October 2017 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

I mini dispositivi di Google hanno un problema: ascoltano e registrano anche quando non dovrebbero
by m c Oct. 11, 2017

Oct. 11, 2017

Aih Aih Google! I nuovi mini dispositivi tuttofare hanno un problema: ascoltano e registrano quello che dici in camera tua, anche quando non li attivi... Google had to disable a feature on its new $50 smart speaker after the gadget listened in on some users | | | | | | | | | | | Google had to disable a feature on its new $50 smart speaker after the gadg... Di Matt Weinberger The search giant had to fix its new Google Home Mini after a reporter noticed it was recording much of what he s... | | | | Massimo Cerofolini via Flaminia 831 00191 Roma "Ogni persona che incontri sta combattendo una battaglia di cui non sai niente. Sii gentile. Sempre". Carlo Mazzacurati

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internet policy small grant $1000-$3000 (deadline 13 ottobre)
by Fabio Pietrosanti - Lists Oct. 10, 2017

Oct. 10, 2017

Ciao a tutti, condivido uno small grant di internews per fare attività di advcacy, e informazione sui temi internet policy. Come Hermes Center stiamo proponendo più di qualche idea, ma condivido in questa lista, per aumentare la proposta di iniziative degli ambiti italiani. Fare application, di fronte a una buona idea, richiede meno di 20-30 minuti! “Internews - Request for Proposals: small grants for internet freedom advocacy projects Deadline: October 13, 2017 Aimed at “emerging internet freedom civil society organizations, traditional human rights organizations, journalists, activists, or individuals interested in internet policy,” small grants (between $1,000 and $3,000 USD) are available to support “the creation of tangible outputs to raise awareness of internet policy and digital rights in areas and communities where these issues are not widespread...The goal of these grants is to raise awareness for digital rights, ignite stakeholder dialogue, and train the public or civil society on internet policy issues. Proposed projects could take a number of forms, such as podcasts, research reports, infographics, blog series, radio spots, art projects, academic papers, webinars, working groups, etc.” More information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXPaoCdBk4QXp4iMGPaLhosFlgCFE-YPK… <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXPaoCdBk4QXp4iMGPaLhosFlgCFE-YPK…>

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Re: [nexa] 101° Mercoledì di Nexa - 11 ottobre 2017
by Nexa Media Oct. 9, 2017

