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26° Nexa Lunch Seminar - 26 novembre 2014
by Giuseppe Futia Nov. 24, 2014

Nov. 24, 2014

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-26> NEXA 26° Nexa Lunch Seminar Mercoledi 26 novembre 2014, ore 13.00 - 14.00 Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (primo piano) http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-26 What is "ownership" in an Internet of Things world? Speaker Hanne Melin, Director Global Public Policy and Head of eBay Inc. Public Policy Lab EMEA This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events In the *Internet of Things* (IoT), defined by Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things> as "the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing Internet infrastructure", *the boundaries between physical space and cyberspace are getting blurred* and products (physical) and services (digital) become one. In occasion of the 26th Nexa Lunch Seminar, Hanne Melin, Director Global Public Policy and Head of eBay Inc. Public Policy Lab EMEA, will discuss the *change of the concept of "ownership" in an IoT world*. The policy and governance challenge should be re-framed, redefining the consumer *interests*, *rights*, and *power*, mapping at the same time the commercial interests and power in the IoT domain. In this context, in fact, the physical dimension is determined and controlled by the digital one, which, in turn, is controlled by the entity governing the data. For these reasons, we need to answer specific questions: which are the economic interests already at play, and which are expected to enter the game soon? Which are the implications of current business models and software and infrastructure design choices? What are the policy and technology tools for balanced rights and empowerment? And finally, what can we do --as citizens, as firms, as research centers-- to *influence this process*? /Ingresso libero - Saranno disponibili panini e bibite per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://lunch26.eventbrite.com/ entro il 24 novembre./ Speaker - e informazioni supplementari [Hanne Melin] HANNE MELIN heads the EMEA arm of eBay Inc.'s newly created Public Policy Lab where she develops strategy and vision for policy and legislation fit for a technology-enabled and globally connected economy and society. Prior to joining eBay, Hanne was an associate at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where she practiced competition law for five years in Brussels. Hanne is a guest lecturer at the law faculty of Lund University (Sweden) and a member of the European Commission's Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship. She has written for many legal journals on the topic of online commerce and she is a frequent speaker on the topic of trade policy in the digital economy.In addition to an LLM from Lund University, Hanne holds a Master in International Business Law from King's College London. Letture consigliate e link utili: * Lessig, L. (1999). /Code is law <http://code-is-law.org/>/. The Industry Standard, 18 * Vargo, Stephen L. (2013) /Service-dominant logic reframes (service) innovation/. Highlights in service research, VTT * /Device democracy - Saving the future of the Internet of Things, IBM Institute for Business Value <http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=PM&subtype=XB&ht…>/, September 2014 Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa e i cicli di incontri "Mercoledì di Nexa" e "Nexa Lunch Seminar" Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino (Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica) è un centro di ricerca indipendente e interdisciplinare che studia Internet e il suo effetto sulla società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/about. Durante i "*Mercoledì di Nexa*", che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro Nexa su Internet e Società apre le sue porte non solo agli esperti e a tutti coloro i quali lavorano con Internet, ma anche a semplici appassionati e cittadini. Il ciclo di incontri intende approfondire, con un linguaggio preciso ma divulgativo, i temi legati alla Rete: motori di ricerca, Creative Commons, social networks, open source/software libero, neutralità della rete, libertà di espressione, privacy, file sharing, big e open data, smart cities e molto altro. Al centro di quasi tutti gli incontri un ospite pronto a dialogare con i direttori del Centro Nexa, il Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin del Politecnico di Torino e il Prof. Marco Ricolfi dell'Università di Torino, nonché lo staff e i Fellows del Centro Nexa. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa, incluso un elenco di tutti i "Mercoledì" passati, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. Si segnala inoltre che dal maggio 2012 *ogni 4° mercoledì* del mese *dalle ore 13 alle ore 14* il Centro Nexa organizza anche i "*Nexa Lunch Seminar*". Una lista di tutti i "Lunch Seminar" passati è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars. See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Maggiori informazioni sui Nexa Lunch Seminar e i Mercoledì di Nexa, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved> Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter

