Tech for Good Live

The law and facial recognition software collide, the charity digital skills survey is out and you *just* have a bit of time left it to complete it. And is Google news feed biased or is it just the news?

Our guest this week is Lisa Murgatroyd from One Million Mentors, a national online platform to recruit, train, and deploy mentors to organisations working with young people. You can find her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lisamurgatroyd

Reminder that we're still in full crowdfunder mode! You may not know this, but we’re a team of volunteers and we survive off favours, late nights and lunch times so some cash would help us reach more people and help us champion using tech for social good. There’s only a week left and if we don’t reach the a target we get nothing so if you want to contribute to the work we’re doing, show us some love!

On this weeks show...

Stat of the week:

Google news search results left leaning by 62% and many other stats: https://bit.ly/2LOAjDZ

Charity news of the week:

The Charity Digital Skills Report survey

is out: https://bit.ly/2wcjDeT

An atlas for the laws affecting street children around the world: https://bit.ly/2V8XXdr

Tech news of the week:

Update from last weeks facial recognition case: https://nyti.ms/2Ec6SFr

VR helps amputees feel their limbs:

https://bit.ly/2VO19LS

And finally 2 mins

Trump really is full of shit:

https://ind.pn/2VImv2k

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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and on this weeks podcast we dicuss VR for mental health and a new Royal-approved free text helpline. We also talk about how AI is awful and also bikes.

Our guest this week is Ben Fowkes, Commercial Director at Delib.

Reminder that we're still in full crowdfunder mode! You may not know this, but we’re a team of volunteers and we survive off favours, late nights and lunch times so some cash would help us reach more people and help us champion using tech for social good.

If you want to contribute to the work we’re doing, show us some love.

This weeks stories:

Charity news of the week:

The UK’s first free 24/7 text helpline for people in crisis has been launched

https://bit.ly/2LE15i8

Tech news of the week:

Mental Health Awareness Week. Can Virtual Reality help with treatment?

Is Virtual Reality the future of mental health treatment?

https://bit.ly/2JnyUlx

Rant of the week:

The Telegraph: US faces its first ban on 'inhumane' facial recognition technology. Should the UK follow suit?.

https://bit.ly/2HjdBhA

Yes!...

https://bbc.in/2HjPiS4

And finally

Why some offices are putting cycles at desks

https://bit.ly/2LEqJDp

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

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But it is pretty.

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On this week's show we consider a grim report for charity donations. And we’re either going to talk about Apple being proper knobbers again... or we're going to talk about Amazon being proper knobbers again. Exciting!

And we have a wonderful guest!

Lauren Kelly is here with us. Lauren is a thinker, tinkerer, and positive changer of behaviour at Behaviour Studio. You can find them @WeAreBehaviour

In other news....

Something fabulous, exciting and terrifying has happened this week. We have launched a crowdfunder and are aiming for £3000. If we hit that milestone, there's a chance that we might get natwest match funding.

You may not know this, but we’re a team of volunteers and we survive off favours, late nights and lunch times so some cash would help us reach more people and help us champion using tech for social good.

If you want to contribute to the work we’re doing, visit TechforGood.Live and click on “Crowdfunding” to support us.

We have fun rewards on offer such as... watch a Kurt Russell film with some of the team.

Or you can get a roast, i mean honest review, of your tech for good product. And much more!

So, please show us some love.

Topics on this week's show...

Stat of the week: Bleak news about charitable giving

Charity news of the week: UNICEF providing free course on social change

Tech news of the week: Apple is getting blatant with its anti-competitive behaviour, With update, Amazon hates humans

Rant of the week: Incoming censorship laws are a shit show

And finally... Brill documentary about democracy, the need for change and the kickass women trying to make it happen

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

Thanks to the magnificent PR Agency One who try to make sense of this mess. Also, thanks to podcast.co for hosting us in a beautiful mirrored studio. Which you can’t see.

But it is pretty.

Get in touch:

Twitter: @techforgoodlive

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Email: [email protected]

Welcome to another rousing episode of Making Friends with…

This time, host Jonny Rae-Evans is joined by Mills Vardheim of the Tech for Good Live team.

So what is this. Basically - we have no friends. We’re broken, lonely people - just stumbling around in the dark. So why not shamefully use our platform to make some new friends. Best friends. Amiright?

In this Making Friends with... episode we have none other than the amazing Tash Willcocks.

Tash has over 20 years of experience shaping future changemakers in the creative industry. She was previously programme leader of the BA and MA Graphic Design course at Salford University, and now facilitates the learning of worldwide postgraduate students that join the MA Digital Management and MA Digital Experience Design programmes at Hyper Island as Head of Masters in Europe.

