March 2019 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

When protecting the US Constitution means defending accused terrorists

by Alberto Cammozzo

Le tecnologie in questo caso non c'entrano, ma ho trovato questo video toccante, e penso possa interessare questa lista: negli USA si prepara un processo attorno a uno dei più significativi stati di eccezione del nostro tempo. <https://aeon.co/videos/when-protecting-the-us-constitution-means-defending-…> This short documentary follows three US Department of Defense lawyers – Alka Pradhan, James Connell and Sterling Thomas – working on a Guantánamo Bay case fraught with unique challenges and sensitivities. The trio serves as the defence team for Ammar al-Baluchi, one of five men currently facing the death penalty for 9/11-related crimes. To do their job, the lawyers must earn and keep al-Baluchi’s trust, present their defence before the family members of 9/11 victims, and even fend off interference from the very government entity for which they work – and which they accuse of repeatedly violating attorney-client privilege. It might seem an unenviable position, but it’s one they’ve taken on willingly, viewing their work as essential to protecting the US Constitution in a place where the rule of law has been so frequently and brazenly disregarded.

March 29, 2019

Re: [nexa] SAVE THE DATE(s): 13-14 June 2019, INDL two-day conference on micro-work, AI and platform labour in Paris!

by Antonio Casilli

Hi Luigi, streaming will be available but only for day one (day two is a workshop, with more participant interaction and feedback). Cheers, ---a ----- Mail original ----- De: "Luigi Scorca" <luigi.scorca(a)gmail.com> À: "Antonio Casilli" <antonio.casilli(a)telecom-paristech.fr> Cc: "nexa" <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Envoyé: Jeudi 28 Mars 2019 18:54:04 Objet: Re: [nexa] SAVE THE DATE(s): 13-14 June 2019, INDL two-day conference on micro-work, AI and platform labour in Paris! Dear Antonio, I wish to participate. In case, will streaming be available? Thanks, Luigi Il gio 28 mar 2019, 18:34 Antonio Casilli < antonio.casilli(a)telecom-paristech.fr> ha scritto: > Dear all, > > I'm extremely happy and thrilled to inform you that our INDL > (International Network on Digital Labour, the branch of ENDL bent on world > domination :) will take place in Paris on the 13th and 14th of June. Please > mark it on your calendar: we count on you to attend the conference to meet, > discuss, and have at least a drink and a croissant together. Plus, the > conference is free. > > The registration link will soon be available, as well as the program. > Here's a presentation, featuring the confirmed speakers: > http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/. Feel free to > forward this message to anyone who may be interested. > Cheers, > Antonio > > ---- > INDL-1 Conference "Microwork: Technology, Platforms, and Employment" > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > Two days to discuss micro-work from policy and academic perspectives > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > > *13-14 June 2019* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > *France Stratégie* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > *20, avenue de Ségur* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > *Paris (France)* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > > The International Network on Digital Labour (INDL) > <http://endl.network/indl/> and France Stratégie (a service of the French > Prime Minister) <https://www.strategie.gouv.fr/> present a two-day > conference on micro-work, technology, and employment. Confirmed speakers > include: Florian A. Schmidt (HTW Dresden), Vili Lehdonvirta (OII), Anoush > Margaryan (University of West London), Odile Chagny (Sharers & Workers), > Mariya Aleksynska (ILO), Patricia Vendramin (Université de Louvain), Julian > Posada (University of Toronto), Jen Schradie (Sciences Po), Adam Badger > (University of London), Paola Tubaro (CNRS), Ulrich Laitenberger (Telecom > Paristech), Johan Lindquist (University of Stockholm), Niels van Doorn > (University of Amsterdam), Alessandro Delfanti (University of Toronto), > Antonio Casilli (Telecom ParisTech). > > The *first day of the event will focus on policy perspectives *on online > platform-mediated work and especially micro-work, data preparation, and AI > training. The presentations will be in English and French, with > simultaneous translation. This day will feature panels both presenting the > findings of DiPLab <http://diplab.eu/>, a research project entirely > focusing on French micro-work, and discussing global perspectives on > platform labour, with the presence of international specialists. It will > also feature a "meet the micro-workers" panel, where workers, platform > owners and client companies will confront their views. . > > The *second day will feature academic explorations in the field of > platform labour*. The presentations will be in English. The day will > start with a doctoral colloquium > <http://endl.network/doctoral-colloquium-2019-paris/> where graduate > students and junior researchers will present ongoing research projects and > receive guidance from senior members of the network. A panel on the > international perspectives of platform labour will address topics such as > post-colonial theory, labour economics, skill formation, workers > organisation. The two-day event will end with a keynote speech by Prof. > Florian A. Schmidt (HTW Dresden). > > ---- > > -- > Antonio A. Casilli > Associate Professor (HDR), Telecom ParisTech > Member, Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i3 UMR 9217 CNRS) > Associate Member, LACI-IIAC (EHESS) > Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet & Society > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

