A thought-provoking talk about the responsibilities developers have regarding data privacy and security in the modern age. The speaker emphasizes how we've become too casual with handling user data, discusses the implications of permanent digital footprints, and provides practical advice for better data stewardship, including implementing proper protocols, checklists, and access controls.

Sam, CTO of CustomD, presents a talk on encryption and data privacy in Laravel applications. He introduces their open-source library 'eloquent-model-encrypt' which implements hybrid encryption (combining symmetric and asymmetric encryption) to securely protect user data while maintaining granular access control. The library helps developers implement proper encryption practices without dealing with the complex cryptographic details directly.