We talk about how she got into the industry, her role in educating the next generation, the role of ethics in education and the famous designer ego.

We hope you enjoy the episode. Please drop us a review on iTunes, and if you’d like to hear more interviews and conversations like this, let us know who you’d recommend we interview. Send thoughts, suggestions and feedback on Twitter @techforgoodlive.

This week we’re talking about money. Billions and billions of pounds of money. And also the value of carers. Maybe they’re one and the same thing?

Action for Children have a plan to help children share how they’re feeling, with digital.

And health apps, those cheeky rascals, are sharing your data in ways you would not believe. Or maybe you would. Because you listen to this podcast. And we’ve prepared you for the end times.

Jonny and Bex Rae-Evans are back this week and are joined by Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

This weeks topics:

Stat of the week:

£134 billion versus £132 billion - one is the cost of the NHS and one is how much it would cost if all carers in the UK stopped doing what they doing:

https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/news/unpaid-carers-save-the-uk-132-billion-a-year-the-cost-of-a-second-nhs

Built with support from 200 charities and social enterprises and it’s already helped over 100,000 people:

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2019/04/15/free-impact-measurement-guides-launch-for-small-charities/

Charity news of the week:

Action for Children app lets children in care share how their feeling with their social workers:

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2019/04/18/charity-uses-app-to-help-children-in-care-express-their-feelings/

Tech news of the week:

But of course those health apps are sharing your data like you wouldn’t believe:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/20/18508382/apps-mental-health-smoking-cessation-data-sharing-privacy-facebook-google-advertising

Rant of the week:

It finally happened, someone used the term ‘ethics washing’:

https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/ethics-board-google-ai.html

And Finally...

Mush mush:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/18/boston-dynamics-latest-video-shows-herd-robotic-dogs-hauling-massive-truck-with-ease/

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

Thanks to the magnificent PR Agency One who try to make sense of this mess. Also, thanks to podcast.co for hosting us in a beautiful mirrored studio. Which you can’t see. But it is pretty.

Special thanks to @geekytom for the theme tune

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On the podcast this week we talk about tech being used for good. Again. Do you keep your social media profile private? We talk about that. And vigilantes are shaming people who damage national parks. A bit like a shit but less violent batman.

Reason Digital's Greg Ashton and Producer Paul are here and Harry Bailey has jumped into into the hosting hotseat.

And we have a guest! Jack Sheppard joins us!

Jack is a digital product designer and creative event producer who splits his time between London and Manchester. He focuses on making products and services simple for real human beings and encouraging designers to think about the real-life implications of the things they design. You can find him on Twitter @madebysheppard and his website.

On this weeks episode:

Stat of the week:

67% of women keep their social profiles to friends only, opposed to 48% of men:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/privacy-feminism.html

Charity news of the week:

Vigilante shaming “influencers” who impact national parks:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/09/influencers-national-parks-public-lands-hate-you

Does this cast a cautionary light on the Forestry England event Big Forest Find starting today:

https://www.forestryengland.uk/100/big-forest-find

Tech news of the week:

Julian Assange is released, what next in his weird life:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/11/julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-wikileaks

The "nice" of the week:

Extinction rebellion peaceful but persistent protests

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47945397

And finally

Sex robots!

https://twitter.com/angrymantv/status/1114259441384398853?s=12

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

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Thanks to the magnificent PR Agency One who try to make sense of this mess. Also, thanks to podcast.co for hosting us in a beautiful mirrored studio. Which you can’t see. But it is pretty.

Special thanks to @geekytom for the theme tune

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Hello! It’s time again for another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!

We’ve been on little break as part of our new seasonal format, this means we have had time to share some specials like our live podcasts from UX Copenhagen. See, we do have friends!

If you haven’t already, go and check them out.

Now back to this week and we to talk about yet another leak at Facebook, an exciting new app for mental health support and AI and tech regulation.

Tom and Sophie from Dsposal are back on the pod, joining regular Greg Ashton, and Producer Paul.

And we have not one but two special guests! Doug and Logan from Unmasked. They're here to tell us about their new app to help people with mental health issues find friendship and support. You can find out more about the project on their website:

https://unmaskedmentalhealth.co.uk/

Or find them on Twitter @UnmaskedH

On this weeks episode:

Stat of the week:

This week Facebook leaked only 540 million user records:

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/03/facebook-records-exposed-server/?guccounter=1

Oh and asked users to tell them their passwords for their email account:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/beyond-sketchy-facebook-demanding-some-new-users-email-passwords

Charity news of the week:

Unmasked app:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/unmasking-the-stigma-of-mental-health-1-9662397

Tech news of the week:

American companies argue increased regulation will mean China beats them in the race to develop AI, China help by making the case for them in the most unethical ways:

http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003759/camera-above-the-classroom

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

Thanks to the magnificent PR Agency One who try to make sense of this mess. Also, thanks to podcast.co for hosting us in a beautiful mirrored studio. Which you can’t see. But it is pretty.