March 29, 2019

996.ICU

by Giacomo

https://996.icu/#/it_IT Cos'è "996"? Un lavoro "996" fa riferimento ad un orario di lavoro non ufficiale (9 - 21, 6 giorni a settimana) che sta riscuotendo sempre più popolarità. Lavorare per una compagnia che incoraggia il lavoro "996" significa lavorare solitamente per 60 ore a settimana. [...] Ad inizio 2019 Youzan, una società cinese di e-commerce, ha annunciato durante la festa di fine anno l'adozione dell'orario di lavoro "996" per il futuro. L'amministratore delegato di Youzan ha affermato: "Sarà sicuramente una buona scelta quando ci guarderemo alle spalle tra qualche anno". A metà Marzo 2019 è stato segnalato che Jingdong ha iniziato ad adottare orari di lavoro "996" o "995" in alcune delle proprie unità operative. Jingdong PR ha postato sul proprio account maimai (脉脉, un social network cinese relativo al mercato del lavoro): "(La nostra cultura è quella di) consacrarci con tutto il nostro cuore (per raggiungere gli obiettivi di business)". [...] Secondo la legge sul lavoro, gli impiegati che seguono l'orario "996" devono essere pagati 2.275 volte il proprio salario base. Sfortunatamente, le persone che lavorano "996" raramente ricevono tale compenso. [...] Seguendo sistematicamente il sistema "996", si corre il rischio di finire in terapia intensiva. (In Inglese, Intensive Care Unit) La vita degli sviluppatori conta. ____ Una protesta di programmatori cinesi su GitHub. Chissà che riflessioni ne scaturiranno in Silicon Valley... Giacomo

March 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] SAVE THE DATE(s): 13-14 June 2019, INDL two-day conference on micro-work, AI and platform labour in Paris!

