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Malcolm Dowden

Malcolm Dowden

Senior Practice Development Lawyer at Pinsent Masons; data protection, privacy and technology lawyer with 25+ years experience advising on GDPR, cybersecurity, AI regulation.

Jun 23, 2026

The Pinsent Masons Podcast

The Pinsent Masons Podcast

51: Watching the machines

Jun 23 · 19m

Matthew Magee
Matthew MageeHOST
4:20
What information do these machines actually collect?
Malcolm Dowden
Malcolm DowdenGUEST
4:23
Well, an increasing range of domestic appliances collect data.
Malcolm Dowden
Malcolm DowdenGUEST
4:28
Essentially, anything that's referred to as a smart device is going to be collecting data not only about the householder, but crucially about other members of the household.
Malcolm Dowden
Malcolm DowdenGUEST
4:40
And that can be really in three categories.
Malcolm Dowden
Malcolm DowdenGUEST
4:44
It is firstly what's called provided data.
Malcolm Dowden
Malcolm DowdenGUEST
4:48
And that's information that is consciously given to open an account, for example, your name, your email address, your bank account details.
Malcolm Dowden
Malcolm DowdenGUEST
4:59
We then have observed data.
Matthew Magee
Matthew MageeHOST
9:27
And so what's changed

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