War Machines feat Stop Killer Robots and Pax
This week we're joined by Professor Peter Asaro from Stop Killer Robots, and Frank Slijper, Arms trade project lead at PAX to discuss military uses of AI, including Anthropic's stand-off with the US Department of Defense. Please note this podcast was recorded on the 20th March. Links Stop Killer Robots: https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/stop-killer-robots/ Pax: https://paxforpeace.nl/who-we-are/organization/ Stop Killer Robots at the UN:…
Moving Stories: Border Violence and Surveillance
Join us as we discuss Border Externalisation - what is it, and why does it drive violence at the border? We're joined by two fantastic guests - Dan from the Border Violence Monitoring Network to discuss the EU's Border Externalisation, and Kathy from Al Otro Lado to discuss the America's. Border Violence Monitoring Network’s work BVMN's website https://borderviolence.eu/Surveillance Tech Serbia Report: https://borderviolence.eu/reports/surveillance-technologies-at-european-borders-serbia…
End of Life: Time to X goodbye to Windows 10
This week we're discussing the end of support (kind of) for Windows 10 - find out more from Chris and Tom about what you should worry about and what you can do now Windows 10 is officially (mostly) End of Life. Links Read more about your options: https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5686/end-line-windows-10 Learn more about PI's position on the Cyber Resilience Act: https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5060/our-position-eu-cyber-resilience-act-cra
Militarisation of Tech: Redefining the Battlefield
This week we talk to Ilia and Serhat about the creeping militarisation of technology, and with it our societies. Links All of our militarisation work: https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/militarisation-of-tech Below are all the articles we talk about in this episode: What is Militarisation of Tech?: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5668/what-militarisation-tech Key Concerns Regarding Governance in the Era of Militarisation of Tech:…
What's News? Back to Work!
This week we're back to discussing stories that have been in the news over the past few months - in particular the stories that have stayed with us and kept us thinking about them. Links Expansion of ICE biometrics: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202506/trumps-megabill-expands-biometric-surveillance Dean Cain joins ICE: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yp8l3z0g5o ICE access to medicaid data: https://www.wired.com/story/ice-access-medicaid-data Industry Day at the US Customs and Border…
Rewilding the Internet with Maria Farrell
This week Gus and Caitlin are rewilding the Internet with Maria Farrell. What do you want using the internet or your devices to feel like? What can ecology teach us about unwinding corporate capture of the digital commons? How do we take back our home online? Links Maria's original rewilding article in Noema: https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/ Maria's article 'This is your phone on feminism':…
Cycles of Control: Reproductive rights and digital risks
This week we're talking to Martha Dimitratou from ReproUncensored, and PI's own Sarah Simms about the international landscape for reproductive rights, and including barriers to access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion; and how big tech are collaborating with or supporting tactics to make access to healthcare harder. Links Learn more about Repro uncensored: https://www.reprouncensored.org/ (incident form) Repro Uncensored incident report form:…
Learning about learners: Protecting Children's Data
This week we speak to Jen Persson, Director of Defend Digital Me, about the technologies being deployed in schools in England and Wales. Links: Read more from Defend Digital Me: https://defenddigitalme.org/research/ PI's work on Securitising Education: https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/securitising-education 25 Years old - The Database State report: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/database_state/ 5 safes principles:…
Why is my government undermining my security?: targeted and betrayed
This week we're talking to Gus about his experience being targeted by the Russian government, how it felt at the time, and then how it felt when he found out the government may be trying to undermine the tool he uses to keep himself and his family safe. It's our first time attempting a video podcast, so please let us know what you think by dropping us a comment or emailing us at info@privacyinternational.org! Read more about our challenge against the UK's secret TCN powers:…
What's News?
Join us this week as we discuss stories that have been in the news that we're still wondering about, obsessing about, and are as confused about as you are. Links 2G phone networks are being shutdown; read the Rest of World story: https://restofworld.org/2025/shutting-down-2g-networks-phones-obsolete - PI's Low Cost Tech research: https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/privacy-shouldnt-be-luxury - Listen to our podcast on connectivity and vertical mergers:…
Crash 8.5 million computers with this one weird trick: A CrowdStrike story
This week we're discussing the 2024 incident in which a malformed update of CrowdStrike Falcon caused 8.5 million computers running Microsoft Windows to crash. Links Read our in-depth article about what happened and what it tells us about the security and robustness of the modern internet: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/falcon-sensor-issue-use-to-target-crowdstrike-customers/ Find more about the 911 outages across several US states:…
Counting every vote: Technology and voter data in Latin American elections
This week we're speaking to Eduardo from Transparencia Electoral about modern elections all over the world that they've observed, and Vladimir from R3D about the 2024 elections in Mexico. We find out more about the technologies that are at use in elections all over the world. Links Guest's publications PI's technology, data and elections checklist: https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5158/technology-data-and-elections-updated-checklist-election-cycle Transparencia Electoral's report:…