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Re: [nexa] Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris | Opinion | The Guardian

by M. Fioretti

On 2018-07-17 08:32, Alberto Cammozzo wrote: > La questione ambientale sempre più nell'agenda ICT. Mai abbastanza, direi. Io davvero non riesco a capire come l'impatto ambientale di IoT così come la raccontano non venga continuamente messo in discussione da tutti i lati I miei 2c sul tema: i 4/5 post più recenti che trovate qui: http://stop.zona-m.net/tag/iot/ Marco -- http://mfioretti.com

July 17, 2018

Uber has terminated its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh

by Alberto Cammozzo

<https://qz.com/1326155/uber-has-terminated-its-self-driving-car-operators-i…> Uber has laid off its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh as the company rethinks its autonomous vehicle strategy following a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona The company held a meeting earlier today (July 11) to inform about 100 autonomous vehicle operators—people who monitor its self-driving cars—that their jobs were being terminated, a source close to the situation told Quartz. Uber said it was eliminating the position of autonomous vehicle operator, and that operators were free to apply to other roles at the company, the source said. Uber confirmed it laid off about 100 autonomous vehicle operators in Pittsburgh and eliminated the position. The company plans to replace these jobs with about 55 “mission specialists”—specialists who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations, and who are expected to provide more technical feedback to self-driving car developers. Uber said affected operators could apply for these positions. “Our team remains committed to building safe self-driving technology, and we look forward to returning to public roads in the coming months,” an Uber spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Uber suspended driverless-car testing at all sites—Pittsburgh, Tempe, Toronto, and San Francisco—after one of its vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe on March 18. Elaine Herzberg was walking her bike across a highway at night when she was hit by Uber’s vehicle, which was in autonomous mode at the time. A Tempe police report released in June deemed the crash “entirely avoidable.” Tempe detectives believe that the safety driver involved in the incident, Rafaela Vasquez, was likely distracted watching NBC talent show The Voice on her phone at the time of the collision. In late May, Uber shut down its driverless cars tests in Arizona, laying off about 300 people it had employed as safety drivers and continued to pay since the fatal crash. After it shuttered operations in Arizona, Uber said it hoped to resume self-driving car operations in Pittsburgh this summer. That statement drew a strong rebuke from Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto, who claimed the company failed to inform him of its plans, forcing him to learn about it “through social media reports.” Uber contended that it had “reached out to relevant officials” at every step. Uber’s autonomous vehicle operators originally worked in pairs, but around November 2017 the company switched to having a single operator per vehicle, the person familiar with the matter told Quartz. Uber justified the change as an intermediate step between going from two operators to none in a fully autonomous vehicle, this person said, but also admitted to it being a cost-cutting measure. Pittsburgh operators were hired as employees with benefits and paid $24 an hour, and Uber had continued to pay them since the Tempe incident. [...]

July 17, 2018

Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris | Opinion | The Guardian

by Alberto Cammozzo

La questione ambientale sempre più nell'agenda ICT. <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/17/internet-climate-carb…> [] Most of us communicate with this small and wealthy corner of the US every day. Thanks to a combination of factors – its proximity to Washington DC, competitive electricity prices, and its low susceptibility to natural disasters – the county is the home of data centres used by about 3,000 tech companies: huge agglomerations of circuitry, cables and cooling systems that sit in corners of the world most of us rarely see, but that are now at the core of how we live. About 70% of the world’s online traffic is reckoned to pass through Loudoun County. But there is a big problem, centred on a power company called Dominion, which supplies the vast majority of Loudoun County’s electricity. According to a 2017 Greenpeace report, only 1% of Dominion’s total electricity comes from credibly renewable sources: 2% originates in hydroelectric plants, and the rest is split evenly between coal, gas and nuclear power. Dominion is also in the middle of a huge regional controversy about a proposed pipeline that will carry fracked gas to its power plants, which it says is partly driven by data centres’ insatiable appetite for electricity. Clearly, then, the video streams, digital photographs and messaging that pour out of all those servers come with a price. I was reminded of all this by the recently published book New Dark Age, by the British writer James Bridle. He cites a study in Japan that suggests that by 2030, the power requirements of digital services will outstrip the nation’s entire current generation capacity. He quotes an American report from 2013 – ironically enough, commissioned by coal industry lobbyists – that pointed out that using either a tablet or smartphone to wirelessly watch an hour of video a week used roughly the same amount of electricity (largely consumed at the data-centre end of the process) as two new domestic fridges. If you worry about climate change and a cause celebre such as the expansion of Heathrow airport, it is worth considering that data centres are set to soon have a bigger carbon footprint than the entire aviation industry. Yet as Bridle points out, even that statistic doesn’t quite do justice to some huge potential problems. He mentions the vast amounts of electricity consumed by the operations of the online currency Bitcoin – which, at the height of the speculative frenzies earlier this year, was set to produce an annual amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to 1m transatlantic flights. And he’s anxious about what will happen next: “In response to vast increases in data storage and computational capacity in the last decade, the amount of energy used by data centres has doubled every four years, and is expected to triple in the next 10 years.” These changes are partly being driven by the so-called internet of things: the increasing array of everyday devices – from TVs, through domestic security devices, to lighting systems, and countless modes of transport – that constantly emit and receive data. If driverless cars ever arrive in our lives, those same flows will increase hugely. At the same time, the accelerating rollout of the internet and its associated technologies in the developing world will add to the load. []

