May 2014 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Social privacy

by Diego Giorio

Soprattutto destinata ai ragazzi, segnalo questa guida del Garante http://194.242.234.211/documents/10160/2416443/Social+privacy.+Come+tutelar… Saluti a tutti

May 23, 2014

Palmer: "Google is Breaking the Internet"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Google is Breaking the Internet** * /Jeremy Palmer/ 18 May 2014 I received an interesting email the other day from a company we linked to from one of our websites. In short, the email was a request to remove links from our site to their site. We linked to this company on our own accord, with no prior solicitation, because we felt it would be useful to our site visitors, which is generally why people link to things on the Internet. Apparently Google convinced them, via their Webmaster Tools portal, that the link looked "unnatural", and that they should use the Link Disavow Tool <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFJZXpnsRsc> to discredit the link. Furthermore, they thought it necessary to contact us to manually remove the link, which is something I'm not going to do (out of principle). For the last 10 years, Google has been instilling and spreading irrational fear into webmasters. They've convinced site owners that any link, outside of a purely editorial link from an "authority site", could be flagged as a bad link, and subject the site to ranking and/or index penalties. This fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) campaign has webmasters everywhere doing unnatural things, which is what Google claims they're trying to stop. [...] Continua qui: http://jeremypalmer.com/post/86123982870/google-is-breaking-the-internet

May 23, 2014

Slate: "Why has Google forsaken MetaFilter?"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Why has Google forsaken MetaFilter?* By David Auerbach Is Google broken? Or is your site broken? That's the question any webmaster asks when she sees her Google click-throughs drop dramatically. It's a question that Matt Haughey, founder of legendary Internet forum MetaFilter, has been asking himself for the last year and a half, as declining ad revenues have forced the long-running site to lay off several of its staff. MetaFilter, Haughey told me, made the bulk of its revenue through Google's AdSense program. That is, MetaFilter worked with Google ad representatives to place advertising on its pages that was served by Google. In turn, most of MetaFilter's visitors came via Google searches. (MetaFilter's members pay a small one-time signup fee to see no advertising; I am a member but not a terribly active one. I should also disclose here that I used to work for Google and my wife still does.) [...] Continua qui: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/05/metafilter_layoffs…

May 23, 2014

il diritto a non essere indicizzati: la controversa questione del diritto all'oblio

by Simone Aliprandi

Esiste o non esiste il diritto all'oblio in rete? E se esiste quali sono i suoi confini e le modalità per la sua tutela? In un mondo in cui ogni informazione diffusa in rete è indicizzata dai motori di ricerca e resa potenzialmente trovabile in pochi secondi, coloro che non sono interessati a questo tipo di "notorietà" digitale hanno il diritto a non essere trovati, a non essere ricordati, a non essere indicizzati? E ancora, qual è il confine tra il diritto alla riservatezza di un individuo e il diritto degli altri soggetti ad essere informati su ogni fatto potenzialmente utile alla collettività? Alcuni spunti di riflessione alla luce della dirompente sentenza della Corte di Giustizia sulla responsabilità di un soggetto come Google: http://aliprandi.blogspot.it/2014/05/diritto-non-indicizzati-privacy-oblio-… -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org | http://www.array.eu

May 22, 2014

Matteo Renzi vuole Consigli: rispondiamo

by la_zanna

Renzi aveveva a disposizione la corposa ricerca on-line di Partecipa.gov: http://www.riformecostituzionali.partecipa.gov.it/ e si è visto come si è comportato per le riforme costituzionali. Io non voglio perdere tempo con le sue trovate elettorali. Saluti Luca Zanellato

May 22, 2014

Authors Alliance: "Promoting authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Promoting authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read.* The Authors Alliance embraces the unprecedented potential digital networks have for the creation and distribution of knowledge and culture. We represent the interests of authors who want to harness this potential to share their creations more broadly in order to serve the public good. Unfortunately, authors face many barriers that prevent the full realization of this potential to enhance public access to knowledge and creativity. Authors who are eager to share their existing works may discover that those works are out of print, un-digitized, and subject to copyrights signed away long before the digital age. Authors who are eager to share new works may feel torn between publication outlets that maximize public access and others that restrict access but provide important value in terms of peer review, prestige, or monetary reward. Authors may also struggle to understand how to navigate fair use and the rights clearance process in order to lawfully build on existing works. The mission of Authors Alliance is to further the public interest in facilitating widespread access to works of authorship by assisting and representing authors who want to disseminate knowledge and products of the imagination broadly. We provide information and tools designed to help authors better understand and manage key legal, technological, and institutional aspects of authorship in the digital age. We are also a voice for authors in discussions about public and institutional policies that might promote or inhibit the broad dissemination they seek. URL: http://www.authorsalliance.org/

