Digital Shadows

This weeks episode features Robert Fried. Robert is a seasoned expert and industry thought leader, with over twenty-two years of experience performing data collections and forensic investigations of electronic evidence.  Robert leads the day-to-day operations of the Forensics and Investigations practice for Sandline Global, overseeing the forensic services offered to the firm’s clients, including data collections, forensic analysis, expert testimony, and forensic consultation. Robert is the author of PI Magazine’s Cybersluething Department, where he shares insightful content on topics relating to digital forensics, eDiscovery, data privacy, and cybersecurity. Robert is also the author of the books, Forensic Data Collections 2.0: The Guide for Defensible & Efficient Processes and Forensic Data Collections 2.0: A Selection of Trusted Digital Forensics Content (First Edition (2023) & Second Edition (2024

This weeks episode features Zoe Lambourne from Childlight. Maria & Zoe delve into the works of Chidlight, and their mission to use data to support governments and organisations in taking action to safeguard children, ensuring no child lives their life in the darkness of sexual exploitation and abuse.Learn more about Childlight´s research here: https://intothelight.childlight.org/

This weeks episode features Anna Juusela, the CEO and founder of We Encourage. We Encourage develops a conversational AI tool for victims of domestic violence. This episode discuses the AI tool they are building, how technology can help victims, and lastly, the challenges of running a social impact company.

In this weeks episode Maria is joined by Val Webber & Rebecca Franco. They discuss the current status of trust & safety in the adult entertainment industry and how these policies effect both users and in particular performers. This episodes takes a philosophical angle, debating who these police are meant to keep safe.

In this weeks episode Maria is joined by Daniel Fitter & Zixuan Fu from Public. They deep dive into the topic of child financial harm and exploitation, discussing what it is, how it takes form and how platforms and users can increase their awareness around the topic.Here is a link to an overview of this research : https://www.public.io/case-study/combating-online-child-financial-harms. Other resources:A recent study of children and young people who fall victim to financial harm online, by Parent Zone who also commissioned PUBLIC's research on CFH/E.Some CFH/E safeguarding resourcesCrimestopperCatch22's Guide on CFE for parents, carers and professionalsNSPCC

In this weeks episode Maria is joined by Andrew Briercliffe, a trust & safety veteran. We discuss the realities of the harmful content that platforms must deal with and debate whether or not it is possible to eliminate said contents.

As a follow-up from the last episode, Maria is joined by Gareth Ballance to discuss AI classifiers in investigations. Gareth is ex-UK law enforcement & currently working at T3K. T3K offers AI solutions for law enforcement to assist them with their investigations.Maria & Gareth discuss Gareth´s previous career in digital forensics, discussing how a digital forensic case works, tractor fraud & more.

In this weeks episode Maria is joined by Eric Oldenburg a former CSAM investigator at the Phoenix police. They discuss his time as a detective and the toll that CSAM investigations can take on investigators. This episode also delves into how AI companies can help to relieve this mental toll on investigators.To learn more about how AI can assist law investigators, particularly in relation to CSAM cases visit www.t3k.ai

Maria is joined by Yvette van Bekkum, the CEO of Orange Warriors. Orange warriors is an expert in the field of photo and video removal on the internet. In this weeks episode they discuss the large issue of stolen content online, be that for survivors of IBSA, influencers, as well as content creators. They delve into how content is stolen, the legality of stolen content & different jurisdictions and how companies such as Orange Warriors work to remove it.

Maria is joined by Alexa from Public.io. Public works with clients across central government, regulatory bodies and industry to build safer online spaces, protect users and grow a responsible digital economy.In this weeks episode Maria & Alexa discuss what exactly deepfakes are, how they are effecting online platforms and what the potential dangers are.

This weeks episode features the Jas Schembri & Jo Goodall, the founders of Luna, a digital health companion for teens. In this episode we discuss what kind of misinformation teens are faced with on mainstream social media and how Luna tackles this.

@_maria.bettina is joined by Elena Michael, co-founder of #notyourporn. In this weeks episode they discuss what exactly the Online Safety Act is with a particular focus on how this will change legislation around IBSA. They dive into the positives of the act as well as the negatives, looking at what future legislation needs to be put in place in order to protect survivors and potential victims of IBSA.

In this weeks episode Maria is joined by Carmen Raal, a digital transformation advisor at e-Estonia.They discuss the history of Estonia and how this pushed the country into becoming the most digital society in the world. They cover everything from the interesting technology behind the country, to how they educate their population to be technologically advanced, as well as how to safely store data in ´Digital Embassay´s´.

In this weeks episode @_maria.bettina is joined by John Ozbay. John is the founder of Cryptee, is a safety and privacy focused, encrypted service to write personal documents, notes, journals, and store photos, videos and more. John & Maria discuss what exactly encryption is, differentiating between its different forms and how it can benefit specific groups in society from simple storage of personal photos, to helping journalists document harsh truths of war & authoritarian societies. In addition, they discuss the controversial encryption debate. This debate centres around whether or not encryption should be ´weakened´ in order to scan for illegal contents or if it should remain encrypted for privacy reasons.

For the first episode of the Digital Shadows podcast is an introduction to the space of online safety and internet regulation. Maria is joined by Caroline Humer, a trust & safety expert. They discuss the history behind the trust & safety industry, why it exists, how it works, and how companies can play a vital role in keeping the internet safe.In addition, they discuss a magnitude of topics from incoming internet regulations, digital rights, human moderation and even the challenges that social media and adult companies face when it comes to online safety.#onlinesafety #ai