How Cloudflare handles privacy certifications (and why Containers matter to developers)

In this episode, host João Tomé is joined by Emily Hancock, Chief Privacy Officer at Cloudflare, Rory Malone, Principal Privacy Compliance Specialist at Cloudflare.They discuss Cloudflare's new privacy certifications. At the end, there's also Confidence Okoghenun, Senior Systems Engineer at Cloudflare, sharing the innovative Cloudflare Containers for developers.

Emily Hancock and Rory Malone discuss Cloudflare's new Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) and Global Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) certifications, highlighting their role in building trust and ensuring secure data transfers globally. They explain how Cloudflare applies the highest privacy standards consistently across its network, regardless of user location, and the rigorous audit process involved.

Confidence Okoghenun then introduces the public beta of Containers on Cloudflare Workers, a significant development for developers. He explains how containers package applications with all dependencies, allowing almost any application to run reliably on Workers. Confidence also does two demos, demonstrating a full Linux desktop in a browser and a video-to-GIF converter, showcasing the newfound flexibility and integration with other Cloudflare services.

Mentioned blog posts:

• Cloudflare Earns New Landmark Global Privacy Certifications, Building Trust Worldwide
• Containers are available in public beta for simple, global, and programmable compute
• Building agents with OpenAI and Cloudflare’s Agents SDK
• Celebrate Micro-Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day with Cloudflare
• Russian Internet users are unable to access the open Internet
• Orange Me2eets: We made an end-to-end encrypted video calling app and it was easy