Episodes
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Frances Haugen came to the world’s attention in 2021 as a whistle-blower, after filing a series of complaints about Facebook (now Meta) with the U.S. Federal Government about the harms caused by their business practices. She now works to champion accountability, transparency, and driving social media for the common good.
In this new episode of Tech Mirror, TPDC Director Professor Johanna Weaver and Frances Haugen cover a lot of ground discussing topics including:
- the importance of whistle-blower protections
- recognising linguistic diversity in online safety
- the power of collective action, amongst both communities and middle powers like Canada and Australia
- mechanisms of transparency
- building independent ecosystems of accountability
- elections, democracy and disinformation
- artificial intelligence and the limits of nuclear analogies
- AND what it takes to change the world
Relevant Links:
Frances Haugen https://www.franceshaugen.com/
Beyond the Screen https://www.beyondthescreen.org/
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We’re excited to announce that the Tech Mirror Podcast will be returning to its regular scheduling very soon - we’re cooking up a great season with an all-star line-up of guests, so stay tuned!
In the interim, here’s a quick update on what TPDC has been doing for the past few months. In particular, we’re especially excited to tell you about our brand new education program aimed at upskilling existing tech policy professionals and establishing a career pathway into the field.
As part of the program’s co-design process, we’re asking you, our listeners, for your input. Whether you’re an expert in tech policy or aspiring to become one, your insights will be invaluable in shaping our curriculum.
Please take a listen, get involved and follow the link below to complete the questionnaire!
Relevant Link:
Tech Policy Education Program Design Survey: https://anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5B90gNHjniuhCia
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This is a special episode of Tech Mirror on the imperative to protect civilians from digital threats during war. Johanna is in conversation with Dr. Cordula Droege, Chief Legal Officer and Head of the legal division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Dr. Tilman Rodenhäuser, Thematic Legal Adviser at the ICRC.
The trio discuss the work of a high-level ICRC Advisory Board, which was convened by the ICRC to develop concrete recommendations on the legal and policy challenges to protect civilians from digital threats during armed conflict. The trio also discuss the influential blog post, co-authored by Rodenhäuser, on the rules for ‘civilian hackers’ during war - and the fascinating responses the post generated from hacktivist groups and states.
Relevant Links:
Final report from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). 'Global Advisory Board on digital threats during conflict 2023' https://www.icrc.org/en/document/global-advisory-board-digital-threats The Geneva Conventions and their commentaries via the ICRC https://www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions 8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them, by Tilman Rodenhäuser and Mauro Vignati, via the Humanitarian Law & Policy, hosted by the ICRC https://blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy/2023/10/04/8-rules-civilian-hackers-war-4-obligations-states-restrain-them/‘Governments and hackers agree: the laws of war must apply in cyberspace’, by Johanna Weaver, via The Conversation https://theconversation.com/governments-and-hackers-agree-the-laws-of-war-must-apply-in-cyberspace-216202 ‘Frankissstein’, by Jeanette Winterson (2019) https://www.penguin.com.au/books/frankissstein-9781784709952‘Machines Like Me’, by Ian McEwan (2019) https://www.penguin.com.au/books/machines-like-me-9781473568020 ‘Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare’, by Daniel Moore (2022) https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/offensive-cyber-operations/Cyber Law Toolkit https://cyberlaw.ccdcoe.org/wiki/Main_Page -
Curious about the future of privacy in Australia? Join us as we delve into the world of privacy regulation in Australia. Our expert panel shares their thoughts on the Government’s response to the Privacy Act Review Report.
It’s a follow-up to episode #22 ‘Privacy is Not Dead’. Returning guest Anna Johnston, founder and Principal of Salinger Privacy, is joined by Ryan Black, Head of Policy for the Tech Council of Australia, and Kate Bower, a fellow at the UTS Human Technology Institute, currently on sabbatical from CHOICE as Consumer Data Advocate.
