Tech for Good Live

Hello fellow lonely people and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. I imagine right now you’re wondering why you even bothered to tune in to this show. Maybe you’re having a bad day. Maybe you regularly make bad decisions like this. Either way, thank you! We appreciate it. We’re in this together now. Just waiting for it to end. But together

We have some interesting stuff to talk through though. BBC’s CAPE team have launched their toolkit for designing an inclusive workspace, so we get into that and the #showthesalary campaign has come to an end, well kind of, but maybe not really.

Joining Tech for Good Live’s Jonny and Rebecca Rae-Evans is Ben Fowkes, Commercial Director at Delib.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

10%-30% of the population are neurodivergent.

BBC UX&D neurodiversity dept - CAPE (Looking at neurodiversity) launch their toolkit for an inclusive workspace. While working environments are required by legislation to be accessible for physical disabilities, there is no such requirement with regard to neuro-cognitive conditions.

BBC GEL - Design for the mind toolkit  

BBC UXD Cognitive 

Charity news of the week

'Show the salary' campaign is swapping owners

Tech news of the week

Canada has shit internet ideas - Cory Doctorow/Medium

The government is doing a data consultation - get involved by the 19th Nov - Gov.uk

Also Facebook has been a prick again - Wall Street Journal

Amazon has launched a creepy robot - BBC News

US police mine Google for your location and search history - The Guardian 

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Welcome back to a new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, run now and never look back, joking of course! We’re a podcast focused on chatting about using tech to have a positive social impact. If you’re a regular listener…God help you.

On this episode we’re talking about data leaks, the rise of the humble text message donation and a different type of world wide web (arachnophobes feel free to tune out at that point) 

Fay Schofield is on hosting duties and she’s joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest is John Fitzgerald. John works on digital evolution at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, working with charities to assess and improve their digital capability. John is also a trustee at the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

If you’re a charity listening to this, John would love you to go get a Digital Checkup to help you to assess your organisation’s current digital maturity and how this compares to other organisations of a comparable size. The check up will help you to identify your strengths and the gaps your organisation is facing. Head to digital.checkup.scot to find out more.

Links from the episode:

Stat of the week 

17 websites that were putting their customers’ accounts at risk of hijacking after a SIM-swap including WordPress:

After the T-Mobile breach, companies are preventing customers from securing their accounts - TechRadar 

Hole blasted in Guntrader: UK firearms sales website's CRM database breached, 111,000 users' info spilled online - The Register 

Charity news of the week

Text donations soared to record high last year, new figures show - ThirdSector 

Tech news of the week

Apple dealt huge blow over iPhone App Store as judge instructs it to make major concessions to developers - Independent 

And is anyone still using Apple pay:

Barely anyone is using Apple Pay in stores anymore - TechRadar

And finally…

Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London 

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Welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! This is a weekly show all about how technology can, should, but often isn’t, used to have a positive impact on the world. 

In this episode, we are talking about how a Swiss student has demonstrated Twitter’s algorithm is biased (shocker), the UK is full of ageists, social media is going to be used to vet gun ownership and McBoatyMcBoatFace may be knocked off the best named boat spot, as the ‘Flying Farage’ is gaining traction to become a reality.

Fay Schofield is on hosting duties, and she is joined by Greg Ashton and Marium Navid

Our special guest is Tereza Litsa, Digital Engagement Manager at Lightful and organiser of the #ReclaimSocial campaign.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

$3,500 is the amount Twitter paid to Bogdan Kulynych, a graduate student at Switzerland’s EFPL university, who demonstrated the bias in the algorithm - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

 Ageing better's new survey finds most people think the UK is ageist - Ageing Better

Tech news of the week

Gun licence applicants in UK face social media checks after Plymouth attack - The Guardian

Incels: A new terror threat to the UK? - BBC News 

Nice of the week 

Fundraiser to buy life-saving RNLI hovercraft named after Nigel Farage hits more than £40,000 - Indy100

And finally…

This Leeds dad makes teddies with health conditions to help children living with medical disorders 

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Hello and a warm podcast welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’ve a HOT episode of the podcast lined up for you. 

The planet is dying and the chances of us saving it are dwindling. So yeah, we’ll be chatting about that. Surely a podcast can fix it. 

