Podcast Episodes

The XZ exploit: The day the internet got lucky

This week we're talking about a backdoor inserted into a popular Linux file compression tool, which had the potential to massively undermine the secu…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Cryptowars: A short history of encryption politics

Welcome to the last of our short series on encryption. This week we're just talking amongst ourselves, luckily Gus is an expert on encryption - havin…

1 year, 10 months ago

A letter from the Russian government: Defending encryption in Court

This week we speak to Ioannis, a senior lawyer at PI, about his and his colleague's work on the landmark case protecting encyrption at the European C…

2 years ago

What is Encryption? Codes, Keys, and Hashes

What do you know about cryptography? Have you ever wanted to get a better understanding of some of the maths behind encryption? This week we speak to…

2 years, 1 month ago

GPS tracking of migrants in the UK: Performative cruelty and dodgy tech

This week we speak to Mark Nelson, a car mechanic and father of five, who has been forced to wear a GPS tag by the Home Office for the past 20 months…

2 years, 2 months ago

Good News: Things you might have missed in 2023

This week we talk about good things (or good-ish things) that you might have missed from 2023!

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2 years, 4 months ago

Generative AI: Our hot takes on deep fakes

This week we have a think about generative AI. After a concerning Guardian article about deep fake scams, we ask the question: did we really understa…

2 years, 5 months ago

No Competition: Big Tech, Big Problems

This week we speak to competition expert Dr Deni Mantzari about competition, monopoly, and regulation. Are big tech companies monopolies? And if they…

2 years, 6 months ago

Tech Assisted Abuse: How smart devices can facilitate abuse

This month we speak to Dr Leonie Tanczer about her work looking at tech abuse: the use of “everyday” digital systems (computers, smartphones, apps) t…

2 years, 8 months ago

10 years since Snowden: Legacy, Law, and Litigation

In this episode we chat with Ben Wizner - Edward Snowden's lawyer, and the director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project - and Carol…

2 years, 9 months ago