Human Dignity by Design – Tech Law in Context

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. I am Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

In this episode you will hear my keynote presentation, which I gave on 3 October 2025 at The University of Pretoria’s International Consumer Law Conference. The title of the talk is Responsible And Sustainable Use Of AI – human Dignity and the End of Consumer Protection. 

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Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

In this episode you will hear a talk given at Copenhagen Business School in October 2024. The talk is an extended version of my presentation on ‘Human Dignity in AI and Tech Policy’ that I gave at DEF CON 32 in August 2024, which you can hear in episode 13.

This episode concludes the first season of this podcast, which for the first 12 episodes serves as an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu) that explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence. I am still contemplating what to bring in the following episodes and your feedback, ideas and suggestions are more than welcome.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). Thank you for listening!

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

In this episode you will hear my talk on ‘Human Dignity in AI and Tech Policy’ given at DEF CON 32 in August 2024. The talk is largely based on my book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu) and is about hacking human behaviour and how tech law and policy can be informed by human dignity.

I also introduce the concept ‘Big Tech Arrogance’, which covers situations where businesses [1] design their business models, including user experiences, in (very profitable) ways that go against their users’ interests and cost society dearly (leading to what Cory Doctorow calls ‘enshitification’), [2] use frames and storytelling to convince everyone that such a design is in their best interest and even inevitable, and [3] buy and gaslight regulators to avoid regulation (and taxation).

Exposing Big Tech Arrogance is not an argument against making profits by using digital business models, but a matter of embracing competition, transparency and user empowerment, which ought to be basic and uncontroversial values in a market economy.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). Thank you for listening!

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the twelfths and final chapter of Your Privacy Is Important to Us!, which sketches out some ideas for actions and conversations that the conclusions in this book give rise to.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the eleventh chapter of Your Privacy Is Important to Us!, which summarises and concludes on the research presented in this book.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the tenth chapter of Your Privacy Is Important to Us!, which takes a societal perspective to include human dignity and democracy, including issues pertaining to human well-being, privacy, discrimination and proportionality.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the ninth chapter of Your Privacy Is Important to Us!, which is about transparency, including issues pertaining to information, communication, complexity and asymmetry.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the eights chapter of Your Privacy Is Important to Us!, which is about manipulation, including issues pertaining to coercion, deception, subliminal marketing and paternalism.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the sevenths chapter of Your Privacy Is Important to Us!, which is about persuasive technology, including issues pertaining to choice architecture, friction and prompts.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the sixth chapter of the book, which is the first chapter in Part III on psychology and technology. The chapter is an introduction to human decision-making, including issues pertaining to agency, psychology, bounded rationality and bounded willpower.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the fifth chapter of the book, which is an introduction to marketing law, which is also known as unfair competition law.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the forth chapter of the book, which is an introduction to privacy and data protection law. After the GDPR is distilled into six overarching principles, we focus on the legitimate basis for processing personal data for data-driven marketing and the rules on automated decision-making.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the third chapter of the book, which provides an introduction to law and markets with a particular focus on consumer protection and privacy.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear the second chapter of the book, which explores data-driven business models with a focus on value extraction, behaviour modification, artificial intelligence and potential harms.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence.

In this first episode you will hear the foreword written and read by Eric K. Clemons from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, followed by the preface and the first chapter of the book, which clarifies its aim and purpose, methodology, delimitation and structure.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk). My name is Jan Trzaskowski.

Welcome to the Human Dignity by Design podcast where we explore tech law in context and discuss how law and technology can – and should – be designed to respect human dignity. My name is Jan Trzaskowski and I am here to share research, thoughts and ideas on tech law and policy, including the role of fundamental human rights as guiding principles in business and beyond.

The first 12 episodes of this podcast are an audiobook version of my 2021 book Your Privacy Is Important to Us! (www.ypii.eu), which explores how to restore human dignity in data-driven marketing that relies on artificial intelligence. Later I will add more content, such as a recording of my talk on Human Dignity in AI and Tech Policy that I gave at DEF CON 32 in Las Vegas in August 2024.

Music for this podcast is composed and performed by Tomas Raae (www.tomasraae.dk).