Alexander has spent two decades making privacy inconvenient for those who profit from ignoring it. He helped trigger EU infringement proceedings against the UK over ISP-level deep packet inspection, and secured European Commission confirmation that ad-blocker detection requires consent. Listed among Politico’s top 70 global EU privacy influencers and a member of the EDPB’s expert pool, he also delivers hands-on data protection and AI governance programmes for global enterprises. He holds an Advanced LLM (Distinction) from Maastricht University and is CIPP/E, CIPT and FIP certified.
At Field Talk
Field Talk · November 2026
Online Privacy: The State of Play
Alexander Hanff will present the findings of his research into website tracking based on a forensic audit of 100 of the top 200 global websites. His work highlights issues around consent and the ubiquitous surveillance taking place across the majority of the web despite laws designed to prevent it. This session is a preview of his upcoming white paper which will be published the same day.