by Luigi Scorca

Dear Antonio, I wish to participate. In case, will streaming be available? Thanks, Luigi Il gio 28 mar 2019, 18:34 Antonio Casilli < antonio.casilli(a)telecom-paristech.fr> ha scritto: > Dear all, > > I'm extremely happy and thrilled to inform you that our INDL > (International Network on Digital Labour, the branch of ENDL bent on world > domination :) will take place in Paris on the 13th and 14th of June. Please > mark it on your calendar: we count on you to attend the conference to meet, > discuss, and have at least a drink and a croissant together. Plus, the > conference is free. > > The registration link will soon be available, as well as the program. > Here's a presentation, featuring the confirmed speakers: > http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/. Feel free to > forward this message to anyone who may be interested. > Cheers, > Antonio > > ---- > INDL-1 Conference "Microwork: Technology, Platforms, and Employment" > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > Two days to discuss micro-work from policy and academic perspectives > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > > *13-14 June 2019* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > *France Stratégie* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > *20, avenue de Ségur* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > *Paris (France)* > <http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/> > > > The International Network on Digital Labour (INDL) > <http://endl.network/indl/> and France Stratégie (a service of the French > Prime Minister) <https://www.strategie.gouv.fr/> present a two-day > conference on micro-work, technology, and employment. Confirmed speakers > include: Florian A. Schmidt (HTW Dresden), Vili Lehdonvirta (OII), Anoush > Margaryan (University of West London), Odile Chagny (Sharers & Workers), > Mariya Aleksynska (ILO), Patricia Vendramin (Université de Louvain), Julian > Posada (University of Toronto), Jen Schradie (Sciences Po), Adam Badger > (University of London), Paola Tubaro (CNRS), Ulrich Laitenberger (Telecom > Paristech), Johan Lindquist (University of Stockholm), Niels van Doorn > (University of Amsterdam), Alessandro Delfanti (University of Toronto), > Antonio Casilli (Telecom ParisTech). > > The *first day of the event will focus on policy perspectives *on online > platform-mediated work and especially micro-work, data preparation, and AI > training. The presentations will be in English and French, with > simultaneous translation. This day will feature panels both presenting the > findings of DiPLab <http://diplab.eu/>, a research project entirely > focusing on French micro-work, and discussing global perspectives on > platform labour, with the presence of international specialists. It will > also feature a "meet the micro-workers" panel, where workers, platform > owners and client companies will confront their views. . > > The *second day will feature academic explorations in the field of > platform labour*. The presentations will be in English. The day will > start with a doctoral colloquium > <http://endl.network/doctoral-colloquium-2019-paris/> where graduate > students and junior researchers will present ongoing research projects and > receive guidance from senior members of the network. A panel on the > international perspectives of platform labour will address topics such as > post-colonial theory, labour economics, skill formation, workers > organisation. The two-day event will end with a keynote speech by Prof. > Florian A. Schmidt (HTW Dresden). > > ---- > > -- > Antonio A. Casilli > Associate Professor (HDR), Telecom ParisTech > Member, Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i3 UMR 9217 CNRS) > Associate Member, LACI-IIAC (EHESS) > Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet & Society > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

March 28, 2019

SAVE THE DATE(s): 13-14 June 2019, INDL two-day conference on micro-work, AI and platform labour in Paris!

by Antonio Casilli

Dear all, I'm extremely happy and thrilled to inform you that our INDL (International Network on Digital Labour, the branch of ENDL bent on world domination :) will take place in Paris on the 13th and 14th of June. Please mark it on your calendar: we count on you to attend the conference to meet, discuss, and have at least a drink and a croissant together. Plus, the conference is free. The registration link will soon be available, as well as the program. Here's a presentation, featuring the confirmed speakers: [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ ] . Feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested. Cheers, Antonio ---- [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | INDL-1 Conference "Microwork: Technology, Platforms, and Employment" ] [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | Two days to discuss micro-work from policy and academic perspectives ] [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ ] [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | 13-14 June 2019 ] [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | France Stratégie ] [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | 20, avenue de Ségur ] [ http://endl.network/events/conferences/indl-1-conference/ | Paris (France) ] The [ http://endl.network/indl/ | International Network on Digital Labour (INDL) ] and [ https://www.strategie.gouv.fr/ | France Stratégie (a service of the French Prime Minister) ] present a two-day conference on micro-work, technology, and employment. Confirmed speakers include: Florian A. Schmidt (HTW Dresden), Vili Lehdonvirta (OII), Anoush Margaryan (University of West London), Odile Chagny (Sharers & Workers), Mariya Aleksynska (ILO), Patricia Vendramin (Université de Louvain), Julian Posada (University of Toronto), Jen Schradie (Sciences Po), Adam Badger (University of London), Paola Tubaro (CNRS), Ulrich Laitenberger (Telecom Paristech), Johan Lindquist (University of Stockholm), Niels van Doorn (University of Amsterdam), Alessandro Delfanti (University of Toronto), Antonio Casilli (Telecom ParisTech). The first day of the event will focus on policy perspectives on online platform-mediated work and especially micro-work, data preparation, and AI training. The presentations will be in English and French, with simultaneous translation. This day will feature panels both presenting the findings of [ http://diplab.eu/ | DiPLab ] , a research project entirely focusing on French micro-work, and discussing global perspectives on platform labour, with the presence of international specialists. It will also feature a "meet the micro-workers" panel, where workers, platform owners and client companies will confront their views. . The second day will feature academic explorations in the field of platform labour . The presentations will be in English. The day will start with a [ http://endl.network/doctoral-colloquium-2019-paris/ | doctoral colloquium ] where graduate students and junior researchers will present ongoing research projects and receive guidance from senior members of the network. A panel on the international perspectives of platform labour will address topics such as post-colonial theory, labour economics, skill formation, workers organisation. The two-day event will end with a keynote speech by Prof. Florian A. Schmidt (HTW Dresden). ---- -- Antonio A. Casilli Associate Professor (HDR), Telecom ParisTech Member, Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i3 UMR 9217 CNRS) Associate Member, LACI-IIAC (EHESS) Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet & Society

