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

Re: [nexa] DSMletter23MemberStates.pdf

by Guido Noto La Diega

Today the Commission concluded that a 'one-size-fits-all' approach was not appropriate for consumers to benefit from the opportunities and for the rules to meet the different challenges posed by the very diverse types of online platforms. Based on this approach, the Commission will look at each area where it can act, from telecoms to copyright rules, to address any specific problems in a future-proof way for all market players http://ec.europa.eu/news/2016/05/20160525_en.htm 2016-05-25 16:50 GMT+01:00 Andrea Glorioso <andrea(a)digitalpolicy.it>: > E in effetti il pacchetto approvato oggi a Bruxelles non prevede alcuna > "regolamentazione generale". > > > On Monday, May 23, 2016, Stefano Quintarelli <Stefano(a)quintarelli.it> > wrote: > >> 14 stati membri firmano lettera alla commissione (allegata) chiedendo di >> evitare una regolamentazione generale delle piattaforme re. il digital >> single market. >> >> Forse qualcuno ricorderà che c'era stata due settimane fa a Roma un >> forum bilaterale uk-Italia (con la commissione) sull'argomento. >> >> L'italia, come Germania e Francia, non l'ha sottoscritta. >> >> Ciao, s. >> > > > -- > > -- > I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep > it in mind. > Twitter: @andreaglorioso > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- *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. 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. Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestaettet. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Danke. Il presente messaggio di posta elettronica ed ogni eventuale allegato contengono informazioni strettamente riservate e sono indirizzati esclusivamente al soggetto sopra indicato. In mancanza di autorizzazione del destinatario, ne sono vietati l’uso, la riproduzione e la divulgazione. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, siete pregati di avvisarci immediatamente per telefono e di restituirci i documenti ricevuti all’indirizzo sopra indicato, distruggendo i file. Grazie. *Unless necessary, please do not print this e-mail *

May 25, 2016

Re: [nexa] DSMletter23MemberStates.pdf

by Andrea Glorioso

E in effetti il pacchetto approvato oggi a Bruxelles non prevede alcuna "regolamentazione generale". On Monday, May 23, 2016, Stefano Quintarelli <Stefano(a)quintarelli.it> wrote: > 14 stati membri firmano lettera alla commissione (allegata) chiedendo di > evitare una regolamentazione generale delle piattaforme re. il digital > single market. > > Forse qualcuno ricorderà che c'era stata due settimane fa a Roma un forum > bilaterale uk-Italia (con la commissione) sull'argomento. > > L'italia, come Germania e Francia, non l'ha sottoscritta. > > Ciao, s. > -- -- I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind. Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro

May 25, 2016

EU cybersecurity and police chiefs reach breakthrough agreement on encryption

by Alberto Cammozzo

[...] After two days of meetings at Europol’s headquarters in the Hague, Wainwright and Helmbrecht said this afternoon (20 May) that they’d found common ground on when police can intercept encrypted communication. Despite Wainwright’s previous protests about encryption, he and Helmbrecht agreed that built-in backdoors to encryption don’t provide a secure fix to police frustrations. “While this would give investigators lawful access in the event of serious crimes or terrorist threats, it would also increase the attack surface for malicious abuse, which, consequently, would have much wider implications for society,” the directors wrote in a statement. The two agency chiefs’ statement echoes Helmbrecht’s plea for preserving strong encryption. “Intercepting an encrypted communication or breaking into a digital service might be considered as proportional with respect to an individual suspect, but breaking the cryptographic mechanisms might cause collateral damage,” their statement reads. Helmbrecht told EurActiv in March that weakening encryption could be catastrophic for cybersecurity and make any system that relies on encryption—like banking software—more vulnerable. While Helmbrecht and Wainwright say they oppose mandatory backdoors in encryption, they do want policies that give police more leeway to crack encryption legally. The directors write that if encrypted information is needed for security reasons, “feasible solutions to decryption without weakening the protective mechanisms must be offered, both in legislation and through continuous technical evolution”. <http://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-cybersecurity-and-police-ch…> In che modo quello che non è possibile tecnicamente dovrebbe diventarlo legalmente? Qualcuno ha notizie più precise sull'accordo ENISA-Europol e sulle "feasible solutions"? ciao, Alberto

May 25, 2016

Nell'azienda che sorveglia tutto

by Fabio Chiusi

Lettura inquietante, specie su quanto sia semplice introiettare e normalizzare la sorveglianza costante: http://buff.ly/25koHeD F. Inviato da iPhone

May 25, 2016

Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy

by Alessandro Mantelero

Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy University of Washington School of Law, workshop on the law and policy of artificial intelligence, co-hosted by the White House and UW’s Tech Policy Lab. The event places leading artificial intelligence experts from academia and industry in conversation with government officials interested in developing a wise and effective policy framework for this increasingly important technology. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-99kMuWlXk&feature=youtu.be -- Alessandro Mantelero Politecnico di Torino Nexa Center for Internet and Society | Director of Privacy European Data Protection Law Review | Associate Editor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero EMAIL POLICY: twice a day (Mon-Fri)

