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Faking face recognition: all it takes to steal your face is a special pair of glasses
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 3, 2016

Nov. 3, 2016

Attacco veramente brillante agli algo di face recognition da CMU! All it takes to steal your face is a special pair of glasses <http://qz.com/823820/carnegie-mellon-made-a-special-pair-of-glasses-that-le…> Your face is quickly becoming a key to the digital world. Computers <http://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-hello-facial-recognition-wind…>, phones <http://thenextweb.com/google/2016/01/28/future-android-phones-may-have-on-d…>, and even online stores <https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/14/faceplusplus/> are starting to use your face as a password. But new research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that facial recognition software is far from secure. In a paper <https://www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Esbhagava/papers/face-rec-ccs16.pdf> (pdf) presented at a security conference <https://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2016/> on Oct. 28*,* researchers showed they could trick AI facial recognition systems into misidentifying faces—making someone caught on camera appear to be someone else, or even unrecognizable as human. With a special pair of eyeglass frames, the team forced commercial-grade facial recognition software into identifying the wrong person with up to 100% success rates. Researchers had the same success tricking software <http://www.faceplusplus.com/> touted by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba for use in their “smile-to-pay <http://www.planetbiometrics.com/article-details/i/2811/desc/alibaba-demos-f…>” feature. Modern facial recognition software relies on deep neural networks, a flavor of artificial intelligence that learns patterns from thousands and millions of pieces of information. When shown millions of faces, the software learns the idea of a face, and how to tell different ones apart. As the software learns what a face looks like, it leans heavily on certain details—like the shape of the nose and eyebrows. The Carnegie Mellon glasses don’t just cover those facial features, but instead are printed with a pattern that is perceived by the computer as facial details of another person.In a test where researchers built a state-of-the-art facial recognition system, a white male test subject wearing the glasses appeared as actress Milla Jovovich with 87.87% accuracy. An Asian female wearing the glasses tricked the algorithm into seeing a Middle Eastern man with the same accuracy. Other notable figures whose faces were stolen include Carson Daly, Colin Powell, and John Malkovich. Researchers used about 40 images of each person to generate the glasses used to identify as them. The test wasn’t theoretical—the CMU printed out the glasses on glossy photo paper and wore them in front of a camera in a scenario meant to simulate accessing a building guarded by facial recognition. The glasses cost $.22 per pair to make. When researchers tested their glasses design against a commercial facial recognition system, Face++, who has corporate partners like Lenovo and Intel and is used by Alibaba for secure payments, they were able to generate glasses that successfully impersonated someone in 100% of tests. However, this was tested digitally—the researchers edited the glasses onto a picture, so in the real world the success rate could be less. <https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sbhagava/papers/face-rec-ccs16.pdf> Paper originale: Accessorize to a Crime: Real and Stealthy Attacks on State-of-the-Art Face Recognition <https://www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Esbhagava/papers/face-rec-ccs16.pdf> [Mahmood Sharif, Sruti Bhagavatula, Lujo Bauer and Michael K. Reiter/23rd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security] ciao, Alberto

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Le reti neurali di Google Brain hanno imparato da sole la crittografia delle comunicazioni
by A Dicorinto Nov. 3, 2016

Nov. 3, 2016

Ciao a tutti-- vi segnalo questa notizia che ho visto girare poco. Le reti neurali di Google Brain hanno imparato da sole a nascondere i segreti, cifrandoli http://cybersecurity.startupitalia.eu/53222-20161102-reti-neurali-google-br… -- 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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Brexit o non brexit?
by Diego Giorio Nov. 2, 2016

Nov. 2, 2016

Anche se sembrano intenzionati ad anadare avanti, sembra che il Regolamento europeo per la protezione dei dati personali gli piaccia: https://iconewsblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/how-the-ico-will-be-supporting… [https://iconewsblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/gdpr-how-ico-will-support-i…]<https://iconewsblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/how-the-ico-will-be-supporting…> How the ICO will be supporting the implementation of the GDPR<https://iconewsblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/how-the-ico-will-be-supporting…> iconewsblog.wordpress.com By Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner. The government has now confirmed that the UK will be implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Secretary of State Karen Bradley ... Saluti a tutti D.

