtection in #SocialHousing

Long forgotten memories reignited! 📺

Oh, hey there (obviously completely real) Keanu! 👋

What a bloody lovely way to end the week. Cheers to RMGirl is on bluesky for a fabulous IRMS event! #RecordsManagement & #Cocktails for the win.

A moment I never really believed would happen - reading from my book at its launch event! Maybe I'm not the next #AgathaChristie but hopefully it's a useful reference book for the #SocialHousing sector.

There's never been a mass shooting in a Canadian elementary school. In 1988, the Lord's Prayer was removed from Canadian schools. There's still never been a mass shooting in a Canadian elementary school. Removing prayer isn't what kills your children. It's the guns.

Today I am tired. Tired of the nasty crap I get in response to calling out people on their BS (happens to be middle-aged men recently, hmm.) But I will not stop. In fact, to all the BS-full guys, it makes me more determined to keep calling you out.

You're assuming I'm going to answer the door to you!

"It's OK to be a #DPO with #ImposterSyndrome, and it's better than the alternative." Emma Martins, speaking at the #DPAS conference 🙌

"Get to know the teams in the organisation and make yourself known to them." How to be an effective #DPO, from Eugenie Michalopoulos speaking at the #DPAS conference.

"Don't think of #autism as levels, think of it as a mosaic." Miss IG Geek she/her 🏳️‍🌈 speaking at the #DPAS conference today. 💡

My husband told me I would have been burned as a witch in ye olde days. I think he's right. (He meant it as a compliment and I very much took it as one.)

"None of us is as smart as all of us."

QUESTION: Why is #Data put on a pedestal in so many organisations, with huge amounts of resources dedicated to it... while #DataProtection is relegated to a tiny team with hardly any budget? I have a few thoughts but would love to hear others' too.

Sometimes procrastination pays off!