Technology shapes the world we live in – and not always for the better.
The decisions made by corporations, governments, and the organisations we work with every day have real consequences for people and communities.
From open source developments to the work we do with organisations ready to make a change, this is where we share our thinking and what we believe needs to change.
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Ethical Theatre: The Charity Sector’s Blind Spot on Technology
It never ceases to amaze me that many businesses and charities that purport to have ethical values as a core part of their mission take no time to think about the technology they use whilst carrying out that mission. For some businesses, this might be so called “Ethical Theatre” where good intentions are performed loudly,…
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Palantir, Lobbying, and the NHS: Why This Story Matters
A recently released set of communications involving Peter Mandelson raises serious questions about how a US surveillance technology company came to win hundreds of millions of pounds worth of NHS contracts. Mandelson (you know the one – the friend of the paedophile Epstein which Starmer hired in spite of this being common knowledge to everyone)…
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Good News for Linux: California May Exempt Open Source from Age Verification Law
A proposed amendment to a California law could spare open source operating systems like Linux from burdensome age verification requirements. The original law, signed last year and due to take effect from 1st January 2027 would have required operating system providers (in California) to collect age information from users at setup. That kind of obligation…