Secret Unionisation

Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact.  Lame Crypto Boys – get your complaint emails ready for us because we’re going to be talking about the £300million in bitcoin that the UK Police have seized in the last 5 years. Totally not a ponzi scheme. We talk about how those old white racist folks’ attacks on “woke” charities have failed. Apple and Android have united. Well, kind of, in a way. Apparently the staff are secretly unionising. I mean if we’ve heard about it, it’s not very secret, but yay for unions in the tech industry. Bex is back as host and she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Hera Hussain. Discussed in this episode: Stat of the week  Police in the UK have seized 300 million in bitcoin in the last 5 years: Cryptocurrency crimes have got too big for the US government to ignore - New Scientist Charity news of the week Attack on "woke" charities has failed… Or did it really ever start?   Attack on ‘woke’ charities has backfired, campaigners say - The Guardian Tech news of the week Apple employees use Android to plan unionisation secretly:  Apple's retail employees are reportedly using Android phones and encrypted chats to keep unionization plans secret - Android Police  What does the future hold for employment law with the metaverse (paywall but basic premise is do normal employment laws apply): Metaverse vs employment law: the reality of the virtual workplace - Financial Times And finally… Have you been feeling suerza or sounder recently?   ---------------------------- Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts.  Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at [email protected]  We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast! Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast.  Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.