Michael Irene
Michael-Irene
Michael Irene is a data and information governance practitioner based in London, United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK, and can be reached via moshoke@yahoo.com; twitter: @moshoke
The shame economy of cybersecurity in 2025
Michael Irene
April 15, 2025
A decade ago, the biggest office embarrassment was falling asleep in a meeting; today, it is clicking the wrong email and transferring
Balancing surveillance, security, and data protection risk
Michael Irene
April 7, 2025
Organisations across sectors are accelerating their investment in fraud prevention and employee surveillance technologies. These tools
The farce of opting out in the ad-tech world
Michael Irene
April 1, 2025
There’s a very specific kind of irritation that hits you when you land on a website these days. Before you can read a headline or
Cybersecurity: Protecting the use of information
Michael Irene
March 25, 2025
I’ve often reflected on the almost seamless overlap between cyber and information. They’re frequently treated as interchangeable, and
Why Nigerian businesses struggle to find data privacy experts
Michael Irene
March 18, 2025
The data privacy and information security landscape in Nigeria is shifting rapidly. Regulatory scrutiny is increasing, businesses are
AI in supply chains: Risk or revolution?
Michael Irene
March 11, 2025
In my work as a consultant, I have observed a concerning trend in how organisations approach the integration of AI within their supply
Can privacy professionals be everything at once?
Michael Irene
March 4, 2025
“We need to create more holistic professionals that have a vertical expertise in privacy but also horizontal knowledge in adjacent
Have we left human ethics behind?
Michael Irene
February 25, 2025
If I had told you ten years ago that companies would adopt artificial intelligence in massive tranches, you’d likely have dismissed
How companies trick you into giving up your data
Michael Irene
February 17, 2025
You open a webpage. Before you even get a glimpse of the content, a message blocks your screen: “We value your privacy. Accept all
Pseudonymisation in data protection
Michael Irene
February 12, 2025
Pseudonymisation is one of those things that gets thrown around in data protection conversations, but many businesses don’t fully