November 2015 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Tufekci: "Stopping WhatsApp Won’t Stop Terrorists"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 22, 2015

Nov. 22, 2015

*Stopping WhatsApp Won’t Stop Terrorists* Zeynep Tufekci NOV. 20, 2015 IS the ability to send encrypted messages making it hard to stop terrorists? That’s what many intelligence officials and politicians have been saying about rumors that the terrorists in France communicated using encrypted services like WhatsApp or Apple iMessage. For decades, government officials have been warning about the threat of criminals and terrorists “going dark” — becoming impenetrable to law enforcement surveillance — through the use of encryption. There is a bill in Britain calling for weaker encryption. Here in the United States, Senator John McCain says he will hold hearings in the Senate and propose legislation on this topic, while Hillary Rodham Clinton warned that encryption was a “particularly tough problem.” […] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/opinion/stopping-whatsapp-wont-stop-terro…

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"L’impatto della tecnologia nell’economia e nella società" - SAA-School of Management, Torino (30 novembre)
by Giuseppe Futia Nov. 22, 2015

Nov. 22, 2015

Gentilissimi, abbiamo piacere di segnalarvi il convegno dal titolo "L’impatto della tecnologia nell’economia e nella società – Telelavoro, internazionalizzazione e information technology" che si svolgerà il 30 novembre presso la SAA-School of Management di Torino. Al convegno parteciperà anche l’Avv. Mauro Alovisio, fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società. Il programma è disponibile online all'indirizzo: http://www.csigivreatorino.it/documenti/Locandina-Convegno.pdf. Cordiali saluti, -- ------------------------------------------------- Giuseppe Futia Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: giuseppe.futia(a)polito.it tel. +39 011 090 7219

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tagli alla spesa informatica nella PA
by Giuseppe Attardi Nov. 21, 2015

Nov. 21, 2015

Non vi pare che questa formulazione dei tagli all'informatica nella PA implicitamente dica che le spese informatiche non costituiscono investimenti in innovazione tecnologica? 282. La procedura di cui ai commi 279 e 281 ha un obiettivo di risparmio di spesa annuale, da raggiungere alla fine del triennio 2016-2018, pari al 50% della spesa annuale media per la gestione corrente del solo settore informatico, relativa al triennio 2013-2015, al netto dei canoni per servizi di connettività effettuata tramite Consip SpA o i soggetti aggregatori documentata nel Piano Triennale di cui al comma 280. Sono escluse dal predetto obiettivo di risparmio le società [omissis], la Consip SpA per le prestazioni e i servizi erogati dalle stesse società, [omissis]. I risparmi derivanti dall’attuazione del presente articolo sono utilizzati dalle medesime amministrazioni prioritariamente per investimenti in materia di innovazione tecnologica. Sorvolo sull’italiano zoppicante: immagino che "tramite Consip SpA i soggetti aggregatori” intenda "tramite Consip SpA o i soggetti aggregatori”, “ivi compresi le centrali” sia “ivi comprese le centrali”.

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Safe Harbour: i garanti europei valuteranno l'adeguatezza degli altri strumenti
by Alessandro Mantelero Nov. 21, 2015

Nov. 21, 2015

EU Privacy Chiefs to Assess Safe Harbor Alternatives Raynal [CNIL] said that the Art. 29 Working Party would look in particular at standard contractual clauses, which are defined by the European Commission, and can be written into contracts between EU data exporters and U.S. data importers. Standard contractual clauses have been highlighted by the commission as the main fallback for companies affected by the invalidation of Safe Harbor. The commission decision establishing the standard contractual clauses “provides for the possibility for the authorities to prohibit transfers” in case laws in the destination country require data importers to derogate from data protection law to an extent that goes beyond what is considered reasonable in a democratic society, Raynal said. The aim of the working party's evaluation of standard contractual clauses would be to “define which derogations are acceptable in a democratic society,” Raynal said. http://www.bna.com/eu-privacy-chiefs-n57982063579/ -- Prof. Avv. Alessandro Mantelero Politecnico di Torino Nexa Center for Internet and Society | Director of Privacy Politecnico di Torino–Tongji University| Coordinator, Double Degree program in Management and IP Law Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | Part-time Expert, School of Public Administration http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero @mantelero EMAIL POLICY: twice a day (Mon-Fri)

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New copyright law in Poland heralds new era for libraries | EIFL
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 21, 2015

Nov. 21, 2015

http://www.eifl.net/news/new-copyright-law-poland-heralds-new-era-libraries (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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salone a Torino wearable devices al Lingotto 20-21 novembre 2015
by Mauro Alovisio Nov. 20, 2015

Nov. 20, 2015

Gent.me/mi segnalo salone gratuito oggi e domani 21 novembre 2015 a Torino al Lingotto ad oggetto i wearable devices, i dispositivi indossabili di alta tecnologia che consentono di inviare mail, telefonare, interloquire attraverso i social netwok, mandare messaggi e altro ancora. http://www.wearabletechtorino.com/ cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio

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Legge francese sullo stato di emergenza
by Antonio Casilli Nov. 19, 2015

