February 2013 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

"Why Aaron Died"
by bernardo parrella Feb. 4, 2013

Feb. 4, 2013

«Ask yourself this: If on January 10, Steve Heymann and Carmen Ortiz at the Massachusetts US Attorney’s office had called Aaron’s lawyer and said they’d realized their mistake and that they were dropping all charges — or even for that matter that they were ready to offer a reasonable plea deal that wouldn’t have marked Aaron as a felon for the rest of his life — would Aaron have killed himself on January 11? The answer is unquestionably no.» – TarenSK new post, must read/share: http://tarensk.tumblr.com/post/42260548767/why-aaron-died

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La Stampa: Obama studia il wi-fi “coast to coast”,“Decisivo per istruzione e sviluppo”
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 4, 2013

Feb. 4, 2013

http://www.lastampa.it/2013/02/04/blogs/finestra-sull-america/obama-studia-… juan carlos

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Biella Coleman: "Geeks are the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 4, 2013

Feb. 4, 2013

Geeks are the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties Recent events have highlighted the fact that hackers, coders, and geeks are behind a vibrant political culture. * By Gabriella Coleman <http://www.technologyreview.com/contributor/gabriella-coleman/> on February 4, 2013 A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements we've ever seen. It is a culture committed to freeing information, insisting on privacy, and fighting censorship, which in turn propels wide-ranging political activity. In the last year alone, hackers have been behind some of the most powerful political currents out there. Before I elaborate, a brief word on the term "hacker" is probably in order. Even among hackers, it provokes debate. For instance, on the technical front, a hacker might program, administer a network, or tinker with hardware. Ethically and politically, the variability is just as prominent. Some hackers are part of a transgressive, law-breaking tradition, their activities opaque and below the radar. Other hackers write open-source software and pride themselves on access and transparency. While many steer clear of political activity, an increasingly important subset rise up to defend their productive autonomy, or engage in broader social justice and human rights campaigns. [...] Continua qui: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510641/geeks-are-the-new-guardians-of-…

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Sondaggi elettorali
by Marco Baldassari Feb. 4, 2013

Feb. 4, 2013

La app a pagamento per conoscere il risultato dei sondaggi, altrimenti inacessibili, per un paese democratico sono una grave mina alla democrazia, fondata sul libero accesso all'informazione. Trovo interessante lo sviluppo di app libere che possano aggregare il voting sulle singole proposizioni. iDichiarato: leggi cosa dicono i politici prima di votare http://it.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=6&articleid=6522556 -- Hai mai desiderato un'applicazione che ti offra tutte le news che ti interessano? Scopri News Republic, la prima applicazione gratuita per lettori davvero "smart"! http://www.mobilesrepublic.com/newsrepublic

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Mercoledì 6 febbraio a Roma ore 19: "Aaron Swartz, tra liberta` di Internet e condivisione della conoscenza"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 4, 2013

Feb. 4, 2013

Segnalo agli iscritti romani di questa lista come dopodomani al Teatro Valle occupato si terrà un incontro, a cui parteciperò anche io, dal titolo: "Aaron Swartz: tra liberta` di Internet e condivisione della conoscenza" Maggiori info qui: http://www.teatrovalleoccupato.it/commons-cafe-aaron-swartz-tra-liberta-di-… juan carlos

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AGCom, SWG e diffusione sondaggi in periodo pre-elettorale
by Marina Caporale Feb. 4, 2013

Feb. 4, 2013

Salve, mi piacerebbe avere la vostra opinione sull'interpretazione che L'AGCom ha fornito sulla legge sulla par condicio, e in particolare in merito al divieto di diffondere sondaggi pre-elettorali nei 15 giorni antecedenti il voto: la società SWG è stata abilitata dall'Autorità a commercializzare una app che consente di diffondere i sondaggi anche nel periodo di black-out pre-elettorale a beneficio di coloro che la scaricheranno (costo 9.99 euro, mi pare) con tablet e smart-phone. Questo perchè, nell'interpretazione dell'AGCom questi due "terminali" non sono ritenuti "mass media" nell'accezione della legge (che pure non precisa su quali mezzi NON possano essere diffusi i sondaggi). La notizia è stata data da 'il Fatto quotidiano', sul sito dell'AGCom non c'erano riscontri, ho visto però il video visualizzabile dal sito SWG http://politicapp.swg.it/ (ma anche da youtube), in cui viene proiettato anche il testo un e mail dell'AGCom contenente queste conclusioni. Forse la questione è anche nell'accesso a richiesta e a pagamento ai contenuti, nel vincolo a non "inoltrare" i dati, ma dovrebbe comunque prevalere la considerazione che l'accezione della legge 28/2000 proposta è un po' superata dalla attuale definizione di "mass media", o no? Insomma mi pare che forse l'Autorità di convergenza avrebbe potuto ragionare diversamente, o no? Marina

