December 2016 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Virtual Reality Allows the Most Detailed, Intimate Digital Surveillance Yet

by J.C. DE MARTIN

https://theintercept.com/2016/12/23/virtual-reality-allows-the-most-detaile… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Dec. 29, 2016

Riutilizzo di edifici pubblici

by Diego Giorio

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Dec. 29, 2016

ProPublica: "Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them* /The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives. / by Julia Angwin, Terry Parris Jr. and Surya Mattu ProPublica, Dec. 27, 2016, 8 a.m. https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-doesnt-tell-users-everything-it…

Dec. 28, 2016

Il futuro del lavoro - Roma, 18 gennaio 2017, ore 15:00.

by Luigi Scorca

Carissimi, vi segnalo questo articolo del NYT su lavoro ed automazione: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/upshot/the-long-term-jobs-killer-is-not-c… Con l'occasione vi segnalo un evento organizzato dall'*Intergruppo Innovazione* del Parlamento italiano (www.parlamentari.org) dove si parlerà degli effetti dell'innovazione sul mercato del lavoro. - *mercoledì 18 gennaio 2017*, alle *ore 15:00*, - *a Roma,* presso la Sala Ex Agricoltura della Camera dei Deputati (accesso da via del Parlamento n.24) - *Ospite *il* Dr. Paolo Falco (OECD), che presenterà i risultati preliminari dello studio "The future of work"*. Chi interessato a partecipare può scrivere ad intergruppoinnovazione(a)camera.it, entro giovedì 12 gennaio 2017, indicando nome - cognome - data di nascita. *Si ricorda che per gli uomini è obbligatoria la giacca* Buone Feste a tutti! Luigi -- Luigi Scorca Mob: +39 347 85 22 221 Mail: luigi.scorca(a)gmail.com

Dec. 28, 2016

NYRB: "They Have, Right Now, Another You"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*They Have, Right Now, Another You* Sue Halpern December 22, 2016 Issue /Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy / by Cathy O’Neil Crown, 259 pp., $26.00 /Virtual Competition: The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy / by Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice E. Stucke Harvard University Press, 356 pp., $29.95 A few months ago The Washington Post reported that Facebook collects ninety-eight data points on each of its nearly two billion users. Among this ninety-eight are ethnicity, income, net worth, home value, if you are a mom, if you are a soccer mom, if you are married, the number of lines of credit you have, if you are interested in Ramadan, when you bought your car, and on and on and on. How and where does Facebook acquire these bits and pieces of one’s personal life and identity? First, from information users volunteer, like relationship status, age, and university affiliation. They also come from Facebook posts of vacation pictures and baby pictures and graduation pictures. These do not have to be photos one posts oneself: Facebook’s facial recognition software can pick you out of a crowd. Facebook also follows users across the Internet, disregarding their “do not track” settings as it stalks them. It knows every time a user visits a website that has a Facebook “like” button, for example, which most websites do. The company also buys personal information from some of the five thousand data brokers worldwide, who collect information from store loyalty cards, warranties, pharmacy records, pay stubs, and some of the ten million public data sets available for harvest. Municipalities also sell data—voter registrations and motor vehicle information, for example, and death notices, foreclosure declarations, and business registrations, to name a few. In theory, all these data points are being collected by Facebook in order to tailor ads to sell us stuff we want, but in fact they are being sold by Facebook to advertisers for the simple reason that the company can make a lot of money doing so. […] Continua qui: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/12/22/they-have-right-now-another-you/

Dec. 28, 2016

Lessig : "La segmentation du monde que provoque Internet est dévastatrice pour la démocratie"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Lawrence Lessig : "La segmentation du monde que provoque Internet est dévastatrice pour la démocratie"* 22.12.2016 /Pour le professeur de droit à Harvard et penseur du net, il y a urgence à reconstruire des espaces communs de discussion./ C'est avec une certaine inquiétude que Lawrence Lessig observe comment Internet est à la fois un outil fantastique et ce qui a renforcé la crise démocratique. Professeur de droit à Harvard, constitutionnaliste réputé, Lawrence Lessig est l'un des premiers penseurs du web. Dès les années 1990, il a réfléchi aux liens entre Internet et la démocratie. C'est à lui que l'on doit les licences "creative commons" (pour la mise à disposition d'oeuvres en ligne). Et la publication, en 2000, d'un texte devenu classique de la littérature numérique "Code is law" [“le code, c’est la loi"]. Il y expliquait qu'avec la numérisation de nos sociétés, le programme informatique était amené à faire loi. 16 ans, plus tard les algorithmes sont partout dans nos vies. Lawrence Lessig, qui fut un temps candidat à l'investiture démocrate pour la présidentielle américaine, regarde avec inquiétude la victoire de Trump et ce qui l'a rendue possible. Début décembre, nous l'avons rencontré, avec Libération, alors qu'il était invité par le Sénat à l'occasion du Sommet du partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert. […] Continua qui: https://www.franceculture.fr/numerique/lawrence-lessig-la-segmentation-du-m…