Nov. 19, 2015

Per chi fosse interessato, due resoconti della discussione sul prolungamento dello stato di emergenza che si è conclusa stamattina all'assemblea nazionale francese. Ci sono parecchie conseguenze per internet e tecnologie assimilate. http://www.nextinpact.com/news/97394-securite-liberte-fraternite-deputes-ad… https://www.laquadrature.net/fr/etat-urgence-etat-policier Buona lettura, si fa per dire. ---a

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EFF: "Casualty of YouTube’s “Contractual Obligations”: Users’ Free Speech"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 19, 2015

Nov. 19, 2015

November 13, 2015 | By Amul Kalia <https://www.eff.org/about/staff/amul-kalia> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/casualty-youtubes-contractual-obligat… Casualty of YouTube’s “Contractual Obligations”: Users’ Free Speech Internet users generally think of YouTube as a platform where, if you play by the copyright rules, the content you post is safe from takedown and, if it's taken down improperly, you have some recourse. But that's not the case, thanks to an additional barrier to lawful sharing: meet YouTube's “contractual obligations <https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3045545>.” YouTube has made special deals with certain rightsholders that allows them to dictate where and how their content can be used on the site. If your video uses content controlled by these rightsholders, and they object to that use, YouTube will take your video offline and won't restore it unless you can get the rightsholder's permission. Because the takedown isn't subject to the DMCA, the rightsholder has no legal obligations to consider whether your use is a lawful fair use. Given the importance of YouTube as a platform for expression, these deals can have dangerous consequences for online speech. A case in point: the lengthy ordeal of YouTube channel LiberalViewer <https://www.youtube.com/LiberalViewer>. The channel regularly engages in political commentary, and usually criticizes Fox News' presentation of news events. In one such video, uploaded in January 2008, LiberalViewer criticized the way Fox News abruptly cut away from a speech being delivered by then-candidate Obama. Back then, Obama's campaign frequently used Stevie Wonder's “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours” after campaign speeches. So naturally, in explaining Fox News' cut away of Obama, LiberalViewer's video included a snippet of the song. Nothing happened for a few years, until November 2011, Universal Music Group issued a Content ID claim against the video. LiberalViewer immediately disputed the claim and contacted Universal Music Group's agent. After several emails exchanges, rather than lifting the claim, Universal responded with a DMCA takedown notice. Believing his video to be a lawful fair use, LiberalViewer counter-noticed. YouTube briefly reinstated the video, but then took it down again, claiming that the counter-notice was invalid because the user did not have “sufficient rights.” That's how things ended in 2012. In 2015, partly encouraged by our win in Lenz v. Universal <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/09/takedown-senders-must-consider-fair-u…>, LiberalViewer once-again submitted a counter-notice. This time, YouTube rejected the counter-notice for a new reason: Universal Music has doubled down on its DMCA takedown notice and LiberalViewer has nowhere to turn at this point. The channel has little leverage with Universal, a rightholder that has not shown itself to be particularly interested in acknowledging online fair use. YouTube has washed its hands off of the whole affair. You can still view the video on LiberalViewer's site here <http://liberalviewer.com/FoxNewsCutofObamaSpeechShowsFearofCrossoverAppeal.…> (the video plays the song between the 1:42 - 2:16 marks for a total of 34 seconds). But it has been taken off a major platform, with no means of recourse. Given how much it owes its success to user contributions, it's a shame that YouTube has given some rightholders a private veto right on fair use. But it is Universal that has chosen to exercise that right. Thanks to that choice, Universal has earned its third entry into the EFF Takedown Hall of Shame <https://www.eff.org/takedowns/universal-music-censors-political-speech>. Articolo sotto CC BY (come tutto il sito EFF)

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How Islamic State Teaches Tech Savvy to Evade Detection
by Davide Allavena Nov. 19, 2015

Nov. 19, 2015

Interessante spunto di riflessione su censura, tecnologia e terrorismo: http://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-teaches-tech-savvy-1447720824 -- Davide Allavena https://nexa.polito.it/people/dallavena

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Re: [nexa] Microsoft opta per un data trustee tedesco
by Giuseppe Attardi Nov. 19, 2015

Nov. 19, 2015

> On 12 nov 2015, at 02:01, nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it wrote: > > L'articolo parla di trattamento dati "under the control of > a Germany company as a data trustee" non di mera > delocalizzazione. > > v. anche qui: > http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/microsoft-announces-plans-to-offe… <http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/microsoft-announces-plans-to-offe…> > > These new cloud services will be a first of their kind > innovation from a global hyper-scale cloud provider, in > that access to customer data stored in these new > datacenters will be under the control of T-Systems, a > subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, an independent German > company acting as a data trustee. Microsoft will not be > able to access this data without the permission of > customers or the data trustee, and if permission is > granted by the data trustee, will only do so under its > supervision. Questo chiarisce alcune cose ma non risolve i miei dubbi. La soluzione può essere efficace nel caso di servizi cloud in hosting, ossia di servizio che i clienti usano per fare le cose proprie: memorizzare dati ed elaborarli coi propri programmi. Non riguarda quei servizi che vengono offerti da Microsoft stessa, come ad esempio la posta, Office 365, ecc. In questo caso Microsoft *deve* aver accesso ai dati per svolgere il servizio: non può essere soggetto all’autorizzazione del trustee per ogni operazione. Quindi quei dati possono essere richiesti dalle autorità americane. — Beppe

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