Podcast Episodes

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, 6 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, 8 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, 9 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, 10 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…

3 years 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…

3 years, 1 month ago

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 …

3 years, 2 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…

3 years, 4 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, 5 months 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, 6 months ago