The panel discuss:
- highlights and gaps in the Government’s response
- the definition of ‘personal information’
- the future of the small business and political exemptions
- legitimate business interests, fair and reasonable use tests, and best interest duties
- interoperability with international privacy frameworks
- privacy and artificial intelligence
- the urgency of reform
- what happens next
Relevant Links:
Salinger Privacy blog, including Anna Johnston’s 2015 article about the need to reform the definition of personal information https://www.salingerprivacy.com.au/2015/04/19/bradley-coopers-taxi-ride-a-lesson-in-privacy-risk/
Arvind Narayanan’s “No Silver Bullet “ paper about de-identification http://randomwalker.info/publications/no-silver-bullet-de-identification.pdf
Arvind Narayanan’s AI Snake Oil Substack https://www.aisnakeoil.com
This Week in Digital Trust podcast, latest episode featuring an interview with Johanna https://elevenm.com.au/podcast/episode/86-johanna-weaver-the-future-of-tech-policy/
The Future of Privacy Forum https://fpf.org/
UTS Human Technology Institute’s State of AI Governance report https://www.uts.edu.au/human-technology-institute/news/report-launch-state-ai-governance-australia
DP-REG joint submission to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) consultation on the ‘Safe and responsible AI in Australia’ Discussion Paper https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/media/media-updates/digital-platform-regulators-make-joint-submission-on-ai
US Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence | The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/30/executive-order-on-the-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence/
UK’s consultation on a Pro-Innovation Approach to AI - A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation - amended (web-ready PDF) (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit (November 2023) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-safety-summit-2023-the-bletchley-declaration/the-bletchley-declaration-by-countries-attending-the-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023
China Global AI Governance Initiative: http://gd.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zxhd_1/202310/t20231024_11167412.htm
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Ever wish you could sit down with a real-deal AI technologist and ask them what’s on earth is going on? In this double-episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna chats with Bill Simpson Young and Tiberio Cataneo, CEO and Chief Scientist at Gradient Institute. This independent, non-profit research institute works to build safety, ethics, accountability and transparency into AI systems.
In Part One of this wide-ranging conversation, the trio:
- define key terms like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Frontier vs Foundation AI, Narrow vs General AI
- chat about Bill’s biggest bugbear
- talk about why Bill and Tiberio both signed the Pause Letter and
- discuss if it is even possible to regulate Artificial intelligence (spoiler alert: it is)
- and consider how liability could be used to incentivise improved AI safety.
In Part Two, they discuss:
- the benefits and perils of open-source AI models
- the possibility of securing an international agreement on AI safety, US and China dynamics and the opportunity for Australian leadership
- the practical work that Gradient is doing to facilitate the technical implementation of ethical AI frameworks to address AI harms today.
Links
- Gradient Institute: https://www.gradientinstitute.org/
- Australian Government Paper and call for submission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence: https://consult.industry.gov.au/supporting-responsible-ai
- Gradient’s Submission on Responsible AI: https://www.gradientinstitute.org/posts/disr-safe-responsible-ai-submission/
- The Pause Letter: https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/
- UK AI Safety Summit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-safety-summit-introduction
- The Future of Life Institute’s recommendations for the UK AI Safety Summit: https://futureoflife.org/project/uk-ai-safety-summit/
- Gradient and National AI Centre: Implementing Australia’s AI Ethics Principles: https://www.gradientinstitute.org/posts/csiro-gradient-new-report/
- The Coming Wave: Technology, Power and the Twenty-first Century’s greatest dilemma: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/90590134
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Ever wish you could sit down with a real-deal AI technologist and ask them what’s on earth is going on? In this double-episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna chats with Bill Simpson Young and Tiberio Cataneo, CEO and Chief Scientist at Gradient Institute. This independent, non-profit research institute works to build safety, ethics, accountability and transparency into AI systems.
In Part One of this wide-ranging conversation, the trio:
- define key terms like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Frontier vs Foundation AI, Narrow vs General AI
- chat about Bill’s biggest bugbear
- talk about why Bill and Tiberio both signed the Pause Letter and
- discuss if it is even possible to regulate Artificial intelligence (spoiler alert: it is)
- and consider how liability could be used to incentivise improved AI safety.
In Part Two, they discuss:
- the benefits and perils of open-source AI models
- the possibility of securing an international agreement on AI safety, US and China dynamics and the opportunity for Australian leadership
- the practical work that Gradient is doing to facilitate the technical implementation of ethical AI frameworks to address AI harms today.
