Thirteen Years Later

This weekend, it will be thirteen years since I nearly lost my life after a pregnancy complication and needed a life-saving transfusion. I don’t write about that day often. It’s not an easy one to revisit. But every year around this time, I find myself thinking about what it changed in me, and maybe because I now…

Growing up, July 4th meant watching fireworks with my family on the beach somewhere overlooking Long Island Sound, and for many years with takeout from Roy Rogers (those biscuits were SO good!).

When my kids were young, we joined the rest of Atlanta on 30A (beautiful white sandy beaches in the FL panhandle) and celebrated July 4th on the beach.…

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Aaron Alva is a Harvard Berkman Klein Center fellow and the Founder of Alva Strategy Center, advising organizations and enforcers on privacy, security, and AI governance. Previously, Aaron was a lead tech advisor at the FTC, where he was instrumental in

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Picture this. A mid-sized retailer selling products across three branded websites while also offering a loyalty program. Their marketing team uses a tag management platform shared with two agency partners, and they have deployed a cookie banner on each site, which leads the retailer to believe they are compliant. When a similar sized competitor made headlines for infringing consumers’ rights…

Why Privacy Rights Requests Fall Apart Before They Even Start

I gave up lifting weights for a long time. I’ve been a Peloton rider pre-Covid, and I love starting a morning with yoga (ok, not every morning, but I can tell the difference when I don’t).

Somewhere along the way, the weights just stopped being part of the routine. A…

Some firsts are awesome. Like the first time driving a car with your license. First job. First date. First trip to a meaningful place. First apartment/condo/home.

Other firsts are not and often coincide with someone’s passing, like a first missed birthday, anniversary, or holiday.

For those who know me, you may remember that my dad passed away in March. Today…

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Myles McNamara is Tarkenton’s lead technical architect and full-stack developer, specializing in building secure, scalable software solutions. He oversees infrastructure, code, and system design, serving as the team’s in-house expert. Previously, he worked with Fortune 500 government contractors and ran his

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