March 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] approvate le regole sul diritto di autore

by Matteo G.P. Flora

On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 3:54 PM Stefano Zacchiroli <zack(a)upsilon.cc> wrote: > Quello che io personalmente credo (e temo) che avverrà è che Google > venderà a tutti quanti ContentID come servizio non-self-hosted. E questo > (purtroppo) sarebbe un argomento molto forte per sostenere che se un > piccolo attore non lo usa allora è in violazione della direttiva perché > non usa la tecnologia dominante sul mercato. > Non serve. Esiste già l'Industry Standard, è AudibleMagic, usato da Vimeo, DailyMotion, Tim Vision e anche da... YouTube (che su questo ha costruito Content-Id). M.

March 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] approvate le regole sul diritto di autore

by Giacomo Tesio

On 28/03/2019, Guido Noto La Diega <noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 1. Puo' la piattaforma concreta, ad es. YouTube, dire di essere stata > autorizzata dalla Direttiva a imporre un upload filter? Upload filter, sì. Ma non può dire di essere obbligata dalla direttiva a usare un software. E se hai ragione, il combinato con il GDPR, potrebbe costringerla ad usare personale umano dedicato. Il che forse apre scenari... interessanti. :-D > 2. La decisione di takedown riguarda il video e non me, ma ha un effetto > significativo su me e i miei diritti ed e' questo quello che conta Non lo so. Perché non puoi obbligare la Rai a distribuire lo stesso video in TV? Perché dovresti poter obbligare YouTube? Non sono domande retoriche... davvero non so se cambi qualcosa. Giacomo

March 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] approvate le regole sul diritto di autore

by Stefano Zacchiroli

On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 03:35:41PM +0100, Giacomo Tesio wrote: > Se i GAFAM hanno upload filter che funzionano, e gli altri no... > difficilmente si potrà parlare di "industry standard", non credi? "Industry standard" (purtroppo) non implica necessariamente le buone proprietà di essere uno standard aperto, promosso da uno standard body independente, con un'implementazione di riferimento FOSS, etc etc etc. Può benissimo essere uno standard de facto, implementato da una sola azienda, interamente proprietario. Quello che io personalmente credo (e temo) che avverrà è che Google venderà a tutti quanti ContentID come servizio non-self-hosted. E questo (purtroppo) sarebbe un argomento molto forte per sostenere che se un piccolo attore non lo usa allora è in violazione della direttiva perché non usa la tecnologia dominante sul mercato. Nel caso non fosse chiaro dalle mie parentesi, non è che io sia contento di questo outcome, intendiamoci. Ma se proprio dovessi scommettere ci metterei qualche euro sopra. -- Stefano Zacchiroli . zack(a)upsilon.cc . upsilon.cc/zack . . o . . . o . o Computer Science Professor . CTO Software Heritage . . . . . o . . . o o Former Debian Project Leader & OSI Board Director . . . o o o . . . o . « the first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club »