Dec. 27, 2016

Killer robots await Trump’s verdict

by Alberto Cammozzo

<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/drones-military-technology-trump-2329…> The new president will have to decide how aggressively the U.S. pursues military technology that could let machines make life-or-death decisions. [] One Trump transition team member says the U.S. should not only oppose bans on the weapons but should lead the way in developing them. “The U.S. is not going to be amenable to any protocol in Geneva that bans the weapons they are developing," said Steven Groves, a Heritage Foundation fellow assigned to the transition’s State Department landing team. “Why would they do it when their peer competitors are developing the same kind of weapons?” He stressed that he does not speak on behalf of the transition team. The team did not respond to requests for comment. Groves, who has written frequently about the issue, has previously warned that attempts to ban autonomous weapons or "regulate [them] out of existence" were unlikely to succeed — although he expressed worries last year that the Obama administration might “cave” to the human rights groups, as it previously had on land mines. A Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MARS) armed robot is seen as the Defense Department on May 14, 2015 at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Developing autonomous weapons is “the only way U.S. armed forces can retain a tactical and strategic advantage over its enemies in future conflicts,” Groves wrote for Heritage last year. []

Dec. 26, 2016

The Dark side of VR

by Alberto Cammozzo

Buon s.Stefano! <https://theintercept.com/2016/12/23/virtual-reality-allows-the-most-detaile…> But as the tech industry continues to build VR’s social future, the very systems that enable immersive experiences are already establishing new forms of shockingly intimate surveillance. Once they are in place, researchers warn, the psychological aspects of digital embodiment — combined with the troves of data that consumer VR products can freely mine from our bodies, like head movements and facial expressions — will give corporations and governments unprecedented insight and power over our emotions and physical behavior. [] Fred Jennings, an attorney with the digital rights-focused law firm Tor Ekeland, PC, says that if the plaintiffs in the Illinois biometric privacy case prevail, it could establish a foothold for future efforts to limit the intimate data collected by VR and AR platforms. But unlike traditional biometric data, like fingerprints and DNA, the murky legal definition of data that records a wide range of voluntary and involuntary physical movements makes it difficult to legislate what can and can’t be done with that data once it’s collected. “The problem is it falls into this gray area in between medical data, which is pretty well litigated and protected, and communications data,” says Jennings. Transparency would also need to be a crucial part of any regulation, he says, because in many cases it’s not clear to what extent behavioral analytics platforms have already been integrated into consumer VR products and apps. Facebook, CognitiveVR, and Yotta Technologies did not respond to inquiries about how VR analytics platforms are currently being deployed and how the data they collect might be used. Oculus’s privacy policy specifically states that it collects “physical movements and dimensions” from users in order to “customize your experiences based on your online activities” and “market to you.” The company also claims the right to share that information with third parties including Facebook, as well as access and preserve it in order to “detect, prevent and address fraud or other illegal activity,” among other uses. Last April, the permissive language led Sen. Al Franken to send an open letter to Oculus expressing concerns about the privacy of Oculus Rift users. []

Dec. 26, 2016

Re: [nexa] U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Releases Declassified Snowden Report