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WhiteHouse: Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 23, 2014

Nov. 23, 2014

*Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet* More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago. And here's a big reason we've seen such incredible growth and innovation: Most Internet providers have treated Internet traffic equally. That's a principle known as "net neutrality" — and it says that an entrepreneur's fledgling company should have the same chance to succeed as established corporations, and that access to a high school student's blog shouldn't be unfairly slowed down to make way for advertisers with more money. That's what President Obama believes, and what he means when he says there should be no gatekeepers between you and your favorite online sites and services. And as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considers new rules for how to safeguard competition and user choice, we cannot take that principle of net neutrality for granted. Ensuring a free and open Internet is the only way we can preserve the Internet's power to connect our world. That's why the President has laid out a plan to do it, and is asking the FCC to implement it. Watch President Obama explain his plan, then read his statement and forward it on. http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality

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Re: [nexa] WhiteHouse: Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet
by Francesco Sacco Nov. 23, 2014

Nov. 23, 2014

Scusate la domanda forse naif, ma dal momento che le idee camminano sulle gambe delle persone, di chi sono le gambe con cui questa sciagurata proposta italiana è arrivata sul tavolo? Chi se ne occupa al governo - o intorno - non sono in molti... _____________________ Francesco Sacco > On 22/nov/2014, at 12:00, Fulvio Sarzana <fulvio.sarzana(a)lidis.it> wrote: > > Pregevole Luca! > Solo che a far uscire la vicenda sarei stato io... :), qualche giorno > prima.. > http://www.fulviosarzana.it/blog/2793/ > cari saluti > fs > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it > [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Luca De Biase > Inviato: sabato 22 novembre 2014 11.55 > A: Stefano Quintarelli > Cc: NEXA ML > Oggetto: Re: [nexa] WhiteHouse: Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a > Free and Open Internet > > Intanto ho fatto un riassunto.. > http://blog.debiase.com/2014/11/le-contraddizioni-italiane-sulla-net-neutral > ity/ > > > >> Il giorno 21/nov/2014, alle ore 17:19, Stefano Quintarelli > <stefano(a)quintarelli.it> ha scritto: >> >> FYI, io ho presentato questo: http://bit.ly/1tngcGH >> ciao, s. >> >>> On 21/11/2014 17:12, Joy Marino wrote: >>> Bisogna che ci mettiamo d'accordo su che cosa intendiamo per "Network >>> Neutrality"... >>> >>> Sottoscrivo quello che dice Vint Cerf nell'articolo che citi nell'altro >>> tuo post. Ed attenzione che affermazioni del tipo "tutto il traffico >>> deve essere trattato allo stesso modo ed alla stessa velocità" finiscono >>> per favorire le manovre, spesso tutt'altro che trasparenti e guidate da >>> secondi fini, degli operatori telco ex-monopolisti. >>> Meccanismi di differenziazione del traffico, di ottimizzazione dei >>> percorsi, di prioritizzazione per specifici flussi a cui si deve dare >>> precedenza, sono sempre esistiti e sono stati usati per migliorare il >>> funzionamento e la fruizione della Rete, non per escludere dalla Rete. >>> >>> A me sembra che sia più opportuno definire _in positivo_ che cosa >>> intendiamo per "Accesso ad Internet che rispetti la N.N.", grosso modo >>> una definizione come segue: >>> >>> Il servizo di accesso ad Internet ("basic Internet access") deve >>> garantire, come minimo, l'accesso in modalità Best Effort a qualsiasi >>> indirizzo, quasiasi servizio (leggi Port Number), per qualsiasi >>> dispositivo e per qualsiasi [regionevole] volume scambiato. Eventuali >>> servizi "premium" che offrano servizi ulteriori (ma senza inficiare il >>> servizio di "basic Internet access") possono essere forniti a richiesta >>> dell'utente. Eventuali ottimizzazioni in termini di percorso seguito dai >>> flussi di pacchetti sono sempre possibili e vanno a vantaggio della >>> "user