We’ve got some positive news about a partnership between the wonderful Chayn and Bumble. 

There’s some legitimate concerns about Apple’s new privacy plans, so we’ll be talking about that, and much more...

Joining host Bex we have TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore.

Our special guest is Louise Corden. Louise has been Lead Digital Producer at NSPCC for the last four years, and is just about to move to the Design, Data and Tech team at Citizens Advice.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Not a stat, a fact, we're f*cked:

Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' - BBC News 

And political will is still questionable:

The perverse argument against the bipartisan infrastructure bill: It wants to address climate change - Washington Post

And the likes Facebook allow climate misinformation:

Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Chayn to team up with dating app Bumble to provide online trauma support 

Tech news of the week

The ethical challenge for Apple of balancing privacy and protecting children:

Apple to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images - BBC News 

A protest has already been raised:

whatsapp and privacy experts sound alarm about privacy implications of new apple photo scanning feature - Telegraph

But tech companies can and should do more. NSPCC & IWF recently launched a tool to help young people get nude images of themselves removed from the Web :

New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online

And finally… 

Whilst they might get a bad rep, big cities can actually protect us from depression - Positive.news

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We’re back with another episode of the Tech For Good Live Podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact in the world. We talk about charity. We talk about social issues, and we talk about the interwebs and everything in between. 

In this episode, recorded at the height of the Olympic season, the team talk about a World Record privacy fine from the EU and a high jump in donations for RNLI.

Host Jonny Rae-Evans is joined by pod regular Greg Ashton. 

Our special guest this week is Dave Fardoe. He’s the chairman of Accordant Solutions, a tech company specialising in social value measurement. 

Discussed in the episode:

Stat of the week

€746 million is now the highest ever privacy fine from the EU. Given to Amazon for breach of GDPR - Bloomberg

Charity news of the week:

Update on last week's story about the RNLI volunteer assaults. Turns out there are more nice people in the world - The Guardian

And in this year's Community Life Survey, informal volunteering is at a recent high whilst donations and formal volunteering are down - Third Sector

Tech news of the week

NHS changes blood oxygen monitor guidance as review finds they don’t work as well for black and Asian patients - iNews 

With the increasing use of tech in delivering public services, how much can we continue to blame "bad tech" when people misuse or badly implement the tech

Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI - VICE

And finally… 

Google may have created the first time crystals. 

Yes they are a thing. 

Yes they are as cool as they sound. 

No they don't involve time travel:

GOOGLE Google’s ‘time crystals’ could be the greatest scientific achievement of our lifetimes - TNW 

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Hello and welcome to the hellmouth. This is an episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast – a show all about using technology to do social good.

In this episode we are peeking behind the curtain of TikTok’s algorithm. For those listeners who are Bex’s age, TikTok is a social media product, and not a tiny mint that provides up to two hours of freshness.

We’re talking about the RNLI team getting some grief from losers and haters.

And we’re talking about Pegasus. Not the winged horse that we all know and love, but instead about those awful men who are probably listening to everything we say. No, not Instagram, the other awful men.

Joining host Bex in this fight against evil we have TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Fay Schofield. 

And we have a return guest with us! The excellent Lauren Coulman from social impact consultancy Noisy Cricket! 

Stat of the week: 

It takes less than 2 hours for Tik Tok to work out what videos it wants to show you. In some cases less than 40 - Wall Street Journal

Charity news of the week:  

RNLI volunteer verbally abused for doing their job - Third Sector

Tech news of the week

Demonstrations and inquiries: the global impact of the Pegasus project - The Guardian

How NSO became the company whose software can spy on the world - The Guardian

Forensic Methodology Report: How to catch NSO Group’s Pegasus - Amnesty

And finally… 

Nice idea for wasteful tech

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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 

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Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Welcome back to another Tech For Good Live podcast. Our plan for the show this week is to spread delight as we highlight just how deep COVID misinformation goes. We talk excitedly about the league table of trust, and with a joie de vivre we discuss digital security in China.

Hosting this show this time around is Tom Passmore and he’s joined by Greg Ashton.