Oct. 9, 2017

*REMINDER*: vi ricordiamo che mercoledì 11 ottobre 2017, dalle ore 18 alle ore 20, si svolgerà il 101° Mercoledì di Nexa, con un incontro dal titolo: *“Il 5G, la prossima rete o una trasformazione sistemica“.* Ospite dell'incontro *Gabriele Elia *(Technology Innovation, TIM). Ingresso libero, webcast live all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili all'indirizzo: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-101 Cordiali saluti, Francesco Il giorno 4 ottobre 2017 15:53, Nexa Media <media(a)nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui > <http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-101> > [image: NEXA] > > 101° Mercoledì di Nexa > Mercoledì 11 ottobre 2017, ore 18.00 - 20.00 > > Politecnico di Torino > > http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-101 > Il 5G, la prossima rete o una trasformazione sistemica? > > Speaker > Gabriele Elia (Technology Innovation, TIM) > > This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events > Il 5G, la prossima generazione della rete mobile (ma non solo), è lo > scenario tecnologico e di servizio emergente nel mondo delle > telecomunicazioni. Sebbene sia partito come studio già alcuni anni fa, con > un “target” temporale del 2020, nell’ultimo anno si è assistito a una > accelerazione sia in USA che in Europa e Korea. Il nuovo standard del > 3GPP sta portando innovazioni tecnologiche nella radio; *permetterà di > aumentare velocità, capacità della rete, ma è anche una rete > intrinsecamente convergente *e in cui il ruolo delle tecnologie software, > il cloud e la virtualizzazione, saranno molto più importanti che in passato. Una > delle speranze è che sia il “catalizzatore” di innovazione in tutta una > serie di settori di mercato che i telecom operator chiamano “adiacenti”: > l’industria, i trasporti, la sanità, i media, etc. Inoltre il 5G è terreno > di confronto e gara tra i grandi macroblocchi economici, quello > nordamericano, quello asiatico (soprattutto cina-korea-giappone) e quello > europeo, ciascuno con una propria vision di ciò che saranno gli obiettivi > di business. L’intervento descrive brevemente *l’evoluzione tecnologica > verso il 5G e i macro-scenari di servizio*, ma anche la trasformazione > “sistemica” che imporrà agli operatori di TLC. > > > BIOGRAFIE - e informazioni supplementari > > [image: [ELIA]] > > * Gabriele ELIA* presso la divisione Technology Innovation di TIM, guida > il gruppo Technological Scouting, Trend Analysis & Future Center dove si > portano in evidenza i trend di medio termine di reti e softwarizzazione; > vita digitale; digitalizzazione delle industrie; bigdata, robotica e AI; > trend provenienti dal mondo scientifico e di processi di innovazione. Si è > sempre occupato di innovazione nei settori tecnologici sui temi servizi IP, > media, applicazioni del broadband fisso e mobile. Recentemente di > iniziative di Open Innovation, startup acceleration e costruzione di > collaborazioni innovative di ricerca, formazione e imprenditorialità con il > tessuto universitario. Ha iniziato il suo lavoro negli anni ‘90 nel primo > gruppo di progetto sui temi Internet in Telecom Italia, che sviluppò le > fasi iniziali di Interbusiness, TOL - Telecom On Line e poi TIN.IT > <http://tin.it/>. > > *Letture consigliate e link utili:* > > - *NGNM 5G Whitepaper* > <https://www.ngmn.org/fileadmin/ngmn/content/downloads/Technical/2015/NGMN_5…>. > > - * 5G System* > <https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/publications/white-papers/wp-5g-syste…>, > di Ericsson. > - * 5G Focal Paper* > <http://www.telecomitalia.com/content/dam/telecomitalia/documents/innovation…>, > di Tim. > - 5G: la rete di domani > <http://www.telecomitalia.com/tit/it/notiziariotecnico/edizioni-2017/n-1-201…>, > "Notiziario tecnico", 1-2017. > - 5G: i servizi di domani > <http://www.telecomitalia.com/tit/it/notiziariotecnico/edizioni-2017/n-2-201…>, > "Notiziario tecnico", 2-2017. > > > > > Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa e i cicli di incontri “Mercoledì di Nexa” e > “Nexa Lunch Seminar” > > Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino > (Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica) è un centro di ricerca > indipendente e interdisciplinare che studia Internet e il suo effetto sulla > società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/about. > > Durante i “*Mercoledì di Nexa*”, che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del > mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro Nexa su Internet e Società apre > le sue porte non solo agli esperti e a tutti coloro i quali lavorano con > Internet, ma anche a semplici appassionati e cittadini. Il ciclo di > incontri intende approfondire, con un linguaggio preciso ma divulgativo, i > temi legati alla Rete: motori di ricerca, Creative Commons, social > networks, open source/software libero, neutralità della rete, libertà di > espressione, privacy, file sharing, big e open data, smart cities e molto > altro. > > Al centro di quasi tutti gli incontri un ospite pronto a dialogare con i > direttori del Centro Nexa, il Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin del Politecnico > di Torino e il Prof. Marco Ricolfi dell'Università di Torino, nonché lo > staff e i Fellows del Centro Nexa. > > Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa, incluso un elenco di tutti i > “Mercoledì” passati, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: > http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. > > Si segnala inoltre che dal maggio 2012 *ogni 4° mercoledì* del mese *dalle > ore 13 alle ore 14* il Centro Nexa organizza anche i "*Nexa Lunch Seminar*". > Una lista di tutti i “Lunch Seminar” passati è disponibile all'indirizzo: > http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars. > > See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious > about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed > in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise > noted. > > Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa e i Nexa Lunch Seminar, sono > disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events > Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this > newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription > preferences, please click here > <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. > > Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more > <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved> > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > >

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Why Facebook is in a hole over data mining | John Naughton
by Alberto Cammozzo Oct. 8, 2017

Oct. 8, 2017

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/08/facebook-zuckerberg-i…> [...] Facebook, like Google, is an extractive company, rather like ExxonMobil or Glencore. It “mines”, refines, aggregates and sells its users’ personal information and data trails to advertisers, who then use it to target ads at said users. This data is clearly valuable. At the moment, for example, the company earns nearly $20 per user per year (in the US and Canada, anyway) by monetising their data. The downside – from society’s point of view – is that the targeted system that delivers these revenues is easily manipulated by political actors – as we saw from the way Russian interests used it in the 2016 election. [...]

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'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia
by Alberto Cammozzo Oct. 7, 2017

Oct. 7, 2017

Google, Twitter and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks who worry the race for human attention has created a world of perpetual distraction that could ultimately end in disaster <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-sil…>

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"Eon and Enel trade power using Blockchain technology for the first time"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 7, 2017

Oct. 7, 2017

Eon and Enel trade power using Blockchain technology for the first time /The two European utilities have set up a decentralized marketplace with other partners. The direct trade via Blockchain should help to save costs./ October 6, 2017 Sandra Enkhardt <https://www.pv-magazine.com/author/sandraenkhardt/> […] Continua qui: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2017/10/06/eon-and-enel-trade-power-using-block…

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Expression of Interest for a Junior Research Position: Legal and Policy Recommendations for Community networks
by Melanie Dulong de Rosnay Oct. 6, 2017

