December 2015 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Re: [nexa] Eric Schmidt on How to Build a Better Web ?

by Stefano Quintarelli

nello stesso periodo "Authoritarian governments tell their citizens that censorship is necessary for stability"... "We should target social accounts for terrorist groups like the Islamic State, and remove videos before they spread" problemi vecchi come il mondo. time for google to hire a bunch of top level sociologists and philosophers.. On 08/12/2015 10:18, Alessandro Mantelero wrote: > Consiglio a tutti la lettura di questo articolo di ERIC E. SCHMIDT (Google) > > Eric Schmidt on How to Build a Better Web > > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/opinion/eric-schmidt-on-how-to-build-a-be… > > > > A parte alcune pennellate zuccherose, mi pare che si adombri una > posizione destinata a far discutere: > > "it’s important we use that connectivity to promote the values that > bring out the best in people." > > "We should build tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media — > sort of like spell-checkers, but for hate and harassment. We should > target social accounts for terrorist groups like the Islamic State, and > remove videos before they spread, or help those countering terrorist > messages to find their voice. Without this type of leadership from > government, from citizens, from tech companies, the Internet could > become a vehicle for further disaggregation of poorly built societies, > and the empowerment of the wrong people, and the wrong voices." > > Sono parole che rispondono ad una reale urgenza, ma come per il > controllo sociale (v. le telecamere in rete à la Renzi, > https://medium.com/italia/io-sono-per-taggare-9fe48778512c#.uktlvl55x ) > servirebbe una riflessione ben più profonda ed articolata. Perché > affermazioni come queste inducono alcuni interrogativi: > > - chi decide quali sono "the values that bring out the best in people" ? > Google ? Gli stati occidentali? > > - chi garantisce che questi "tools to help de-escalate tensions on > social media — sort of like spell-checkers" vengano usati in maniera > corretta e non diventino forme di censura (basti pensare all'impiego dei > Terms of Service da parte di alcuni ISP per limitare contenuti non in > linea con la propria personale/nazionale etica) ? > > - chi sorveglia l'uso corretto di questi tools? > > Una nota finale: Google che tanto ha lamentato la difficoltà di > applicare il c.d. righ to be forgotten, e che paventava la censura/fine > del web ora suggerisce l'adozione di " tools to help de-escalate > tensions on social media"... un indubbio cambiamento di rotta verso il > vaglio attivo dei contenuti. > > > AM > > -- > 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: 2016.0.7294 / Database dei virus: 4483/11138 - Data di > rilascio: 08/12/2015

Dec. 8, 2015

Eric Schmidt on How to Build a Better Web ?

by Alessandro Mantelero

Consiglio a tutti la lettura di questo articolo di ERIC E. SCHMIDT (Google) Eric Schmidt on How to Build a Better Web http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/opinion/eric-schmidt-on-how-to-build-a-be… A parte alcune pennellate zuccherose, mi pare che si adombri una posizione destinata a far discutere: "it’s important we use that connectivity to promote the values that bring out the best in people." "We should build tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media — sort of like spell-checkers, but for hate and harassment. We should target social accounts for terrorist groups like the Islamic State, and remove videos before they spread, or help those countering terrorist messages to find their voice. Without this type of leadership from government, from citizens, from tech companies, the Internet could become a vehicle for further disaggregation of poorly built societies, and the empowerment of the wrong people, and the wrong voices." Sono parole che rispondono ad una reale urgenza, ma come per il controllo sociale (v. le telecamere in rete à la Renzi, https://medium.com/italia/io-sono-per-taggare-9fe48778512c#.uktlvl55x ) servirebbe una riflessione ben più profonda ed articolata. Perché affermazioni come queste inducono alcuni interrogativi: - chi decide quali sono "the values that bring out the best in people" ? Google ? Gli stati occidentali? - chi garantisce che questi "tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media — sort of like spell-checkers" vengano usati in maniera corretta e non diventino forme di censura (basti pensare all'impiego dei Terms of Service da parte di alcuni ISP per limitare contenuti non in linea con la propria personale/nazionale etica) ? - chi sorveglia l'uso corretto di questi tools? Una nota finale: Google che tanto ha lamentato la difficoltà di applicare il c.d. righ to be forgotten, e che paventava la censura/fine del web ora suggerisce l'adozione di " tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media"... un indubbio cambiamento di rotta verso il vaglio attivo dei contenuti. AM -- 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)

Dec. 8, 2015

Pasquale: "The Algorithmic Self"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