May 22, 2014

Fwd: [IP] How the NSA is Transforming Law Enforcement

by J.C. DE MARTIN

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [IP] How the NSA is Transforming Law Enforcement Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:29:31 -0400 From: David Farber via ip <ip(a)listbox.com> Reply-To: dave(a)farber.net, "David Farber" <farber(a)gmail.com> To: ip <ip(a)listbox.com> Begin forwarded message: *From: *Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne(a)warpspeed.com <mailto:dewayne@warpspeed.com>> *Subject: **[Dewayne-Net] How the NSA is Transforming Law Enforcement* *Date: *May 21, 2014 at 4:13:37 PM EDT *To: *Multiple recipients of Dewayne-Net <dewayne-net(a)warpspeed.com <mailto:dewayne-net@warpspeed.com>> *Reply-To: *dewayne-net(a)warpspeed.com <mailto:dewayne-net@warpspeed.com> How the NSA is Transforming Law Enforcement By NADIA KAYYALI May 20 2014 <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/05/how-nsa-transforming-law-enforcement> If you’ve been imagining NSA surveillance as something distant, with analysts sitting in remote data centers quietly analyzing metadata—stop now. NSA surveillance has become a part of day-to-day law enforcement fabric in the United States. The Snowden disclosures <https://www.eff.org/document/20140513-greenwald-noplacetohidedocuments> that were made public as part of Glenn Greenwald’s book /No Place to Hide/ <http://glenngreenwald.net/> drive this point home, and they emphasize why we need real change to government surveillance, not minor reforms. There are two key points necessary to understand the domestic aspect of NSA surveillance: the integral role <http://complex.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/11/14/the_fbi_is_helping_the_ns…> of the FBI in helping the NSA <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/19/hoovers-fbi-todays-sur…> spy on Americans, and the acceptance of usage of NSA material for domestic and traditional law enforcement purposes. These are contingent, of course, on the fact that the NSA’s procedures allow widespread targeting of Americans <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/depth-review-new-nsa-documents-expose…>. Much of the material published on May 13 expanded on the disturbing revelations that we’ve already seen, but there were some standout points: new information about the degree of spying on the U.N. and other foreign officials, documents demonstrating the economic espionage aspect of NSA surveillance, and some interesting technical details about NSA programs. Among those technical details, what was especially striking for those of us in the United States were the slides that described how the FBI enables NSA surveillance. A series of slides demonstrated that the FBI essentially serves as an attack dog for the NSA, doing the NSA’s domestic dirty work. One slide, which was previously published, notes that for purposes of PRISM, relationships with communications providers are only through the FBI. (slide23.jpg <safari-reader://www.eff.org/files/2014/05/20/slide23.jpg>). Another slide describes how the FBI and NSA partner to “address an unreliable and incomplete Facebook collection system.” (slide81.jpg <safari-reader://www.eff.org/files/2014/05/20/slide81.jpg>). There are also a series of slides describing the FBI’s relationship with Microsoft. One notes that the NSA is now able to collect Microsoft Skydrive data as a “result of the FBI working for many months with Microsoft to get this tasking and collection solution established .” (slide27.jpg <safari-reader://www.eff.org/files/2014/05/20/slide27.jpg>). The documents also show that the NSA, Department of Justice, and FBI collaborated to collect Skype data. (slide29.jpg <safari-reader://www.eff.org/files/2014/05/20/slide29.jpg>). Similarly, after Microsoft enabled encrypted chat: “MS, working with the FBI, developed a surveillance capability to deal with the new SSL.” (slide30.jpg <safari-reader://www.eff.org/files/2014/05/20/slide30.jpg>). Clearly, the NSA would have a much more difficult—if not impossible—time collecting information without the FBI. None of this should be surprising. It's easy to forget that Section 215 of the Patriot Act allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation—/not/ the NSA—to apply for production of business records <http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1861>. Remember the Verizon order <https://www.eff.org/document/2013-06-05-guard-verizon-215-secondary-order> that jumpstarted the NSA surveillance conversation? That order was an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court /by the FBI/ for production of Verizon’s business records to the NSA. [snip] Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/14798382-eb93fc78> | Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=14798382&id_secret=14798382-58a8a…> Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now <https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=14798382&id_secret=14798382-…> [Powered by Listbox] <http://www.listbox.com>

May 22, 2014

Fwd: Matteo Renzi vuole Consigli: rispondiamo

by Pier Paolo Franco

Da una mailing list Debian: ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: XXX Il Presidente Matteo Renzi, in vista della riforma della Pubblica Amministrazione prevista per giugno, ha reso disponibile un indirizzo e-mail a cui inviare i nostri suggerimenti. Fino al 30 maggio 2014, abbiamo la possibilità di indicare una enorme fonte di risparmio che è del tutto indolore (tranne per qualche multinazionale straniera). Scriviamo tutti, se in tanti, potrebbe funzionare veramente ... Questa iniziativa non appartiene a nessun partito politico ma solamente e semplicemente al buon senso degli italiani. Invia anche tu una e-mail non costa niente e potrebbe dare tanti benefici a tutti: http://www.istitutomajorana.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23… Grazie per l'attenzione, Antonio. -- A un amico che mi dice, Scriviamo anche noi, ho detto, Basterebbe applicare l'articolo sulla prioritaria valutazione di programmi open source, o comunque di motivazione per il non riuso o non uso o.s. (non ricordo bene e non ho l'articolo sottomano). Qualcuno in lista ha articolati vaganti in materia? vorrei elaborare o girare una proposta ai questuanti da inviare al governo. Grazie.

