May 2016 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Conferenza sul futuro del lavoro
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 7, 2016

May 7, 2016

Yanis Varoufakis, Robert Reich, Albert Wenger, Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Stern, Rob Johnson, Daniel Häni, Enno Schmidt, Bruno S. Frey and more! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=atzW1cH6Mcg (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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EFF: "How Safe Is Your Data in the Gig Economy?"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016 Contact: Rainey Reitman Activism Director rainey(a)eff.org <mailto:rainey@eff.org> +1 415-436-9333 x140 Nate Cardozo Senior Staff Attorney nate(a)eff.org <mailto:nate@eff.org> +1 415-436-9333 x146 Kurt Opsahl Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel kurt(a)eff.org <mailto:kurt@eff.org> +1 415-436-9333 x106 How Safe Is Your Data in the Gig Economy? EFF’s ‘Who Has Your Back’ Report Takes on Uber, Taskrabbit, Airbnb, and More San Francisco - The “sharing” or “gig” economy is booming—you can get rides with companies like Uber, hire people to run errands with services like Taskrabbit, or find a places to stay on websites like Airbnb. These companies connect people offering services to people purchasing them, and in the process they have access to vast amounts of personal data. But how well do these companies protect your information from the government? The sixth annual“Who Has Your Back” <https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016>report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) surveyed the biggest providers in the gig economy to find out. “These companies collect information on what you buy, where you sleep, and where you travel—whether you are offering services, or purchasing them,” said EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman. “Often they go even further, collecting contents of communications and geolocation information from your cell phone. But are these companies respecting their users’ rights when the government comes knocking? For much of the gig economy, the answer is no.” This year’s report analyzed ten companies, and only Uber and Lyft earned credit in all the categories we assessed, including transparency around government access requests, advocacy on the federal level for user privacy, and commitment to providing users with notice about law enforcement data requests. FlipKey, Airbnb, and Instacart also received stars in some categories, but Getaround, Postmastes, Taskrabbit, Turo, and VRBO received no credit in any category. “We see a clear trend in our report: while some sharing economy companies have prioritized standing up for user privacy in the face of government demands, many others have not,” said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Nate Cardozo. “This is a wake-up call to the gig economy companies and the people who use them. It’s time for these services to catch up with the rest of the industry and safeguard our data from government overreach—ensuring that law enforcement access to this trove of information is fair, just, and only in accordance with the rule of law.” EFF has published its Who Has Your Back report—an annual overview of the public policies and practices of major technology and communications companies in response to law enforcement requests—for six years. While no company achieved credit in every category in the first report back in 2011, more than half of the companies got stars in four or five categories in 2015, and 23 of 24 followed industry best practices. As the first set of companies we looked at has improved so substantially, we decided it was time to turn to the sharing economy. “Shifts in industry momentum can take time. It took several years before we saw widespread adoption of the best practices promoted in our first Who Has Your Back reports,” said EFF Deputy Executive Director Kurt Opsahl. “The users are the lifeblood of these companies, and next year’s report will provide them an opportunity to adopt best practices and stand up for the people who make their businesses work.” For the full Who Has Your Back report: https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016 For this release: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/how-safe-your-data-gig-economy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading organization protecting civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, we defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, promote the rights of digital innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of technology grows. EFF is a member-supported organization. Find out more athttps://eff.org <https://www.eff.org/>.

