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Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18 - Exploring Corporate Structures and Governance Models for the Open-Source Community
by Giuseppe Futia May 31, 2016

May 31, 2016

Exploring Corporate Structures and Governance Models for the Open-Source Community https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheons/2016/05/Ritvo_Hessekiel <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/06/sigal> *featuring Dalia Topelson Ritvo and Kira Hessekiel* Today, 6.00 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Organizations that develop open source software are often inherently fragmented and loosely-networked, which can make governance and decision-making a challenge. In addition, as the open source community grows and becomes more global, so too has the need to establish strong governance models and corporate structures that allow an organization to achieve its mission, and foster a sustainable community both creatively and financially. In order to do this, it is helpful for open source organizations to understand the corporate structures and governance models available to them so they may evaluate the pros and cons of different approaches to institutional management and financial structure. In this session, we plan to discuss the various corporate structures and governance models available to open source organizations, including a discussion on when it is appropriate for an open source organization to seek tax exempt status. About Dalia Dalia Topelson Ritvo is the Assistant Director of Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, based at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. She is also a Lecturer on Law at HLS, where she co-teaches Counseling and Legal Strategies in the Digitial Age. Dalia has concentrated her legal practice on privacy, consumer protection, intellectual property and media law, particularly in the areas of technology, media and digital content. Prior to joining Harvard Law School, Dalia worked as in-house counsel at Amazon.com. From 2004-2009, Dalia worked as an associate in the New York law offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and DLA Piper LLP, focusing on intellectually property and technology issues. Dalia received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Emory University in 1999 and her JD and LLM in International Law from Duke University School of Law in 2004. About Kira Kira is a Project Coordinator of Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, based at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Prior to joining the Clinic, Kira spent a year teaching English as a second language to high school students near Rouen, France. She also spent time as member of AARP Massachusetts advocacy and outreach teams.

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Brussels urges more caring for sharing economy
by Guido Noto La Diega May 30, 2016

May 30, 2016

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c19a666-267f-11e6-8ba3-cdd781d02d89.html#axzz4AA… Brussels is to call on EU governments not to ban or limit services such as Uber and Airbnb, in a bid to head off a regulatory onslaught from national authorities on the “sharing economy” <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/30d06228-20da-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d.html#ax…> in Europe. The European Commission will this week set out guidelines to harmonise the often wildly different treatment faced by businesses trying to shake up sectors ranging from accommodation to transport across the 28-country bloc. While businesses such as ride hailing company Uber have been welcomed by countries including the UK, their executives have been threatened with stiff fines or even jail <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3887ad88-1c29-11e6-b286-cddde55ca122.html#ax…> in places such as France. Coherent regulation on an EU-wide basis would provide a huge boost to these businesses, negating the need for companies to have fights with 28 different regulators. Bans on services should be a “measure of last resort” for governments, according to draft guidelines seen by the Financial Times to be published on Thursday. The move to help new entrants will ease some of the tension over technology regulation between Brussels and Washington, where Europe’s efforts to rein in the market power of the likes of Google and Apple <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ac95bc48-2358-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d.html#ax…>have caused friction. Last year, US President Barack Obama accused the EU <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/41d968d6-b5d2-11e4-b58d-00144feab7de.html#ax…> of regulation that was “designed to carve out some of their commercial interests”. But while the bulk of the new guidelines will be welcomed by the predominantly US groups that dominate the so-called sharing economy sector, some will cause concern in Silicon Valley. The commission suggests that companies that do not allow their operators to set their own prices or that force them to take customers could be considered an “employment relationship”. The commission move comes after services such as Uber faced partial prohibition in countries across the EU, including Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany.Any such definition would be resisted by Uber, which has vociferously argued that its drivers are not employees, meaning that the company does not have to do things such as contribute to social insurance schemes on their behalf. Brussels also criticised moves such as Berlin’s attempt to crack down on Airbnb hosts by introducing fines of up to €100,000 for people who rent out their entire apartments on the home-letting website. The commission said such rules were “generally difficult to justify”. Instead, countries should consider measures such as introducing limits on the number of days someone can rent out an apartment on websites such as Airbnb. The commission also came out in defence of rating systems used by the likes of Uber, arguing that being able to rate a driver can lead to safer services. Critics of this system have argued that relying on reviews to judge drivers was potentially unsafe. The guidelines are intended to encourage EU countries to look again at their regulation of sharing-economy businesses. Companies such as Uber have already complained to Brussels — which has the task of ensuring EU treaties are enforced — about their treatment in various countries. Results of these investigations are expected in a few months. In general, the commission has given sharing economy businesses a more sympathetic hearing. Elzbieta Bienkowska, the commissioner for industry and the internal market, last year compared critics of Uber with those who had railed against the introduction of printing presses in medieval times <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/65fb6b8c-8314-11e5-8095-ed1a37d1e096.html#ax…> . Both Paris and Berlin have been keen on keeping a far stricter eye on new entrants, arguing that national regulations should not be diluted for their sake. -- *Guido* Dr. Guido Noto La Diega Buckinghamshire New University <https://it.linkedin.com/pub/guido-noto-la-diega-ph-d/6/614/669> - Ital-IoT <http://italiot.altervista.org/about-us/> - University of Palermo <http://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/n/guido.notoladiega> Department of Law Queen Alexandra Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ n <g.notoladiega(a)qmul.ac.uk>oto.la.diega(a)gmail.com +44(0)2078823386 @guidonld This e-mail and any attachment hereto are strictly confidential and are exclusively intended for the person above identified. 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Guardian: "Why teenagers are so resistant to e-readers"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 30, 2016

