Humanizing Technology

Christophe Cop is the brain behind Konsolidate, a startup from Antwerp whose work is based on Solid - a decentralisation project that allows people to regain control over their personal data.Christophe, who holds a university degree in psychology and has vast knowledge in Data Science, talks about the opportunities he has to put his knowledge into practice with his work with Konsolidate. We venture into a philosophical questioning of a connection or separation of body and soul to discover wha...

How can the way websites and digital products are designed affect our behaviour online and ultimately our data privacy? We talk to Annegret Bönemann, Senior Responsible Designer at foryouandyourcustomers, about how to create tech that’s Ethical by Design and why this is key to building online experiences that respect people and their personal information.

What is data sovereignty and how is the EU handling it? We talk to Pernille Tranberg, co-founder of DataEthics.eu, and dive into European politics around privacy and data ethics. Listen and learn about the policies and laws currently in place and the ones to come to better regulate and protect human rights in the digital world.

In this episode, we talk to PrivacyCloud founder and CEO Sergio Maldonado about zero-party data: What it means, what its effects are and take a dive into tracking methods and effects. We elaborate on consent in cookie banners and highlight our partnership and its goals in alignment with the Ethical Commerce Alliance.

Michael Wolf is the founder and CEO of Tudock GmbH, a Digital Commerce Agency with a focus on Adobe and Magento based platforms as well as search and navigation in eCommerce platforms. Michael explains that privacy starts with the employees, or even before that, within the recruiting process. Using a special hiring management software that meets the highest standards in GDPR, legal compliance is protected: No applications are sent via email to ensure GDPR and streamlines the whole recrui...

How can we create sustainable products that respect people’s personal data and their privacy? We talk to Pieter Vegt, Product Owner at Empathy.co, and explore ways to guard customer data beyond a basic GDPR protection. Enriching the shopping experience while placing people’s privacy first.

We're happy and excited to talk to our founder and CEO Ángel Maldonado about the Ethical Commerce Alliance. This fresh initiative promotes a more human and respectful approach to eCommerce. Listen, learn, and love!

Our fifth podcast reflects on the future of commerce search. What does the road ahead look like? What role will data play? Ángel Maldonado, CEO at Empathy, and Product Director Lara Menéndez share their vision on Humanizing Technology.

In this third and new quest for humanising technology, we are lucky to count on Andreas Wagner, Founder and CTO of SearchHub.io, with whom we explore and reflect on the present and future of relevance.