Links
- Gradient Institute: https://www.gradientinstitute.org/
- Australian Government Paper and call for submission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence: https://consult.industry.gov.au/supporting-responsible-ai
- Gradient’s Submission on Responsible AI: https://www.gradientinstitute.org/posts/disr-safe-responsible-ai-submission/
- The Pause Letter: https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/
- UK AI Safety Summit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-safety-summit-introduction
- The Future of Life Institute’s recommendations for the UK AI Safety Summit: https://futureoflife.org/project/uk-ai-safety-summit/
- Gradient and National AI Centre: Implementing Australia’s AI Ethics Principles: https://www.gradientinstitute.org/posts/csiro-gradient-new-report/
- The Coming Wave: Technology, Power and the Twenty-first Century’s greatest dilemma: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/90590134
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In this joint episode of Tech Mirror and the National Security Podcast, Anu Bradford and Johanna Weaver join Jennifer Jackett to discuss the global impact of technological advances, the challenges and opportunities they bring, and the evolving landscape of tech regulation.
Anu Bradford is a Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at the Columbia Law School. She is also the author of ‘Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology’.
Jennifer Jackett is a Sir Roland Wilson Scholar at the ANU National Security College.
Professor Johanna Weaver is host of Tech Mirror, the founding Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre (TPDC) at the Australian National University and a regular guest lecturer at the ANU National Security College.
Links:
ANU National Security College academic programs: find out more National Security Podcast: find out moreDigital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology by Anu Bradford 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy: find out more Quad Tech Network: an address by the Hon Clare O’Neil MP: watch the video -
Recorded on location in the margins of NetThing and the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Forum. Johanna, and guest co-host Tanvi Nair, canvass how the internet actually works, and what the internet of the future might look like, with a stella line up of guests, including:
Jordan Carter, Head of Policy at au.DASenator Jana Stewart, Senator for VictoriaBrendan Dowling, Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical TechnologyAlex Caples, Director of Cyber Tech and Security at the Australian Strategic Policy InstituteJenna Fung and Luke Teoh, representatives of the Youth Internet Governance ForumPablo from Asia Pacific Network Information Centre.Relevant Links:
NetThing: https://netthing.org.au/Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum: https://www.aprigf.au/AuDA Internet Governance Roadmap: https://www.auda.org.au/about-auda/internet-governance-and-public-policy/audas-internet-governance-roadmap-2023-2025 -
Johanna speaks with Alice Dawkins, Executive Director of Reset.Tech Australia, an independent, non-partisan policy initiative wrestling with questions about online harms & safety, digital information markets, democracy and tech accountability.
In a wide-ranging conversation, the pair discuss topics including:
Alice’s experience in Myanmar working with public interest lawyers involved in that country’s pro-democracy movementReset’s research on young people and privacy online in Australia Social media platform monitoring during the Voice referendum campaignTruth in political advertising The federal government’s plans to introduce new laws to provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with powers to combat online misinformation and disinformationThe limitation of co-regulatory approaches to tech policymaking Tech exceptionalism and accountability The importance of securing access to platform data for researchers and civil society expertsRelevant Links:
Reset.Tech Australia https://au.reset.tech/
Reset’s report on Young People and Online Privacy https://au.reset.tech/news/report-realising-young-people-s-rights-in-the-digital-environment/
Exposure draft of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/publications/communications-legislation-amendment-combatting-misinformation-and-disinformation-bill-2023
John Naughton’s columns (professor of the public understanding of technology at the Open University and author of From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet) https://www.theguardian.com/profile/johnnaughton
Logic(s) magazine https://logicmag.io/
Follow:
Alice Dawkins Twitter https://twitter.com/adawko
Alice Dawkins Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/alicedawkins
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Johanna speaks with Evelyn Douek, assistant Professor at Stanford Law School (and former corporate lawyer in Australia), about the public and private regulation of speech online. The pair discusses:
the private and public regulation of speech online
why 'everything is content moderation' and what it might mean to take a systems thinking approach
the importance of platform transparency
the history, significance, and politics of Section 230
institutional competence and the role of courts
the state of trust and safety
the value of a functioning parliament and the differences between Australia and the U.S. in making tech policy
At 21:11, Johanna refers to the Foreign Interference Committee. For clarification, this reference was made in relation to the Big Tech Inquiry of the Senate Economics References Committee, chaired by Senator Bragg (colloquially referred to as the social media foreign interference committee). This is not to be confused with the Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, chaired by Senator Paterson.
