May 2013 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

il principio open by default tra Decreto Crescita 2.0 e Decreto Trasparenza
by Simone Aliprandi May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Il legislatore sembra ormai essersi affezionato al principio open by default e quindi coglie ogni occasione per ribadire e chiarire il rivoluzionario concetto (di cui ho avuto modo di parlare in altra sede) che era già diventato parte integrante del nostro ordinamento con il Decreto Crescita 2.0, convertito in legge lo scorso dicembre. Grazie a questa novità, dati e documenti pubblicati dalle pubbliche amministrazioni ... [continua qui: http://www.apogeonline.com/webzine/2013/05/23/aperto-per-definizione ] Un cordiale saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

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Report: "The Global Cyber Game" (UK Defense Academy)
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

*The Global Cyber Game* This report presents a synthesis of the findings of the Defence Academy Cyber Inquiry. The Inquiry was an open source research programme formed in response to a strategic research question posed by the Ministry of Defence. The report gives an overview of the Cyber Inquiry's big-picture conclusions. http://www.da.mod.uk/publications/library/technology/20130508-Cyber_report_… *Executive Summary*: This report presents a systematic way of thinking about cyberpower and its use by a variety of global players. The urgency of addressing cyberpower in this way is a consequence of the very high value of the Internet and the hazards of its current militarization. Cyberpower and cyber security are conceptualized as a ?'Global Game?' with a novel ?'Cyber Gameboard?' consisting of a nine-cell grid. The horizontal direction on the grid is divided into three columns representing aspects of information (i.e. cyber): connection, computation and cognition. The vertical direction on the grid is divided into three rows representing types of power: coercion, co-option, and cooperation. The nine cells of the grid represent all the possible combinations of power and information, that is, forms of cyberpower. The Cyber Gameboard itself is also an abstract representation of the surface of cyberspace, or C-space as defined in this report. C-space is understood as a networked medium capable of conveying various combinations of power and information to produce effects in physical or ?'flow space?,' referred to as F-space in this report. Game play is understood as the projection via C-space of a cyberpower capability existing in any one cell of the gameboard to produce an effect in F-space vis-a-vis another player in any other cell of the gameboard. By default, the Cyber Game is played either actively or passively by all those using network connected computers. The players include states, businesses, NGOs, individuals, non-state political groups, and organized crime, among others. Each player is seen as having a certain level of cyberpower when its capability in each cell is summed across the whole board. In general states have the most cyberpower. The possible future path of the game is depicted by two scenarios, /N-topia/ and /N-crash/. These are the stakes for which the Cyber Game is played. /N-topia/ represents the upside potential of the game, in which the full value of a globally connected knowledge society is realized. /N-crash/ represents the downside potential, in which militarization and fragmentation of the Internet cause its value to be substantially destroyed. Which scenario eventuates will be determined largely by the overall pattern of play of the Cyber Game. States have a high level of responsibility for determining the outcome. The current pattern of play is beginning to resemble traditional state-on-state geopolitical conflict. This puts the civil Internet at risk, and civilian cyber players are already getting caught in the crossfire. As long as the civil Internet remains undefended and easily permeable to cyber attack it will be hard to achieve the /N-topia/ scenario. Defending the civil Internet in depth, and hardening it by re-architecting will allow its full social and economic value to be realized but will restrict the potential for espionage and surveillance by states. This trade-off is net positive and in accordance with the espoused values of Western-style democracies. It does however call for leadership based on enlightened self-interest by state players.

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altri esempi di sentenze open data?
by Simone Aliprandi May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Qualcuno conosce altri casi di banche dati di provvedimenti giurisprudenziali rilasciati in open data come il caso della nostro Corte Costituzionale? Intendo... sia quelli di cui è disponibile il dataset interamente scaricabile in formato aperto (open data in senso proprio, come appunto il caso della Corte Cost.), e anche quelli semplicemente resi disponibili secondo termini d'uso open. Anche internazionali. Ad esempio, la Corte Suprema USA ha i suoi provvedimenti disponibili sul sito e sono di pubblico dominio... ma non c'è un file per scaricare integralmente il database (oO forse c'è e sono io che non lo trovo?). E altri esempi simili degni di nota? Un cordiale saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

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Stockholm Internet Forum - video delle sessioni
by Claudio May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Ciao a tutti, Ci son stati panel discussi a Stoccolma, su diritti tecnologie, comportamenti delle nazioni, autodifesa degli utenti... non li ho ancora sentiti tutti (a dir il vero, solo 2, per ora), ma questo mi è piaciuto particolarmente: http://www.stockholminternetforum.se/program/session-1a/ si intitola: " Global security and human rights in the internet age". Ad un certo punto, si son messi ad immaginare, con un imbarazzato speaker il quale titolo è "Global Head of Free Expression and International Policy, Google" , cosa succederebbe se Google se comunicasse in modo esplicito che è soggetto alla legge US, e quindi tutti i suoi utenti ne sono soggetti. (Certo, se lo edovesse comunicare con la sua capacità di marketing, anche il patriot act diventerebbe una bellissima caramellina ;) ). Sotto la voce "Program" ci sono tutti i filmati. ciao, C -- Claudio Agosti GlobaLeaks http://globaleaks.org - Hermes Center http://logioshermes.org twitter: @sniffjoke 1024D/0xC6765430 2009-08-25 Key fingerprint = 341F 1A8C E2B4 F4F4 174D 7C21 B842 093D C676 5430