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La pubblicità etnica è razzista?
by Diego Giorio Nov. 2, 2016

Nov. 2, 2016

Segnalo questo interessante articolo riguardante il fatto che FB farebbe pubblicità etnica, vietata dalle leggi americane, ma legittima secondo il Social, dato che non è realmenta basata sul vero gruppo etnico delle persone, bensì sull'interesse degli utenti verso un determinato gruppo. http://punto-informatico.it/4352404/PI/News/facebook-dice-no-alla-pubblicit… Saluti a tutti D.

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Guardian: "Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 2, 2016

Nov. 2, 2016

Nel giro di poche ore Facebook ha reagito bloccando il tentativo di Admiral (v. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/nov/02/facebook-admiral-car-insuranc…) ma temo che sia comunque solo l'inizio. juan carlos * ----- Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts** * /Insurer’s algorithm analyses social media usage to identify safe drivers in unprecedented use of customer data// / Graham Ruddick Wednesday 2 November 2016 00.01 GMT One of the biggest insurance companies in Britain is to use social media to analyse the personalities of car owners and set the price of their insurance. The unprecedented move highlights the start of a new era for how companies use online personal data and will start a debate about privacy. Admiral Insurance will analyse the Facebook accounts of first-time car owners to look for personality traits that are linked to safe driving. For example, individuals who are identified as conscientious and well-organised will score well. The insurer will examine posts and likes by the Facebook user, although not photos, looking for habits that research shows are linked to these traits. These include writing in short concrete sentences, using lists, and arranging to meet friends at a set time and place, rather than just “tonight”. […] Continua qui: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/02/admiral-to-price-car-ins…

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Resolver plans to use AI to make your customer complaint stick [techcrunch]
by Guido Noto La Diega Nov. 2, 2016

Nov. 2, 2016

Whenever I receive bad service from a brand, I typically fire off an angry tweet and hope the company or organisation I’m complaining about notices the blue tick next to my name and takes action accordingly. It’s ungracious, makes me look like a bit of a dick, and similar to trying to shift a caffeine-induced headache by consuming more caffeine, hardly ever works. Enter Resolver, a U.K. startup that’s built tools to help you complain the correct way. They include automating parts of the complaint letter-writing process and tracking the progress of your grievance. And now the company wants to take all of the data it’s amassed regards what works and what doesn’t and apply AI — there words, not mine — to make it even easier to resolve issues. Full text at https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/02/resolver/ -- Guido Dr. Guido Noto La Diega Northumbria University School of Law City Campus East, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com +44(0)191 349 5562 @guidonld You can access my papers on Academia.edu and on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This e-mail and any attachment hereto are strictly confidential and are exclusively intended for the person above identified. Without intended recipient’s entitlement, use, copy and dissemination of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received it in error, please advice us immediately by telephone and return the documents received to the above address, deleting the files. Thank you. Unless necessary, please do not print this e-mail.

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Cosa accadrà ai profili social del Presidente al termine del mandato?
by Diego Giorio Nov. 1, 2016

Nov. 1, 2016

Verrano ereditati dal nuovo Presidente, con i relativi follower, ma privi di contenuti, che sarnno conservati a parte: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/10/31/digital-transition-how-president… [https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/potusphone-sm.jpg]<https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/10/31/digital-transition-how-president…> The Digital Transition: How the Presidential Transition Works in the Social Media Age<https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/10/31/digital-transition-how-president…> www.whitehouse.gov Take a look at how we plan to preserve and pass on the digital history of the Obama administration. Saluti a tutti D.