Relevant Links:
Evelyn Douek: https://www.evelyndouek.com/
Moderated Content podcast: https://law.stanford.edu/directory/evelyn-douek/moderated-content/
Content Moderation as Systems Thinking, by Evelyn Douek, Harvard Law Review: https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-136/content-moderation-as-systems-thinking/
Casey Newton’s Platformer newsletter: https://www.platformer.news/
The Washington Post’s technology newsletter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-202-newsletters/the-technology-202/
Rest of World: https://restofworld.org/
Follow:
Evelyn Douek on Twitter: @evelyndouek
Stanford Law School on Twitter: @StanfordLaw
Stanford Law School on LinkedIn: Stanford Law School (SLS)
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In this episode Johanna speaks with author and journalist Tracey Spicer about her new book, Man-made: how the bias of the past is being built into the future. The book explores the history of discrimination in technology and the importance of diversity and inclusion in today's tech ecosystem. Spicer makes a case for a new social contract, one that would see people holding the power over machines.
Relevant Links:
Tracey Spicer website: https://traceyspicer.com.au/
Tracey Spicer new book, Man-made: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Man-Made/Tracey-Spicer/9781761106378
Dr. Joy Buolamwini: https://www.poetofcode.com/
Dr. Joy Buolamwini TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/joy_buolamwini_how_i_m_fighting_bias_in_algorithms
Algorithmic Justice League: https://www.ajl.org/
Coded Bias, Netflix documentary: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81328723
Professor Yolande Strengers: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/yolande-strengers
Follow:
Tracey Spicer on Twitter: @TraceySpicer
Tracey Spicer on LinkedIn: Tracey Spicer AM GAICD
Dr. Joy Buolamwini on Twitter: @jovialjoy
Yolande Strengers on Twitter: @YolandeStreng -
In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna is in conversation with Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair of the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), one of Australia’s lead regulators in the area of technology and digital platforms.
In a wide-ranging conversation the pair discuss: the ACCC’s Digital Platform Services inquiry 2020 – 2025, how regulators can develop the tech knowledge and capacity required for making good policy, the relationship between innovation and market power, unfair trading practices, in a digital context, artificial intelligence, ex-ante approaches to regulation and; the importance of thinking about the tech ecosystem as a whole.
Relevant Links:
The ACCC Digital platform services inquiry 2020 – 2025: https://www.accc.gov.au/inquiries-and-consultations/digital-platform-services-inquiry-2020-25
Gina Cass-Gottlieb's National Press Club speech (12 April 2023) on the role of the ACCC and competition in a transitioning economy: https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/media/speeches/the-role-of-the-accc-and-competition-in-a-transitioning-economy-address-to-the-national-press-club-2023
Pivot podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway: https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot
Decoder podcast with Nilay Patel: https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel
The Platform Law blog: https://theplatformlaw.blog/
The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence (16 May 2023): https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-of-ai-rules-for-artificial-intelligence
Tech Policy Design Centre’s Tech Policy Atlas: https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-policy-atlas
Follow:
ACCC Twitter: @acccgovau
ACCC LinkedIn: @ACCC
Gina Cass-Gottlieb: @Gina Cass-Gottlieb
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Johanna speaks with Brett Solomon, co-founder and Executive Director of Access Now, about the state of digital rights in 2023. The pair discuss critical issues including internet shutdowns, the growth of the surveillance industry, and Australia’s role in defending human rights in the digital era. The conversation took place in the lead-up to the 12th edition of Access Now’s annual RightsCon summit (5 – 8 June 2023).
Relevant Links: Rights Con, 5 – 8 June 2023, online and in person (Costa Rica) June: https://www.rightscon.org/
Access Now Express weekly newsletter: https://act.accessnow.org/page/29451/subscribe/1
Access Now report on internet shutdowns ‘Weapons of control, shields of impunity: internet shutdowns in 2022’: https://www.accessnow.org/internet-shutdowns-2022/
This Week in Cyberspace, Brett Solomon and Nell Schofield podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1-24-australias-hacking-act/id1648274889?i=1000613301302
Follow:
Brett Solomon on Twitter: @solomonbrett
Access Now on Twitter: @accessnow
RightsCon on Twitter: @rightscon
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In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna speaks to Nitin Pai, co-founder and director of the Takshashila Institution, an independent think tank and school of public policy based in Bengaluru. In a thought-provoking conversation, the pair discuss the complex relationship between the tech industry and government, the global contest between open and closed information orders, hacking of minds, and how we can use technology to strengthen 21 century democracy.