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] Twitter launches (limited) 2-factor authentication
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ NNSquad ] Twitter launches (limited) 2-factor authentication Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:19 -0700 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org Twitter launches (limited) 2-factor authentication http://j.mp/10nsH8b (TechCrunch) "However the brands and news outlets whose accounts are the most valuable to hackers may not benefit from the feature. They can only set one phone number as the recipient of the two-factor authentication codes, but may have several staff members who need to access the account. If they enabled it, whoever carried the phone registered with Twitter would have to relay the code to all the other staffers to get it to whoever needed it. That hassle might prevent shared accounts from turning on login verifications, and so the hackings may continue." - - - Limited and a bit unwieldy, but definitely better than nuttin', and a good first step. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad

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Fwd: Facebook Joins the Global Network Initiative
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

(not only typed on the go, but also subject to the influence of a capricious spelling corrector - apologies for any typos) Begin forwarded message: > From: Global Network Initiative <info(a)globalnetworkinitiative.org> > Date: 22 maggio 2013 17:12:32 CEST > To: <demartin(a)polito.it> > Subject: Facebook Joins the Global Network Initiative > Reply-To: Global Network Initiative <info(a)globalnetworkinitiative.org> > > > Facebook Joins the Global Network Initiative > View this email in your browser > > Share > Tweet > Forward to Friend > Facebook Joins the Global Network Initiative > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Wednesday, May 22, 2013 > > WASHINGTON, DC—The Global Network Initiative is pleased to announce that Facebook has become the sixth company to join GNI. “We welcome Facebook as a full member of GNI and look forward to working more closely with them to advance the freedom of expression and privacy rights of Internet users worldwide,” said GNI Executive Director Susan Morgan. “Adding the power of Facebook’s community of one billion global users puts GNI in an even better place to press governments to fulfill their obligations to protect rights online,” she added. > > "Advancing human rights, including freedom of expression and the right to communicate freely, is core to our mission of making the world more open and connected," said Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications, Marketing and Public Policy at Facebook. "We're pleased to join GNI and contribute to its efforts to shed a spotlight on government practices that threaten the economic, social and political benefits the internet provides." > > GNI brings information technology companies together with NGOs, investors and academics. Facebook joins founding companies Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo!, as well as Evoca and Websense who joined the initiative in 2011. GNI’s principles and guidelines provide companies with a framework for responding to government requests in a manner that protects and advances freedom of expression and privacy. Companies that join GNI agree to independent assessments of their record in implementing these principles and guidelines. > > “By joining this important collaboration between companies, human rights organizations, investors, and academics, Facebook is fully embracing its responsibility to protecting the rights of its users and setting an example that other companies should follow,” said Leslie Harris, President and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology. > > “A company’s commitment to freedom of expression and privacy is increasingly essential for building and maintaining user trust. Facebook’s decision to join GNI sends a signal to users, investors and other stakeholders alike that it aspires to be a platform on which the rights of users everywhere are respected as it expands its reach around the world,” said Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President of Sustainability Research and Policy at Calvert Investments. > > Contacts: > David Sullivan, GNI, dsullivan(a)globalnetworkinitiative.org, +1 202 741 5048 > Jodi Seth, Facebook, jodiseth(a)fb.com , +1 202 487 1431 > > ### > > GNI is a multi-stakeholder group of companies, civil society organizations (including human rights and press freedom groups), investors and academics, who have created a collaborative approach to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy in the ICT sector. GNI provides resources for ICT companies to help them address difficult issues related to freedom of expression and privacy that they may face anywhere in the world. GNI has created a framework of principles and a confidential, collaborative approach to working through challenges of corporate responsibility in the ICT sector. Read more: www.globalnetworkinitiative.org > > Copyright © 2013 Global Network Initiative, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, or through another method. > > Our mailing address is: > Global Network Initiative > 1634 I St. NW > Suite 1100 > Washington, Dc 20006 > > Add us to your address book > unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences > >

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Segnalazione
by Diego Giorio May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

http://ec.europa.eu/italia/attualita/primo_piano/informazione/agenda_digita… Workshop sul progresso dell'agenda digitale, organizzato dalla Commissione europea Saluti Diego

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Connaught Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and Rights
by Milan, Stefania May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

