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all american girls: With a single shotgun blast, a 65-year-old woman in rural northern Virginia recently shot down a drone flying over her property.
by Elia Gabriele Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

Americano come la torta di mele ... The woman, Jennifer Youngman, has lived in The Plains, Virginia, since 1990.... she had just returned from church one Sunday morning and was cleaning her two shotguns-a .410 bore and a 20-gauge-on her porch. ...."I go on minding my business, working on my .410 shotgun and the next thing I know I hear 'bzzzzz,'" she said. "This thing is going down through the field, and they're buzzing like you would scaring the cows." Youngman explained that she grew up hunting and fishing in Virginia, and she was well-practiced at skeet and deer shooting. "This drone disappeared over the trees and I was cleaning away, there must have been a five- or six-minute lapse, and I heard the 'bzzzzz,'" she said, noting that she specifically used 7.5 birdshot. "I loaded my [20-gauge] shotgun and took the safety off, and this thing came flying over my trees. I don't know if they lost command or if they didn't have good command, but the wind had picked up. It came over my airspace, 25 or 30 feet above my trees, and hovered for a second. I blasted it to smithereens." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/65-year-old-woman-takes-out-dron… Questo messaggio e i suoi allegati sono indirizzati esclusivamente alle persone indicate. La diffusione, copia o qualsiasi altra azione derivante dalla conoscenza di queste informazioni sono rigorosamente vietate. Qualora abbiate ricevuto questo documento per errore siete cortesemente pregati di darne immediata comunicazione al mittente e di provvedere alla sua distruzione, Grazie. This e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may contain privileged information intended for the addressee(s) only. Dissemination, copying, printing or use by anybody else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and any attachments and advise the sender by return e-mail, Thanks. [rispetta l'ambiente]Rispetta l'ambiente. Non stampare questa mail se non ? necessario.

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linee guida di valorizzazione del patrimonio informativo delle pubbliche amministrazioni:
by Mauro Alovisio Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

Gent.me/mi segnalo interessante consultazione ad oggetto:"Le nuove linee guida 2016 per la valorizzazione del patrimonio informativo delle pubbliche amministrazioni: al via la consultazione pubblica". Pubblicato il 30/08/2016 C’è tempo fino al 9 ottobre per partecipare alla consultazione pubblica <http://www.dati.gov.it/content/consultazione-sulle-linee-guida-nazionali-va…> sulle nuove “Linee guida per la valorizzazione del patrimonio informativo delle pubbliche amministrazioni” che aggiornano le linee guida pubblicate nel 2014. Rispetto al precedente documento, le linee guida 2016 vogliono essere uno strumento di lavoro di ancora più facile lettura con risposte, suggerimenti organizzativi e azioni pratiche da fare per ottimizzare gli sforzi fatti finora. Secondo le nuove linee guida, sarà più facile per le pubbliche amministrazioni: strutturare una architettura dei dati pubblici, pubblicare dati di qualità, secondo gli standard ISO/IEC 25012 e 25024, avere indicazioni utili per le licenze open di riferimento, nonché un modello organizzativo per avere una gestione dei dati ageduata agli obiettivi dell’agenda digitale italiana ed europea. http://www.dati.gov.it/content/via-nuove-linee-guida-2016-valorizzazione-pa… http://www.dati.gov.it/content/consultazione-sulle-linee-guida-nazionali-va… Cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio

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Leaked Impact Assessment on the Copyright Reform Recommends an Ancillary Copyright on Steroids!
by Blengino Aug. 29, 2016

Aug. 29, 2016

Ancora sul copyright UE, visto dalla American University Washington College of Law: http://infojustice.org/archives/36545 That the new right "would not change the legal status of hyperlinks in EU law" (see p. 147) is nothing but a lip service. Even if turned out that setting a mere hyperlink without description is not covered, any kind of described link (i.e. useful link) that includes a small excerpt of the linked source would be made subject to a license. This would mean the end of the Internet, as we know it.