May 30, 2016

*Why teenagers are so resistant to e-readers* /In many areas of life teenagers are moving online – so why do so many surveys show they still prefer print books over e-readers? Sometimes, argues teen site member confessionsofabooklover, innovation just can’t beat tradition/ confessionsofabooklover Guardian children's books site teen writer Monday 30 May 2016 08.49 BST There seems to be an idea spouted by many working in the media at the moment, that young people are giving up on traditional media. The BBC took BBC Three off our TV screens recently as it moves online to further target that lucrative 16-24 demographic. The BBC Trust claimed that there was “clear public value in moving BBC Three online, as independent evidence shows younger audiences are watching more online and watching less linear TV”. As made evident by their Twitter feed, many in the country have been left slightly confused by this move. Maybe they’re right to do this, or maybe it’s a mistake. Only time will tell. But the idea is part of a broader sense that young people live the vast majority of their lives on the internet. We don’t care about the BBC, we care about Netflix. Stuff ITV, let’s talk about YouTube. And again, maybe they’re right. I don’t have Netflix, but while I was initially a little upset about BBC Three moving online I quickly realised that I don’t often consume content on a “linear basis” from the BBC: I watch/listen/read it on-demand. The last time I remember sitting down and watching something in the slot it was actually scheduled was back in 2012, when the Olympics were in London. Anything else and it’s on demand. […] Continua qui: http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/may/30/why-teenagers-a…

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Analisi del GDPR attraverso il prisma dei Big Data_Mayer-Schönberger & Padova
by Alessandro Mantelero May 30, 2016

May 30, 2016

Regime change? Enabling Big Data through Europe's Data protection Regulation Viktor Mayer-Schönberger & Yann Padova Colum. Sci. & Tech. L. Rev. Vol. XVII Spring 2016 http://stlr.org/download/volumes/volume17/SchonbergerPadova.pdf Un'analisi lucida e netta dei limiti e delle virtù del nuovo regolamento EU sui dati personali, guardando ai Big Data. -- 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 European Data Protection Law Review | Associate Editor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero EMAIL POLICY: twice a day (Mon-Fri)

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Triple threat: The all-in-one LPR, speedometer, and facial recognition scanner
by Alberto Cammozzo May 30, 2016

May 30, 2016

Call it the next generation of light bars. Ekin Technology, a Turkish law enforcement technology company, was recently granted an American patent for what just might be the surveillance trifecta: a light bar with an integrated license plate reader (LPR), speedometer, and facial recognition capability. If the "Ekin Patrol" catches on in the United States, it will facilitate a notable acceleration in the advancement of spy tech. While speedometers are relatively old and LPRs are increasingly catching on, facial recognition technology is not yet widespread in America. Agencies ranging from the FBI to the California attorney general's office have expressed their interest in the technology. [...] <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/triple-threat-the-all-in-one-lpr…> Il video va visto per la retorica che mostra: la polizia degli Emirati Arabi usa riconoscimento automatico di targhe e riconoscimento facciale per dare la caccia (con elicotteri e decine di auto, stile Blues Brothers) a un cattivo che guida pericolosamente due diverse Ferrari. Non potremmo mai pensare al fatto che in EAU quella stessa tecnologia (turca) può essere usata contro altri reati quali l'omosessualità <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates> e nemmeno che il riconoscimento facciale in Turchia viene usato contro il PKK (che combatte contro l'ISIS) <http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pkk-members-identified-with-facial-recogni…> Ciao, A

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Wwworkers Camp 2016: alla Camera dei Deputati i lavoratori della rete interrogano la politica
by Giampaolo Colletti May 30, 2016

