Carly Kind assumed her role as Privacy Commissioner in February this year. In this episode of Tech Mirror, Commissioner Kind and Johanna traverse: what motivated Carly to accept the role (hint: it’s an exciting time in privacy in Australia)h

Getting Under the Hood of Social Media with Frances Haugen

Apr 17th, 2024 47m 31s

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 champi

TPDC's Brand New Education Program!

Mar 22nd, 2024 4m 53s

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

War Has Rules (yes, even in cyberspace)

Dec 11th, 2023 58m 32s

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 Committ

Privacy: Move Fast and Regulate It

Nov 27th, 2023 55m 4s

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

Beyond the Pause: Australia’s AI Opportunity – Part 1

Oct 18th, 2023 51m 39s

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 Instit

Beyond the Pause: Australia’s AI Opportunity – Part 2

Oct 18th, 2023 39m 37s

Regulating Digital Empires

Oct 9th, 2023 1h 4m

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

Internet Governance is Sexy

Sep 11th, 2023 40m 13s

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 l

The Social and Moral Imperative to Act

Aug 21st, 2023 35m 15s

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.

Everything is Content Moderation

Jul 31st, 2023 35m 44s

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

Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future

Jun 26th, 2023 34m 36s

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 d

Keeping Pace: The Case for Digital Regulation

Jun 12th, 2023 42m 13s

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 w

Shutdowns and spyware: Human Rights in the Digital Era

May 22nd, 2023 36m 48s

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

Tech & Democracy: Brain Surgery in a Taxi

Apr 24th, 2023 43m 7s

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

Digital Identify: Waking Sleeping Gorillas

Mar 27th, 2023 49m 17s

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 cover

BONUS EPISODE: Cracking the Code: IWD 2023

Mar 7th, 2023 27m 24s

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

Privacy is Not Dead

Feb 26th, 2023 48m 41s

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

Converge

Dec 15th, 2022 56m 23s

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

Security by Design or Disaster?

Nov 24th, 2022 48m 1s

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 desig

NetThing 2022

Nov 10th, 2022 1h 3m

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 Sec

Conditions of Possibility

Oct 27th, 2022 58m 16s

In this episode Johanna sits down with Professor Elanor Huntington FTSE, Executive Director of Digital, National Facilities & Collections at CSIRO, and Professor of Quantum Cybernetics at ANU.The pair canvass exactly what a quantum cybernetici

Public Technology and Public Policy

Oct 13th, 2022 1h 1m

In this episode Johanna sits down with Sharad Sharma, a distinguished evangelist of public interest technology in India. Sharad co-founded the non-profit think tank iSPIRT in 2013 and has held senior leadership positions across tech companies i

Diversity in Tech

Sep 29th, 2022 47m 16s

In this episode, Johanna interviews Luli Adeyemo, Director of TechDiversity and Founder of marketing firm Best Case Scenario.Prompted by Luli’s piece in InnovationAus calling for a wider review of diversity in tech than announced recently by t

The Digital Republic

Sep 1st, 2022 49m 54s

In this episode, Johanna interviews Jamie Susskind, barrister and author of The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st century. The pair explore the ideas Jamie puts forward in his book for how societies can harness the power