The Hedgehog Review: Vol. 17 No. 1 (Spring 2015) *The Algorithmic Self* Frank Pasquale At a recent conference on public health, nutrition expert Kelly Brownell tried to explain our new food environment by making some striking comparisons. First, he contrasted the coca leaf—chewed for pain relief for thousands of years by indigenous people in South America, with little ill effect—with cocaine, a highly addictive, mind-altering substance. Then he contrasted a cob of corn with a highly processed piece of candy derived from corn syrup. Nutritious in its natural state, the concentrated sugar in corn can spark unhealthy, even addictive behaviors once poured into candy. With corn and with coca, the dose makes the poison, as Paracelsus put it. And in the modern era of “food science,” dozens of analysts may be spending millions of dollars just to perfect the “mouthfeel” and flavor profile of a single brand of chips.1 Should we be surprised, then, that Americans are losing the battle of the bulge? Indeed, the real wonder is not that two-thirds of the US population is overweight, but that one-third remains “normal,” to use an adjective that makes sense only in relation to an earlier era’s norms.2 […] Continua qui: http://www.iasc-culture.org/THR/THR_article_2015_Spring_Pasquale.php

Dec. 7, 2015

NYT: "Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design* By NATASHA SINGER DEC. 5, 2015 Greg Hochmuth was one of the first software engineers hired at Instagram. He worked on a team in 2012 that developed the first Android app for the slick photo-sharing service. In its first 24 hours, the app was downloaded more than one million times. But Mr. Hochmuth eventually came to realize that the platform’s pleasing features — the interface that made it easy for people to upload and share beautiful images, the personalized suggestions of accounts to follow — also had potential downsides. The same design qualities that make an app enthralling, he said, may also make it difficult for people to put down. And the more popular such services become, the more appeal they hold for users — a phenomenon known as the network effect. […] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/technology/personaltech/cant-put-down-you…

Dec. 7, 2015

Re: [nexa] Wired: "Smartphones Bring Solace and Aid to Desperate Refugees"

by Milan, Stefania

Grazie per la condivisione, Juan Carlos. Segnalo a chi della lista fosse interessato che ISOC Olanda ha un progetto che fa proprio questo. Usa rasberry pi e materiale di recupero, e raggiunge sia gruppi di migranti 'undocumented' sia coloro che si trovano negli hotspots di smistamento. E' tutto documentato su wiki e pronto per la condivisione. Ho cercato partners in Italia per esportare il progetto (su richiesta di ISOC Olanda) ma finora non ho trovato nessuno. Se qualcuno di questa lista é interessato, rispondete in privato. Ciao, Stefania ________________________________ Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it <nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it> per conto di J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> Inviato: domenica 6 dicembre 2015 12.45 A: nexa Oggetto: [nexa] Wired: "Smartphones Bring Solace and Aid to Desperate Refugees" "Smartphones Bring Solace and Aid to Desperate Refugees" "The very first thing they do is ask for Wi-Fi and charging stations so they can call family members." ALESSANDRA RAM 12.05.15 MAKING THE 1,300-MILE journey through Western Europe from Syria is a treacherous feat, and one that requires many tools: Water. Food. Almost bottomless perseverance. But the most important may well be the Internet, and, more specifically, a smartphone. More than 4 million people have fled Syria's civil war since 2011, most of them headed for the beleaguered nation's neighbors. Faced with overcrowded camps, religious persecution, and the hostile borders of Eastern Europe, many continue on to Western Europe. More than 500,000 refugees, the majority of them from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, started arriving there in October. Many of these displaced people rely upon smartphones to find safe passage. Maps and GPS help chart the best course. Messaging apps provide a lifeline to loved ones. Apps of every kind help find a place to sleep, translate foreign languages, offer guidance on what to pack, and help manage money. Almost every need is met with mobile. [...] Continua qui: http://www.wired.com/2015/12/smartphone-syrian-refugee-crisis/ The Smartphone Completely Changed the Refugee Crisis Smartphones Bring Solace and Aid to Desperate Refugees Syrian refugees film their surroundings on their smartphones after making the crossing from Turkey to the Greek ... Altre info...<http://www.wired.com/2015/12/smartphone-syrian-refugee-crisis/> 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.