July 17, 2018

CfP GIG-ARTS 2019: "Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance" 16-17 May 2019, Salerno

by Calderaro, Andrea

Cari tutt*, Dopo Parigi nel 2017, e Cardiff nel 2018, nel 2019 la terza edizione della “Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies” Conference”, si sposta a Salerno. Spero che la CfP di sotto possa essere di interesse a qualcuno in lista. Ulteriori dettagli disponibili qui: events.gig-arts.eu<http://events.gig-arts.eu> Andrea ========== GIG-ARTS 2019 – The Third European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies 16-17 May 2019, Salerno Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance Organised by: The Internet & Communication Policy Centre / Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences / Università degli Studi di Salerno Co-Sponsored By: The ECPR Standing Group on Internet and Politics, The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), the IAMCR Communication Policy and Technology Section, The ICA Communication Law and Policy Division Call for Abstracts - Deadline: 29 October 2018 Although to varying degrees of autonomy, awareness, and effectiveness over time and issues, European institutions have been engaged in internet governance and policy-making since at least two decades. Both the European Union and Europe as a region have generally played a crucial role in shaping the governance of the internet, at the global, regional and national levels. From a geopolitical perspective, the EU has been one of the early actors advocating for the internationalisation of the DNS system and, more generally, for the enhancement of the multi-stakeholder governance model. From a normative point of view, EU institutions as well as Member States have deeply affected highly sensitive internet-related issues, such as privacy and data protection, digital market competition, consumers' rights, copyright, e-commerce, content regulation, the right to be forgotten, etc. On the institutional level, some of the most interesting cases of recent constituent policies have emerged from the European Union, leading to the establishment of new agencies such as the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Beyond the EU, some European intergovernmental organisations, such as the Council of Europe (CoE), have developed structured initiatives to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law on internet governance issues. Further, a number of European initiatives, such as the European Dialogue on internet Governance (EuroDIG) and the Global internet Policy Observatory (GIPO), have facilitated the transfer of ideas, knowledge, policies and institutional arrangements towards other countries and geographic areas. Finally, European NGOs as well as some European internet companies are currently advancing alternative visions and values about the internet and its governance, enriching the set of internet governance approaches as well as available design options. The third edition of the European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS 2019), will be held exactly twenty years after the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty and ten years after the Lisbon Treaty, which are milestones in the history of the European integration process, preparing the EU for enlargement and further deepening of competences, and reinforcing the centrality of democratic principles and the protection of fundamental rights as the Union's foundation. After having addressed “Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue” at its first edition held in Paris in 2017, and "Inequalities in Internet Governance" at the second edition held in Cardiff in 2018, the 2019 GIG-ARTS conference will explore the role of Europe in the global governance of the internet. In particular, the conference will focus on challenges and opportunities, as well as strengths and weaknesses, of European approaches to internet governance and policy-making. In addition to general internet Governance issues and topics, submissions are particularly welcome on the following themes: - European institutions and Member States in internet governance; - The European approach to the multistakeholder governance model; - The role of the European External Action Service in the Global Internet Governance ecosystem; - Internet governance in the European Neighbourhood Policy; - The EU cybersecurity policy; - Extraterritorial effects of European internet policies; - Internet-related geopolitical challenges for Europe; - The EU and internet-related policy transfer; - EU internet policies in a comparative perspective; - Human rights, democracy and the rule of law in European internet policy and instruments; - Privacy and data protection after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); - Global online platforms and EU general policies (labour, taxation, transport,..); - EU strategies and policies on new technologies (AI, robots, blockchains,..); - European good governance values and internet governance; - The Digital Single Market and international trade; - The EU and the management of critical internet resources; - Populist movements and the European internet policy-making; - EU values, European internet companies, and internet design. Submission Information and Publication Opportunities Authors are invited to submit their extended abstracts (no longer than 500 words), describing their research question(s), theoretical framework, approach and methodology, expected findings or empirical outcome. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated through a peer-review process. Abstracts and authors’ information should be submitted through the Easychair conference management system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 Authors of selected submissions will have the opportunity to submit their full manuscript for publication. Key dates Deadline for abstract submissions: 29 October 2018 Notification to authors: 10 December 2018 Programme publication: 21 January 2019 Conference dates: 16 & 17 May 2019 GIG-ARTS 2019 Committees General Chairs Francesco Amoretti and Mauro Santaniello Internet & Communication Policy Centre, Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy Scientific Program Committee (TBC) - Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) - George Christou (University of Warwick, United Kingdom) - William J. Drake (University of Zurich, Switzerland) - Nanette S. Levinson (American University Washington DC, USA) - Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) - Meryem Marzouki (CNRS and Sorbonne Université, France) - Teresa Numerico (Università di Roma 3, Italy) - Claudia Padovani (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy) - Lorenzo Pupillo (Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium) - Katharine Sarikakis (University of Vienna, Austria) - Yves Schemeil (Sciences Po Grenoble, France) - Jamal Shahin (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - Michele Sorice (LUISS University, Italy) - Joris van Hoboken (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Organizing Committee at University of Salerno Maria Carmela Catone, Virgilio D'Antonio, Paolo Diana, Domenico Fracchiolla, Stefania Leone, Michele Nino, Nicola Palladino, Diana Salzano Venue The conference will be held at the University of Salerno, on the campus of Fisciano. Conference Registration and Fees Registration fees are 100€ for regular participants and 50€ for students showing proof of status. The conference fees include a participant kit as well as coffee breaks and meals. GIG-ARTS 2019 Communication Details - Website: events.gig-arts.eu<http://events.gig-arts.eu> | http://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu - Email for information: events(a)gig-arts.eu<mailto:events@gig-arts.eu> - Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 - Twitter: @GigArtsEU - Hashtag: #GIGARTS19 - Mailing list for updates: http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4 ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD Director Centre for Internet & Global Politics (CIGP) Lecturer in International Relations Director Post Graduate Research Politics and IR Department of Politics and International Relations | Cardiff University ----------------------------------------------- Personal page: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/330531-calderaro-andrea Twitter: @andreacalderaro The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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July 16, 2018