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CAD
by Marco Ciurcina Aug. 29, 2016

Aug. 29, 2016

Questa versione è quella buona? http://www.agendadigitale.eu/upload/images/08_2016/160826222928.pdf Mi pare che le modifiche all'art. 69, comma 1, siano interessanti: il riuso non sarà consentito esclusivamente alla PA, ma "ad altre pubbliche amministrazioni o ai soggetti giuridici che intendano adattarli alle proprie esigenze". IMHO, quindi, anche ai soggetti privati. Se è così, IMHO, il riferimento alla "licenza aperta" cntenuto nella norma è naturale che vada inteso come riferito alle licenze di software libero (anche se non sono definite nel cad). Sarà molto importante il lavoro che farà AgID nel definire i "requisiti minimi affinché i programmi.. ..siano idonei al riuso.." ai sensi dell'art. 70. m.c.

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R: Re: WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting
by Francesco Pizzetti Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

Infatti sono convinto che i Garanti debbano intervenire subito.E non sono applicabili le norme vincolanti di impresa nemmeno sulla base del nuovo RegolamentiFranco Pizzetti Inviato dal mio dispositivo Samsung -------- Messaggio originale -------- Da: Guido Noto La Diega <noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com> Data: 26/08/16 18:18 (GMT+01:00) A: Antonio Vetrò <antonio.vetro(a)polito.it> Cc: Nexa Mailing List <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Oggetto: Re: [nexa] WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting Fra l'altro, una delle principali ragioni per cui la Commissione autorizzò la concentrazione Facebook / WhatsApp fu che "the Transaction does not increase the amount of data potentially available to Facebook for advertising purposes" (EC, Case M.7217 – Facebook/ WhatsApp, Decision of 3 October 2014, §166)... 2016-08-26 9:41 GMT+01:00 Antonio Vetrò <antonio.vetro(a)polito.it>: Preoccupante la mancanza di un’opzione di full opt-out https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/25/whatsapp-to-share-user-data-with-facebook… -- Antonio Vetrò, Ph.D. Director of Research Nexa Center for Internet and Society, DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino https://nexa.polito.it/people/avetro _______________________________________________ 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 Ital-IoT - University of Palermo 7 Arodene Road SW2 2BQ London noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com +44(0)2078823386 @guidonld You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) and on Academia.edu 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. Unless necessary, please do not print this e-mail.

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Re: [nexa] WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting
by Antonio Vetrò Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

Quindi quelle ragioni che citi di fatto non sussistono più, dal momento che quei dati che Facebook non riesce a prendere dalla piattaforma principale (per regolamentazione o scelta dell'utente), li ottiene dai sistemi delle sue società controllate (non solo Whatsapp, ma anche Instagram e diverse altre) Come dire, se non riesce ad entrare dalla porta, lo fa dalla finestra... (Sent from mobile device; please excuse brevity and creative typos -if any-) <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Guido Noto La Diega <noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com> </div><div>Date:26/08/2016 18:18 (GMT+01:00) </div><div>To: Antonio Vetrò <antonio.vetro(a)polito.it> </div><div>Cc: Nexa Mailing List <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> </div><div>Subject: Re: [nexa] WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting </div><div> </div>Fra l'altro, una delle principali ragioni per cui la Commissione autorizzò la concentrazione Facebook / WhatsApp fu che "the Transaction does not increase the amount of data potentially available to Facebook for advertising purposes" (EC, Case M.7217 – Facebook/ WhatsApp, Decision of 3 October 2014, §166)... 2016-08-26 9:41 GMT+01:00 Antonio Vetrò <antonio.vetro(a)polito.it>: Preoccupante la mancanza di un’opzione di full opt-out https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/25/whatsapp-to-share-user-data-with-facebook… -- Antonio Vetrò, Ph.D. Director of Research Nexa Center for Internet and Society, DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino https://nexa.polito.it/people/avetro _______________________________________________ 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 Ital-IoT - University of Palermo 7 Arodene Road SW2 2BQ London noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com +44(0)2078823386 @guidonld You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) and on Academia.edu 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. Unless necessary, please do not print this e-mail.