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It’s Finally Legal To Hack Your Own Devices (Even Your Car)
by Alessandro Mantelero Nov. 1, 2016

Nov. 1, 2016

Last Friday, a new exemption to the decades-old law known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act quietly kicked in, carving out protections for Americans to hack their own devices without fear that the DMCA’s ban on circumventing protections on copyrighted systems would allow manufacturers to sue them. One exemption, crucially, will allow new forms of security research on those consumer devices. Another allows for the digital repair of vehicles. Together, the security community and DIYers are hoping those protections, which were enacted by the Library of Congress’s Copyright Office in October of 2015 but delayed a full year, will spark a new era of benevolent hacking for both research and repair. https://www.wired.com/2016/10/hacking-car-pacemaker-toaster-just-became-leg… -- 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 European Data Protection Law Review | Associate Editor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero @mantelero EMAIL POLICY: once a day (Mon-Fri)

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Car insurance industry to disappear by 2030?
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 1, 2016

Nov. 1, 2016

Singolare valutazione e previsione, diametralmente opposta a quella che mi aspetterei. Anche se diminuissero i piccoli incidenti, le richieste di risarcimento in caso di incidenti gravi procurati da sistemi di guida autonomi sarebbero molto elevate. Le considerazioni fatte sulle assicurazioni salute e sono invece agghiaccianti. <http://www.carandsuv.co.nz/news/car-insurance-industry-disappear-2030> Dr Michael Naylor, a senior lecturer in insurance at New Zealand’s Massey Business School, has undertaken a meta-analysis of how a range of technologies will change the industry in the coming decade. His report: ‘A Perfect Storm in Insurance: How to survive the looming waves of disruptive technology’ aims to help insurers prepare for a very different future. Naylor says the car insurance industry will probably be the first to sector to face major disruption. “Once networked, autonomous cars are widely available. It’s been predicted that car crashes will reduce by 80 to 90%. This development is not as far away as you might think – Volvo, for example has an aim of eliminating car crashes by 2020.” * *Naylor believes car theft will largely become a thing of the past as voice and face recognition technology will make them nearly impossible to steal, leaving insurance only for damage caused by things bumping into the car or extreme weather events. The result is car insurance premiums will fall drastically, probably by as much as 90% by 2030, says Naylor. He says that while many might view his report as speculation, there are plenty of examples of innovative insurers overseas who are using technology to change their business models. British insurer Drive Like A Girl monitors the drivers it insures via a telemetric device that sends real-time reports, including alerts of any crashes. The company is popular with young drivers who can prove they shouldn’t have to pay the high rates generally imposed on them. “New Zealand and Australian insurers are probably a few years behind those in the US and Europe, but they need to start grappling with these changes now. If they don’t, new disruptors will emerge to take their business from them,” he says. He explains that insurers need to change their view of their business as a provider of insurance products to being a data company with real-time links to customers, specialising in personal services. “Any organisation that is not a big data house now, or is unable to become one soon, is already a legacy company,” he says. Naylor’s vision of the future also has many implications for consumers. He predicts that in the future all insured objects will give constant, real-time feedback to the insurer’s data centre, and that includes people. “Wearable technology can provide minute-by-minute blood pressure readings and tell if your blood chemistry indicates an illness,” he says. “Through the connection of objects to the internet it will be possible for insurers to know how healthy the food in your fridge is or how often you exercise. Imagine how accurately they can then predict your health risk for insurance purposes.” If a person agrees to sharing information and they are healthy their insurance premiums would plummet but if they refuse they would be classed as high-risk, says Naylor. The full report covers key disruptors, telemetrics, big data, social media, automated underwriting, automated claims, robo advice, motor insurance, health and life insurance, and suggestions as to how insurers can restructure their businesses to survive.

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International Symposium on Internet Governance
by msantaniello Nov. 1, 2016

Nov. 1, 2016

Buongiorno, in allegato il programma del convegno internazionale su Internet Governance che si terrà presso l'Università degli Studi di Salerno il 10 e 11 novembre 2016. Cordiali saluti, Mauro Santaniello __ Mauro Santaniello Internet & Communication Policy Centre Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Sociali e della Comunicazione Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 - 84084 - Fisciano (SA) Mob. +39 3345217528 Skype: internetpolicy twitter.com/webvoodoo

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