Re: [nexa] Call for papers: Piattaforme e nuove sfide nel Mercato Unico Digitale - Rivista di diritto dei media

by oreste.pollicino

Aspettiamo numerosi contributi dagli amici nexiani. Ancora grazie. O. Inviato da smartphone Samsung Galaxy. -------- Messaggio originale --------Da: Giovanni De Gregorio <degregorio.giovanni(a)unibocconi.it> Data: 16/07/18 16:54 (GMT+03:00) A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: [nexa] Call for papers: Piattaforme e nuove sfide nel Mercato Unico Digitale - Rivista di diritto dei media Cari amici di Nexa, ci teniamo a segnalarvi la recente pubblicazione della call for papers della Rivista di diritto dei media sul tema "Piattaforme e nuove sfide nel Mercato Unico Digitale". Maggiori informazioni insieme al testo della call in italiano e in inglese sono disponibili al seguente link: http://www.medialaws.eu/call-for-papers-piattaforme-e-nuove-sfide-nel-merca… Un saluto Giovanni De Gregorio _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

July 16, 2018

Call for papers: Piattaforme e nuove sfide nel Mercato Unico Digitale - Rivista di diritto dei media

by Giovanni De Gregorio

Cari amici di Nexa, ci teniamo a segnalarvi la recente pubblicazione della call for papers della Rivista di diritto dei media sul tema "Piattaforme e nuove sfide nel Mercato Unico Digitale". Maggiori informazioni insieme al testo della call in italiano e in inglese sono disponibili al seguente link: http://www.medialaws.eu/call-for-papers-piattaforme-e-nuove-sfide-nel-merca… Un saluto Giovanni De Gregorio

