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Citizen Lab: "Joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 11, 2015

Feb. 11, 2015

*Joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression * February 10, 2015 In response to the call for submissions of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression regarding the use of encryption and anonymity in digital communications, the Citizen Lab and independent researcher Collin Anderson have submitted a joint analysis, entitled “The need for democratization of digital security solutions to ensure the right to freedom of expression.” The submission explores the essential role of digital security tools, particularly encryption and anonymity software, in protecting the rights to freedom of expression and privacy of civil society actors, many of which are subject to politically-motivated digital surveillance and censorship. As an Appendix to our analysis, we include a chart on the relationship between civil society requirements for effective and secure digital communications, and the use of encryption or anonymity tools. This table is not exhaustive and should be considered a first attempt at elaborating on the types of information security risks posed to freedom of expression and privacy. Properly implemented and non-backdoored encryption can reduce exposure to certain forms of mass surveillance and provide users the opportunity to remain in control of their information despite efforts to compromise it, including interception and hacking. However, this analysis also demonstrates that encryption is not a panacea for the diversity of physical and digital threats that at-risk individuals face on a daily basis. We look forward to further developing this resource and encourage members of the technical community, civil society, journalists, and others to critique the form and content of the Appendix. The full submission can be found at the following link: https://citizenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SR-FOE-submission.pdf [PDF} Ronald Deibert Director, the Citizen Lab and the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto (416) 946-8916 PGP: http://deibert.citizenlab.org/pubkey.txt http://deibert.citizenlab.org/ twitter.com/citizenlab r.deibert(a)utoronto.ca <mailto:r.deibert@utoronto.ca>

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I DIRITTI IN INTERNET: il percorso dai principi alle buone pratiche, Milano 16 febbraio 2015 alle ore 18
by Mauro Alovisio Feb. 10, 2015

Feb. 10, 2015

Gent.me/mi segnalo tavola rotonda di approfondimento dei temi della consultazione on line sulla bozza dichiarazione dei diritti su internet il prossimo 16 febbraio 2015 a Milano ore 18 presso la Casa della Cultura -via Borgogna 3 -Milano (adiacenze piazza San Babila) Per programma e informazioni: http://www.openlabs.it/ L' evento è organizzato da associazione senza finalità di lucro Openlabs in collaborazione di Informatica Solidale <http://www.informatica-solidale.net/> con il patrocinio del Dipartimento dei Sistemi Giuridici, Università Milano-Bicocc. Cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio

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domanda sulla nuova norma antiterrorismo sul web in francia
by fabio chiusi Feb. 10, 2015

Feb. 10, 2015

scusate la domanda che per molti di voi sarà banale, ma leggendo svariati articoli (es: Unpacking France's Chilling Proposal to Hold Companies Accountable for Speech) - e il testo di legge ( Décret n° 2015-125 du 5 février 2015 relatif au blocage des sites provoquant à des actes de terrorisme ou en faisant l'apologie et des sites diffusant des images et représentations de mineurs à caractère pornographique | Legifrance) - non mi è chiara una cosa della nuova norma francese che impone il blocco di contenuti pro-jihadisti dal web: quali sono le sanzioni previste per gli intermediari che non ottemperino entro le 24 ore previste alle richieste di rimozione dell'autorità amministrativa? Più in generale, che pensate di questa norma? Possibile che quanto ha in mente Alfano sia qualcosa di molto simile? Grazief.

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Fwd: [Creis_Terminal] Les sites terroristes ou pédopornographiques désormais bloqués en 24h
by Mariella Berra Feb. 10, 2015

Feb. 10, 2015

Non è molto ma ecco -------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: [Creis_Terminal] Les sites terroristes ou pédopornographiques désormais bloqués en 24h Data: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:26:06 +0100 Mittente: Maurice Liscouët <maurice.liscouet(a)univ-nantes.fr> A: creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org Dans les tuyaux depuis juin dernier, le projet de loi portant sur le blocage de sites web à caractère terroriste ou pédopornographique est passé par la case décret. Une compensation financière est mise en place pour les fournisseurs d'accès Internet. "Il faut désormais porter ce décret devant le Conseil d'État pour en obtenir l'annulation", déclare Félix Tréguer, membre fondateur de La Quadrature du Net. http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-les-sites-terroristes-ou-… -- Maurice Liscouët _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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La Repubblica: Anonymous: "Abbiamo violato la rete jihadista"
by A Dicorinto Feb. 8, 2015

Feb. 8, 2015

Anonymous scopre e denuncia presunti reclutatori Isis. Entra i VPN e sdraia centinaia di siti della jihad. Io ho fatto lo scoop, adesso vedrete come mi copiano tutti i grandi giornali, così tanto per divertirsi ;-) http://www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/2015/02/08/news/anonymous_abbiamo_viola… -- Arturo Di Corinto www.dicorinto.it ---------------------------------> AVVERTENZE AI SENSI DEL D.Lgs. 196/2003 Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica e/o nel/i file/s allegato/i sono da considerarsi strettamente riservate. Il loro utilizzo è consentito esclusivamente al destinatario del messaggio, per le finalità indicate nel messaggio stesso. Qualora riceviate questo messaggio senza esserne il destinatario, Vi preghiamo cortesemente di darcene notizia via e-mail e di procedere alla distruzione del messaggio stesso, cancellandolo dal Vostro sistema. Conservare il messaggio stesso, divulgarlo anche in parte, distribuirlo ad altri soggetti, copiarlo, od utilizzarlo per finalità diverse, costituisce comportamento contrario ai principi dettati dal D.Lgs. 196/2003

