Podcast Episodes

GPS tracking migrants in the UK: Who profits?

This week we're discussing the UK Home Office's practice of forcing migrants to wear GPS ankle tags or carry GPS fingerprint scanners. Find out more …

2 years, 10 months ago

Election Observation: Data, Elections and a trip to Kenya

This week we’re joined by Lucy and Laura to discuss the use of technology in elections, and their time monitoring the Kenyan Presidential Election in…

2 years, 11 months ago

Protecting the protectors: a case from Colombia

This week we're speaking to Claudia Duque an Human Rights Defender and journalist for over 25 years, reported on crimes occurred during armed conflic…

3 years ago

MI5 Lied...for years: a win for privacy

In January 2023, the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal handed down a landmark judgment. The Tribunal held that there were “very serious failings” at…

3 years, 1 month ago

Producing Real Change: Our 2022

This week we're having our own little christmas party, discussing things we've achieved throughout 2022. 

Read more about the things we've achieved t…

3 years, 4 months ago

How to Investigate Digital Forensics: Speaking to the UK's Former Forensics Regulator

This week we speak  to Gillian Tully, the UK’s former forensic regulator about the  importance and challenges that come with trying to ensure that fo…

3 years, 4 months ago

Corporate Power with Cory Doctorow

This week we're talking to Cory Doctorow about his new book Chokepoint Capitalism - coauthored with Rebecca Giblin, his as yet unpublished next book …

3 years, 4 months ago

EdTech needs Schooling

This week we're talking about Education Technology: what is it? Why are  schools using it? Is it safe? How can we make sure that children aren't  bei…

3 years, 5 months ago

Got PimEyes on you

This week we speak to Sebastian Meineck, a journalist from Netzpolitik about PimEyes, a free(ish) face search engine similar to Clearview, but for pu…

3 years, 7 months ago

Maternal Health and Family Planning in the Middle East: Gender and Power

In this episode, Alexandrine Pirlot de Corbion, our Director of  Strategy, speaks to Nour El Arnaout, from the Global Health Institute,  American Uni…

3 years, 8 months ago