March 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] approvate le regole sul diritto di autore

by Guido Noto La Diega

1. Puo' la piattaforma concreta, ad es. YouTube, dire di essere stata autorizzata dalla Direttiva a imporre un upload filter? 2. La decisione di takedown riguarda il video e non me, ma ha un effetto significativo su me e i miei diritti ed e' questo quello che conta On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 14:35, Giacomo Tesio <giacomo(a)tesio.it> wrote: > On 28/03/2019, Stefano Zacchiroli <zack(a)upsilon.cc> wrote: > > Attenzione: la direttiva dice anche (highlight mio) "[hosters] should > > make their best efforts *in accordance with high industry standards* of > > professional diligence to avoid the availability on their services of > > unauthorised works and other subject matter, as identified by the > > relevant rightholders". > > > > Ergo non è proprio che ognuno fa come gli pare. E c'è anche un effetto > > bandwagon, imposto dai grossi attori del settore. > > Buona obbiezione! > > > Se Google, Facebook e > > compagnia usano gli upload filter, e mostrano di avere un buoni > > risultati... > > Appunto, sono curioso di vedere se mostreranno questi buoni risultati. :-) > > > sarà difficile giustificare l'uso di un plotone di moderatori > > che danno risultati più scarsi in termini di falsi negativi. > > Sarà difficile se stiamo parlando di industry STANDARD, se il software > adottato per il filtro sarà parte di uno standard che ne renda > possibile implementazioni alternative di corrispondente qualità su > hardware ragionevolmente diffuso. > > Se i GAFAM hanno upload filter che funzionano, e gli altri no... > difficilmente si potrà parlare di "industry standard", non credi? > > > (E penso > > siamo tutti d'accordo che la possibilità che Google & co. abbandonino le > > loro tecnologie di filtering in favore dei suddetti plotoni rasentino lo > > zero.) > > A meno che da qualche parte nel mondo, i moderatori non costino meno delle > AI. > > > Giacomo > -- Guido Guido Noto La Diega, PhD FHEA Senior Lecturer / European Research Partnerships Coordinator @ Northumbria Law School Director @italiot | Fellow @nexacenter | Co-convenor @NINSOrig | Co-founder @DPA2018 Northumbria Law School City Campus East, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com +44(0)191 349 5562 You can access my papers on Academia.edu <http://northumbria.academia.edu/GuidoNotoLaDiega> and on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1794950>) This email and any attachment hereto are strictly confidential and are exclusively intended for the person above identified. Without the intended recipient’s entitlement, use, copy, and dissemination of this email are prohibited. If you have received it in error, please advise 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 email.

March 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] approvate le regole sul diritto di autore

by Giacomo Tesio

On 28/03/2019, Stefano Zacchiroli <zack(a)upsilon.cc> wrote: > Attenzione: la direttiva dice anche (highlight mio) "[hosters] should > make their best efforts *in accordance with high industry standards* of > professional diligence to avoid the availability on their services of > unauthorised works and other subject matter, as identified by the > relevant rightholders". > > Ergo non è proprio che ognuno fa come gli pare. E c'è anche un effetto > bandwagon, imposto dai grossi attori del settore. Buona obbiezione! > Se Google, Facebook e > compagnia usano gli upload filter, e mostrano di avere un buoni > risultati... Appunto, sono curioso di vedere se mostreranno questi buoni risultati. :-) > sarà difficile giustificare l'uso di un plotone di moderatori > che danno risultati più scarsi in termini di falsi negativi. Sarà difficile se stiamo parlando di industry STANDARD, se il software adottato per il filtro sarà parte di uno standard che ne renda possibile implementazioni alternative di corrispondente qualità su hardware ragionevolmente diffuso. Se i GAFAM hanno upload filter che funzionano, e gli altri no... difficilmente si potrà parlare di "industry standard", non credi? > (E penso > siamo tutti d'accordo che la possibilità che Google & co. abbandonino le > loro tecnologie di filtering in favore dei suddetti plotoni rasentino lo > zero.) A meno che da qualche parte nel mondo, i moderatori non costino meno delle AI. Giacomo

March 28, 2019