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A Skeptical View of Information Fiduciaries | Open Markets Institute

by J.C. DE MARTIN

In the Harvard Law Review, Lina Khan and David Pozen explore ways to disrupt the emerging consensus by identifying a number of lurking tensions and ambiguities in the theory of information fiduciaries, as well as a number of reasons to doubt the theory’s capacity to resolve them satisfactorily. February 25, 2019 | by Open Markets https://openmarketsinstitute.org/academic-articles-and-papers/skeptical-vie… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Aug. 28, 2019

China’s Long March to Technological Supremacy

by J.C. DE MARTIN

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-08-27/chinas-long-march-… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Aug. 28, 2019

Re: [nexa] All EFF’d Up | Yasha Levine

by Stefano Zacchiroli

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 05:37:11PM +0200, Alberto Cammozzo wrote: > Non so, qualcosa mi disturba: non voglio respingere, ma nemmeno > accogliere acriticamente posizioni così radicali che non offrono > alternative. Same here. Molte posizioni dell'autore mi disturbano: penso all'appoggio all'uso del copyright che arriva fino a difendere SOPA e PIPA; o ancora i commenti gratuiti su cosa abbiano fatto prima o dopo vari leader della EFF. Detto questo, l'argomento chiave sulla corporate influence nella EFF mi sembra più che credibile. Vari "fail" della EFF citati nell'articolo (i rally a favore di Apple, o la posizione debole al lancio di gmail) avevano sollevato parecchie sopracciglie nel mondo FOSS all'epoca e qua sembrano trovare spiegazioni quantomeno plausibili. Ergo: ottima lettura, grazie per la condivisione! Osservo che l'articolo è di un anno fa. In tutta evidenza il supporto morale attorno alla EFF è riuscito a tenerlo lontano dal buzz mediatico. Ciao -- 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 »

Aug. 27, 2019

Chinese Agencies 'Crack Telegram': A Timely Warning For End-To-End Encryption

by Luigi Scorca

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/25/chinese-agencies-crack-t… Luigi

Aug. 27, 2019

Google, University of Chicago named in suit charging misuse of patient data | Healthcare IT News

by J.C. DE MARTIN

The class action complaint alleges that, despite being deidentified, Google's expertise in data mining and AI makes it "uniquely able to determine the identity" of the medical records shared with it by the university. Google, University of Chicago named in suit charging misuse of patient data By Nathan Eddy July 01, 2019 04:03 PM https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/google-university-chicago-named-suit-… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Aug. 25, 2019

Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection

by J.C. DE MARTIN

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/08/23/deconstructing-googles-excuses-on-… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Aug. 24, 2019

Apple Isn't Disrupting Banks, It Is Helping Them

by J.C. DE MARTIN

https://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2019/08/21/apple-and-the-banks/ (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

Aug. 24, 2019

Report: A Crackdown On The Use Of Face Recognition Tech Is Brewing In The EU | Gizmodo Australia

by Alberto Cammozzo

<https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/08/a-crackdown-on-the-use-of-face-recogniti…> [...] The EU has regulation in the works that will give citizens more power over how their facial recognition data is used, senior officials told the Financial Times. The plan will reportedly limit “the indiscriminate use of facial recognition technology” by both companies as well as public authorities. It will also give citizens the right to know when their facial recognition data is being used, according to a source who spoke with the Financial Times. According to the report, the restrictions on face recognition tech are part of a broader plan to address the use of artificial intelligence and to “foster public trust and acceptance” in this type of technology. A document obtained by the Financial Times stated that the intention is to “set a world-standard for AI regulation” with “clear, predictable and uniform rules … which adequately protect individuals.” “AI applications can pose significant risks to fundamental rights,” the document reportedly states. “Unregulated AI systems may take decisions affecting citizens without explanation, possibility of recourse or even a responsible interlocutor.” There have been a number of reports on how facial recognition tech has been inaccurate, misused, and abused, ranging from the tremendously dumb to unsettlingly disturbing and, in some cases, life-endangering. Which is oftentimes the point. The reported EU plan to target “indiscriminate” usage of facial recognition tech in public areas would extend to both public and private entities. Officials and private companies have mostly been able to continue to deploy this technology in flawed and unethical ways because there are very few explicit laws and legal requirements for transparency that would effectively limit or end their usage. The EU’s plans are reportedly still in their early stages, so it’s unclear what the exact parameters of the regulation will be. Still, sweeping legislation drafted to address technology that, unfortunately, is already being irresponsibly utilised is progress. The U.S. has yet to consider such a far-reaching plan, however, there has been some progress, with three U.S. cities instituting bans on the technology and others considering similar prohibitions. It’s also unclear if a massive surveillance system can coexist with individual rights to privacy and data. Sure, granting individuals the right to know exactly how their biometric data is being used is an important step toward transparency, but if they don’t like what they learn, what recourse will they have? And while some regulation is better than no regulation, some human rights advocates and ethical technologists might argue that simply putting limitations on a technology that can easily target vulnerable communities is not enough — that instead, we should ban it outright. Not all privacy experts believe that the technology needs to be banned everywhere forever. Appropriate uses cases may be possible. But while we’re seeing a litany of abuses, and until it’s proven that this technology causes more good than harm, it shouldn’t be used, especially by powerful government agencies and private corporations. It’s an argument the EU should consider as it decides how to ensure this invasive technology isn’t abused. Ultimately, its most ethical deployment may be no deployment at all.

Aug. 24, 2019

Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition (EAD1e) | IEEE

by Alberto Cammozzo

<https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org/> We released Ethically Aligned Design, Version 1 (EADv1) as a Request for Input in December of 2016 and received over two hundred pages of in-depth feedback about the draft. We subsequently released Ethically Aligned Design, Version 2 (EADv2) in December 2017 and received over three hundred pages of in-depth feedback about the draft. Since that time, over one thousand people from the realms of business, academia and policy helped write, edit, and review Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition.

Aug. 24, 2019

Publication of RESET journal issue “Doing Gender Online”

by Francesca Musiani

Cari colleghi e care colleghe, avevo già annunciato prima dell'estate l'uscita di questo numero di RESET -- l'introduzione è ora tradotta in inglese. carissimi saluti Francesca --------- We are delighted to announce the publication of *RESETs* latest issue entitled “Doing Gender Online”. Please find the summary below. Best regards, The Editorial Board of *RESET. Social Science Research on the Internet* *Marie Bergström & Dominique Pasquier*, "Doing Gender Online. Ordinary Practice Beyond Utopian Ideals. Introduction <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1804>" - *Dina Pinsky*, "Doing gender online through flirtation. Digitally mediated romantic interactions among college students <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1303>" - *Chloé Paberz*, "Garçons manqués, monstres et lolitas : jouer avec les rôles de filles dans une entreprise de jeux vidéo sud-coréenne <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1341>" - *Johann Chaulet & Jessica Soler-Benonie* : "Se réunir pour jouer : les LAN parties entre ajustements et réaffirmation des identités genrées <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1309>". - *Florian Vörös*, "La valeur des plaisirs pornographiques en ligne. Masculinités, sexualités et hiérarchies culturelles <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1315>". - *Lucie Delias*, "Les facteurs de l’autonomie face à l’informatique connectée chez les retraités français : génération et trajectoires genrées <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1321>". - *Varia* : *Alban* *Chaplet*, " Les consommations d’humour des étudiants. L’espace des préférences et des pratiques <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/1750>". -- