February 2012 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

"Report: Facebook Read Users' Text Messages"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Dalla serie: "E' molto peggio di quello che sospettavamo". E non solo Facebook: questi comportamenti - che a me sembrano, se confermati, francamente criminali - sono a quanto pare diffusi (v. articolo). juan carlos Report: Facebook Read Users' Text Messages <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/report_facebook_read_users_text_messag…> By Dave Copeland <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/author/dave-copeland.php> / February 26, 2012 6:29 AM The London Sunday Times <http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/> is reporting that Facebook <http://www.facebook.com> read text messages of users who downloaded the social network's smartphone app. The story is behind a paywall, but Fox News summarized the article <http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/26/facebook-spies-on-phone-users-tex…> and said Facebook admitted to reading text messages as part of a trial to launch its own messaging service. It is not clear whether Facebook has discontinued the practice. We've asked Facebook for comment and will update when we hear back from them. [...] Continua qui: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/report_facebook_read_users_text_messag…

Feb. 26, 2012

Re: [nexa] Call for papers - Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom

by Angela Daly

> Dear all, > > On the occasion of the visit in Italy of the UN Special Rapporteur on > the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and > expression, Mr. Frank la Rue, the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media > Freedom (CMPF) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies is > co-organizing, together with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), a > visit at the EUI. > > In particular the CFPM and OSF are scheduling an international > conference on hate speech and the role of the media in balancing > freedom of expression and ensuring diversity, which will take place in > Florence the 26-27 March 2012. This will be the first official event > of the CMPF and we are very glad to have the opportunity to do it in > such a frame. > > The Centre welcomes the submission of papers on topics related to this > conference, and we would be more than thankful if you could circulate > this information among your colleagues who might be interested in > submitting a paper. > > Papers can be sent to this email address: centre.mpf(a)eui.eu > > The deadline for the submission is 15 March 2012 > > > > Paula Gori > > Research Assistant > > Area Communications & Media > > Florence School of Regulation > > European University Institute > > tel: +39 055 4685 803 > > fax: +39 055 4685 755 > > email: Paula.Gori(a)EUI.eu

Feb. 26, 2012

Fwd: Call for papers - Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom

by Angela Daly

Dear all, On the occasion of the visit in Italy of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. Frank la Rue, the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies is co-organizing, together with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), a visit at the EUI. In particular the CFPM and OSF are scheduling an international conference on hate speech and the role of the media in balancing freedom of expression and ensuring diversity, which will take place in Florence the 26-27 March 2012. This will be the first official event of the CMPF and we are very glad to have the opportunity to do it in such a frame. The Centre welcomes the submission of papers on topics related to this conference, and we would be more than thankful if you could circulate this information among your colleagues who might be interested in submitting a paper. Papers can be sent to this email address: centre.mpf(a)eui.eu The deadline for the submission is 15 March 2012 Paula Gori Research Assistant Area Communications & Media Florence School of Regulation European University Institute tel: +39 055 4685 803 fax: +39 055 4685 755 email: Paula.Gori(a)EUI.eu

Feb. 26, 2012

The dark side of digital distribution

by J.C. DE MARTIN

The dark side of digital distribution <http://wosland.podgamer.com/the-dark-side-of-digital/> Posted on February 24, 2012 by RevStu As a concept, digital distribution -- particularly of videogames -- is a wonderful thing. It should, and sometimes does, reduce prices dramatically by cutting out the need for physical manufacture, stock inventory, distribution and retail middleman. (Which in turn can also make niche genres economically viable.) It can be, and usually is, much more convenient too -- there's no need to mess around with noisy, slow-loading discs or worry about getting them scratched or losing them if all your content is right there on an instantly-accessible hard drive. The only problem with digital is that cedes control of your software library (and therefore all the money you've invested in it) to business, and business is evil. Many of the facts supporting that assertion are well demonstrated. [...] Continua qui: http://wosland.podgamer.com/the-dark-side-of-digital/

Feb. 25, 2012

Germania, Corte costituzionale: “I dati personali su internet sono sacri”

