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Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast

Activists of Tech

Shifting the narrative from Big Tech to Responsible Tech by sharing & archiving the work of change makers.At the intersection of technology and social justice, Activists Of Tech is a seasonal weekly podcast dedicated to the amplification and archival of minority voices among activists, thought leaders, academics, and practitioners of responsible tech. Shifting the narrative from Big Tech to responsible tech takes honesty: this is a "say it as it is" type of podcast, and no topic is too taboo not

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37:25

Environmental justice, social media, and the promises...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/05/31

The Digital Services Act was recently passed in the European Union, and I wondered how did this piece of regulation related to climate change and how did it impact online activism? In this episode, Rachel Griffin, PhD candidate and lecturer in law at Sciences Po Paris, talks about the intersections between platform regulation and digital justice, the impacts of tech on the environment, shadow banning, and more. Check out Rachel’s policy brief on environmental risks in the DSA:

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31:33

"Every bubble will burst at some point": digital...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/05/31

Did you know that encryption could save lives? In this episode, Elina Eickstaedt, spokesperson at the Chaos Computer Club, answers my questions with no BS about privacy, surveillance, German and European tech policies and their impacts, surveillance capitalism, and explains why tech solutionism is not the magical answer to all of our problems.

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48:03

Decolonizing Digital Rights and the collective...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/05/31

What does it take for Big Tech to exist? Who does it take? What knowledge do we value and amplify in AI systems? In this episode, Laurence Meyer, Racial and Social Justice Lead at the Digital Freedom Fund and co-director at Weaving Liberation teaches us about the importance of decolonization, questioning the system, and how to do it. Our guest unpacks the narratives surrounding technology and AI, and she brings us on a hell of a ride to understand the relationship between tech, digital rights, data

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33:03

Free speech, content moderation, and the "killer...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/05/31

What is the relationship between content moderation, social media organizing, censorship and the online space? How is one of our fundamental human rights, free speech, protected or not in the online space? In this episode, Eliška Pírková, Senior Policy Analyst and Global freedom of expression lead at Access Now, gives us expert insight on the topic.

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47:27

Bye bye, Clearview AI ✌️: Greek digital rights...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/05/31

Remember when Clearview AI got fined 20 million euros by the Hellenic Data Protection Authority for its intrusive Facial Recognition & data collection practices? Yeah, that wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible work of the non-profit Homo Digitalis. In this episode, Lamprini Gyftokosta, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights at Homo Digitalis, talks about mass surveillance in Greece, digital rights, and the three pillars of Homo Digitalis: raising awareness, advocacy,

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1:44

CPDP special series preview: Governance and the voice...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/05/31

Welcome to the CPDP special series: Governance and the voice of the people, dedicated to the intersection of activism & tech governance.

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35:05

Poet and organizer Tawana Petty on visionary...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/01/29

In this highly informative episode, poet & organizer Tawana Petty talks about her data justice centered work, how she empowers her community to think about alternative systems that are not hyper surveilled and rather create a sense of community through her non-profit Petty Propolis, how facial recognition impacts marginalized communities, and much more. These are tough topics as always, but Tawana really made it a feel-good episode full of hope thanks to her energy.

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31:21

Love me Tinder: can algorithms be matchmakers? With...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/01/22

Can an algorithm really predict who would be your best dating match? Can love be coded and people categorized accurately? And is it ethical? To answer these questions and uncover how dating apps impact our relationships, I had the pleasure to talk with Dr Liesel Sharabi, Associate Professor at Arizona State University and director of the Relationships and Technology Lab. Dr Sharabi studies how communication technologies are used to initiate, maintain, and dissolve interpersonal relationships. She is

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45:16

Amira Dhalla on how social justice relates to tech,...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/01/15

Amira Dhalla is an expert in privacy and security with over a decade of experience in the field, they focus on security and privacy with an equity and Human Rights lens. On top of being an advocate and educator, Amira was previously the Director of Impact Partnerships at Consumer Reports where they worked with organizations on projects to improve the safety, security, and privacy of consumer products and tools, while denouncing issues that included discriminatory technologies, deceptive design,

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33:59

Melissa Newcomb on China's domestic and global tech...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/01/08

In this episode, Melissa Newcomb, democracy development professional, touched on several topics including the digital silk road initiative, Chinese hardware investments in Africa, democratic resilience, AI regulation, Human Rights, and how soft power and the online narratives of the Chinese Communist Party are shaping global opinions about China.

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14:31

Dr Ann Cavoukian on privacy by design and her career...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2024/01/01

I spoke with Dr Ann Cavoukian, aka the Queen of Privacy, former privacy commissioner of Ontario and Founder of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre. In this episode, Dr Cavoukian talks about her work in privacy, her Armenian heritage, the time she stepped down from a Google project (which led to global headlines about the story!), and more.

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53:44

Dr Kevin Lee on data colonialism, culture, and tech law

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2023/12/18

To understand tech law you have to understand the history of law, and Dr Lee takes us on a journey in this episode! Starting with a fascinating overview of the origins of law, Dr Lee talks about data colonialism, the use of data in law enforcement, intrusive tech (including brainwave monitoring technologies), surveillance capitalism, how culture impacts tech policy making, and much more!

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44:52

Ava Smithing on Algorithmic recommendations, social...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2023/12/11

Protecting kids online has been a very hot topic this year, especially since the reintroduction of the Kids Online Safety Act in the US Senate, which aims to protect minors online by restricting access to their data, but also by mitigating harms that specifically arise from using social media, such as online bullying, eating disorders, exposure to sexual content, and trafficking. In this episode, Ava Smithing, congressional advocate at NC Young People’s Alliance, shares her story as a teenager whose

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27:51

Marc Rotenberg on AI regulation and empowering the...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2023/12/04

2023 was a big year for AI Policy, with AI regulation frameworks being developed all across the world, and a notable event in the European Union, with the EU AI Act. This is the first global AI regulation framework to be adopted by a major standard setter. AI regulations aim to mitigate the harms that AI systems have on tech users and citizens, leading for example to racial profiling, over policing, reducing access to higher education or jobs through automated application screening, to name a few

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49:09

Dr Nakeema Stefflbauer on inclusion, accountability,...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2023/11/27

Dr Nakeema Stefflbauer is the founder and CEO of FrauenLoop, a non-profit dedicated to train women from various backgrounds to join the tech industry by providing classes and workshop. In this episode, Dr Stefflbauer, graduate from Harvard & Brown University and who has over a decade of experience working in tech. She is passionate about inclusion and empowering women in tech, and her work at FrauenLoop has been covered by the MIT tech review, talks about diversity in tech, gender equality, the

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59:36

David Ryan Polgar on responsible tech, democracy, and...

Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast ·

2023/11/20

🎙️The first ever episode of Activists Of Tech is out! To open this season, I interviewed the founder of All Tech Is Human, the responsible tech space, David Polgar. In this episode, David talks about responsible tech, his journey building All Tech Is Human, the importance of breaking down silos to create spaces that are diverse, and much more!

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