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Fwd: Fwd: "Commons technology and the right to a democratic city" - 23rd to 28th May
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Direcció IN3* <direccio_in3(a)uoc.edu <mailto:direccio_in3@uoc.edu>> Date: 2016-05-06 14:07 GMT+02:00 Subject: "Commons technology and the right to a democratic city" - 23rd to 28th May To: Difusio Seminaris Activitats IN3 <difusio_seminaris_in3(a)uoc.edu <mailto:difusio_seminaris_in3@uoc.edu>> Dear all, We would like to inform you that the Communication Networks & Social Change <http://in3.uoc.edu/opencms_portalin3/opencms/en/recerca/list/communication_…> research group of the IN3 coorganizes the following event as one of the partners of D-CENT <http://dcentproject.eu/> project (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies): *"Commons technology and the right to a democratic city <http://in3.uoc.edu/opencms_portalin3/opencms/en/activitats/seminaris/agenda…>"* *Date: Monday, 23 May 2016 - Saturday, 28 May 2016* *Place: Medialab-Prado <http://medialab-prado.es/>, Plaza de las Letras, c/ Alameda, 15, 28014 Madrid | Museo Reina Sofía <http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en>, Nouvel Building, c/ Ronda de Atocha, 28012 Madrid* During the past two years, D-CENT <http://dcentproject.eu/> (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies) has been working to transform democracy in a very concrete way: helping movements, cities, and political parties to build technologies, methods and tools that can make the democratic system more in-sync with collective aspirations of the 21st century. D-CENT is now seen as one of the most credible experiments across Europe; able to shape the adoption of digital democracy tools and drive new experiments globally. *To showcase and celebrate the results of the D-CENT project a week-long programme of activity is taking place from the 23-28 May in Madrid, Spain: "Commons technology and the right to a democratic city <http://dcentproject.eu/event/common-technology-and-the-democratic-city/>". The programme includes a Democracy Lab <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/democracy-lab> and an International Conference <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/conference>.* *Democracy Lab* The week begins with a four-day Democracy Lab, at Medialab-Prado <http://medialab-prado.es/>, delivering workshops, hackathons and open sessions to develop, think and design tools, processes and strategies for democratic participation. As part of the week we are holding an *Open Call* for sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. *Apply to get involved* <http://www.dcentproject.eu/open-call>. *International Conference* The *Commons technology and the right to a democratic city* international conference (27-28 May, Museo Reina Sofia <http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en>) will conclude the week’s activities. Prompting discussion on network democracy, new forms of citizen participation and digital commons in democratic Cities, the conference will showcase the success of the European D-CENT project and look at the future of digital democracy. The event will gather politicians, activists, researchers, social movements, hackers and Cities to explore innovative methods, digital tools, and policies to strengthen large-scale citizen participation in the political process at European and global level. Participants will debate public policies at the municipal, national and European level to transform democracy and promote transparency to devolve power to citizens and fight concentration of power within public institutions. Please, view the International Conference Programme <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/conference/programme> and the Speakers included in the event website <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/conference/programme>. *IMPORTANT:* Places must be booked in advance. Please register here <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/register>. Thank you, Isabel Carol IN3 Management Office

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Summit FSFE
by Michele May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Segnalo call for papers/partecipation al primo summit FSFE, che si terrà a Berlino 2-4 Settembre 2016 https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/Summit2016/CallForParticipation Michele

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AppleMusic: dal possesso all'accesso, tramite il furto...
by Blengino May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Questa storia merita riflessione, tra TOS blindate, copyrights protetti e/o violati e file rubati. E per quanto incredibile, è così. https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/ C

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A toxic web: what the Victorians can teach us about online abuse | Technology | The Guardian
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/18/a-toxic-web-what-the-vic… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Angry French Uber drivers have created their own Uber | The Verge
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/3/9841562/french-uber-drivers-launch-app-vt… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Pubblicato testo nuovo Regolamento Data Protection
by Stefano Leucci May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Scusate la ripetizione se già passato in lista (non mi sembra). Finalmente il Regolamento Data Protection UE è pubblicato in Official Journal. Partono i due anni per l’adeguamento. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2016:119:TOC <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2016:119:TOC> Un saluto da Bruxelles, Stefano

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IoT, ownership, Nest e Revolv
by Guido Noto La Diega May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

A proposito del workshop Nexa su IoT, consumer protection e ownership a Vienna (e re la ricerca della preziosa Miryam Bianco) the shutdown of Revolv reflects how our ownership of a device can change in the world of IoT. If I buy a screwdriver and bring it home, it is mine to use, and no one can take it away. Even if I buy a PC and take it home and never let it perform software updates, it’s still functional. On the other hand, if I buy a device from a start-up that provides cloud connectivity and the start-up goes away, my cloud connectivity goes away and my device may stop working. Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2016/04/25/how-does-the-iot-evolve-in-fits-and-s… Sent from my iPhone

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Trump’s Big Win Is a Giant Setback for Data Crunchers
by gianluca quaglia May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016

Trump’s Big Win Is a Giant Setback for Data Crunchers Donald Trump has proven a lot of people wrong, and not just because a year ago today none of us—perhaps not even Trump—would have imagined in our wildest fever dreams that he would wake up May 4, 2016 as the presumptive Republican nominee. It’s also because his win in Indiana last night, which prompted Ted Cruz to drop out of the race, suggests that data—the kind Cruz fastidiously gathered—might not matter all that much to a presidential campaign. After the 2012 election, the prevailing theory was that data had been President Obama’s secret weapon against Mitt Romney. The campaign’s number crunchers sat in a separate space called The Cave, rubbing elbows with the likes of Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt and identifying key voters using an internal database named Narwhal. After Obama’s win, the occupants of the Cave got a lot of the credit, and strategists predicted that no candidate could ever win again without ample data on their side. But those people were wrong—at least, Trump’s Indiana victory makes it look that way.[...] continua qui http://www.wired.com/2016/05/one-step-trump-one-giant-setback-data-cruncher…

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