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(senior) Cyber Security Consultant
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 1, 2019

Nov. 1, 2019

Vi inoltro il seguente messaggio sperando di fare cosa gradita agata https://it.linkedin.com › agata-lo-tauro-6723257b <https://it.linkedin.com/in/agata-lo-tauro-6723257b> My client here, an internationally accredited cyber security consultancy, is currently looking to expand their Swiss team. They are looking for a (senior) Cyber Security Consultant, to work closely with their existing client base in the Zurich area. They need someone with broad knowledge across Cyber Security, who has a good communicative flair to be able to work directly with some of their largest clients. You have a good opportunity here to quickly move up in seniority and move into a project management role. Working for this company, they can guarantee you an excellent level of continued training and development. They often take part in security conferences and are happy to pay for you to be further certified. This will obviously be hugely beneficial not just to the company, but for your own professional development as well. This is a company that truly values its employees, and are willing to provide excellent benefits to ensure employee satisfaction. With this in mind, they have an excellent bonus structure, in addition to their already highly competitive salaries. They also have possibilities for working from home, which will allow you far greater control over your time management. My client is looking for a security generalist here, but I have included some general requirements below: Requirements: Must speak German and English 3+ years of experience in cyber security Experience of project management / team management would be of advantage If you are generally interested and would like to find out more then apply now! Send in your CV to Daniel Budahn at d.budahn(a)nonstop-recruitment.com Alternatively you can call me - Daniel Budahn on +41435 080817 for a confidential discussion about this role. NonStop is one of the largest and fastest growing specialised recruitment companies in Europe. We are proud members of the APSCo group who ensure we meet the highest quality standards within the recruitment industry. Our offices are located in the UK, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Romania, the US and the Czech Republic and we hold labour leasing licences across Europe. Please visit our website for a full list of the niche markets we cover.

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Sidewalk Labs document reveals company’s early vision for data collection, tax powers, criminal justice - The Globe and Mail
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 1, 2019

Nov. 1, 2019

La "città del futuro"... <https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-sidewalk-labs-document-rev…> [...] To carry out its vision and planned services, the book states Sidewalk wanted to control its area much like Disney World does in Florida, where in the 1960s it “persuaded the legislature of the need for extraordinary exceptions.” This could include granting Sidewalk taxation powers. “Sidewalk will require tax and financing authority to finance and provide services, including the ability to impose, capture and reinvest property taxes,” the book said. The company would also create and control its own public services, including charter schools, special transit systems and a private road infrastructure. Sidewalk’s early data-driven vision also extended to public safety and criminal justice. The book mentions both the data-collection opportunities for police forces (Sidewalk notes it would ask for local policing powers similar to those granted to universities) and the possibility of “an alternative approach to jail,” using data from so-called “root-cause assessment tools.” This would guide officials in determining a response when someone is arrested, such as sending someone to a substance abuse centre. The overall criminal justice system and policing of serious crimes and emergencies would be “likely to remain within the purview of the host government’s police department," however. Data collection plays a central role throughout the book. Early on, the company notes that a Sidewalk neighbourhood would collect real-time position data “for all entities” – including people. The company would also collect a “historical record of where things have been" and "about where they are going.” Furthermore, unique data identifiers would be generated for “every person, business or object registered in the district,” helping devices communicate with each other. There would be a quid pro quo to sharing more data with Sidewalk, however. The document describes a tiered level of services, where people willing to share data can access certain perks and privileges not available to others. Sidewalk visitors and residents would be "encouraged to add data about themselves and connect their accounts, either to take advantage of premium services like unlimited wireless connectivity or to make interactions in the district easier,” it says. Shoshana Zuboff, the Harvard University professor emerita whose book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism investigates the way Alphabet and other big-tech companies are reshaping the world, called the document’s revelations “damning.” The community Alphabet sought to build when it launched Sidewalk Labs, she said, was like a “for-profit China” that would “use digital infrastructure to modify and direct social and political behaviour.” While Sidewalk has since moved away from many of the details in its book, Prof. Zuboff contends that Alphabet tends to "say what needs be said to achieve commercial objectives, while specifically camouflaging their actual corporate strategy.” According to the document, personalization would increase as users contributed more data, leading to "more complete or personalized services from Project Sidewalk in return.” An example states that people choosing to share “in-home fire safety sensor” data could receive advice on health and safety related to air quality, or provide additional information to first responders in case of an emergency. Those choosing to remain anonymous would not be able to access all of the area’s services: Automated taxi services would not be available to anonymous users, and some merchants might be unable to accept cash, the book warns. The document also describes reputation tools that would lead to a “new currency for community co-operation,” effectively establishing a social credit system. Sidewalk could use these tools to “hold people or businesses accountable” while rewarding good behaviour, such as by rewarding a business’s good customer service with an easier or cheaper renewal process on its licence. This “accountability system based on personal identity” could also be used to make financial decisions. "A borrower’s stellar record of past consumer behaviour could make a lender, for instance, more likely to back a risky transaction, perhaps with the interest rates influenced by digital reputation ratings,” it says. The company wrote that it would own many of the sensors it deployed in the community, foreshadowing a battle over data control that has loomed over the Toronto project.

