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

WashPost: "The astonishing amount of data being collected about your children"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*The astonishing amount of data being collected about your children *By Valerie Strauss November 12 Parental concerns about student privacy have been rising in recent years amid the growing use by schools, school districts and states use technology to collect mountains of detailed information on students. Last year, a controversial $100 million student data collection project funded by the Gates Foundation and operated by a specially created nonprofit organization called inBloom was forced to shut down because of these concerns, an episode that served as a warning to parents about just how much information about their children is being shared without their knowledge. Here’s an important piece on the issue by Leonie Haimson and Cheri Kiesecker. Haimson was a leading advocate against the inBloom project who then, along with Rachael Stickland, created the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, a national alliance of parents and advocates defending the rights of parents and students to protect their data. Kiesecker is a member of the coalition. […] Continua qui: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/11/12/the-astonish…

Nov. 15, 2015

Re: [nexa] Beware of ads that use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC | Ars Technica

by Stefano Quintarelli

questa cosa fu provata anche da qualche radio locale italiana qualche anno fa, ma senza gli esiti sperati. con il DAB le cose potranno cambiare non poco. On 13/11/2015 21:08, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible… > > > (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Versione: 2016.0.7227 / Database dei virus: 4457/10995 - Data di rilascio: 14/11/2015 >

Nov. 14, 2015

Beware of ads that use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC | Ars Technica

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Nov. 13, 2015

7th IEEE International Conference on Information Forensics and security. Rome, Italy, 16 November 2015. Rectoratus of Roma Tre University, in Via Ostiense 159.

by Fulvio Sarzana

Multimedia Truthfulness Verification in Legal Environment and Social Media WIFS 2015, Roma, Italy, 16 November 2015, Afternoon: 14:15-18:30 Organizers: Prof. M. Barni (Univ. of Siena), Prof. A. Piva (Univ. of Firenze), Dr. A. De Rosa (FORLAB - Univ. of Firenze) Truthfulness and trustworthiness verification of multimedia objects like audio tracks, digital images and video sequences has or should have a key role in our daily life. Audio-visual data are nowadays valuable sources of information: due to the diffusion of digital devices able of easily acquiring audio tracks and visual contents, each of us may become an active participant in the production of knowledge; furthermore, internet and social media make this knowledge shared and distributed. We can say that we live in a network of sensors, network of people, network of knowledge. Program http://www.wifs2015.org/images/WIFS2015_TM_MultimediaTruthfulnessVerificatio nLegalSocial.pdf Participation is free, but it is required to send an email to <mailto:tm_wifs2015@forlab.org> tm_wifs2015(a)forlab.org to register for the Thematic Meeting --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Nov. 13, 2015

Paper: "Towards Digital Constitutionalism? Mapping Attempts to Craft an Internet Bill of Rights"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Gill, Lex and Redeker, Dennis and Gasser, Urs, Towards Digital Constitutionalism? Mapping Attempts to Craft an Internet Bill of Rights (November 9, 2015). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-15. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2687120 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2687120 *Abstract: * The idea of an “Internet Bill of Rights” is by no means a new one: in fact, serious efforts to draft such a document can be traced at least as far back as the mid-1990s. Though the form, function and scope of such initiatives has evolved, the concept has had remarkable staying power, and now — two full decades later — principles which were once radically aspirational have begun to crystallize into law. In this paper, we propose a unified term to describe these efforts using the umbrella of “digital constitutionalism” and conduct an analysis of thirty initiatives spanning from 1999 to 2015. These initiatives have great differences, and range from advocacy statements to official positions of intergovernmental organizations to proposed legislation. However, in their own way, they are each engaged in the same conversation, seeking to advance a relatively comprehensive set of rights, principles, and governance norms for the Internet, and are usefully understood as part of a broader proto-constitutional discourse. While this paper does not attempt to capture every facet of this complex political behavior, we hope to offer a preliminary map of the landscape, provide a comparative examination of these diverse efforts toward digital constitutionalism, and — most importantly — provoke new questions for further research and study. The paper proceeds in four parts, beginning with a preliminary definition for the concept of digital constitutionalism and a summary of our research methodology. Second, we present our core observations related to the full range of substantive rights, principles and themes proposed by these initiatives. Third, we build on that analysis to explore their perceived targets, the key actors and deliberative processes which have informed their character, and the changes in their substantive content over time. Finally, we look forward, identifying future directions for research in this rapidly changing policy arena and for the broader Internet governance community.

Nov. 13, 2015

"Think you’re reading the news for free? New research shows you’re likely paying with your privacy"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Think you’re reading the news for free? New research shows you’re likely paying with your privacy** * *Tim Libert** *PhD Candidate in Communication, University of Pennsylvania * Victor Pickard* Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania You may already know that every time you go online, your browsing history could be exposed to numerous advertisers and data brokers who then send you “targeted” advertisements. But what about visiting the news websites you trust most? Our current research finds that browsing news-related websites actually exposes you to over twice as much tracking as the rest of the web. The surprising extent to which news organizations subject readers to third-party tracking deserves closer attention. As a society, we often hold news organizations to higher ethical standards. They’re not just businesses; they’re supposed to provide a vital public service, and they depend on public trust. While the ethics of readers unknowingly “paying” for content with their privacy are certainly questionable, the practice is also indicative of the precarious situation the news industry finds itself in. Meanwhile, the rise of ad-blockers – a hindrance to the business model of news websites – has only further complicated matters. [...] Continua qui: https://theconversation.com/think-youre-reading-the-news-for-free-new-resea…

