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Re: [nexa] FB facial recognition lawsuit

by Fabrizio Testa

Che sia invece l'Europa a far sorgere preoccupazioni sul fronte del riconoscimento facciale (dei migranti)? Segnalo quanto segue (non mi pare già passato in lista, in caso contrario mi scuso) http://punto-informatico.it/4318140/PI/News/eurodac-riconoscimento-facciale… Fabrizio ____________________________________ @ inviata da dispositivo mobile, riservata ai sensi di legge Il 11/Mag/2016 23:14, "Alberto Cammozzo" <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net<mailto:ac%2Bnexa@zeromx.net>> ha scritto: La legge dell'Illinois impazza: <http://canmua.net/california/shutterfly-settles-facial-recognition-lawsuit-…> Shutterfly settles facial recognition lawsuit with man who claimed privacy violation top news Shutterfly settles facial recognition lawsuit with man who claimed privacy violation update daily A lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who accused photo-sharing website Shutterfly of violating his privacy by using facial recognition software to identify his face has been settled for an undisclosed amount. The case, which was given the go-ahead to proceed in January by a federal judge in Chicago, was being closely watched because if it had gone to trial it could have had implications for Facebook and other companies that use facial recognition software. Illinois resident Brian Norberg alleged in the suit, which sought class-action status, that his face ended up in Shutterfly's database after a friend uploaded and tagged a photo of him in February 2015. Shutterfly measured the contours of his face and the distance between his eyes, nose and ears to create a template it used to suggest other photos of Norberg be tagged with his name, the suit said, alleging that Shutterfly had violated Norberg's rights under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. [...] E Facebook si fa prudente: Facebook announced this morning that its private photo-sharing application, Facebook Moments <http://www.momentsapp.com/>, is now available in all countries worldwide, thanks the launch of a new, modified version in the EU and Canada. While the U.S. and other international versions of the application take advantage of facial recognition technology to suggest which friends to share with by identifying who appears in your photos, the modified being launched now does away with that feature due to various privacy laws and regulations in these markets. This makes the app a bit more labor-intensive, as it now can’t automatically identify who is in your photos – it can only suggest that a group of photos that /may/ contain the same person. [...] <http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/10/facebook-moments-launches-in-the-eu-canada…> Alberto On 07/05/2016 12:27, Alberto Cammozzo wrote: > Facebook loses first round in suit over storing biometric data > > > Facebook Inc (FB.O > <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=FB.O>) lost the > first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the > social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and > stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs. > > The judge presiding over the case in a California federal court on > Thursday turned down Facebook's motion seeking dismissal of the suit. > > Facebook filed the motion arguing that the users could not file a > complaint under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) as > they had agreed in their user agreement that California law would > govern their disputes with the company, and that BIPA does not apply > to "tag suggestions." > > The court found that Illinois law applies and that the plaintiffs have > stated a claim under BIPA. > > The complainants had alleged that Facebook's face recognition feature > that suggests "tags" on photos unlawfully collected and stored > biometric data, in violation of the Illinois BIPA. > > The case was filed by some Illinois residents under Illinois law, but > the parties agreed to transfer the case to the California court, the > court order showed. > > Facebook was also hit with a lawsuit over its plan to issue new stock > last month. > > The company said in April it will create a new class of non-voting > shares in a move aimed at letting Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg give > away his wealth without relinquishing control of the social media > juggernaut he founded. > > Facebook was not immediately available for comment. > > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-lawsuit-idUSKCN0XX08U> > > Alberto > > _______________________________________________ > 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