eperience" dell'utente finale. >>> >>> Tutto questo si regge su una definizione "regionevole" - e verificabile >>> - di che cos'è "Best Effort" (banalizzo: un ISP che 'ciurla nel manico" >>> non offre B.E., un ISP che qualche volta ha problemi di congestione per >>> tutto il suo traffico offre B.E.). >>> >>> La non N.N. nasce quando un operatore di accesso ritiene di avere il >>> potere di prendere in ostaggio i propri clienti e di decidere che cosa >>> possono o non possono ricevere e trasmettere nel servizio che viene loro >>> erogato e _pagato alla minima tariffa proposta_. Quando il cliente di >>> accesso non ha possibilità di scelta ed il prodotto che gli viene >>> proposto al prezzo migliore è adulterato (del tipo "Goggle, Youtube e >>> Facebook sono a traffico illimitato, tutto il resto è un tot a Mbyte" >>> oppure del tipo "puoi navigare su qualsiasi sito, ma solo se quando non >>> usi Facebook o non guardi un video di Netflix") nasce quella distorsione >>> che porta prima o poi alla totale chiusura del mercato nelle mani di >>> pochi oligopolisti (ed io continuo sempre a sottolineare che questi >>> pochi non saranno le vecchie telco, ma i nuovi OTT). Questo è lo >>> scenario che paventa Tim Wu, quello che ha propagandato per primo il >>> tema della N.N. come meccanismo che impedisce il "Master Switch >>> > <http://www.amazon.com/The-Master-Switch-Information-Empires-ebook/dp/B003F3 > PKTK/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1>". >>> >>> > ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> Joy >>> >>> >>>> On 18/nov/2014, at 11:11, Giorgio Ventre <giorgio.ventre(a)unina.it >>>> <mailto:giorgio.ventre@unina.it>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ti devo almeno una cena per l' "illustre retista". >>>> >>>> Condivido totalmente. In IPv4 era stato previsto un meccanismo di >>>> differenziazione che però non era mai stato messo in pratica. E' negli >>>> anni 90 che nasce l'idea di trasportare il traffico multimediale con >>>> meccanismi di preferenza. Che però oggi sono effettivamente utilizzati >>>> in tante infrastrutture. Da un punto di vista meramente tecnologico, >>>> il difficile nasce quando dalla rete di un ISP, si vogliono applicare >>>> questi meccanismi a livello globale, ossia a cavallo di più operatori. >>>> >>>> Il problema che vedo oggi è che mentre questi meccanismi di IP sono >>>> evidenti, e quindi in un certo senso controllabili, ci sono altri >>>> meccanismi di violazione della neutralità che lo sono molto meno. >>>> I dati di CISCO dicono che il 30% di traffico su Internet oggi passa >>>> via Content Delivery Networks. In parole povere gli OTT hanno messo >>>> dei server proprio sotto casa nostra e in un certo senso della >>>> neutralità della rete se ne fregano. Pensa, pure nel cuore di GARR, >>>> ossia nella rete di ricerca italiana che in quanto tale dovrebbe >>>> essere assolutamente "neutrale", c'è una cache Google ed una Akamai. >>>> E le proiezioni di CISCO dicono che nel 2018 questo traffico via CDN >>>> sarà più del 50% del totale. >>>> >>>> Senza parlare poi di Google che la sua rete di nodi CDN la >>>> interconnette con una infrastruttura proprietaria, peraltro >>>> incredibilmente evoluta dal punto di vista tecnologico. >>>> Rete che ovviamente è connessa anche a GARR, sempre per dire. >>>> >>>> Da alcuni dati che stiamo raccogliendo via PlanetLab, direi che oggi >>>> per lo streaming video abbiamo una Internet non a due ma a tre velocità. >>>> E la mia preoccupazione è che se lasciamo tutto così com'è facciamo >>>> solo rafforzare queste posizioni dominanti. >>>> >>>> Giorgio >>>> ======================================================================== >>>> Prof. Ing. Giorgio Ventre >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> nexa mailing list >>> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >>> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >>> >>> >>> >>> Nessun virus nel messaggio. >>> Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> >>> Versione: 2015.0.5577 / Database dei virus: 4213/8604 - Data di >>> rilascio: 21/11/2014 >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > > --- > Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. > http://www.avast.com > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