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Cloud Governmnet
by Diego Giorio Feb. 3, 2013

Feb. 3, 2013

http://cloudbestpractices.net/2013/02/02/govcloud-2/ Segnalo questo link, dal quale si può scaricare un pdf di 25 pagine, nonchè seguire altri link sulla digital government strategy presentata di recente dal governo USA Buon serata a tutti Diego

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Social Media and Behavior Economics Conference - February 6th at Harvard Law School
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 1, 2013

Feb. 1, 2013

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/8166 Social Media and Behavior Economics Conference - February 6th at Harvard Law School /*More information can be found on the main event website <http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2013/02/social-media-and-behavioral-economi…>. */ Scholars from across Harvard University will join social media experts from Facebook, Twitter, Socialflow and Yahoo Research, for a conference on social media, theory and practice, and its potential effects on voting behavior, electricity consumption, pro-social behavior and privacy. The event, "Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference," sponsored by Harvard Law School's new Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy, will be held at Harvard Law School on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The event is free and open to the public and will also be webcast live <http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2013/02/social-media-and-behavioral-economi…>. Please RSVP via the Facebook event page <https://www.facebook.com/events/437994132941251/?ref=22> and follow along on Twitter with #HarvardSMBEC. *Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference* *Date:*Wednesday, February 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. *Location:*WCC 2019 (Milstein West AB), Harvard Law School *Introductions *(9 a.m.) Cass Sunstein <http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=552>, /Professor, Harvard Law School / *Panel 1: Theory and Practice *(9:15-10:20 a.m.) Moderator: Yochai Benkler <http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=419>, /Professor, Harvard Law School, and Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and Society/ Eytan Bakshy <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/eytan-bakshy/45/b48/7b1>, /Data Scientist, Facebook/ Sendhil Mullainathan <http://scholar.harvard.edu/mullainathan>, /Professor of Economics, Harvard University/ Sharad Goel <http://research.yahoo.com/node/2899>, /Research Scientist, Yahoo Research/ Gilad Lotan <http://blog.socialflow.com/post/author/gilad>, /VP of Research and Development, Socialflow/ *Panel 2: Behavioral Economics, Social Media, and Apps *(10:30-11:40 a.m.) Moderator: David Laibson <http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/laibson>, /Professor of Economics, Harvard University/ Sarah Feinberg <http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/facebook-share-life-tool-16247552>, /Director of Corporate Communications, Facebook/ Andy Cameron <http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/facebook_to_ask_users_to…>, /Associate Professor of Surgery and Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University/ Michael Sachse <http://opower.com/company/people/management>, /Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel, Opower/ *Panel 3: The Role of Institutions *(11:50-1 p.m.) Moderator: Cass Sunstein <http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=552>, /Professor, Harvard Law School / Jonathan Zittrain <http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=106>, /Professor, Harvard Law School, and Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and Society/ Mike Luca <http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=602417>, /Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School/ Elliot Schrage <http://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotschrage>, /Vice President, Communications and Public Policy, Facebook/ Alex Macgillivray <http://twitter.com/amac>, /General Counsel, Twitter/

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Digital Divide: non esiste se non nella testa della gente
by Marco Baldassari Feb. 1, 2013

Feb. 1, 2013

Con grande piacere apprendo la fine del digital divide fisico. Connessione via satellite veloce in tutta Europa. Resta soltanto nella testa della gente. Ho regalato un tablet 7' a mia figlia e la sua maestra nella riunione a scuola ha dichiarato entusiasta come l'accesso alle risorse gia' esistenti online abbia portato maggiore interesse e migliore comprensione delle cose ai bimbi. Nel frattempo abbiamo uno statalismo corporativo che ha bloccato il digitale nella scuola. Propongo di organizzare un grande sciopero contro l'adozione dei libri di testo, chiedendo a tutti gli italiani di destinare quella cifra all'acquisto di tablet 3g in modo che tutti in Italia abbiano le stesse opportunita del resto del mondo. Costo tablet €180 connessione €5 al mese. Eutelsat: digital divide addio. Da Tooway nuovo servizio che garantisce la banda larga satellitare piu' veloce d'Italia http://goo.gl/D7q8J

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Libro O'Reilly gratis: "Open Government"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 1, 2013

Feb. 1, 2013

https://github.com/oreillymedia/open_government Open Government was published in 2010 by O'Reilly Media. The United States had just elected a president in 2008, who, on his first day in office, issued an executive order committing his administration to "an unprecedented level of openness in government." The contributors of Open Government had long fought for transparency and openness in government, as well as access to public information. Aaron Swartz was one of these contributors (Chapter 25: When is Transparency Useful?). Aaron was a hacker, an activist, a builder, and a respected member of the technology community. O'Reilly Media is making Open Government free to all to access in honor of Aaron. #PDFtribute -- Tim O'Reilly, January 15, 2013

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