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WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting
by Antonio Vetrò Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

Preoccupante la mancanza di un’opzione di full opt-out https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/25/whatsapp-to-share-user-data-with-facebook… <https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/25/whatsapp-to-share-user-data-with-facebook…> -- Antonio Vetrò, Ph.D. Director of Research Nexa Center for Internet and Society, DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino https://nexa.polito.it/people/avetro

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Telecom adsl e wifi
by gb Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

Abito nel Cuneese un paese di un migliaio di abitanti, sono allibito ed incazzato per il servizio monopolistico che Telecom fornisce in questa zona. Con il loro router arrivo max a 60 kb in download lascio a voi l'upload...Sono anni che sono loro cliente dai tempi dei modem 56k e isdn dopo. E so che molte zone d'italia hanno il mio problema. Telecom troppo sicura del loro monopolio? Chiedo cosa ne pensate Grazie Gb

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CFP: Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on The Governance of Algorithms (Deadline: December 19, 2016)
by Giuseppe Futia Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

Gentilissimi, abbiamo il piacere di segnalarvi la Call for Papers: "Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on The Governance of Algorithms". La scadenza per l'invio dei contributi è il 19 dicembre 2016 (http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/default.aspx) Tra i guest editors anche Massimo Durante, Faculty Fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili in calce. Un cordiale saluto, -- ------------------------------------------------- Giuseppe Futia Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: giuseppe.futia(a)polito.it tel. +39 011 090 7219 ***** Apologies for multiple posting Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on The Governance of Algorithms GUEST EDITORS Marcello D'Agostino (University of Milan, Italy) and Massimo Durante (University of Turin, Italy) INTRODUCTION In our information societies, we increasingly delegate tasks to automated systems, devices and agents that mediate human relationships by making decisions and acting on the basis of algorithms. Their increased intelligence, autonomous behavior and connectivity are changing crucially the life conditions of human beings as well as altering traditional concepts and ways of understanding reality. Algorithms are directed to solve problems that are not always detectable in their own relevance and timeliness. They are also meant to solve those problems through procedures that are not always visible and assessable in their own. In addition, technologies based on algorithmic procedures more and more infer personal information from aggregated data, thus profiling human beings and anticipating their expectations, views and behaviors. This may have normative, if not discriminatory, consequences. While algorithmic procedures and applications are meant to serve human needs, they risk to create an environment in which human beings tend to develop adaptive strategies by conforming their behaviour to the expected output of the procedures, with serious distortive effects. Against this backdrop, little room is often left for a process of rational argumentation able to challenge the results of algorithmic procedures by putting into question some of their hidden assumptions or by taking into account some neglected aspects of the problems under consideration. At the same time, it is widely recognized that scientific and social advances crucially depend on such an open and free critical discussion. TOPICS The aim of this special issue of Philosophy & Technology is to explore questions about the governance of algorithms in light of the technological dependence of our information societies. We ask how to face theoretical and practical challenges in order to assure that technological innovations go hand in hand with human needs, beliefs and expectations. We solicit the submission of papers from different disciplines (law, ethics, economics, computer science, social studies, epistemology and philosophy of science) to address questions such as: · How to deal with the "knowledge problem" (as Franck Pasquale put it), i.e., with the openness, transparency and fairness of algorithmic procedures and applications? · How to govern those algorithmic procedures and applications once we delegate them the accomplishment of tasks or the solution of problems? · By which standards the relevance and the timeliness of problems as well as the efficiency and the legitimacy of solutions are measured? · Is the extensive functioning of automated systems, devices and agents based on algorithms able to impair human freedom and autonomy, free critical discussion and reflexivity? TIMETABLE December 19, 2016: Deadline for paper submissions February 13, 2017: Deadline reviews papers March 13, 2017: Deadline revised papers April, 2017: Publication of accepted papers SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select the special article type: " The Governance of Algorithms” from the selection provided in the submission process. This is needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editors. Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions. For any further information please contact: GUEST EDITOR’S CONTACT DETAILS Marcello D'Agostino: marcello.dagostino(a)unimi.it Massimo Durante: massimo.durante(a)unito.it

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WiFi Signals Can ID Individuals by Body Shape
by Alessandro Mantelero Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 26, 2016

WiFi Signals Can ID Individuals by Body Shape So far there have been a number of proposed methods for integrating human identification into smart objects, ranging from the creepy and invasive (think RFID chip implants or facial recognition) to the limited and cumbersome (like fingerprint scanners). In the quest for a non-invasive yet ubiquitous mode of human identification, a team of researchers from Northwestern Polytechnic University figured out a way to use WiFi signals to ID individuals moving around in a room—with an ID accuracy upwards of 90 percent. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/wifi-signals-can-id-individuals-by-body-sh… Direi che si tratta di uno scenario piuttosto inquietante, specie in ottica di potenziale controllo sociale. AM -- 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 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 EMAIL POLICY: once a day (Mon-Fri)

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