Nov. 13, 2015

NGOs Reject "Safe Harbor 2.0, " Urge EU and US to Protect Fundamental Rights

by Alberto Cammozzo

EU-US NGO Letter on To Secretary Pritzker and Commissioner Jourová Safe Harbor after Schrems <http://thepublicvoice.org/EU-US-NGO-letter-Safe-Harbor-11-15.pdf> Conclusions: [] A revised Safe Harbor framework similar to the earlier Safe Harbor framework will almost certainly be found invalid by the national data protection agencies and ultimately by the CJEU. In a recent Communication the Commission also acknowledges that it must ensure that “a new arrangement for transatlantic transfers of personal data fully complies with the standard set by the Court.” It is impossible to ignore that the Schrems decision requires necessary changes in the “domestic law” and “international commitments.” Any proposal from the Department of Commerce and the European Commission that attempts to substitute a trade pact for fundamental rights set out in Articles 7, 8, and 47 of the Charter will be subject to “strict” review by the CJEU. []

Nov. 13, 2015

Re: [nexa] Microsoft opta per un data trustee tedesco

by Stefano Quintarelli

io resto a Win7.. ;-) On 13/11/2015 07:01, Alessandro Mantelero wrote: > dai Marco sei rimasto agli anni '90 con MS cattiva e qualcuno che dice > di "non essere cattivo"? > I fatti hanno mostrato che le cose andavano in maniera un po' diversa... > > Senza beatificare nessuno, va dato atto che MS ha adottato le standard > contractual clauses, ha fatto causa al proprio governo per non rivelare > le email detenute in Irlanda ed ora pensa ad un sistema che impedisca > l'applicabilità extraterritoriale delle norme US. Quante altre imprese > US hanno seguito lo stesso percorso? > > Non è questione di essere santi o demoni è semplice questione di > business: qualcuno capisce che la privacy è un valore competitivo e > qualcuno no. > Qualcuno ha un modello di business che sui dati dei clienti vive e > qualcuno meno. > Bisogna essere obiettivi sul punto, che non vuol dire che un'azienda poi > faccia tutto bene su ogni altro aspetto. > > Dai Marco passa anche a tu a Win10 :)) > > > > On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:45:46 +0100 > Marco Ciurcina <ciurcina(a)studiolegale.it> wrote: >> In data giovedì 12 novembre 2015 02:18:28, Giuseppe Attardi ha scritto: >>> Non riguarda quei servizi che vengono offerti da Microsoft stessa, >>> come ad >>> esempio la posta, Office 365, ecc. >> In effetti, qui >> http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/microsoft-announces-plans-to-offe… >> >> si parla di "Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online" e non di altro. >> >> Ad ogni modo, prima che qualcuno pensi alla beatificazione di >> Microsoft, ricordo che ci sono diverse altre "cosacce" che Microsoft >> fa in danno della privacy degli utenti >> http://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html >> :-) >> m.c. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- > 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) > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Versione: 2016.0.7227 / Database dei virus: 4457/10990 - Data di > rilascio: 13/11/2015 >

Nov. 13, 2015

Re: [nexa] Microsoft opta per un data trustee tedesco

by Alessandro Mantelero

dai Marco sei rimasto agli anni '90 con MS cattiva e qualcuno che dice di "non essere cattivo"? I fatti hanno mostrato che le cose andavano in maniera un po' diversa... Senza beatificare nessuno, va dato atto che MS ha adottato le standard contractual clauses, ha fatto causa al proprio governo per non rivelare le email detenute in Irlanda ed ora pensa ad un sistema che impedisca l'applicabilità extraterritoriale delle norme US. Quante altre imprese US hanno seguito lo stesso percorso? Non è questione di essere santi o demoni è semplice questione di business: qualcuno capisce che la privacy è un valore competitivo e qualcuno no. Qualcuno ha un modello di business che sui dati dei clienti vive e qualcuno meno. Bisogna essere obiettivi sul punto, che non vuol dire che un'azienda poi faccia tutto bene su ogni altro aspetto. Dai Marco passa anche a tu a Win10 :)) On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:45:46 +0100 Marco Ciurcina <ciurcina(a)studiolegale.it> wrote: > In data giovedì 12 novembre 2015 02:18:28, Giuseppe >Attardi ha scritto: >> Non riguarda quei servizi che vengono offerti da >>Microsoft stessa, come ad >> esempio la posta, Office 365, ecc. > In effetti, qui > http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/microsoft-announces-plans-to-offe… > si parla di "Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online" >e non di altro. > > Ad ogni modo, prima che qualcuno pensi alla >beatificazione di Microsoft, > ricordo che ci sono diverse altre "cosacce" che >Microsoft fa in danno della > privacy degli utenti > http://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html > :-) > m.c. > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- Prof. Avv. Alessandro Mantelero Politecnico di Torino Nexa Center for Internet and Society | Director of Privacy Politecnico di TorinoTongji 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)

Nov. 13, 2015

zero rating distorce investimenti

by Stefano Quintarelli

http://goo.gl/FvkGg5 come lo zero rating distorce gli investimenti inducendo investimenti non nella rete ma in hardware di compressione -- meet me at http://me.quintarelli.it blog: http://blog.quintarelli.it web clips: http://clips.quintarelli.it tumblr: http://stefanoquintarelli.tumblr.com

Nov. 12, 2015