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Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion
by Matteo Vabanesi Nov. 1, 2019

Nov. 1, 2019

ecco: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/1/20943318/google-fitbit-acquisition-fitne… La notizia è confermata dai comunicati ufficiali di Fitbit. Dopo ogni click, adesso G si prende ogni battito. Anche se a leggere i commenti al pezzo di The Verge pare che questo non interessi a nessuno... Buona festa e buon we -- Matteo Vabanesi Giornalista +39.3391498932 vabanesimatteo(a)tiscali.it Con Tiscali Mobile Smart 30 hai minuti illimitati, 30 Giga e 100 SMS a soli 7,99€ al mese. L'attivazione è gratis e disdici quando vuoi. http://tisca.li/smart30

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A Torino "Verso la programmazione europea 2021-2027"
by Agata Lo Tauro Nov. 1, 2019

Nov. 1, 2019

Vi inoltro il seguente messaggio sperando di fare cosa gradita. Buon week-end a tutti. agata https://it.linkedin.com › agata-lo-tauro-6723257b <https://it.linkedin.com/in/agata-lo-tauro-6723257b> Data: 05/11/2019 - Luogo: Torino, Centro Congressi Unione Industriali, via Vincenzo Vela 17 <https://goo.gl/maps/hwhq6eBDWxVS3uhY8> Nel corso dell’incontro, organizzato da Confindustria Piemonte in collaborazione con la Delegazione di Confindustria a Bruxelles e patrocinata anche dalla Rappresentanza a Milano, si parlerà delle novità che caratterizzeranno Horizon Europe rispetto al precedente Horizon 2020, in particolare delle opportunità nei settori dell’energia, della mobilità sostenibile e del cambiamento climatico. Saranno inoltre presentate le misure dedicate alle piccole e medie imprese nell'ambito dello European Innovation Council. Infine ci sarà un focus sul nuovo approccio della Commissione alla gestione degli strumenti finanziari europei che, a partire dal 2021, confluiranno nel fondo InvestEU. L'evento è aperto a tutti, previa adesione online <een(a)confindustria.piemonte.it> *PROGRAMMA* 14.30 *Registrazione partecipanti* 15.00 *Saluti di apertura* Dario *Gallina*, Presidente Unione Industriale Torino *Introduzione ai lavori* Paolo *Balistreri*, Segretario Generale Confindustria Piemonte, Enterprise Europe Network Massimo *Gaudina*, Capo Rappresentanza della Commissione europea a Milano 15.30 *La ricerca e l’innovazione come driver della politica industriale europea* Gaia *Della Rocca*, Delegazione di Confindustria presso l’UE 15.50 *Da Horizon 2020 a Horizon Europe: cosa cambia per le imprese? Focus sulle opportunità nei settori dell’energia, della mobilità sostenibile e del cambiamento climatico* Andrea *Gentili,* Deputy Head of Unit Low emission future industries - DG Research and Innovation, European Commission 16.30 *EIC Accelerator Pilot: le novità per le imprese e i cambiamenti rispetto allo Sme Instrument* Antonio *Carbone*, Head of Innovation Department, APRE 17.00 *Il nuovo strumento finanziario per la crescita delle imprese europee: il fondo InvestEU* Riccardo *Aguglia,* DG ECFIN Financing of innovation, competitiveness and employment policies, European Commission 17.30 *Conclusioni* Andrea *Tronzano*, Assessore Bilancio e Sviluppo delle attività produttive e delle piccole e medie imprese, Regione Piemonte 17.45 *Q&A* Modera Leonardo* Pinna*, Delegazione di Confindustria presso l’UE

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