by Claudio Agosti

l'ho letta fino ad un certo punto, più che le considerazioni su Snowden, che sono un po' schierate, sono interessanti le considerazioni che l'IC fa su se stessa: - "l'IC aveva già iniziato i processi di minimizzazione, non serviva Snowden" - "quello non è whistleblowing perchè non è passato dai canali ufficiali" - "non possiamo ridurre la probabilità di un altro snowden a zero", anche se, il whistleblower ex-pilata-droni Brandon Bryant, aveva spiegato al parlamento tedesco durante l'indagine parlamentare sulla collaborazione BND-NSA *, che tutta la documentazione operativa veniva distrutta dopo 3 mesi e solo report ad alto livello erano tenuti digitalizzati. Mi chiedo allora cosa intendano per riduzione del rischio ottimale... La risposta di Snowden a riguardo: https://twitter.com/i/moments/812014048866877440 * conclusasi dopo 2 anni con "è tutto segreto e condividere dettagli con il parlamento rappresenterebbe una violazione degli accordi con i nostri colleghi oltre-oceano", e facendo nascere un dibattito sulle relazioni parlamento-servizi segreti. On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 8:49 PM, Andrea Glorioso <andrea(a)digitalpolicy.it> wrote: > FYI > > Intel Committee Releases Declassified Snowden Report > f t # e <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> > *Washington, December 22, 2016* > > The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today released a > declassified version of its investigative report on Edward Snowden, the > former National Security Agency contractor who fled to China and then > Russia after stealing an estimated 1.5 million classified documents. The > report, including redactions for classified information, was the result of > a two-year inquiry into Snowden’s background, likely motivations, and > methods of theft, as well as the damage done to U.S. national security as a > result of his actions. The report was completed in September 2016 and > submitted to the Intelligence Community for a declassification review. > > Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said, *“I’m gratified that, > with the completion of the declassification review, the American people can > now get a fuller account of Edward Snowden’s crimes and the reckless > disregard he has shown for U.S. national security, including the safety of > American servicemen and women. It will take a long time to mitigate the > damage he caused, and I look forward to the day when he returns to the > United States to face justice.” * > > Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff said, *“**Snowden and > his defenders claim that he is a whistleblower, but he isn't, as the > Committee's review shows. Most of the material he stole had nothing to do > with Americans’ privacy, and its compromise has been of great value to > America's adversaries and those who mean to do America harm. Whistleblowers > are important to proper oversight and we will protect them from > retaliation, and those who engage in civil disobedience are willing to stay > and face the consequences.”* > > NSA and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Westmoreland said, *“The > American people have every right to know the extent of the damage Edward > Snowden did to our national security, and I applaud the declassification of > the House Intelligence Committee’s report. Not only did Snowden endanger > American servicemembers, threaten critical relationships across the globe, > and reduce our allies’ ability to counter terror attacks, but repairing the > damage he did cost a tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars and more > importantly, used up valuable time and resources that should be spent > keeping our country safe. This extensive report shows Snowden is no hero, > and that he should be brought to justice for his reckless actions.”* > > To read the declassified report, click *here* > <http://intelligence.house.gov/UploadedFiles/HPSCI_Snowden_Review_Declassifi…>. > To read Intelligence Committee highlights of the report, click *here* > <http://intelligence.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Snowden_report_highlights.pdf> > . > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- Claudio Agosti, https://facebook.tracking.exposed - https://twitter.com/_vecna PGP mail: claudio﹫tracking・exposed - key here https://keybase.io/vecna

Dec. 23, 2016

U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Releases Declassified Snowden Report

by Andrea Glorioso

FYI Intel Committee Releases Declassified Snowden Report f t # e <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> *Washington, December 22, 2016* The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today released a declassified version of its investigative report on Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to China and then Russia after stealing an estimated 1.5 million classified documents. The report, including redactions for classified information, was the result of a two-year inquiry into Snowden’s background, likely motivations, and methods of theft, as well as the damage done to U.S. national security as a result of his actions. The report was completed in September 2016 and submitted to the Intelligence Community for a declassification review. Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said, *“I’m gratified that, with the completion of the declassification review, the American people can now get a fuller account of Edward Snowden’s crimes and the reckless disregard he has shown for U.S. national security, including the safety of American servicemen and women. It will take a long time to mitigate the damage he caused, and I look forward to the day when he returns to the United States to face justice.” * Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff said, *“**Snowden and his defenders claim that he is a whistleblower, but he isn't, as the Committee's review shows. Most of the material he stole had nothing to do with Americans’ privacy, and its compromise has been of great value to America's adversaries and those who mean to do America harm. Whistleblowers are important to proper oversight and we will protect them from retaliation, and those who engage in civil disobedience are willing to stay and face the consequences.”* NSA and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Westmoreland said, *“The American people have every right to know the extent of the damage Edward Snowden did to our national security, and I applaud the declassification of the House Intelligence Committee’s report. Not only did Snowden endanger American servicemembers, threaten critical relationships across the globe, and reduce our allies’ ability to counter terror attacks, but repairing the damage he did cost a tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars and more importantly, used up valuable time and resources that should be spent keeping our country safe. This extensive report shows Snowden is no hero, and that he should be brought to justice for his reckless actions.”* To read the declassified report, click *here* <http://intelligence.house.gov/UploadedFiles/HPSCI_Snowden_Review_Declassifi…>. To read Intelligence Committee highlights of the report, click *here* <http://intelligence.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Snowden_report_highlights.pdf> .

Dec. 22, 2016