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Etica e Responsabilita' Sociale dell'Informatica, Milano 5 Dicembre
by Norberto Patrignani Nov. 7, 2016

Nov. 7, 2016

Carissim*, allego locandina di questo evento direi "storico": anche in Italia si parla di etica e responsabilita' sociale dei computer professionals non solo in ambito accademico ... ci sono anche diversi CIO! Se lo ritenete utile potete far circolare l'annuncio come news? Un caro saluto Norberto

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Facebook says users can't stop it from using biometric data
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 6, 2016

Nov. 6, 2016

<http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161027/NEWS08/161029883/facebook-s…> [] As advances in facial recognition technology give companies the potential to profit from biometric data, privacy advocates see a pattern in how the world's largest social network and search engine have sold users' viewing histories for advertising. The companies insist that gathering data on what you look like isn't against the law, even without your permission. If judges agree with Facebook and Google, they may be able to kill off lawsuits filed under a unique Illinois law that carries fines of $1,000 to $5,000 each time a person's image is used without permission -- big enough for a liability headache if claims on behalf of millions of consumers proceed as class actions. A loss by the companies could lead to new restrictions on using biometrics in the U.S., similar to those in Europe and Canada. Facebook declined to comment on its court fight. Google hasn't responded to requests for comment /(Scroll down for a closer look at the court cases)/. Courts have struggled over what qualifies as an injury to pursue a privacy case in lawsuits accusing Facebook and Google of siphoning users' personal information from e-mails and monitoring their web browsing habits. Suits over selling the data to advertisers have often failed. *This year, the U.S. Supreme Court set a “concrete injury” standard for privacy suits, a ruling that both sides are using to argue their case ahead of a hearing Thursday in San Francisco over Facebook's bid to dismiss the biometrics case.* Google is fending off suits in Chicago, arguing that the Illinois statute can't apply outside the state under the Constitution's interstate commerce rules. Google also contends the Illinois law doesn't regulate photos. [] The Facebook case is In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation, 15-cv-03747, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco). The Google cases are Rivera v. Google, 16-cv-02714, and Weiss v. Google, 16-cv-02870, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago). Ciao, Alberto

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Soghoian: "Your smartphone is a civil rights issue"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 5, 2016

Nov. 5, 2016

*Your smartphone is a civil rights issue* TEDSummit · 7:44 · Filmed Jun 2016 The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert and TED Fellow *Christopher Soghoian* details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. "If the only people who can protect themselves from the gaze of the government are the rich and powerful, that's a problem," he says. "It's not just a cybersecurity problem — it's a civil rights problem." http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_soghoian_your_smartphone_is_a_civil_ri…

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WiFi-Based IMSI Catcher
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 5, 2016

Nov. 5, 2016

Pessima cosa! <https://www.blackhat.com/eu-16/briefings/schedule/index.html#wifi-based-ims…> We introduce a new type of IMSI catcher which operates over WiFi. Whilst existing Stingray type IMSI catchers exploit 2-4G radio protocols to track movements of mobile subscribers, in this talk, we introduce two new approaches to track mobile devices which exploit authentication protocols that operate over WiFi. These protocols are now widely implemented in most modern mobile OSes, allowing for the creation of a low cost IMSI catcher. We demonstrate how users may be tracked on a range of smartphones and tablets including those running iOS , Android and other mobile OSs. This tracking can be performed silently and automatically without any interaction from the tracked user. We have developed a proof of concept system that demonstrates our IMSI catcher employing passive and active techniques. Finally, we present guidelines for vendors and cellular network operators to mitigate the user privacy issues that arise. Slides: <https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-16/materials/eu-16-OHanlon-WiFi-IMSI-Catch…> Anche qui: <http://thehackernews.com/2016/11/imsi-track-cellphone.html> Alberto

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Here's Why German Prosecutors Are Investigating Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 5, 2016

Nov. 5, 2016

<http://fortune.com/2016/11/04/germany-facebook-zuckerberg/?xid=soc_socialfl…> German prosecutors are investigating Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives, a spokesman for the Munich prosecutor’s office said on Friday, following a complaint alleging the company broke national laws against hate speech and sedition by failing to remove racist postings. The spokesman declined to provide further details. German attorney Chan-jo Jun had filed a complaint with prosecutors in the Bavarian city in September and demanded that Facebook <http://fortune.com/fortune500/facebook-157/>FB <http://fortune.com/fortune500/facebook-157/> 0.83% executives be compelled to comply with anti-hate speech laws by deleting racist or violent postings from its site. Facebook’s rules forbid bullying, harassment, and threatening language, but critics say it does not do enough to enforce them and has failed to staunch a tide of racist and threatening posts on the social network during an influx of migrants into Europe. Prosecutors in Hamburg earlier this year rejected a similar complaint by Jun on the grounds that the regional court lacked jurisdiction because Facebook’s European operations are based in Ireland. “There is a different view in Bavaria,” his firm Jun Lawyers of Wuerzburg in Bavaria said in a statement. “Upon Jun’s request, Bavarian Justice Minister Winfried Bausback said that Hamburg’s view was wrong and German law does indeed apply to some of the offenses,” it said. Jun’s complaint named Zuckerberg, who is Facebook’s founder and chief executive, and nine other managers at the company. A spokesman for Facebook declined to comment on the proceedings. Jun has compiled a list of 438 postings that were flagged as inappropriate but not deleted over the past year. They include what some might consider merely angry political rantings, but also clear examples of racist hate speech and calls to violence laced with references to Nazi-era genocide. [...] Parafrasando Lessig "code is not law". I codici informatici estesi globalmente non si sovrappongono geograficamente a quelli giuridici ed entrano in conflitto. Limiti alla globalizzazione? ciao, Alberto