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Zimmermann su privacy, sicurezza e servizi segreti
by A Dicorinto Feb. 6, 2015

Feb. 6, 2015

Eccolo qui: PGP creator Phil Zimmermann: 'Intelligence agencies have never had it so good' http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/02/pgp-phil-zimmermann-intel… -- Arturo Di Corinto www.dicorinto.it ---------------------------------> AVVERTENZE AI SENSI DEL D.Lgs. 196/2003 Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica e/o nel/i file/s allegato/i sono da considerarsi strettamente riservate. Il loro utilizzo è consentito esclusivamente al destinatario del messaggio, per le finalità indicate nel messaggio stesso. Qualora riceviate questo messaggio senza esserne il destinatario, Vi preghiamo cortesemente di darcene notizia via e-mail e di procedere alla distruzione del messaggio stesso, cancellandolo dal Vostro sistema. Conservare il messaggio stesso, divulgarlo anche in parte, distribuirlo ad altri soggetti, copiarlo, od utilizzarlo per finalità diverse, costituisce comportamento contrario ai principi dettati dal D.Lgs. 196/2003

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Civic Media Project
by fiorella de cindio Feb. 6, 2015

Feb. 6, 2015

penso che questa news possa interessare http://codicidellademocrazia.partecipate.it/infodiscs/view/180 -- fiorella

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Pubblicato rapporto dell'Advisory Council to Google on the Right to be Forgotten
by Alessandro Mantelero Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1UgZshetMd4cEI3SjlvV0hNbDA/view?pli=1 Sarà in ogni caso un'interessante lettura, poiché un ulteriore tassello per la geo-politica della privacy. -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero Aggregate Professor, Politecnico di Torino Director of Privacy and Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society Coordinator, Double Degree program in Management and IP Law, Politecnico di Torino–Tongji University of Shanghai http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero http://nexa.polito.it/people/amantelero EMAIL POLICY: twice a day (Mon-Fri)

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FCC’s Proposed Internet Rules Changes Little, No Real Impact On Interconnection or Choice
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

Food for thought on this horribly complex issue. juan carlos *FCC’s Proposed Internet Rules Changes Little, No Real Impact On Interconnection or Choice** * Dan Rayburn | Wednesday February 4, 2015 | 08:44 PM | 0 Comments FCC Chairman Wheeler released a fact sheet today that outlined the new rules he is proposing for the Internet, which falls far short of solving the main complaints we’ve heard about in the market for so long. Many think it’s a big win for consumers that the proposed laws will prohibit ISPs from blocking, throttling, or prioritization content on their network, yet to date, no ISP has been accused of doing this. It’s nice that these restrictions might be a law going forward, but it doesn’t do anything to address the complaints of what takes place outside the last mile, or all the debate around consumers wanting more choices for broadband services. In fairness, we haven’t seen the full proposal or all the details, but the fact is, that one of the biggest complaints we read about is that consumers want more choice when it comes to Internet service providers. The proposed rules won’t require any last-mile unbundling, so those that think the rules will foster more ISP services will be sadly mistaken. Think of how many times we read about consumers contending with local monopolies for their broadband Internet service and want more choice. Isn’t that the number one complaint by consumers? These new rules do nothing to address that. Not that I think they should, but this proposal doesn’t unbundle the last-mile and doesn’t regulate rates. So for those that call this a “win” for consumers, I don’t see it. There will be no new competition. The proposed new rules also allow ISPs to do “reasonable network management”, so those that wanted that off the table, won’t be happy either. […] Continua qui: http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2015/02/fcc-internet-rules-changes-little.ht…

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EFF: Negotiators Burn Their Last Opportunity to Salvage the TPP by Caving on Copyright Term Extension
by J.C. DE MARTIN Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

Dedicato ai cultori dell"evidence-based policy making", tra cui, sia chiaro, mi includo anche io - basta avere contezza del fatto che non basta l'"evidence", bisogna anche curare i rapporti di forza (che possono anche essere influenzati dall'evidence, certo, ma in maniera né semplice, né tanto meno automatica). jc *Negotiators Burn Their Last Opportunity to Salvage the TPP by Caving on Copyright Term Extension* New reports indicate that Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators have agreed to language that would bind its 12 signatory nations to extend copyright terms to match the United States' already excessive length of copyright. This provision expands the reach of the controversial US Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (or the “Mickey Mouse Act” as it was called due to Disney’s heavy lobbying) to countries of the Pacific region. Nations including Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Canada would all be required to extend their terms and grant Big Content companies lengthy exclusive rights to works for no empirical reason. This means that all of the TPP's extreme enforcement provisions would apply to creative works for upwards of 100 years. […] Continua qui: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/02/negotiators-burn-their-last-opportuni…

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