Writing, teaching and consulting for a safe, compassionate internet. Explaining risks and opportunities of digital so people can make better choices for themselves and for the wellbeing of others.
digital ethics
Zoom is a nine-year old company with growing pains. When I mention that I don’t use Zoom people tend to respond: “well they’ve fixed all their problems now”. Yes, they started fixing some of the problems they had for nine years after the flood of criticism started… not
digital ethics
My talk from UX Copenhagen earlier this year – First, design no harm –is now online. It’s an emotional talk that takes its start in a story of abuse and the systems that support that abuse. As designers we have the power to abuse, but how aware are we of
surveillance
Many companies, media outlets and bloggers enjoy sharing YouTube videos on their sites. The problem is that YouTube sets a tracking cookie (for marketing purposes) by default. This poses all kinds of problems when it comes to GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive – because generally people have not consented to this
digital lifestyle
Yet another video is about to make the rounds without crediting the original creator. The maker in this case is Justin T Brown, who has made an edit of the Axios interview with Trump [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY], to make it appear as if Trump is interviewing
digital ethics
This mindmap is a work in progress. It helps me create the syllabus for my course Ethics in Design, as well as outline corporate workshops. It helps to draw from when I’m preparing talks and lectures. It reminds me of the complexity of the system, but also of why
digital ethics
When I look at my phone I think about slavery. I think about modern day slavery, perpetuated by the wealth and power that historic slavery facilitated. I think about how invisible it is despite modern day access to information and education. And despite all the many examples of injustice exposed
digital guidance
There is a new e-mail provider in town and it’s an excellent opportunity to have a reasoned conversation about how to improve your e-mail management. I do not believe that decisions around your e-mail provider should be made lightly. Your e-mail address is often the hub of your online
newsletter
Changing the newsletter around again I'm going back to basics. My newsletter is no longer Pandamonium or any of the previous gimmicks. It's straight-up just a newsletter from me - no bells and whistles. And going forward it will primarily be my blog posts and only
digital lifestyle
Nobody truly seems to know where it started, although Brittany Packnett Cunningham has a good theory [https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA76FVRHkwo/?igshid=dvyz7ygt5lje], but the black squares on social media are posing a real danger to the movement they are intending to support. Posted across the world to show
systems mapping
A system map on relationships between different factors affecting society in times of a pandemic.
digital ethics
Being interviewed by Tech for Good Live [https://www.techforgood.live/] and Rebecca Rae-Evans was delightful and uplifting. I have never felt more comfortable as a podcast guest. I also appreciate and love how I always discover things about myself when other people ask me questions and listen with real
digital ethics
Still image from my talk.At UX Copenhagen 2020 [https://uxcopenhagen.com/] I delivered my new talk “First, design no harm”. It’s an emotional talk that starts off with my own experiences at boarding school, understanding the complexity of abusive relationships and going on to explain how learnings from