July 16, 2018

62° Nexa Lunch Seminar | 25 luglio 2018

by Nexa Media

Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-62> NEXA 62° Nexa Lunch Seminar Mercoledi 25 luglio 2018, ore 13.00 - 14.00 Politecnico di Torino http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-62 Una costituzione per i social networks? Speaker Edoardo Celeste (University College Dublin) This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events Negli scorsi mesi, nello tsunami di e-mail che abbiamo ricevuto in vista dell’entrata in vigore del nuovo regolamento privacy, abbiamo sistematicamente cancellato anche le informative inviate dai social networks cui siamo iscritti. Un click distratto, sull’autobus, durante una noiosa riunione di lavoro o guardando la tivù, tuttavia emblematico di quel misto di rassegnazione e noncuranza che riserviamo al *rapporto tra i nostri diritti e le nuove tecnologie*. Oggi, senza i social networks, non saremmo capaci di svolgere tutta una serie di azioni, dal cercare un lavoro al professare la nostra fede, che sono essenziali per lo sviluppo della nostra personalità all’interno di una società democratica. Ebbene, con quel click, *abbiamo implicitamente accettato una serie di nuove regole * che, forgiando gli spazi virtuali in cui interagiamo con la società, inevitabilmente influenzano il nostro modo di agire. Regole che non abbiamo stabilito, ma che ci sono state *unilateralmente imposte da multinazionali* verso cui oggi, dopo ripetuti scandali di scala mondiale, non nutriamo più fiducia. Eppure, nonostante ciò, continuiamo a *pensare che non ci sia altra scelta* dinnanzi alla temuta alternativa di essere banditi dalla società virtuale. Se le norme che regolano le piattaforme sociali incidono anche sull’esercizio dei nostri diritti fondamentali, *perché non possono essere stabilite tramite processi democratici?* Perché continuare ad accettare ciecamente le regole imposte dai giganti del web? Non dovremmo forse fissare una serie di garanzie minime da far rispettare? Abbiamo bisogno di una costituzione per i social networks? /Ingresso libero - Sarà disponibile un leggero rinfresco per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://lunch62.eventbrite.com entro il 23 luglio./ BIOGRAFIE - e informazioni supplementari [CELESTE] *Edoardo CELESTE* è dottorando in giurisprudenza presso lo University College Dublin. Nella sua ricerca esplora il concetto di costituzionalismo digitale e analizza nuovi meccanismi normativi per proteggere i diritti fondamentali nel contesto delle nuove tecnologie. Letture consigliate e link utili: * Celeste E. (2018), Terms of service and bills of rights: new mechanisms of constitutionalisation in the social media environment? <https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/hPnFfyVuHNnMKdxtixm6/full>, /International Review of Law, Computers & Technology/. * Celeste E. (2018), A constitution for social media? <https://www.hiig.de/en/a-constitution-for-social-media/>, /HIIG Science Blog/. * Celeste E. (2018), Packingham v North Carolina: A Constitutional Right to Social Media? <https://www.corkonlinelawreview.com/single-post/2018/02/08/Packingham-v-Nor…>, /Cork Online Law Review/, vol. 17, p. 116. * Venturini J., Louzada L., Maciel M., Zingales N., Stylianou K., Belli L. (2016), Terms of Service and Human Rights: an Analysis of Online Platform Contracts <http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/18231>, Rio de Janeiro: Revan. * Korff D. and I. Brown (2012), Social media and human rights, Issue discussion paper <https://rm.coe.int/16806da579>, Council of Europe – Commissioner for Human Rights. CommDH (2012)8. * Zittrain J. (2009),A Bill of Rights for the Facebook Nation <https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/jonathan-zittrain-a-bill-of-rig…>, /The Chronicle of Higher Education/. 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. Responsabile Comunicazione Centro Nexa su Internet & Società: *Francesco Ruggiero*, tel: +39 011 090 7219, Mob: +39 349 1335082, francesco.ruggiero(a)polito.it <mailto:francesco.ruggiero@polito.it>. 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>.

