April 2015 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Big Data, Communities and Ethical Resilience: A Framework for Action

by Alessandro Mantelero

Un documento non proprio recente, ma che credo possa essere un buono spunto per quanti si occupano di politiche per il digitale. Big Data, Communities and Ethical Resilience: A Framework for Action Kate Crawford, Gustavo Faleiros, Amy Luers,Patrick Meier, Claudia Perlich and Jer Thorp http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/uploads/files/71b4c457-cdb7-47ec-81a9-… -- 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

April 2, 2015

Re: [nexa] USA Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of, Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled, Activities"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Il commento di Obama su Medium: https://medium.com/@PresidentObama/a-new-tool-against-cyber-threats-1a30c18… juan carlos On 02/04/15 14:13, A Dicorinto wrote: > non rovinate il fool :-) > > 2015-04-02 13:17 GMT+02:00 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it > <mailto:demartin@polito.it>>: > > Magari.... > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/politics/us-expands-foreign-cyberattac… > <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/politics/us-expands-foreign-cyberattac…> > > (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if > any)) > > On 02/apr/2015, at 12:10, Giuseppe Attardi <attardi(a)di.unipi.it > <mailto:attardi@di.unipi.it>> wrote: > >> April fool. >> >> -- Beppe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > > > > -- > > Arturo Di Corinto > www.dicorinto.it <http://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 >

April 2, 2015

Re: [nexa] USA Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of, Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled, Activities"

by A Dicorinto

non rovinate il fool :-) 2015-04-02 13:17 GMT+02:00 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it>: > Magari.... > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/politics/us-expands-foreign-cyberattac… > <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/politics/us-expands-foreign-cyberattac…> > > (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) > > On 02/apr/2015, at 12:10, Giuseppe Attardi <attardi(a)di.unipi.it> wrote: > > April fool. > > -- Beppe > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- 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

April 2, 2015

Re: [nexa] USA Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of, Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled, Activities"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Magari.... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/politics/us-expands-foreign-cyberattac… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) > On 02/apr/2015, at 12:10, Giuseppe Attardi <attardi(a)di.unipi.it> wrote: > > April fool. > > -- Beppe > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

April 2, 2015

Re: [nexa] USA Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of, Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled, Activities"

by Giuseppe Attardi

April fool. -- Beppe

April 2, 2015

Re: [nexa] USA Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities"

by A Dicorinto

Che abominio. Alla faccia della libertà. 2015-04-01 17:54 GMT+02:00 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it>: > > https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/01/executive-order-bloc… > > The White House > > Office of the Press Secretary > For Immediate Release > April 01, 2015 > Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in > Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities" > > EXECUTIVE ORDER > > - - - - - - - > > BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ENGAGING IN > > SIGNIFICANT MALICIOUS CYBER-ENABLED ACTIVITIES > > By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the > laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency > Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National > Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) of the > Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 > of title 3, United States Code, > > I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that the > increasing prevalence and severity of malicious cyber-enabled activities > originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in > substantial part, outside the United States constitute an unusual and > extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy > of the United States. I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with > this threat. > > Accordingly, I hereby order: > > *Section 1*. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the > United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or > hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person > of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, > exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: > > (i) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in > consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to be > responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or > indirectly, cyber-enabled activities originating from, or directed by > persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States > that are reasonably likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, > a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic > health or financial stability of the United States and that have the > purpose or effect of: > > (A) harming, or otherwise significantly compromising the provision of > services by, a computer or network of computers that support one or more > entities in a critical infrastructure sector; > > (B) significantly compromising the provision of services by one or more > entities in a critical infrastructure sector; > > (C) causing a significant disruption to the availability of a computer or > network of computers; or > > (D) causing a significant misappropriation of funds or economic resources, > trade secrets, personal identifiers, or financial information for > commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain; or > > (ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in > consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State: > > (A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, the > receipt or use for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial > gain, or by a commercial entity, outside the United States of trade secrets > misappropriated through cyber-enabled means, knowing they have been > misappropriated, where the misappropriation of such trade secrets is > reasonably likely to result in, or has materially contributed to, a > significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic > health or financial stability of the United States; > > (B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, > material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, > any activity described in subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii)(A) of this section > or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant > to this order; > > (C) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for > or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and > interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or > > (D) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in > subsections (a)(i) and (a)(ii)(A)-(C) of this section. > > (b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except to the > extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or > licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any > contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the > effective date of this order. > > *Sec. 2*. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of > articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, > to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in > property are blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order would seriously > impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this > order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of > this order. > > *Sec. 3*. The prohibitions in section 1 of this order include but are not > limited to: > > (a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or > services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and > interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and > > (b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or > services from any such person. > > *Sec. 4*. I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant > entry into the United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of > the criteria in section 1(a) of this order would be detrimental to the > interests of the United States, and I hereby suspend entry into the United > States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of such persons. Such persons shall > be treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, > 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security > Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act > Sanctions). > > *Sec. 5*. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of > evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of > the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. > > (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in > this order is prohibited. > > *Sec. 6*. For the purposes of this order: > > (a) the term "person" means an individual or entity; > > (b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint > venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; > > (c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, > permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United > States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign > branches), or any person in the United States; > > (d) the term "critical infrastructure sector" means any of the designated > critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive > 21; and > > (e) the term "misappropriation" includes any taking or obtaining by > improper means, without permission or consent, or under false pretenses. > > *Sec. 7*. For those persons whose property and interests in property are > blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in > the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or > other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to > be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures ineffectual. I > therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing > the national emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior > notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this > order. > > *Sec. 8*. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the > Attorney General and the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take > such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to > employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to > carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may > redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the > United States Government consistent with applicable law. All agencies of > the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate > measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order. > > *Sec. 9*. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the > Attorney General and the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit > the recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency > declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 > U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). > > *Sec. 10*. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right > or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by > any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or > entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. > > BARACK OBAMA > > THE WHITE HOUSE, > April 1, 2015. > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- 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