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Gigaom: "Net neutrality looks doomed in Europe before it even gets started"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 21, 2014

Nov. 21, 2014

*Net neutrality looks doomed in Europe before it even gets started** * David Meyer Nov. 20, 2014 - 8:45 AM PST Here come more leaks, and more reasons to suspect that the European Union is not going to get the hard-won net neutrality law it seemed likely to get just months ago. After last week’s letter from new European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker to his commissioners, suggesting that former digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes’s “Telecom Package” will be pulled and started again as a “Digital Single Market Package”, digital rights group EDRi has published documents that appear to show the neutering of that legislative package’s net neutrality provisions. […] Continua qui: https://gigaom.com/2014/11/20/net-neutrality-looks-doomed-in-europe-before-…

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consultazione Agid su banda ultralarga e crescita digitale
by Mauro Alovisio Nov. 21, 2014

Nov. 21, 2014

Gent.mi /e segnalo dal sito Agid http://www.agid.gov.it/notizie/crescita-digitale-banda-ultralarga-aperte-co… a presto Mauro Alovisio

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Fwd: [fcf_discussion] Is EU Giving Up Net Neutrality?
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 20, 2014

Nov. 20, 2014

(Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: <d004620(a)polito.it> > From: La Quadrature du Net <contact(a)laquadrature.net> > Date: 20 novembre 2014 18:02:02 CET > To: fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net > Subject: [fcf_discussion] Is EU Giving Up Net Neutrality? > Reply-To: fcforum_discussion(a)list.fcforum.net > > Themes: NET NEUTRALITY, MATTEO RENZI, LEAKED DOCUMENT, FAST LANES, COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION > > La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release > > Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/is-eu-giving-up-net-neutrality > > > Is EU Giving Up Net Neutrality? > > > > *** Paris, 20 November 2014 — After EU Commissioner Oettinger's outrageous blog post [1], the bad news keeps on coming from the front of Net Neutrality. The principle, strongly defended [2] by the Members of the European Parliament on April 3rd is worryingly jeopardized by an agreement currently discussed within the Council of the European Union. Governments are about to give in to the demands of big telecom operators by creating Internet fast-lanes whose access will be sold to dominant online services like YouTube or Netflix. Such unacceptable move, amounting to discriminating communications of all EU citizens, must be denounced by our representatives at the EU Parliament! *** > > A leaked document (note [3] and addendum [4]), presented by the Italian Presidency on November 14th, reveals the bad turn that EU Member States are taking on Net Neutrality during the negotiations of the EU telecom regulation. Last April, EU Parliament adopted a first-reading version of the text that included a strong protection [5] of Net Neutrality, designed to protect EU citizens against discrimination of their communications online. Right now, EU governments are about to dismantle it all. > > The proposal of the Italian Presidency suggests, inter alia, the deletion of “Net Neutrality” and “specialised services” definitions, which erases all the protections that the European Parliament's resolution brought to the open Internet against the harmful commercial strategies of the Internet biggest companies. > > Furthermore, the Italian Presidency – and many other Member States, like France, seem to welcome the idea – also proposes to limit the restrictions imposed on the ISPs, for the implementation of traffic management measures. In particular, the text would allow websites censorship decided by government agencies in charge of regulating the telecom sector without any judicial intervention. > > “The turnabout of the Italian Presidency – with the active complicity of Member States such as France or the UK – is a regretful betrayal, especially if we recall the good intentions proclaimed at the beginning of its mandate [6]. The working document currently discussed by the EU governments is a slap in the face of all the EU citizens and lawmakers who fought for a true protection of Net Neutrality in the Spring. Just when Barack Obama is taking strong positions in favour of Net Neutrality and is calling on banning paid prioritization, EU governments are giving in to the shameless lobbying of dominant telecom operators. By doing so, they are effectively preparing the end of the Internet as we know it, and of all the benefits it brings to democratic participation and innovation”, said Félix Tréguer, co-founder of the advocacy group La Quadrature du Net. > > “We call on Commissioner Ansip – whose declarations about Net Neutrality during his confirmation hearing have been encouraging – as well as on Members of the EU Parliament to intervene in this debate to ensure that meaningful provisions protecting Net Neutrality remain in the text. Failure to do so would be a sign of major political weakness, democratic renunciation and would stick with them until the end of their term”, concluded Miriam Artino, legal and policy analyst of the organisation. > > > * References * > > 1. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/does-commissioner-oettinger-want-to-discard… > 2. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-a-great-step-forward-for-the… > 3. http://www.laquadrature.net/files/Note-NN-14.11.2014.pdf > 4. http://www.laquadrature.net/files/Addendum-to-the-note-14.11.2014.pdf > 5. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-a-great-step-forward-for-the… > 6. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/will-the-italian-presidency-of-the-eu-counc… > > > > > ** About La Quadrature du Net ** > > > La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. > > In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. > > La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. > > List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net > > > ** Press contact and press room ** > > contact(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)972 294 426 > > https://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room > > > >