May 11, 2016

Re: [nexa] FB facial recognition lawsuit

by Fabrizio Testa

Che sia invece l'Europa a far sorgere preoccupazioni sul fronte del riconoscimento facciale (dei migranti)? Segnalo quanto segue (non mi pare già passato in lista, in caso contrario mi scuso) http://punto-informatico.it/4318140/PI/News/eurodac-riconoscimento-facciale… Fabrizio Il 11/Mag/2016 23:14, "Alberto Cammozzo" <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net> ha scritto: > La legge dell'Illinois impazza: > > < > http://canmua.net/california/shutterfly-settles-facial-recognition-lawsuit-… > > > > Shutterfly settles facial recognition lawsuit with man who claimed > privacy violation > > > top news Shutterfly settles facial recognition lawsuit with man who > claimed privacy violation update daily > > A lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who accused photo-sharing website > Shutterfly of violating his privacy by using facial recognition software > to identify his face has been settled for an undisclosed amount. > > The case, which was given the go-ahead to proceed in January by a > federal judge in Chicago, was being closely watched because if it had > gone to trial it could have had implications for Facebook and other > companies that use facial recognition software. > > Illinois resident Brian Norberg alleged in the suit, which sought > class-action status, that his face ended up in Shutterfly's database > after a friend uploaded and tagged a photo of him in February 2015. > Shutterfly measured the contours of his face and the distance between > his eyes, nose and ears to create a template it used to suggest other > photos of Norberg be tagged with his name, the suit said, alleging that > Shutterfly had violated Norberg's rights under the Illinois Biometric > Information Privacy Act. > > [...] > > > E Facebook si fa prudente: > > Facebook announced this morning that its private photo-sharing > application, Facebook Moments <http://www.momentsapp.com/>, is now > available in all countries worldwide, thanks the launch of a new, > modified version in the EU and Canada. While the U.S. and other > international versions of the application take advantage of facial > recognition technology to suggest which friends to share with by > identifying who appears in your photos, the modified being launched now > does away with that feature due to various privacy laws and regulations > in these markets. > > This makes the app a bit more labor-intensive, as it now can’t > automatically identify who is in your photos – it can only suggest that > a group of photos that /may/ contain the same person. > [...] > > < > http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/10/facebook-moments-launches-in-the-eu-canada… > > > > > > Alberto > > > On 07/05/2016 12:27, Alberto Cammozzo wrote: > > Facebook loses first round in suit over storing biometric data > > > > > > Facebook Inc (FB.O > > <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=FB.O>) lost the > > first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the > > social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and > > stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs. > > > > The judge presiding over the case in a California federal court on > > Thursday turned down Facebook's motion seeking dismissal of the suit. > > > > Facebook filed the motion arguing that the users could not file a > > complaint under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) as > > they had agreed in their user agreement that California law would > > govern their disputes with the company, and that BIPA does not apply > > to "tag suggestions." > > > > The court found that Illinois law applies and that the plaintiffs have > > stated a claim under BIPA. > > > > The complainants had alleged that Facebook's face recognition feature > > that suggests "tags" on photos unlawfully collected and stored > > biometric data, in violation of the Illinois BIPA. > > > > The case was filed by some Illinois residents under Illinois law, but > > the parties agreed to transfer the case to the California court, the > > court order showed. > > > > Facebook was also hit with a lawsuit over its plan to issue new stock > > last month. > > > > The company said in April it will create a new class of non-voting > > shares in a move aimed at letting Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg give > > away his wealth without relinquishing control of the social media > > juggernaut he founded. > > > > Facebook was not immediately available for comment. > > > > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-lawsuit-idUSKCN0XX08U> > > > > Alberto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >

May 11, 2016

Re: [nexa] FB facial recognition lawsuit

by Alberto Cammozzo

La legge dell'Illinois impazza: <http://canmua.net/california/shutterfly-settles-facial-recognition-lawsuit-…> Shutterfly settles facial recognition lawsuit with man who claimed privacy violation top news Shutterfly settles facial recognition lawsuit with man who claimed privacy violation update daily A lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who accused photo-sharing website Shutterfly of violating his privacy by using facial recognition software to identify his face has been settled for an undisclosed amount. The case, which was given the go-ahead to proceed in January by a federal judge in Chicago, was being closely watched because if it had gone to trial it could have had implications for Facebook and other companies that use facial recognition software. Illinois resident Brian Norberg alleged in the suit, which sought class-action status, that his face ended up in Shutterfly's database after a friend uploaded and tagged a photo of him in February 2015. Shutterfly measured the contours of his face and the distance between his eyes, nose and ears to create a template it used to suggest other photos of Norberg be tagged with his name, the suit said, alleging that Shutterfly had violated Norberg's rights under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. [...] E Facebook si fa prudente: Facebook announced this morning that its private photo-sharing application, Facebook Moments <http://www.momentsapp.com/>, is now available in all countries worldwide, thanks the launch of a new, modified version in the EU and Canada. While the U.S. and other international versions of the application take advantage of facial recognition technology to suggest which friends to share with by identifying who appears in your photos, the modified being launched now does away with that feature due to various privacy laws and regulations in these markets. This makes the app a bit more labor-intensive, as it now can’t automatically identify who is in your photos – it can only suggest that a group of photos that /may/ contain the same person. [...] <http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/10/facebook-moments-launches-in-the-eu-canada…> Alberto On 07/05/2016 12:27, Alberto Cammozzo wrote: > Facebook loses first round in suit over storing biometric data > > > Facebook Inc (FB.O > <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=FB.O>) lost the > first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the > social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and > stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs. > > The judge presiding over the case in a California federal court on > Thursday turned down Facebook's motion seeking dismissal of the suit. > > Facebook filed the motion arguing that the users could not file a > complaint under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) as > they had agreed in their user agreement that California law would > govern their disputes with the company, and that BIPA does not apply > to "tag suggestions." > > The court found that Illinois law applies and that the plaintiffs have > stated a claim under BIPA. > > The complainants had alleged that Facebook's face recognition feature > that suggests "tags" on photos unlawfully collected and stored > biometric data, in violation of the Illinois BIPA. > > The case was filed by some Illinois residents under Illinois law, but > the parties agreed to transfer the case to the California court, the > court order showed. > > Facebook was also hit with a lawsuit over its plan to issue new stock > last month. > > The company said in April it will create a new class of non-voting > shares in a move aimed at letting Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg give > away his wealth without relinquishing control of the social media > juggernaut he founded. > > Facebook was not immediately available for comment. > > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-lawsuit-idUSKCN0XX08U> > > Alberto > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

May 11, 2016

Of Course Facebook Is Biased. That’s How Tech Works Today | WIRED

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://www.wired.com/2016/05/course-facebook-biased-thats-tech-works-today/ (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

May 11, 2016

Germany will end copyright liability for open wifi operators / Boing Boing

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://boingboing.net/2016/05/11/germany-will-end-copyright-lia.html (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

May 11, 2016

Fwd: Congresso STS Italia track sulla robotica

by J.C. DE MARTIN

(Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: <d004620(a)polito.it> > From: guglielmo.tamburrini(a)unina.it > Date: 10 maggio 2016 10:11:35 CEST > To: > Subject: Congresso STS Italia track sulla robotica > > > cari tutti, > > vi segnalo una track dedicata alla robotica nell'ambito del prossimo convegno STS Italia. > > In allegato la descrizione della track, che è stata proposta da Maria Carmela Agodi e Ilenia Picardi, due mie colleghe della Federico II. > > Ecco il link al sito del congresso: > > http://www.stsitalia.org/conferences/ocs/index.php/STSIC/index/schedConfs/c… > > La scadenza per la presentazione degli abstract è il 30 maggio. > > Molti cari saluti. > > Guglielmo > > > > > -- > Guglielmo Tamburrini, PhD > > Professor, Philosophy of Science and Technology > DIETI - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie dell'Informazione > > Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II > > https://www.docenti.unina.it/guglielmo.tamburrini