May 22, 2014

21° Nexa Lunch Seminar - 28 maggio 2014

by Giuseppe Futia

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-21> NEXA 21° Nexa Lunch Seminar Mercoledi 28 maggio 2014, ore 13.00 - 14.00 Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (primo piano) http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-21 OONI: un framework per la misurazione della censura su Internet Speaker Arturo Filastò (Hermes - Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights) This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events In occasione del 21° Nexa Lunch Seminar *Arturo Filastò*, vice-presidente di Hermes - Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights <http://logioshermes.org/> e sviluppatore di software libero presso GlobaLeaks <https://globaleaks.org/> e The Tor Project <https://www.torproject.org/>, illustrerà il fenomeno della *censura su Internet* e le potenziali minacce alla libertà di espressione online. Durante l'incontro verranno analizzate varie iniziative orientate alla mappatura della censura online, che verranno confrontate con la metodologia sviluppata dal progetto Tor sotto OONI (Open Observatory of Network Interference) <https://ooni.torproject.org/>, un framework per la misurazione della censura su Internet. Si discuteranno varie tecniche utilizzate per inibire l'accesso alle informazioni e le misurazioni effettuate con /ooniprobe/ per rilevare questi tipi di censura. Verranno infine presentati alcuni dei risultati raccolti fino a questo momento e le direzioni future del progetto. /Ingresso libero - Saranno disponibili panini e bibite per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://lunch21.eventbrite.com/ entro il 26 maggio./ Speakers - e informazioni supplementari [ciurcina giobergia] ARTURO FILASTO' (@hellais <https://twitter.com/hellais>) è il Vice-Presidente di Hermes - Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights e uno sviluppatore di software libero presso GlobaLeaks e The Tor Project. Ha studiato matematica ed è attualmente uno studente di informatica presso l'Università di Roma "La Sapienza". E' un rinomato ricercatore di sicurezza informatica e tiene spesso presentazioni a conferenze internazionali. Ha svolto attività di training rivolte ad attivisti sull'uso di tecnologie per aggirare la censura e per la sicurezza. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-21 Letture consigliate e link utili: * A. Filastò, J. Appelbaum, /OONI : Open Observatory of Network Interference/ <https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/foci12/foci12-final12.pdf> * Censorbib: Selected papers in censorship <http://www.cs.kau.se/philwint/censorbib/> * /Unintended Consequences: Fifteen Years under the DMCA/ <https://www.eff.org/pages/unintended-consequences-fifteen-years-under-dmca>, Electronic Frontier Foundation * R. Deibert, J. Palfrey, R. Rohozinski, J. Zittrain, /Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace/ <https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/titles/content/9780262514354_s…> 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 che studia da diversi punti di vista le varie componenti di Internet, la "più grande invenzione del secolo" (Rita Levi Montalcini), e il suo effetto sulla società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it. Durante i "*Mercoledì di Nexa*", che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro di ricerca 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 e confrontarsi sugli argomenti scelti per il dibattito, insieme 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

May 21, 2014

Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18.30 - You, me, and my computer

by Giuseppe Futia

You, me, and my computer http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/05/mccarthy <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/05/jayaram> *Lauren McCarthy, artist and programmer* Today, 6.30 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Can we use technology to help us be more human? To smile more, to touch and to listen to each other? What if a computer could understand and make decisions about our social relationships better than we could ourselves? Would our interactions be improved by computationally determining what to do and say? What happens if we crowdsource our dating lives and actually find love? This is a discussion of attempts to understand these questions through an artistic practice involving hacking, design and self-experimentation. About Lauren Lauren McCarthy is an artist and programmer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is adjunct faculty at RISD and NYU ITP, a researcher in resident at ITP, and recently a resident at Eyebeam. She holds an MFA from UCLA and a BS Computer Science and BS Art and Design from MIT. Her work explores the structures and systems of social interactions, identity, and self-representation, and the potential for technology to mediate, manipulate, and evolve these interactions. She is fascinated by the slightly uncomfortable moments when patterns are shifted, expectations are broken, and participants become aware of the system. At Sosolimited and Small Design Firm, Lauren has worked on installations for the London Eye, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, IBM, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello. She has also worked at Oblong Industries, Continuum and the MIT Media Lab. Her artwork has been shown in a variety of contexts, including the Conflux Festival, SIGGRAPH, LACMA, the Japan Media Arts Festival, Share Festival, File Festival, the WIRED Store, and probably to you without you knowing it at some point while interacting with her.

May 20, 2014