Relevant Links:
The Takshashila Institution https://takshashila.org.in/
Takshashila Report - An Open Tech Strategy for India (A Working Draft) https://takshashila.org.in/research/an-open-tech-strategy-for-india
Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate Our Minds by Susie Alegre: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60450548
Conceptualising Information Warfare https://notes.nitinpai.in/In+no+particular+order/Conceptualising+Information+Warfare
Technology & Policy: GCPP https://school.takshashila.org.in/gcpp-technology-policy
Follow:
Nitin Pai on Twitter: @acorn
Takshashila on Twitter: @TakshashilaInst
Tech Policy Design Centre on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre
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In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna speaks to Amit Singh, a member of the expert panel appointed by the Australian Federal Government to oversee an independent audit of the government digital services platform, myGov.
The conversation covers the history, present and future of the Australian digital identity ecosystem. Johanna and Amit explore the challenges of designing smart digital identity policy and discuss the roles for government (described by Singh as ‘the sleeping gorilla waking up to the digital party’) in this complex ecosystem.
Relevant links:
myGov user audit report (https://my.gov.au/en/audit)
Technology and History: "Kranzberg's Laws" https://www.jstor.org/stable/3105385?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
The Power Law (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-power-law-9780241356531), by Sebastian Mallaby
The Digital Republic: on Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century (https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/digital-republic-9781526625489/), by Jamie Susskind (former Tech Mirror guest https://techpolicydesign.au/podcast/15-the-digital-republic)
Semafor tech coverage (https://www.semafor.com/vertical/tech)
Advancing Prosperity: 5-year Productivity Inquiry report, by the Productivity Commission https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/productivity/report
Treasurer Jim Chalmers speech to CEDA (the Committee for Economic Development of Australia) – ‘Turning headwinds into tailwinds – Australia’s productivity challenge’ https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/jim-chalmers 2022/speeches/address-ceda-brisbane
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The theme of IWD this year is Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal future. In this episode Johanna interviews leading women in tech policy in the margins of the Raisina Conference in India. Prepare to be inspired as they share their career journeys, examples of how tech is driving gender inclusion, and offer advice for women consider a career in tech.
Guests in order of appearance:
Dounya Boughambouz, founder of Robo Kids Academy
Rebecca Razavi, Head APAC Public Policy LinkedIn: @RebeccaJRazavi
Utsa Kaitesi, CEO Rwanda Governance Board: @UtsaNcusta
Penny Burt, Head APAC Policy and Government Engagement, Stripe:@PennyBurt
Mihoko Matsubra, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT: @M_Miho_JPN
Neira Dali Chaouch, CEO Women AI, President WomTech: @NDalichaouch
Kaja Ciglic, Head Digital Diplomacy, Microsoft: @KajaCiglic
Relevant links:
UN Women Australia Donate: https://unwomen.org.au/
UN Women Facts: https://unwomen.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IWD-Key-Messages-2023-v2.pdf
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In this episode, Johanna brings together a group of Australian privacy experts to discuss the Federal Government’s Privacy Act Review and to share their perspectives on the reforms that have been proposed and what might happen next.
Hot topics included the meaning and importance of privacy in the digital age, the scope of the Privacy Act, meaningful consent, data minimalization, deidentification, international harmonisation.
Guests this episode were Anna Johnston, founder and Principal of Salinger Privacy, a privacy consulting and advisory service, David Vaile, Chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation and Sunita Bose, Managing Director of DIGI, a not-for-profit industry association advocating for the digital industry.
