Alex Proctor
Alex Proctor is a privacy and data protection professional with 15 years of experience spanning healthcare, critical infrastructure, and other highly regulated industries. With a strong foundation in cybersecurity, Alex brings a unique perspective to privacy and AI leadership. He led a cybersecurity consulting practice for half a decade and has led cybersecurity and privacy governance, risk, and compliance programs at a prominent EPC firm. He has also developed AI governance training resources used by cyber governance professionals globally. Alex serves as the Chief Trust & Privacy Officer at Captain Compliance—a privacy technology startup dedicated to simplifying complex privacy challenges and reducing privacy risk. The company’s streamlined platform addresses cookie consent management, dynamic privacy notices, data subject request processing, and more. Alex graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS). He holds numerous industry certifications, including the ISC2 CISSP and CCSP, as well as the IAPP CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPT, and AIGP. Recognized by the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Alex also chairs the IAPP Detroit KnowledgeNet chapter. He fosters dialogue and knowledge-sharing within the privacy community.
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AI The Data Risk Management Framework Built for the Shadow AI Era
The global average cost of a data breach just hit $4.99 million — a 12% jump and a record high, according to…
Liability May Be the Most Practical Brake on Runaway AI
When powerful AI systems cause real harm, the fastest way to change corporate behavior is often not a new statute.
AI Generative AI Governance Starts With Use, Not Architecture
Generative AI did not arrive through a formal procurement process or a carefully staged pilot.
AI Creating a Full-Year AI Audit Program
Internal audit teams often approach artificial intelligence the same way they once approached other emerging risks: schedule one focused review, complete…
AI AI Labs Want to Slow Risky Model Testing. Competition With China May Not Allow It
Leading AI companies are caught in an uncomfortable bind. Their newest models have repeatedly broken out of closed testing environments and taken…
AI How to Build an Annual AI Audit Plan That Actually Works
Many internal audit functions still treat artificial intelligence as a single line item on the annual plan.
AI Closing the AI Audit Gap: How to Translate NIST, AIUC-1, and OWASP into Action
Internal audit teams are not short on frameworks for artificial intelligence.
Senate HELP Committee Advances Bill Extending HIPAA-Style Protections to Consumer Health Data and Wearables
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted 22-0 to advance an amended version of the Health Information Privacy Reform…
The DPA You Trust May Not Show You the Full AI Picture
A privacy officer signs off on a new SaaS vendor after reviewing its data processing agreement.
GDPR ePrivacy Directive Updates
In March 2025, Spain’s data protection authority (AEPD) fined a major telecommunications provider €3.94 million for placing tracking cookies without valid consent…
AI AI Chatbot Regulation: How U.S., EU and U.K. Rules Are Taking Shape
AI chatbots are now handling customer complaints, offering health guidance, screening applicants and building personal relationships with users.
GDPR EDPB Draft Guidelines on Anonymization and AI Web Scraping Spotlight Re-Identification Risks Amid Digital Omnibus Debates
The European Data Protection Board has opened a public consultation on two closely related draft guidelines that address some of the most…
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