Dec. 7, 2015

Re: [nexa] Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café

by Norberto Patrignani

Carissim*, come diceva Lessig: "code is law" (Lessig L., "Code and other laws of cyberspace", Basic Book, 1999) se il codice incorpora la norma allora il codice deve essere trasparente ... Ciao! Norberto Il 07/12/2015 14:12, J.C. DE MARTIN ha scritto: > 04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector > *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for > online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café* > > “At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the > algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American > privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a > Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and > Information Sector at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris. > > Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy > Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex > mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process > information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s > lives in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other > areas impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom > of expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding > access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its > own search algorithm which influences what information can be found > and how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media > and online services. > > As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these > processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of > secret profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the > core of modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the > automated decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic > transparency”, the principle that data processes which impact > individuals be made public, as the next stage in the development of > transparency law, internet law and privacy law. The lack of > algorithmic transparency in the current internet ecosystem poses a > crucial challenge to defending fundamental human rights online, > ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to security. In > addition to algorithmic transparency, Rotenberg pointed to other > emerging issues which need to be examined, notably the increasing > access to drones and robots and the need for their registration. > > […] > > Continua qui: > http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-a… > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 7, 2015

Re: [nexa] Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café

by Marco Ciurcina

In data lunedì 7 dicembre 2015 16:34:34, Stefano Quintarelli ha scritto: > quantomeno l'ispezionabilita' in caso di posizioni dominanti, imho.. Aggiungo che, IMHO, il trattamento dei dati personali delle persone fisiche da parte della PA dovrebbe essere realizzato solo ed esclusivamente con software libero, che dovrebbe essere liberamente ispezionabile da parte dei cittadini stessi. Segnalo che questo tema è "antico" ed è stato codificato (con scarsi esiti pratici) in alcune leggi regionali sul sw libero[1]. È interessante come le buone idee prima o poi ritornano a galla. :-) m.c. [1] per esempio, vedi l'art. 5 della L. 9/2009 della regione Piemonte http://arianna.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/ariaint/TESTO%3FLAYOUT=PRESEN… > > On 07/12/2015 14:12, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > > 04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector > > *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online > > freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café* > > > > “At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm > > is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law > > expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café > > event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the > > Organization’s Headquarters in Paris. > > > > Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy > > Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex > > mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process > > information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives > > in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas > > impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of > > expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding > > access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its > > own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and > > how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and > > online services. > > > > As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these > > processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret > > profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of > > modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated > > decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, > > the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made > > public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, > > internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in > > the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending > > fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of > > expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, > > Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, > > notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for > > their registration. > > > > […] > > > > Continua qui: > > http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-> > and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/privacy_expert_argues_algorithmic_tran > > sparency_is_crucial_for_online_freedoms_at_unesco_knowledge_cafe/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 2016.0.7294 / Database dei virus: 4477/11132 - Data di > > rilascio: 06/12/2015 > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 7, 2015

Re: [nexa] Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café

by Stefano Quintarelli

quantomeno l'ispezionabilita' in caso di posizioni dominanti, imho.. On 07/12/2015 14:12, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > 04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector > *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online > freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café* > > “At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm > is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law > expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café > event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the > Organization’s Headquarters in Paris. > > Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy > Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex > mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process > information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives > in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas > impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of > expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding > access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its > own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and > how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and > online services. > > As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these > processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret > profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of > modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated > decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, > the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made > public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, > internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in > the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending > fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of > expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, > Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, > notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for > their registration. > > […] > > Continua qui: > http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-a… > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 2016.0.7294 / Database dei virus: 4477/11132 - Data di > rilascio: 06/12/2015 >

Dec. 7, 2015

Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café

by J.C. DE MARTIN

04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café* “At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris. Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and online services. As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for their registration. […] Continua qui: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-a…

Dec. 7, 2015

"EU Internet Forum: Bringing together governments, Europol and technology companies to counter terrorist content and hate speech online"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

European Commission - Press release *EU Internet Forum: Bringing together governments, Europol and technology companies to counter terrorist content and hate speech online* Brussels, 3 December 2015 EU Internet Forum: Bringing together governments, Europol and technology companies to counter terrorist content and hate speech online Today, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos in cooperation with the Commissioner for Justice, Consumer and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová, will launch the EU Internet Forum. The forum brings together EU Interior Ministers, high-level representatives of major internet companies, Europol, the EU Counter Terrorism Co-ordinator and the European Parliament. The goal is to reach a joint, voluntary approach based on a public-private partnership to detect and address harmful material online. Continua qui: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-6243_el.htm --------- *EDRI chiede alla Commissione informazioni riguardo all'iniziativa di cui sopra:** * http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/eu_internet_forum_launch/new juan carlos

Dec. 7, 2015