Relevant Links: UNICEF: Digital Age Assurance tools and Childrens Rights Online across the Globe – a Discussion Paper: https://c-fam.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Age-Assurance-Tools-and-Childrens-Rights-Online-across-the-Globe.pdf
Salinger Privacy Reforms hub of resources: https://www.salingerprivacy.com.au/privacy-reforms/
Podcast: This week in digital trust – #51 The Wait is Over: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/51-the-wait-is-over/id1616386683?i=1000601017587
Australian Privacy Foundation: https://privacy.org.au/
Bruce Schneier’s Newsletter Crypto-Gram: https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram/
Cultivating Coordination Research Paper: https://techpolicydesign.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TPDC_Cultivating_Coordination_2_20230221.pdf
Follow:
Sunita Bose on Twitter @SunitaBose
Digital Industry Group on Twitter: @DIGIAUS
Salinger Privacy (Anna Johnson) on Twitter @SalingerPrivacy
Australian Privacy Foundation on Twitter @apf_oz
Tech Policy Design Centre on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre
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Dr Catherine Ball, businesswoman, futurist, and ‘dame of drones’ sits down with Johanna Weaver in the studio to discuss her new book ‘Converge’, which takes readers on a (mostly) optimistic journey through technological breakthroughs that will shape our future.
Catherine reflects on life experiences that brought her into the world of tech futurism, and details her thoughts and inspirations for writing the book. It’s a fast-moving conversation, complete with a 90’s duet from this dynamic duo. Enjoy!
Tech Mirror is recorded on Ngunnawal land. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respect to elders past, present, and emerging.
Professor Johanna Weaver is Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at the Australian National University. This episode was produced by Jack Fox, with special thanks to Tanvi Nair for post-production support.
Relevant links:
Converge: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61665592-converge
The Start-up Wife: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711675-the-startup-wife
Prof Genevieve Bell’s Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/genevieve_bell_6_big_ethical_questions_about_the_future_of_ai?language=en
XPrize Wesbite: https://www.xprize.org/
Follow:
Catherine Ball Twitter: @DrCatherineBall
Send us your questions: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre
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Professor Lee Bygrave, Director of the Norwegian Research Centre for Computers and Law in the University of Oslo, joins Johanna in the studio to discuss security by design.
The pair discuss the importance and challenges of translating “by design” mantras from legal concepts to engineering concepts and vice versa. In the context of the Optus and Medibank hacks, they canvas the proposal for new penalties for privacy breaches in Australia, privacy reform, the EU’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act and much more.
Tech Mirror is recorded on Ngunnawal land. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respect to elders past, present, and emerging.
Professor Johanna Weaver is Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at the Australian National University. This episode was produced by Jack Fox, with special thanks to Ben Gowdie for research and Tanvi Nair for post-production support.
Relevant links:
Professor Bygraves’ Paper: Security by Design: Aspirations and Realities in a Regulatory Context: https://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/olr.8.3.2#sec-5
Professor Bygraves’ Paper: Data Protection by Design and Default: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3944535
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd: https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2022/2022fca0496
Proposed EU Cyber Resilience Act: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/cyber-resilience-act
GDPR Text, Article 25: https://gdpr-text.com/read/article-25/
‘Good privacy reform rests on well-resourced tech regulators’ by Sarah O’Connor: https://www.innovationaus.com/good-privacy-reform-rest-on-well-resourced-tech-regulators/
‘Privacy is hard and Seven Other Myths’ by Jaap-Henk Hoepman: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262045827/privacy-is-hard-and-seven-other-myths/
‘Ethical IT innovation, a value based system design approach’ by Sara Spiekerman: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/b19060/ethical-innovation-sarah-spiekermann
Send us your questions: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre
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This week we are bringing you a discussion that we recorded as part of NetThing 2022 – Australia’s Internet Governance Community Forum. Johanna was joined by Kate Pounder, CEO of the Tech Council of Australia, and Richard Windeyer, Deputy Secretary at the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
Given the recent string of high profile data breaches in Australia – tech regulation is front of mind for many Australians in a way that it hasn’t been before. Guided by the Tech Policy Design Centre’s report Tending the Tech-Ecosystem: who should be the tech-regulator(s)?, the trio discuss how to get tech regulation right in Australia.
Tech Mirror is recorded on Ngunnawal land. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respect to elders past, present, and emerging.
Professor Johanna Weaver is Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at the Australian National University. This episode was produced by Jack Fox, with special thanks to Ben Gowdie for research and post-production support.
Relevant links:
Tending the Tech Eco-System Report: https://www.anu.edu.au/files/guidance/TPDC_Report_NO1_2022_digital_release.pdf
NetThing Internet Governance Forum: https://netthing.org.au/
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