10 Years Later - The Future of Data Privacy & Decentralized Identity - Katryna Dow, CEO of Meeco

In this special episode of the Spatial Web AI Podcast,Denise Holt reconnects with Katryna Dow, CEO and Founder of Meeco, exactly 10years after their first conversation on Denise's earlier podcast, CollaborativeIQ. That original episode, "Let's Talk: Retaining Ownership of YourPersonal Data | Interview: Katryna Dow of Meeco," aired on March 31, 2015,and addressed early concerns about data privacy and individual data ownership.#dataprivacy #SpatialWebA decade later, Katryna, one of the earliest pioneerstackling data privacy and personal digital identity, reflects on how herinitial warnings about data misuse have unfolded and intensified. Having foreshadowedevents like the Cambridge Analytica scandal years ahead of time, she now highlightstechnological advances and shifts toward decentralized systems, the criticalrole of cryptography, decentralized identity, zero-trust architectures, and howthese elements are reshaping our digital lives. Katryna also shares recentmilestones at Meeco, including impactful collaborations across Europe,Australia, and Japan, and explores the emerging implications of AI, digitaltwinning, and the Spatial Web Protocol for privacy, trust, and secure digitalinteractions.Join this timely discussion to gain valuable insights intohow far we've come, the evolving challenges of data privacy, and the essentialsteps toward building a secure, transparent, and user-controlled digitalfuture.As a bonus to those who are curious about what we werediscussing ten years ago, the audio of the original interview is attached tothe end of our current conversation.Topics Covered:Evolution of Data Privacy (2015-2025)Transitioning from Centralized toDecentralized ArchitecturesAI, Digital Identity, and PredictiveAnalyticsRegulatory Impacts: GDPR, EU DigitalIdentity, and Global DevelopmentsThe Role of Emerging Technologies andthe Spatial Web ProtocolTrust, Transparency, and DigitalEthics in the Next DecadeGuest: Katryna Dow, CEO and Founder of MeecoHost: Denise Holt, CEO and Founder, AIX Global MediaHuge thank you to Katrynafor being on our show! Katryna Dow onLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrynadow/Tolearn more about data privacy infrastructure, visit Meeco at https://www.meeco.me/ To find out moreabout Learning Lab Central and education and courses offered on ActiveInference AI and Spatial Web Technologies, visit:https://emmersionpublishing.com/To find others aroundthe world who are just as excited for this new shift in AI and computing, visitLearning Lab Central community platform:https://learninglab.emmersionpublishing.com#dataprivacy #SpatialWeb #Decentralization