This episode we look back at the predictions we made about 2021, What turned out to be true? What turned out better than we could have hoped? What turned out worse?
Links
Our predictions from 2021: pvcy.org/2021predictions
Clearview UK provisional fine: pvcy.org/clearUKfine
Clearview legal trouble in France: pvcy.org/clearFrance
Clearview investments: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/technology/clearview-ai-valuation.html
TRIPS waiver: https://www.devex.com/news/where-are-we-on-covid-19-after-a-year-of-trips-waiver-negotiations-101795
Travel podcast: pvcy.org/PITravel
Patent-free vaccine: https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/patent-free-coronavirus-vaccine-protein-subunit/
Mental health podcast: pvcy.org/podmentalhealth
David works for the Mental Health Foundation: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Google unionise: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/technology/google-employees-union.html
The 'Great Resignation': https://www.ft.com/content/857bdeba-b61b-4012-ab82-3c9eb19506df
PI has been working with two unions on our managed by bots campaign: pvcy.org/podbots
Complicated history of plagues and workers: https://www.economist.com/free-exchange/2013/10/21/plagued-by-dear-labour
Indian National Education Plan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Education_Policy_2020
Ugandan Election: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c9vyzlr1ek2t/uganda-election-2021
Crypto mining trouble: https://www.wired.com/story/kazakhstan-cryptocurrency-mining-unrest-energy/
US commitment to reduce methane: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59137828
Cop26 commitments: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/14/india-criticised-over-coal-at-cop26-but-real-villain-was-climate-injustice
Apple's valuation: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/6/visualising-apples-3-trillion-market-valuation
Facebook value drop: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/03/facebooks-232point6-billion-drop-in-value-sets-all-time-record.html
The Metaverse: https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-the-metaverse/
Predictions for 2022: pvcy.org/2022predictions