April 2, 2015

USA Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/01/executive-order-bloc… The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 01, 2015 Executive Order -- "Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities" EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ENGAGING IN SIGNIFICANT MALICIOUS CYBER-ENABLED ACTIVITIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that the increasing prevalence and severity of malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with this threat. Accordingly, I hereby order: _Section 1_. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (i) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States and that have the purpose or effect of: (A) harming, or otherwise significantly compromising the provision of services by, a computer or network of computers that support one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector; (B) significantly compromising the provision of services by one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector; (C) causing a significant disruption to the availability of a computer or network of computers; or (D) causing a significant misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain; or (ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State: (A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, the receipt or use for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain, or by a commercial entity, outside the United States of trade secrets misappropriated through cyber-enabled means, knowing they have been misappropriated, where the misappropriation of such trade secrets is reasonably likely to result in, or has materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States; (B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, any activity described in subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii)(A) of this section or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; (C) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or (D) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in subsections (a)(i) and (a)(ii)(A)-(C) of this section. (b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order. _Sec. 2_. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order. _Sec. 3_. The prohibitions in section 1 of this order include but are not limited to: (a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and (b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. _Sec. 4_. I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria in section 1(a) of this order would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and I hereby suspend entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of such persons. Such persons shall be treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions). _Sec. 5_. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. _Sec. 6_. For the purposes of this order: (a) the term "person" means an individual or entity; (b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; (c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; (d) the term "critical infrastructure sector" means any of the designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21; and (e) the term "misappropriation" includes any taking or obtaining by improper means, without permission or consent, or under false pretenses. _Sec. 7_. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this order. _Sec. 8_. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order. _Sec. 9_. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). _Sec. 10_. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 1, 2015.

