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• 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 workBVMN's website https://borderviolence.eu/Surveillance Tech Serbia Report: https://borderviolence.eu/reports/surveillance-technologies-at-european-borders-serbiaCyprus Borderscape: https://cyprusborderscape.com/BalkanDac: https://borderviolence.eu/reports/decoding-balkandac-navigating-the-eu-s-biometric-blueprintSamos CCAC : https://borderviolence.eu/reports/controlled-and-confined-unveiling-the-impact-of-technology-in-the-samos-closed-controlled-access-centreUse of mercenaries for pushbacks in Cyprus. https://borderviolence.eu/reports/submission-to-the-ohchr-for-the-upcoming-visit-of-the-working-group-on-the-use-of-mercenaries-to-cyprusAl Otro Lado:Al Otro Lado’s Programs: https://www.alotrolado.org/our-programsMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/al-otro-lado/?srsltid=AfmBOoqZMoeVG0Ggysn-YhlXQ7YPehx_4tnFPY5O2K236THD3U7p7_SGPI workDrivers of Surveillance: http://privacyinternational.org/challenging-drivers-surveillanceWhen Spiders Share Webs: EU-Funded INTERPOL policing programme in West Africa: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5346/when-spiders-share-webs-unveiling-privacy-threats-eu-funded-interpol-policingMigration and borders: https://privacyinternational.org/learn/migration-and-borders

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• 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

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• 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.LinksAll of our militarisation work: https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/militarisation-of-techWhat is Militarisation of Tech?: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5668/what-militarisation-techKey Concerns Regarding Governance in the Era of Militarisation of Tech: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5671/key-concerns-regarding-governance-era-militarisation-tech“Killer Robots”: Read PI statement during informal consultations on autonomous weapons systems in New York: https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5589/pi-statement-during-informal-consultations-autonomous-weapons-systems-new-yorkHow Data Drives the Militarisation of Tech: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5667/how-data-drives-militarisation-techOn the Applicable Legal Frameworks and Regulatory Gaps: International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5670/applicable-legal-frameworks-and-regulatory-gaps-international-humanitarian-law-andWe have a mailing list specifically for our militarisation work that you can find here: https://action.privacyinternational.org/user/register

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• 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 - ⁠Dean Cain joins ICE ⁠- ICE access to medicaid data- Industry Day at the US Customs and Border Protection- Inquiry by Microsoft- Investor concerns about Microsoft use by Israeli government- Israeli government use of Google services- Data sovereignty and Data Localisation across Africa and Asia- Meta violates California's wiretap law- PI's original app data investigation- PI's most recent look at period apps- Amazon Alexa ads?- Grok advertisers- Pew researchers study Google AI summaries- 404 media's experience with Google AI- Cloudflare experimenting with pay per crawl feature for AI companies- You can donate to PI!- Pilot programme - drones in Florida schools- Axon's ethics board resignations over taser drones- UK facial recogntion database searches- ICO complaint

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• 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, with Robin Berjon, in Noema: https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/- Maria's article 'This is your phone on feminism': https://conversationalist.org/2019/09/13/feminism-explains-our-toxic-relationships-with-our-smartphones/- A talk Maria gave about rewilding: https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/- Maria's website where you can keep an eye to find out when her book is coming out! http://mariafarrell.com/- More about PI's work on competition: https://privacyinternational.org/learn/competition-and-data

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