May 11, 2016

Lunedì Ermes - trattamento documentale a norma

by ermes＠unina.it

Chiarissimi professori e gentili colleghi, Ho piacere di invitarVi per conto del Direttore del Centro Ermes (Centro Europeo di Ricerca sui Media per la Società dell'Informazione), prof.ssa Giovanna De Minico, al secondo dei 'Lunedì di Ermes', il 16 maggio 2016, ore 15.00, al Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell'Università Federico II di Napoli, corso Umberto I, 40, in Aula Graziani. Dopo il primo partecipato esperimento del 9 maggio, nell'incontro in oggetto si confronteranno in un seminario informale ingegneri, prof. A. Mazzeo e dott.ssa S. Romano, e una giurista, dott.ssa M. Orefice, sulle diverse angolazioni de 'Il trattamento documentale a norma'. L'incontro successivo sarà il 6/6/2016, ore 15.00, nell'Aula Guarino dello stesso edificio: riguarderà 'Spettro radio e 5G: criticità e sfide', con il prof. L. Paura e le dott.sse M. Avvisati e A. S. Cacciapuoti. Per ulteriori informazioni, rinvio al programma su http://www.ermes.unina.it/index.php/it/ o Vi invito a contattarci all'indirizzo ermes(a)unina.it. Cordialmente, Maria Francesca De Tullio

May 11, 2016

SAVE THE DATE: Università Bocconi, 23 maggio | W. Fisher (Harvard University)

by Aura Bertoni

Cari amici della lista Nexa, ho il piacere di invitarvi alla open lecture di William W. Fisher (Wilmer Hale Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard University) organizzata dalla Bocconi Law School: Legal Solutions to the Global Health Crisis 23 maggio 2016, ore 17:15 Stanza 11, I piano, Via Sarfatti 25 Milano In allegato il programma. Per informazioni: Bocconi Law School +39 02 58363526 Un caro saluto, Aura Aura Bertoni, PhD, LLM Bocconi University ASK Research Centre Department of Legal Studies Via Roentgen 1 20136 Milan Italy +39 02 5836 5771 --- Dai il tuo 5x1000 alla Bocconi. Aiuta gli studenti meritevoli a costruire il proprio futuro. CF 80024610158. www.unibocconi.it/5x1000 Please note that the above message is addressed only to individuals filing Italian income tax returns. ---

May 11, 2016

Re: [nexa] Floridi su AI

by Alessandro Mantelero

Bello l’articolo di Luciano Floridi. Caso vuole che, nel preparare alcune note per un incontro su AI con i miei colleghi cinesi, abbia avuto modo di ripercorre le varie dottrine che l’articolo icasticamente descrive. Condivido quindi un pensiero che mi è sorto a riguardo quest’oggi, proprio guardando a questo scontro fra le due religioni che l’articolo ripercorre. Mi pare che spesso ci si interroghi sull’AI in senso astratto (non è il caso di L.F.), come se si trattasse di una tecnologia - benefica/malefica/impossibile - che viene dal nulla. Specie chi vi crede maggiormente in termini di futuro radioso (v. Kurzweil), descrive questa tecnologia come a sé stante, senza tener conto (pur bene sapendolo, specie Kurzweil) che sono alcune grandi imprese che stanno investendo in AI. Quindi, più che la distopia di un’AI cattiva che prevale sull’uomo, mi pare più probabile (e più interessante in termini di regolamentazione) il concretizzarsi di un’AI che sia servile ad interessi economici/ politici specifici e non resi palesi. In questo scenario, credo che serva dunque sempre più interrogarsi sull’impatto sociale di tale nuovo approccio tecnologico e sulla necessità di prevedere una maggiore sindacabilità circa il funzionamento di queste nuove macchine, non limitandosi alla sola trasparenza o al falso mito dell’auto-determinazione del singolo utilizzatore, ma introducendo principi di valutazione di impatto sociale ed etico, come (a fatica) si sta iniziando a fare nel contesto dei big data. A -- 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 On Tue, 10 May 2016 13:36:48 +0200 Alberto Cammozzo <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net> wrote: > Should we be afraid of AI? > Machines seem to be getting smarter and smarter and much >better at human > jobs, yet true AI is utterly implausible. Why? > > <https://aeon.co/essays/true-ai-is-both-logically-possible-and-utterly-impla…> > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

May 10, 2016

Floridi su AI

by Alberto Cammozzo

Should we be afraid of AI? Machines seem to be getting smarter and smarter and much better at human jobs, yet true AI is utterly implausible. Why? <https://aeon.co/essays/true-ai-is-both-logically-possible-and-utterly-impla…>

May 10, 2016