Our special guest is David Higgins, variously CTO for the original Learndirect online learning platform, Programme Director for the NHS Care Record, Security Cleared Odd-Bod at the Home Office and FCO, Programme and Security Director for the 2nd Generation UK Smart Meters Network, Cabinet Office High Risk programme reviewer, occasional CNI Security consultant and all round advisor for technical and security things. That's a lot of things.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week:

Majority of covid misinformation linked to just 12 people - The Guardian

It seems the claims of a culture war in the UK are being exaggerated by the press and public figures - Ipsos 

The Express provides an example of how this story can be twisted to say the opposite

Charity news of the week:  

Independent study carried out by Yonder, finds that charities are among the most trusted groups in society, third only after doctors and the police - GOV.UK

Tech news of the week: 

Digital security is an increasingly hot topic with several countries moving to sanction China for a Microsoft back earlier this year.

UK and allies accuse Chinese state-backed group of Microsoft hack - The Guardian

Ransomware is classified as a threat to National Security (go figure eh?)

Ken McCallum (Dir Gen Security Services address) on how cyber is now an undeclared war. - MI5

Wanted: State-backed bandits planning cyberattacks on US infrastructure. Reward: $10m - The Register

And finally… 

An article written by a cat - Kotaku

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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 

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Welcome back to another episode of the tech for good live podcast. If you’ve lost a bet, or have been tricked into listening to the show for the first time… it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact in the world.

Today’s show is jam-packed with excellence, or with tedium, depending on whether you’re “cool” or whatever. We talk about how the planet is getting hotter but not in a good way. We dig into some stats about charity digital skills and we discuss web privacy and a really boring fight for the future of the internet.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

The Amazon rainforest is now producing more CO2 than it absorbs - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

The Charity Digital Skills report is released today with some interesting findings from the pandemic age.

Tech news of the week

Inside Big Tech’s angry, geeky, often petty ware for your privacy. - Protocol

Are you for Verified ID’s for social media…? Sign this petition.

If you’re against it...sign this one.

Rant of the week

The Right to Repair Law - Interesting Engineering 

And finally… 

3D Cat Billboard in Tokyo - People

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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 

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Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. You can tell we’ve been really effective as a podcast, because now nothing bad ever happens with technology. Out there, on the interwebs, everything is just fine.. Mission accomplished. Well done, Greg.

On today’s episode we’re talking about why women aren’t entering the tech industry. There's a positive story that involves football and crowdfunding, and Greg will be walking us through the NHS data breach.

Jonny Rae-Evans is on hosting duties, and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Faye Schofield

Our special guest is Chris Burns, Product Person who’s recently worked with The Department for Education and The English Institute of Sport. Chris is a regular mentor at Manchester Met Uni and Tech For Good Live’s Help A Charity initiative. He also co-organises the Deliver Sessions meetup.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

In 2020, the number of girls choosing to study computer science GCSE was 16,919 – just over 21.4% of total entrants – compared with 61,540 boys - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Crowdfunding to prove England fans are not all arseholes - The Independent

Tech news of the week

A new NHS data breach - The Independent

Judge dismisses Facebook antitrust case - Al Jazeera

And finally… 

Shopify remove costs for first million - Twitter / @harlyf

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Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Hello and welcome to another exciting episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! In this show we have a new controversy on TikTok, The UN is making new mistakes with data, and Facebook is trying something new - they are attempting to not be the vilest pieces of dog excrement on the planet.

Hosting this show this time around is Tom Passmore and he’s joined by ever-present potty mouth Greg Ashton.

And we have guests! Plural! 

Arda Awais & Savena Surana co-creators of Identity 2.0, a creative studio working at the intersection of digital rights, technology and Identity. For more information and to get tickets for their exhibition ‘This Machine Is Black’, head to identity20.org/thismachineisblack

Discussed on the show:

Stat of the week

There are 168,000 videos on TikTok using Megan Thee Stallion’s new song Thot Shit, but unlike WAP – Stallion and Cardi B’s last viral song – there is not a single trending dance to it. This is part of an indefinite strike by black creators - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

The UN Refugee agency, UNHCR, reportedly shared Rohingya biometric data with the government of Myanmar. An act they claim is appropriate as refugees gave consent - The New Humanitarian

Tech news of the week

Like a stopped clock, Facebook are occasionally correct

Rant of the week

UK Government are using their personal Gmail accounts to conduct business - linking to the use of Whatsapp and Signal to send disappearing messages. - The Guardian

And finally… 

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs has become reality - New Scientist

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