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Germania, Corte costituzionale: “I dati personali su internet sono sacri” * /I magistrati hanno bocciato una parte della legge tedesca sulle telecomunicazioni: polizia e servizi segreti non potranno più accedere ai codici Pin dei cellulari o alle password delle e-mail senza prima chiedere l'autorizzazione di un giudice. Prevista anche una maggiore difesa dell'anonimato dei navigatori / In Germania password, codici PIN e indirizzi IP dinamici sono sacri: le norme che obbligano i provider e le compagnie telefoniche a girarli alla polizia e ai servizi segreti sono incostituzionali. Lo ha stabilito la *Corte costituzionale di Karlsruhe*, che ha bocciato una parte della legge tedesca sulle telecomunicazioni. Finora inquirenti, polizia e servizi segreti potevano accedere senza grossi problemi ai codici PIN dei cellulari o alle password delle e-mail, ad esempio per leggere il contenuto di uno smartphone sequestrato a una persona sospettata di aver commesso un reato o un’infrazione, anche minima, oppure per visionare i suoi messaggi di posta elettronica. Per farlo non era necessario munirsi prima dell’autorizzazione di un giudice: provider e compagnie telefoniche devono salvare tali informazioni e metterle a disposizione degli inquirenti su richiesta. [...] Continua qui: http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2012/02/25/germania-corte-costituzionale-da…

Feb. 25, 2012

Re: [nexa] NPR: "Is The 'Right To Be Forgotten' The 'Biggest Threat To Free Speech On The Internet'?"

by MANTELERO ALESSANDRO

un professore di della George Washington University che commenta un post di Fleischer, con un'analisi che trascura almeno in parte l'esegesi del testo normativo e dimentica alcuni famosi casi US sul diritto all'oblio! Se questa non è campagna preventiva nell'interesse delle imprese U.S. cos'è? Solo nel momento in cui il diritto all'oblio è stato cristallizzato nel regolamento dando parecchio fastidio ad alcuni operatori del web è nata tutta questa riflessione made in US su un diritto che già esisteva e trovava applicazione nelle corti. Visti i nomi ricorrenti e le connessioni, mi sfugge il confine fra la scienza e gli interessi economici. AM -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Confirmed Assistant Professor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero Department of Production Systems and Business Economics Nexa Center for Internet and Society Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:33:22 -0500 "J.C. DE MARTIN" <demartin(a)polito.it> wrote: > Is The 'Right To Be Forgotten' The 'Biggest Threat To >Free Speech On The Internet'? > > 09:06 am >February 24, 2012 > > by ROBERT KRULWICH > > This Is Yesica, the tipsy one on the right. She's a >Sports Illustrated swimsuit model > from Argentina. She is very nice to look at. > But if you live in Argentina, you can't look at her. Put >Yesica's name in Yahoo > Argentina and what do you get? You get nothing. A blank. >She's not there. > Yesica and her lawyers have exercised a legal right now >dubbed the "Right to Be >Forgotten" that allows you to remove embarrassing >pictures or information you put > on the Web — and do it permanently, totally. Which means >you can tell Yahoo or > Google or Facebook, "I don't want that there anymore. I >want this to be forgotten. > You have the image or the email or whatever in your >computers. Remove it. And if > you don't, you are breaking the law." > > [...] > > Continua qui: >http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/23/147289169/is-the-right-to-be-f… > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Feb. 25, 2012

"Open source politics: Reddit drafts “The Freedom of Internet Act”

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Open source politics: Reddit drafts “The Freedom of Internet Act” By Anthony De Rosa February 24, 2012 Unsatisfied with allowing Washington politicians, who seem to have shown a willful ignorance of how the Internet actually works, have taken it upon themselves to draft legislation in place of SOPA and PIPA. Using a Google Doc open for anyone to help write and edit, they’ve come up with a draft version of “The Freedom of Internet Act” <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nei0Q_-th2J0fkqZU0hyBrSKklQqoc-8eXpXEwo…> The act addresses some basic tenants they’ve set forth. Note that these proclamations are subject to change as this is a living document and only reflect the content at the time of this publication: [...] Continua qui: http://blogs.reuters.com/anthony-derosa/2012/02/25/open-source-politics-red…

Feb. 25, 2012

Sony Music Boss: Censored YouTube Videos Cost Us Millions

by Paolo Brini

Feb. 24, 2012

Rif: Guardian: "Facebook's nudity and violence guidelines are laid bare"

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Feb. 24, 2012

Fwd: [ NNSquad ] Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Begin forwarded message: > From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> > Date: 24 febbraio 2012 17:34:04 GMT-05:00 > To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org > Subject: [ NNSquad ] Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case > > > Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case > > http://j.mp/zp3bLj (AP / Yahoo) > > "Pro-tem Judge Russell Nadel found in favor of Spaccarelli in Ventura > Superior Court in Simi Valley on Friday, saying it wasn't fair for the > company to purposely slow down his iPhone, when it had sold him an > "unlimited data" plan. Spaccarelli could have many imitators. AT&T > has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans who can be > subject to throttling. That's nearly half of its smartphone users. > AT&T forbids them from consolidating their claims into a class action > or taking them to a jury trial. That leaves small claims actions and > arbitration." > > - - - > > --Lauren-- > NNSquad Moderator > _______________________________________________ > nnsquad mailing list > http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad >

Feb. 24, 2012