May 30, 2016

Se non leggi correttamente questo messaggio, clicca qui Dall'inventore dell’app per aiutare gli stranieri che arrivano in Italia all'artigiana delle scarpe che presenta le sue creazioni su Instagram, dal vignaiolo siciliano che si racconta su Facebook agli architetti lucani che lavorano in ogni angolo del mondo grazie a Internet. E poi ancora l'ultimo maestro cartaio di Fabriano e le mamme venete che si sono inventate da zero un e-commerce. Sono alcuni dei venti wwworkers protagonisti della nuova edizione del Wwworkers Camp, il meeting dei lavoratori della rete che anche quest'anno torna alla Camera dei Deputati. Questi wwworkers racconteranno la loro storia e interrogheranno la politica. Perché esattamente tre anni fa, ad inizio legislatura, la community ha consegnato alla classe politica un manifesto per portare l’Italia nell'economia digitale: 10 azioni incentrate su connettività, cultura digitale, welfare. Dopo quasi trentotto mesi i wwworkers tornano a confrontarsi su cosa è stato fatto e a che punto siamo sulle azioni da fare. L’appuntamento con la nuova edizione del Wwworkers Camp è per giovedì 30 giugno dalle ore 14 presso la Sala Aldo Moro nella Camera dei Deputati (p.zza di Monte Citorio 1). La partecipazione è gratuita previa iscrizione e fino ad esaurimento posti (qui per registrarsi). Il Wwworkers Camp è promosso con l’Intergruppo Parlamentare Innovazione ed è sostenuto da Facebook, Google, eBay con la partnership dell'Ambasciata degli USA in Italia e dei giovani delle organizzazioni di categoria CNA, Coldiretti, Confindustria, Confcommercio, Confartigianato. Tutte le informazioni sul programma e i partner nel comunicato stampa. La community wwworkers è nata nel 2010 ed è stata raccontata nel libro "Wwworkers, i nuovi lavoratori della rete", edito da Gruppo24Ore. Ogni anno si confronta dal vivo: per saperne di più sulla passata edizione segnalo alcune recensioni: Rainews -La Stampa - Rai Parlamento - Millionaire Ti aspetto a Roma, spero tu possa esserci Giampaolo Colletti @gpcolletti Email inviata con Unsubscribe <http://customer35799.musvc5.net/e/r?q=Oo%3dFFOp_PmxP_aw_MQ1l_Wf_PmxP_Z285EU…> | Disiscriviti <http://customer35799.musvc5.net/e/r?q=Oo%3dFFOp_PmxP_aw_MQ1l_Wf_PmxP_Z285EU…>

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The secret army of cheerleaders policing China’s internet | John Naughton
by Fabio Chiusi May 29, 2016

May 29, 2016

http://gu.com/p/4jk3x/sbl F.

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Paper: "Hypernudge’: Big Data as a mode of regulation by design"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 28, 2016

May 28, 2016

*‘Hypernudge’: Big Data as a mode of regulation by design** * DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2016.1186713 Karen Yeungab* Received: 16 Oct 2015 Accepted: 2 May 2016 Published online: 22 May 2016 ABSTRACT This paper draws on regulatory governance scholarship to argue that the analytic phenomenon currently known as ‘Big Data’ can be understood as a mode of ‘design-based’ regulation. Although Big Data decision-making technologies can take the form of automated decision-making systems, this paper focuses on algorithmic decision-guidance techniques. By highlighting correlations between data items that would not otherwise be observable, these techniques are being used to shape the informational choice context in which individual decision-making occurs, with the aim of channelling attention and decision-making in directions preferred by the ‘choice architect’. By relying upon the use of ‘nudge’ – a particular form of choice architecture that alters people’s behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives, these techniques constitute a ‘soft’ form of design-based control. But, unlike the static Nudges popularised by Thaler and Sunstein [(2008). Nudge. London: Penguin Books] such as placing the salad in front of the lasagne to encourage healthy eating, Big Data analytic nudges are extremely powerful and potent due to their networked, continuously updated, dynamic and pervasive nature (hence ‘hypernudge’). I adopt a liberal, rights-based critique of these techniques, contrasting liberal theoretical accounts with selective insights from science and technology studies (STS) and surveillance studies on the other. I argue that concerns about the legitimacy of these techniques are not satisfactorily resolved through reliance on individual notice and consent, touching upon the troubling implications for democracy and human flourishing if Big Data analytic techniques driven by commercial self-interest continue their onward march unchecked by effective and legitimate constraints. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1186713

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I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb.
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 28, 2016

May 28, 2016

I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb. by Rohan Gilkes (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Fwd: [IP] Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet // Study shows detailed, compromising inferences can be readily made with metadata
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 27, 2016

May 27, 2016

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [IP] Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet // Study shows detailed, compromising inferences can be readily made with metadata Resent-Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 18:23:46 +0200 Resent-From: d004620(a)polito.it Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 12:22:39 -0400 From: dfarber <dave(a)farber.net> Reply-To: dave(a)farber.net To: ip <ip(a)listbox.com> Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet // Study shows detailed, compromising inferences can be readily made with metadata Date: May 27, 2016 at 12:08:12 PM EDT To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet // Study shows detailed, compromising inferences can be readily made with metadata Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/27/11795248/facebook-ad-network-non-users-co… Facebook will now display ads to web users who are not members of its social network, the company announced Thursday, in a bid to significantly expand its online ad network. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Facebook will use cookies, "like" buttons, and other plug-ins embedded on third-party sites to track members and non-members alike. The company says it will be able to better target non-Facebook users and serve relevant ads to them, though its practices have come under criticism from regulators in Europe over privacy concerns. Facebook began displaying a banner notification at the top of its News Feed for users in Europe today, alerting them to its use of cookies as mandated under an EU directive. Study shows detailed, compromising inferences can be readily made with metadata http://boingboing.net/2016/05/27/study-shows-detailed-compromi.html?utm_sou… In Evaluating the privacy properties of telephone metadata, a paper by researchers from Stanford's departments of Law and Computer Science published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the authors analyzed metadata from six months' worth of volunteers' phone logs to see what kind of compromising information they could extract from them. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren

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