Special thanks to @geekytom for the theme tune

Get in touch:

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Email: [email protected]

Hello listeners. We've been back to UX Copenhagen! This year’s topic was consent and privacy. We were there for both days of the conference and we're bringing you three special editions of the Tech for Good Live podcast with a whole host of fantastic guests.

On the third and final episode, joining podcast regular Ben White, Managing Director at digital agency Reason Digital and host Rebecca Rae-Evans, consultant at the design agency Sigma, is Saskia Videler.

Saskia is an independent content strategy consultant, a content designer, UX writer, lecturer, public speaker, workshop host AND she produces and hosts the podcast series “Efficiently Effective”. Saskia Videler is based in Belgium. She works for large organisations in retail, telecom, and government, as well as for smaller NGO’s and companies.

Special thanks to Helle Martens (@snetramelleh) and the UX Copenhagen team for having us back!

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

Thanks to podcast.co, they know everything about podcasting and host us in a fancy studio in Manchester. You can hire it too, if you’re into that sort of thing.

And finally, thanks to PR Agency One who someone seem to find nice things to say about us.

If you want to talk to us or send complaints, which is clearly more likely, our twitter is @techforgoodlive.

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Hello listeners. We've been back to UX Copenhagen! This year’s topic was consent and privacy. We were there for both days of the conference and we're bringing you three special editions of the Tech for Good Live podcast with a whole host of fantastic guests.

On episode two, joining podcast regular Jonny Rae-Evans, Head of Creative at Capgemini and host Rebecca Rae-Evans, consultant at the design agency Sigma, are Sheryl Cababa and Darren Menachemson.

Sheryl is an Executive Creative Director at Artefact and has more than 20 years of experience in product design and consultancy. With one foot planted in design research and strategy, and another in interaction design. She has experience working with companies such as Microsoft, Philips, and IKEA, leading projects across industries from retail to robotic surgery systems.

Darren is a partner in ThinkPlace, a world-leading public good design firm that works to create better futures for society. His focus is on applying design thinking at scale to intractable challenges, in both developed and developing countries. Darren works in policy areas such as public health, biosecurity, taxation, social services, education and digital government.

Look out for the final epsiode on Thursday!

Special thanks to Helle Martens (@snetramelleh) and the UX Copenhagen team for having us back!

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

Thanks to podcast.co, they know everything about podcasting and host us in a fancy studio in Manchester. You can hire it too, if you’re into that sort of thing.

And finally, thanks to PR Agency One who someone seem to find nice things to say about us.

If you want to talk to us or send complaints, which is clearly more likely, our twitter is @techforgoodlive.

You can get in touch with us at [email protected]

Hello listeners. We've been back to UX Copenhagen! This year’s topic was consent and privacy. We were there for both days of the conference and we're bringing you three special editions of the Tech for Good Live podcast with a whole host of fantastic guests.

On episode one, joining podcast regular Greg Ashton, Digital Strategist at digital agency, Reason Digital and host Rebecca Rae-Evans, consultant at the design agency Sigma, are Gry Hasselbalch and Nicole A. Cooke.

Gry is co-founder of DataEthics.eu. For over a decade, she has worked with the industry, policymakers, NGOs, and end users in the cross field of tech, ethics, human rights, and society. She is also appointed member of the European Commission’s high level group on AI and ethics developing ethics and policy guidelines for AI in Europe.

Nicole is an associate professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds an M.Ed. in adult education from Pennsylvania State University and an MLS and a Ph.D. in communication, information and library studies from Rutgers University. Fancy. Her latest works are “Information Services to Diverse Populations” and “Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era”.

Look out for episodes 2 & 3 next week.

Special thanks to Helle Martens (@snetramelleh) and the UX Copenhagen team for having us back!

If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes.

You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers.

Also, thanks to podcast.co, they know everything about podcasting and host us in a fancy studio in Manchester. You can hire it too, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Also thanks to PR Agency One who someone seem to find nice things to say about us.

If you want to talk to us or send complaints, which is clearly more likely, our twitter is @techforgoodlive.

You can get in touch with us at [email protected]