July 16, 2018

Re: [nexa] Microsoft calls for facial recognition technology rules given 'potential for abuse' | Technology | The Guardian

by Giacomo Tesio

MS cerca forse di rallentare i concorrenti. O magari cerca di presentarsi come una società più etica. Ma il riconoscimento facciale è uno straordinario specchietto per le allodole governative... i dati, inutile dirlo, non staranno in server farm statali, ma in quelle di qualche multinazionale americana. Giacomo Il Sab 14 Lug 2018 13:17 Alberto Cammozzo <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net> ha scritto: > MS sembra l'unica a voler frenare, gli altri spingono sull'acceleratore: > FB: > < > https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/technology/facebook-facial-recognition-p… > > > Amazon: > < > https://gizmodo.com/amazon-and-orlando-cops-controversial-face-recognition-… > > > > > > > On 14/07/2018 12:27, Stefano Quintarelli wrote: > > carramba che sorpresa! > > https://goo.gl/X5B7C4 > > > > On 14/07/2018 09:08, Alberto Cammozzo wrote: > >> < > https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/14/microsoft-facial-recogni…> > > >> > >> > >> Microsoft has called for facial recognition technology to be > >> regulated by government, with for laws governing its acceptable uses. > >> > >> In a blog post on the company’s website on Friday, Microsoft > >> president Brad Smith called for a congressional bipartisan “expert > >> commission” to look into regulating the technology in the US. > >> > >> “It seems especially important to pursue thoughtful government > >> regulation of facial recognition technology, given its broad societal > >> ramifications and potential for abuse,” he wrote. “Without a > >> thoughtful approach, public authorities may rely on flawed or biased > >> technological approaches to decide who to track, investigate or even > >> arrest for a crime.” > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >

July 15, 2018

CfP GIG-ARTS 2019: Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance 16-17 May 2019, Salerno