April 1, 2015

74° mercoledì di nexa - 8 aprile 2015

by Giuseppe Futia

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-74> NEXA 74° Mercoledì di Nexa Mercoledi 8 aprile 2015, ore 18.00 - 20.00 Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (primo piano) http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-74 Ubiquitous Commons. La trasformazione dei Commons nell'era delle tecnologie ubique e delle reti Speakers Salvatore Iaconesi, Ugo Pagallo Ingresso libero This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events Con l’espressione “Ubiquitous Commons <http://www.ubiquitouscommons.org/>” s’intende un sforzo di ricerca a livello internazionale che ha l’obiettivo di comprendere le trasformazioni che coinvolgono dati, informazioni e conoscenze nell’era delle cosiddette “tecnologie ubique”. Di questo tema, in occasione del 74° Mercoledì di Nexa, discuterà *Salvatore Iaconesi*, interaction designer, ingegnere robotico, artista e hacker, con la partecipazione del Prof. *Ugo Pagallo*, ordinario dell’Università degli Studi di Torino e Faculty Fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società, nel ruolo di discussant. L’Ubiquitous Commons si dedica a un’analisi critica e costruttiva degli aspetti sociali, antropologici, estetici, politici e alle trasformazioni psicologiche legati, da un lato, all’*iper-interconnettività che coinvolge gli essere umani, i loro corpi, oggetti e luoghi, e dall’altro, all’enorme collezione di dati raccolti grazie alle tecnologie ubique*. Inoltre, le attività di ricerca dell’Ubiquitous Commons si dedicano alla costruzione di strumenti e pratiche attraverso cui cittadini, organizzazioni, imprese e ricercatori possano emanare processi condivisi ed etici in cui i *soggetti diventano attivamente impegnati nel definire le modalità di utilizzo dei dati che loro stessi producono*. Tale sforzo garantisce che i propri diritti vengano tutelati e che iniziative di natura etica nell’ambito della scienza, dell’azione civica, dell’organizzazione sociale e del coordinamento diventino possibili e auspicabili. BIOGRAFIE - e informazioni supplementari [Iaconesi - Pagallo] SALVATORE IACONESI è un interaction designer, ingegnere robotico, artista e hacker. TED Fellow nel 2012 <http://www.ted.com/profiles/168104/fellow>, Eisenhower Fellow dal 2013 <https://efworld.org/news/italian-fellow#.VRubR_msWCk> e Yale World Fellow nel 2014 <http://worldfellows.yale.edu/salvatore-iaconesi>. UGO PAGALLO è professore ordinario di filosofia del diritto presso il Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell'Università degli Studi di Torino dal 2000, docente presso il Center for Transnational Legal Studies <http://ctls.georgetown.edu/> (CTLS) di Londra e faculty fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino. Maggiori informazioni sui relatori sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-74. Letture consigliate e link utili: * Ubiquitous Commons <http://www.ubiquitouscommons.org/> - The Commons in the Age of Ubiquitous Technologies * Ubiquitous Commons: the struggle to control our data <http://bollier.org/blog/ubiquitous-commons-struggle-control-our-data>, by David Bollie * "L'iperconnettività da governare <http://www.ubiquitouscommons.org/ubiquitous-commons-article-on-nova-24-on-i…>, by Salvatore Iaconesi e Oriana Persico, Nòva24 * Ulteriori letture consigliate sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-74 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 e interdisciplinare che studia Internet e il suo effetto sulla società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/about. Durante i “*Mercoledì di Nexa*”, che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro 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 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 Mercoledì di Nexa e i Nexa Lunch Seminar, 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

April 1, 2015

The Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records - NYTimes.com

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/technology/the-healing-power-of-your-o… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

April 1, 2015

New York Times sulla nuova legge antiterrorismo francese

by Antonio Casilli

Editoriale del New York Times di oggi. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/opinion/the-french-surveillance-state.htm… ------- The Opinion Pages | Editorial The French Surveillance State Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France has presented yet another antiterrorism bill to Parliament. French lawmakers, who overwhelmingly approved a sweeping antiterrorism bill in September, are scheduled to debate the new bill this month. Mr. Valls argues that the bill’s sweeping new provisions for government surveillance are necessary to monitor potential terrorist-related activity, especially on the Internet and cellphones. Mr. Valls, who announced the bill on the day after the deadly attack at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis and as France still reels from the terrorist attacks in Paris in January, has assured the nation that the bill “is not a French Patriot Act,” a comparison to America’s post-9/11 law. But, in a statement on the bill, the Digital Council, which advises the French government about technology’s effects on society, referred specifically to Edward Snowden’s revelations of the extent of United States government surveillance, warning that the bill proposed by Mr. Valls would open the door to similar excesses in France. Rights groups have warned that the bill, which includes the risk of “collective violence” and “the defense of foreign policy interests” among potential reasons for government surveillance, is too vague in defining who is a legitimate target. The bill also concentrates extraordinary power in the office of the prime minister by giving it, rather than judges, control over the approval process for surveillance requests from intelligence agencies. Parliament must restore judicial oversight to these decisions that touch the core rights and freedoms of French citizens. The bill also jeopardizes freedom of the press. Under the terms of the bill, journalists risk triggering unwarranted government surveillance simply by doing research they need to do on the Internet to report the news. Reporters Without Borders warns the bill would seriously compromise journalists’ ability to protect sources, as well as their ability to quote or relay via visual media the statements of any group or individual deemed terrorist by the government. The French are understandably jittery after the Paris and Tunis attacks, and they are alarmed by the radicalization of some in France who have fallen prey to jihadist recruitment on the Internet. There is no doubt that the French government has a duty to protect the nation from terrorist violence and jihadist recruitment. But Parliament has a duty to protect citizens’ democratic rights from unduly expansive and intrusive government surveillance. French lawmakers should not approve the bill unless judges are given a proper role in authorizing government surveillance, vague definitions of what constitutes a terrorist threat are struck from the bill and freedom of the press is protected. A version of this editorial appears in print on April 1, 2015, in The International New York Times. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe -- Antonio A. Casilli Associate Professor, Telecom ParisTech Research Fellow Edgar-Morin Center (EHESS)

April 1, 2015