May 25, 2016

Re: [nexa] FB facial recognition lawsuit

by L P

Riconoscimento facciale E comportamentale... Pare solo a fini commerciali, ma il passo verso l'identificazione credo sia molto breve: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/facial-recognition-brands-mattersight [http://motherboard-images.vice.com/content-images/article/no-id/14641094604…]<http://motherboard.vice.com/read/facial-recognition-brands-mattersight> Brands Want To Predict Your Behavior By Mining Your Face From YouTube Videos<http://motherboard.vice.com/read/facial-recognition-brands-mattersight> motherboard.vice.com NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE ________________________________ Da: nexa <nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it> per conto di Fabrizio Testa <avv.fabriziotesta(a)gmail.com> Inviato: mercoledì 11 maggio 2016 23.39 A: Alberto Cammozzo Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] FB facial recognition lawsuit 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… [http://punto-informatico.it/punto/20160511/11.gif]<http://punto-informatico.it/4318140/PI/News/eurodac-riconoscimento-facciale…> PI: Eurodac, riconoscimento facciale per i migranti<http://punto-informatico.it/4318140/PI/News/eurodac-riconoscimento-facciale…> punto-informatico.it Eurodac, riconoscimento facciale per i migranti. La Commissione Europea vuole estendere in maniera significativa le capacità del programma biometrico ... Fabrizio 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 25, 2016

Google challenges law regulating facial recognition software

by Alberto Cammozzo

The search giant says it should not have to comply with the Illinois law An Illinois law regulating "faceprints" is unconstitutional, Google argues in a court filing. The law requires companies to obtain written releases from individuals before collecting their biometric data, including facial scans. "Illinois legislators cannot decide policy for the rest of the world," Google says in a motion filed last week with U.S. District Court Judge Edmond Chang in Illinois. The search giant says it can't be expected to know which people in its database are from Illinois. At issue is the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act <http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3004&ChapterID=57>, passed in 2008. Besides requiring companies to get permission before making facial scans, it also requires them to notify people about the practice in advance and to publish a schedule for destroying the information if permission is not granted. The filing came after Illinois resident Lindabeth Rivera filed a potential class action lawsuit charging that Google Photos unlawfully stores millions of faceprints of Illinoisians. [...] <https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/google-challenges-law-regulating-facia…>

May 25, 2016

Ars: "How the Internet works: Submarine fibre, brains in jars, and coaxial cables"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Per un ingegnere come me, articoli come questi sono emozionanti :-) juan carlos ----- *How the Internet works: Submarine fibre, brains in jars, and coaxial cables* /A deep dive into Internet infrastructure, plus a rare visit to a subsea cable landing site./ by Bob Dormon - May 24, 2016 9:57am CEST Ah, there you are. That didn't take too long, surely? Just a click or a tap and, if you’ve some 21st century connectivity, you landed on this page in a trice. But how does it work? Have you ever thought about how that cat picture actually gets from a server in Oregon to your PC in London? We’re not simply talking about the wonders of TCP/IP, or pervasive Wi-Fi hotspots, though those are vitally important as well. No, we’re talking about the big infrastructure: the huge submarine cables, the vast landing sites and data centres with their massively redundant power systems, and the elephantine, labyrinthine last-mile networks that actually hook billions of us to the Internet. And perhaps even more importantly, as our reliance on omnipresent connectivity continues to blossom, the number of our connected devices swells, and our thirst for bandwidth knows no bounds, how do we keep the Internet running? How do Verizon or Virgin reliably get 100 million bytes of data to your house every second, all day every day? Well, we’re going to tell you over the next 7,000 words. Table of Contents The secret world of cable landing sites Armoured submarine cables Fixing cables at sea QAM, DWDM, QPSK... The cable guise Testing submarine cables The power of nightmares Next stop: Data centre A change in the data tide The NOC's NOC The ISP's ISP's SLA The last mile VDSL2 DOCSIS The last 100 metres Back to the future of wired Internet Quite a trip […] Continua qui: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/05/how-the-internet-wo…

May 25, 2016

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

by Marco Ricolfi

Grazie Giorgio; riflessione importante, su cui vorrei riflettere; da solo non avrei messo in relazione le due cose Da: nexa [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Giorgio Ventre Inviato: giovedì 12 maggio 2016 18:44 A: J.C. DE MARTIN; Center Nexa Oggetto: Re: [nexa] Of Course Facebook Is Biased. That’s How Tech Works Today | WIRED Direi che questo problema rende la questione Network Neutrality decisamente secondaria. O meglio: la modifica profondamente. Un cordiale saluto Giorgio Il 11/05/2016 20:52, J.C. DE MARTIN ha scritto: 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)) _______________________________________________ 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 -- ======================================================================== Prof. Ing. Giorgio Ventre Direttore Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie dell'Informazione Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Via Claudio 21 80125, Napoli, Italy Tel: +39 081 7683908 Fax: +39 081 7683816 Mob: +39 3807679372 E-mail: giorgio(a)unina.it<mailto:giorgio@unina.it> http://www.dieti.unina.it http://www.docenti.unina.it/giorgio.ventre ======================================================================== [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/2016/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-…]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Mail priva di virus. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…>

May 25, 2016

Uber knows you'll probably pay surge pricing if your battery is about to die | The Verge

by J.C. DE MARTIN

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/20/11721890/uber-surge-pricing-low-battery (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

May 24, 2016