by Mauro Santaniello

Dear colleagues, Please find hereafter the CFP for the GIG-ARTS 2019 conference. We hope to welcome you in Salerno! ========== GIG-ARTS 2019 – THE THIRD EUROPEAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE ACTORS, REGULATIONS, TRANSACTIONS AND STRATEGIES 16-17 MAY 2019, SALERNO Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance Organised by: The Internet & Communication Policy Centre / Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences / Università degli Studi di Salerno Co-Sponsored By: The ECPR Standing Group on Internet and Politics, The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), the IAMCR Communication Policy and Technology Section, The ICA Communication Law and Policy Division _CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - DEADLINE: 29 OCTOBER 2018_ Although to varying degrees of autonomy, awareness, and effectiveness over time and issues, European institutions have been engaged in internet governance and policy-making since at least two decades. Both the European Union and Europe as a region have generally played a crucial role in shaping the governance of the internet, at the global, regional and national levels. >From a geopolitical perspective, the EU has been one of the early actors advocating for the internationalisation of the DNS system and, more generally, for the enhancement of the multi-stakeholder governance model. From a normative point of view, EU institutions as well as Member States have deeply affected highly sensitive internet-related issues, such as privacy and data protection, digital market competition, consumers' rights, copyright, e-commerce, content regulation, the right to be forgotten, etc. On the institutional level, some of the most interesting cases of recent constituent policies have emerged from the European Union, leading to the establishment of new agencies such as the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Beyond the EU, some European intergovernmental organisations, such as the Council of Europe (CoE), have developed structured initiatives to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law on internet governance issues. Further, a number of European initiatives, such as the European Dialogue on internet Governance (EuroDIG) and the Global internet Policy Observatory (GIPO), have facilitated the transfer of ideas, knowledge, policies and institutional arrangements towards other countries and geographic areas. Finally, European NGOs as well as some European internet companies are currently advancing alternative visions and values about the internet and its governance, enriching the set of internet governance approaches as well as available design options. The third edition of the European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS 2019), will be held exactly twenty years after the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty and ten years after the Lisbon Treaty, which are milestones in the history of the European integration process, preparing the EU for enlargement and further deepening of competences, and reinforcing the centrality of democratic principles and the protection of fundamental rights as the Union's foundation. After having addressed "Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue" at its first edition held in Paris in 2017, and "Inequalities in Internet Governance" at the second edition held in Cardiff in 2018, the 2019 GIG-ARTS conference will explore the role of Europe in the global governance of the internet. In particular, the conference will focus on challenges and opportunities, as well as strengths and weaknesses, of European approaches to internet governance and policy-making. In addition to general internet Governance issues and topics, submissions are particularly welcome on the following themes: - European institutions and Member States in internet governance; - The European approach to the multistakeholder governance model; - The role of the European External Action Service in the Global Internet Governance ecosystem; - Internet governance in the European Neighbourhood Policy; - The EU cybersecurity policy; - Extraterritorial effects of European internet policies; - Internet-related geopolitical challenges for Europe; - The EU and internet-related policy transfer; - EU internet policies in a comparative perspective; - Human rights, democracy and the rule of law in European internet policy and instruments; - Privacy and data protection after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); - Global online platforms and EU general policies (labour, taxation, transport,..); - EU strategies and policies on new technologies (AI, robots, blockchains,..); - European good governance values and internet governance; - The Digital Single Market and international trade; - The EU and the management of critical internet resources; - Populist movements and the European internet policy-making; - EU values, European internet companies, and internet design. Submission Information and Publication Opportunities Authors are invited to submit their extended abstracts (no longer than 500 words), describing their research question(s), theoretical framework, approach and methodology, expected findings or empirical outcome. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated through a peer-review process. Abstracts and authors' information should be submitted through the Easychair conference management system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 [1] Authors of selected submissions will have the opportunity to submit their full manuscript for publication. Key dates Deadline for abstract submissions: 29 October 2018 Notification to authors: 10 December 2018 Programme publication: 21 January 2019 Conference dates: 16 & 17 May 2019 GIG-ARTS 2019 Committees General Chairs Francesco Amoretti and Mauro Santaniello Internet & Communication Policy Centre, Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy Scientific Program Committee (TBC) - Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) - George Christou (University of Warwick, United Kingdom) - William J. Drake (University of Zurich, Switzerland) - Nanette S. Levinson (American University Washington DC, USA) - Robin Mansell (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) - Meryem Marzouki (CNRS and Sorbonne Université, France) - Teresa Numerico (Università di Roma 3, Italy) - Claudia Padovani (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy) - Lorenzo Pupillo (Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium) - Katharine Sarikakis (University of Vienna, Austria) - Yves Schemeil (Sciences Po Grenoble, France) - Jamal Shahin (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - Michele Sorice (LUISS University, Italy) - Joris van Hoboken (VUB, Belgium & University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Organizing Committee at University of Salerno Maria Carmela Catone, Virgilio D'Antonio, Paolo Diana, Domenico Fracchiolla, Stefania Leone, Michele Nino, Nicola Palladino, Diana Salzano Venue The conference will be held at the University of Salerno, on the campus of Fisciano. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND FEES Registration fees are 100EUR for regular participants and 50EUR for students showing proof of status. The conference fees include a participant kit as well as coffee breaks and meals. GIG-ARTS 2019 COMMUNICATION DETAILS - Website: events.gig-arts.eu [2] | http://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu [3] - Email for information: events(a)gig-arts.eu - Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 [1] - Twitter: @GigArtsEU - Hashtag: #GIGARTS19 - Mailing list for updates: http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4 [4] --- Mauro Santaniello Internet & Communication Policy Centre Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) - Italy E. msantaniello(a)unisa.it W. http://docenti.unisa.it/mauro.santaniello Skype: internetpolicy twitter.com/webvoodoo Links: ------ [1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2019 [2] http://events.gig-arts.eu/ [3] http://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu/ [4] http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4

July 14, 2018

Re: [nexa] EU/US Privacy Shield agreement failing – US must correct by September, say MEPs

by Marco Ciurcina

Bisogna avvertire chi tratta dati usando servizi negli USA! Soprattutto i funzionari di enti pubblici con responsabilità contabili! Rischiano grosso!!! È necessario mettere in atto da subito dei piani per riportare i dati in EU prima del 1° settembre! m.c. In data sabato 14 luglio 2018 14:43:21 CEST, Alberto Cammozzo ha scritto: > <https://www.shoeman.eu/eu-us-privacy-shield-agreement-failing-meps/> > > European Parliament Brussels, 12/06/2018. The Civil Liberties committee > of the European Parliament (LIBE) has called on the EU Commission to > suspend the EU/US Privacy Shield agreement on data exchange of personal > data, since this (relatively new) agreement still fails to provide > sufficient data protection for EU citizens. > > Privacy Shield should be suspended unless the US complies with it by 1 > September 2018, said the committee’s MEPs, in a resolution passed by 29 > votes to 25, with three abstentions. They added that the US authorities > need to comply with the agreement terms in full. > > [...] > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

July 14, 2018