Ciao a tutti vi segnalo un summer workshop che stiamo organizzando all'Universita' di Toronto, precisamente al Citizen Lab, un lab interdisciplinare che si occupa di ricerca su nuove tecnologie e diritti umani (cybersecrity, internet censorship, surveillance, DDOS, azione collettiva online, eccetera). Il Connaught Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and Rights e' aperto a dottorandi e advanced researchers, e sara' dedicato principalmente alla discussione di metodi e metodologie dal punto di vista interdisciplinare. Date da ricordare: il workshop e' a luglio (22-26), la deadline per le applications e' il 1 giugno. Per maggiori info: https://citizenlab.org/2013/04/connaught-summer-institute-2013/ o qua sotto. Per qualsiasi domanda contattatemi pure. Ciao, Stefania ----- Connaught Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and Rights Call for Applications The University of Toronto is convening a week-long workshop taking place on July 22-26, 2013 focused on monitoring Internet openness and rights from a multidisciplinary perspective. We would like to invite leading researchers, students, and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines to discuss research on the study of information controls, present latest work, facilitate research review and mentorship, discuss research ethics, and engage in intensive research methods training. Information controls can be broadly conceptualized as actions conducted in and through information and communication technologies (ICTs) that seek to deny, disrupt, monitor, or manipulate information for political and economic ends. These controls can be mandated by states or implemented by private actors. Information controls include a range of technical measures (e.g. Internet filtering, distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, electronic surveillance, targeted malware, etc.) and non-technical means (e.g. media regulation, licensing regimes, content removal, and broad use of defamation and slander laws). Over the past decade there has been a steady increase and spread of information controls across the globe in both democratic and authoritarian states. The spread of information controls has a number of potentially negative impacts for the public interest. Privacy, civil liberties, and freedom of expression in both cultural and political spheres are often and increasingly threatened by state and corporate actors that have now developed potent means of controlling and monitoring digital information flows. Information controls (such as censorship and surveillance) are processes that lack transparency, often taking place beyond the scrutiny of public debates, and which therefore increases the risk of abuses against civil and political rights. Hence, there is a pressing need to know more about how and why information controls take place, so that robust evidence can be generated, analysed, and inform policy discussions. Requirements We encourage submissions on a wide range of relevant topics. Submission that explore multidisciplinary approaches are especially encouraged. Possible topics include but are not limited to: Measuring Internet censorship, detecting surveillance, new tools and research methods, research ethics, legal and regulatory frameworks, role of private sector actors in censorship and surveillance, analysis of the social, economic and political impacts of censorship and surveillance. Interested participants should send a one page abstract summarizing what they plan to present at the workshop as well as any relevant experience or topics of specific interest. The abstract should also indicate the preferred presentation format for the work (poster, short talk, or tutorial) and indicate if the person will require travel support to attend the institute. A limited pool of travel support is available and will be allocated based on strength of the abstract and demonstrated need. Please submit abstracts to info at citizenlab.org with the subject "Summer Institute 2013" by June 1, 2013. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

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Brunetta (Pdl): "Più sicurezza contro la violenza sul web"
by A Dicorinto May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

Siamo alle barzellette, ma in realtà il clima è pesante "Le minacce in rete non sono meno reali" dice l'ex ministro. E chiede che, oltre alla libertà d'espressione, lo Stato tuteli gli utenti con leggi ad hoc http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/it-world/21386_brunetta-pdl-piu-sicurez…

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Fatto: "Paura del web, da Boldrini ai blogger. “Ma in Usa ed Europa sono più liberali”"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013

*Paura del web, da Boldrini ai blogger. “Ma in Usa ed Europa sono più liberali” */Politici italiani smarriti davanti ai commenti online, condanne per i commenti degli utenti, emendamenti che chiedono l'obbligo di rettifica anche per i siti non professionali e proposte di "controllo del web". Ma all'estero è diverso, tra responsabilità altrui e difesa del Primo emendamento/ di Eleonora Bianchini | 22 maggio 2013 Commenti lasciati sulle *bacheche* online che spingono i politici a riesumare emendamenti *ammazza-blog* <http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2013/05/15/intercettazioni-bavaglio-pdl-att…> e piazze digitali equiparate più ad articoli di stampa che a una “piazza” virtuale. Responsabili di spazi web ritenuti colpevoli per commenti lasciati da altri. E se la persona offesa ricopre una *carica pubblica* cresce l’allarme e si ipotizzano anche norme più stringenti. Eppure in *Europa* come negli*Stati Uniti* c’è maggiore tolleranza sui contenuti online specie da parte dei politici e di chi è esposto mediaticamente, come dimostra anche una recente sentenza della *Corte europea* <http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2013/05/16/web-corte-europea-il-politico-de…>. Nelle ultime settimane abbiamo assistito a una /escalation/ di preoccupazione nei confronti di ciò che può accadere in Rete. Prima la presidente della Camera *Laura Boldrini*, che a fronte di un fotomontaggio circolato online e alle minacce ricevute, ha ricordato il problema del “controllo del web” <http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2013/05/03/boldrini-minacce-online-e-norma-…>. Poi *Piero Grasso*, seconda carica dello *Stato*, che sostiene la necessità di “avere delle leggi che colpiscano i reati commessi attraverso il web <http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2013/05/03/grillo-grasso-e-boldrini-e-legge…>, di qualsiasi tipo: dall’insulto alla minaccia, dall’ingiuria alle cose anche più gravi”. Eppure le leggi ci sono già anche se, come ha sottolineato Boldrini, il problema sono i tempi della giustizia: troppo lunghi. [...] Continua qui:

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