Compromising Positions - A Technology Podcast

Compromising Positions - A Technology Podcast

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The award-winning tech podcast that asks : "Are we the ones breaking the world?" Most tech podcasts are an echo chamber for builders. We step outside. We talk to the observers, the social scientists, and the deep thinkers who study the friction we create and the human systems we disrupt. Lianne Potter and Jeff Watkins strip away the industry fluff and pit academic research against the harsh reality of real organisations and real human incentives. We don’t just talk about AI, security, and automation; we explore the unintended consequences of our own "elegant" solutions. We’re here to look at tech through a different lens and ask the uncomfortable questions that the industry usually avoids. Because if you’ve built a system that has become everyone else's problem, you have to ask: "Am I the compromising position here?"

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EPISODE 57: SUSPICION BY DESIGN: INSIDE DWP’S UNIVERSAL CREDIT AI FRAUD SYSTEM

Season 5Feb 26, 202645 min

What happens when the welfare state designs its technology to side-eye first and ask questions later?

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EPISODE 56: From Dark Triads to Patriotic Hackers: Human Maliciousness in Cybersecurity

Season 5Jan 29, 202645 min

Is cybersecurity just a technical problem, or a human one? In this episode, we debut our new format: bridging the gap between deep academic research and boots-on-the-ground security practice. We dive into Zoe M. King et al., 2018 paper, "Characterising and Measuring Maliciousness for Cybersecurity R

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EPISODE 55: Hack the Movies! The Best and WorsT Hacker Movies Part 2!

Season 4Nov 21, 20241h 20m

Did you know the best way to bring down hackers is to punch them in the face? That if you don’t have a seven screen set up you’re a rogue amateur? Or that the best hackers have fins? This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior software engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the indu