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“We need more people in parliament who can code"
by Barbara Demo Nov. 20, 2014

Nov. 20, 2014

More politicians need to be able to code if they are to legislate effectively on technology, Sir Tim Berners-Lee <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/timbernerslee> said on Saturday. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/media-network-blog/2014/nov/17/sir-ti… Saluti, Barbara Demo

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Identità ed eredità digitale - Milano 4 dicembre - Unibocconi
by Valerio Lubello Nov. 20, 2014

Nov. 20, 2014

Cari tutti, siamo lieti di invitarvi al Convegno in materia di "Identità ed eredità digitale - Stato dell'arte e possibili soluzioni a servizio del cittadino" che si terrà a Milano in data 4 dicembre presso l'Università Bocconi. In allegato tutti i dettagli dell'evento. Vi aspettiamo! Con i migliori saluti, Valerio

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WashPost: "Uber executive stirs up privacy controversy" (ovvero, #ubergate)
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 19, 2014

Nov. 19, 2014

*Uber executive stirs up privacy controversy* By Craig Timberg, Nancy Scola and Andrea Peterson November 18 at 9:20 PM Follow @craigtimberg Follow @nancyscola Follow @kansasalps An Uber executive’s suggestion that the company should investigate the private lives of journalists has sparked a backlash against the popular car service, offering a potent reminder that tech companies are amassing detailed — and potentially embarrassing — records of users’ communications, Internet traffic and even physical movements. The controversy stemmed from remarks by Uber Senior Vice President Emil Michael on Friday night as he spoke of his desire to spend $1 million to dig up information on “your personal lives, your families,” referring to journalists who write critically about the company, according to a report published Monday night by Buzzfeed. The same story said a different Uber executive once had examined the private travel records of a Buzzfeed reporter during an e-mail exchange about an article without seeking permission to access the data. That combination of vindictiveness and willingness to tap into user information provoked outrage Tuesday on social-media sites, spawning the hashtag “#ubergate” on Twitter. Critics recounted a series of Uber privacy missteps, including a 2012 blog post in which a company official analyzed anonymous ridership data in Washington and several other cities in an attempt to determine the frequency of overnight sexual liaisons by customers — which Uber dubbed “Rides of Glory.” […] Continua qui: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/uber-executive-stirs-up-p…

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Court agrees that Google’s search results qualify as free speech
by oreste.pollicino Nov. 19, 2014

Nov. 19, 2014

Grazie ad Andrea Glorioso per la segnalazione su FB http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/court-agrees-that-googles-search…

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