Per Axbom

Per Axbom

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Swedish communication theorist born in Liberia. Working with design, education and writing to support human rights in tech. Decades of digital experience and a deep concern for universal wellbeing.

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Embed YouTube videos without cookies

Embed YouTube videos without cookies

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...

Trump debates Trump by Justin T Brown

Trump debates Trump by Justin T Brown

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 – The Mindmap

Digital Ethics – The Mindmap

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...

Hey, your e-mail matters more than hype

Hey, your e-mail matters more than hype

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...

Back to basics

Back to basics

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...

Making friends with Tech for Good

Making friends with Tech for Good

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...

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