Simon Mcdougall

Chief Compliance Officer, Zoominfo Techno

Search every verified Simon Mcdougall interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Simon McDougall, Chief Compliance Officer at ZoomInfo, has spoken publicly about the intersection of generative AI, privacy, and data protection. At the Oxford Generative AI Summit 2024, he argued that if personal data used in training a model is not recreated in its outputs, he does not see a meaningful privacy risk, but he expressed greater concern about intellectual property, copyright, and the future of work. He also noted that supply chain risks in AI create a "fog" that traditional data protection frameworks are not well equipped to handle, and that the GDPR can "creak at the seams" when applied to generative AI. McDougall stated that ZoomInfo engaged with Anthropic early to obtain assurances about its AI models. McDougall has also described ZoomInfo's data collection practices, stating that the company collects business contact information such as job titles and contact details, not sensitive personal data. He said ZoomInfo sends notification emails to individuals when it creates a record, regardless of local legal requirements, and provides multiple opt-out methods. McDougall previously served at the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), where he focused on technology and innovation, and has discussed the importance of reconciling privacy regulation with competition policy, citing the UK's Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum as a forum for exploring synergies and tensions between those regimes.