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Pagina99: "Gig Economy, se il lavoro digitale ci riporta all’Ottocento"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 5, 2016

Nov. 5, 2016

*Gig Economy, se il lavoro digitale ci riporta all’Ottocento* /Le piattaforme tecnologiche trasformano i lavoratori in imprenditori di se stessi. A basso costo e senza tutele. Ad arricchirsi sono solo i gestori, che non hanno alcun obbligo. Una condizione che ricorda quella del nascente capitalismo a cavallo tra XVIII e XIX Secolo// / Roberta Paolini 31 ottobre 2016 […] Continua qui: http://pagina99.it/2016/10/31/gig-economy-lavoro-digitale-uber-foodora-prot…

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by gabriele elia Nov. 4, 2016

Nov. 4, 2016

mi sembra, in questo caso sul tema dei motori comparativi di shopping, che Google porti argomentazioni sensate ... o no? http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/it-world/44253_antitrust-ue-google-al-c… Antitrust Ue, Google al contrattacco: "Bruxelles fuori dalla realtà"<http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/it-world/44253_antitrust-ue-google-al-c…> www.corrierecomunicazioni.it Recapitate 100 pagine di repliche all'ufficio della Vestager: respinte le accuse di abuso di posizione dominante. La Commissione Ue accusata di non capire...

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Conferenza Annuale del Centro Nexa
by Francesco Ruggiero Nov. 4, 2016

Nov. 4, 2016

Gentilissimi, Venerdì 2 dicembre 2016, dalle 9:30 alle 13:00, presso la Sala Conferenze "Luigi Ciminiera" del Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica del Politecnico di Torino (http://bit.ly/2euvo8k) si svolgerà l'*8°* *Conferenza Annuale di Nexa su Internet & Società.* Il tema del convegno è:* Internet delle cose: Inferno o Paradiso?* Interverranno *Juan Carlos De Martin*, *Antonio Vetrò*, *Federico Morando*, *Monica A. Senor*, *Massimiliano Nuccio *e *Fabio Chiusi*. Le conclusioni della conferenza saranno affidate a *Marco Ricolfi*. Maggiori informazioni sul programma sono disponibili all'indirizzo: *http://nexa.polito.it/conf2016 <http://nexa.polito.it/conf2016>*. Per partecipare alla conferenza occorre iscriversi all'indirizzo: http://nexa2016.eventbrite.com/ La conferenza è accreditata dal Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino. La partecipazione è titolo per l'attribuzione di 3 crediti formativi. Cordiali saluti, -- Francesco Ruggiero Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: francesco.ruggiero(a)polito.it tel. +39 011 090 7219

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La botnet di MIrai attacca ancora. Stavolta il bersaglio è una nazione
by A Dicorinto Nov. 4, 2016

Nov. 4, 2016

Buona lettura Le botnet IoT infettate da Mirai attaccano ancora. Stavolta il bersaglio è una nazione Il prossimo bersaglio dei computer zombie che hanno attaccato il provider Dyn potrebbe essere un paese europeo a meno che non impariamo a proteggere la nostra Internet of Things http://cybersecurity.startupitalia.eu/53240-20161104-le-botnet-iot-infettat… -- 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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LLM in Law of Internet Technology - Università Bocconi
by Bassini, Marco Nov. 4, 2016

Nov. 4, 2016

Cari Tutti, Vi segnalo, con grande piacere, che da ieri sono aperte le candidature per il nuovo LLM in Law of Internet Technology, interamente in lingua inglese, che sar à attivato dal prossimo anno accademico presso l'Università Bocconi. L' "early round" per la presentazione delle domande durerà fino al 1 dicembre. Per maggiori informazioni: https://www.unibocconi.eu/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigatio… Un caro saluto, Marco -- Marco Bassini Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici "Angelo Sraffa" Università Commerciale "L. Bocconi" Via Roentgen, 1 20136 Milano Stanza 1-C1-07 Tel. +39.02.5836.5611 Mobile (ITA) +39.329.2478832 Mobile (US) +1(518) 965.9671 Post-Doctoral Emile Noël Fellow The Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice NYU School of Law 22 Washington Square North, New York NY 10011 View my SSRN page View my Academia.edu page

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