Oct. 6, 2017

Expression of Interest for a Junior Research Position: Legal and Policy Recommendations for Community networks: https://netcommons.eu/?q=news/expression-interest-junior-research-position-… Dear colleagues, The Department of Engineering and Information Science of the University of Trento is recruiting a temporary junior researcher in media and telecommunications law (at the post-doctoral, PhD or master level) for a period of 12 months to produce legal information and policy recommendations for community networks, as part of the netCommons project. The interdisciplinary project netCommons (http://netcommons.eu/) focuses on the study of Internet community networks (CNs) in Europe managed as commons. Part of the project focuses on the legal framework of these communities, which mostly operate as informal, associative, cooperative or non-for-profit entities, and which bring together people with different skills to build and manage telecom networks, considered as commons. Tasks will include analysing and answering legal questions faced by CNs, and the drafting of user-friendly legal information, recommendations and code of conducts for the internal management of CNs. Domains include liability, privacy and personal data protection, telecommunications and spectrum law, governance tools implemented within these groups (statutes, regulations, by-laws, decision making processes, etc.), and the consequences of the underlying technological and economic models. Through regular interviews, this research-action will ultimately lead to the formulation of propositions for improvement of legal practices to ensure the proper functioning, sustainability and expansion of these communities, the monitoring of the implementation of these recommendations within voluntary groups, and the drafting of policy recommendations to preserve CNs as a commons. A close collaboration with CNs located in France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain and the UK will be expected, as well as a regular collaboration with researchers of the CNRS Paris-Sorbonne Institute of Communication Sciences, coordinating the socio-legal and policy research of the project, and discussions with the other partners of the project specialized in computer science, economy and sociology. Profile: The candidate must hold a master or a doctorate in IT, media or telecommunications law obtained in one of the EU countries. A prior experience in a non-profit entity or a law firm advising ICT communities will be appreciated. A very good command of English (written especially) is also necessary. A working knowledge of French, Italian or Greek would be a plus. Travels within Europe are expected. Interested candidates are invited to send their Expression of Interest to locigno(a)disi.unitn.it, before October 15, containing the following documents: a resume; a cover letter describing previous experience of legal practical, applied work as well as knowledge of ICT; a selection of works (3 max.), either academic papers or briefs explaining a legal question to a client, assessing a legal risk, or preparing a legal defense. Duration: 12 months, non renewable Starting date: ASAP until end of 2018 Conditions: 1500 euros monthly net salary Contact person: locigno(a)disi.unitn.it The formal recruitment will follow the customary Italian procedure. Non Italian candidates will be guided through the process. -- Melanie Dulong de Rosnay Associate Research Professor (Permanent researcher) French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) http://www.iscc.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article1558 Head of the Information and Commons Research Group Institute of Communication Sciences (CNRS - Paris Sorbonne University - UPMC)

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Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS
by Luigi Scorca Oct. 6, 2017

Oct. 6, 2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/amazon-is-said-to-test-o… -- Luigi Scorca Mob: +39 347 85 22 221 Mail: luigi.scorca(a)gmail.com

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Challenge to data transfer tool used by Facebook will go to Europe’s top court
by Alberto Cammozzo Oct. 6, 2017

Oct. 6, 2017

<https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/challenge-to-data-transfer-tool-used-by-f…> Facebook has bought itself a little more time over a major legal challenge in Europe after the Irish High Court decided not to strike down a b2b mechanism it uses to transfer user data between its EU and U.S. businesses for processing. Rather the court said today that it will refer legal questions over so-called Standard Contractual Contracts (SCCs) to Europe’s top court, the ECJ, for a preliminary ruling. This means it could take around 1.5 years before there is a judgement, and Facebook can continue to use SCCs in the meanwhile instead of being forced to suspend these data transfers. The challenge to Facebook’s use of SCCs was brought by European privacy campaigner and lawyer Max Schrems. He had originally complained to the Irish data protection commissioner (DPC), asking it to suspend data flows in Facebook’s case. But while the DPC agreed there are legal questions over the mechanism it decided to refer the issue to the High Court to consider the legality of SCCs as a whole. The five-week court hearing in what is a complex case delving into detail on US surveillance operations took place in February. The court issued its ruling today. The 153-page ruling starts by noting “this is an unusual case”, before going into a detailed discussion of the arguments and concluding that the DPC’s concerns about the validity of SCCs should be referred to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling. [...]

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a proposito di censura
by Enrico Nardelli Oct. 6, 2017

Oct. 6, 2017

Scusatemi solo oggi, leggendo della recente prossima approvazione in Senato della normativa sulla censura del web http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/10/04/dati-personali-su-web-e-telefono… mi sono reso conto di quella che mi pare essere una situazione abbastanza grave. Ho capito male e sono solo esagerazioni giornalistiche? Ciao, Enrico -- EN ===================================================================== Prof. Enrico Nardelli Dipartimento di Matematica - Universita' di Roma "Tor Vergata" Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc - 00133 Roma tel: +39 06 7259.4204 fax: +39 06 7259.4699 mobile: +39 335 590.2331 e-mail: nardelli(a)mat.uniroma2.it home page: http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/~nardelli blog: http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/blog/enardelli/ ===================================================================== --

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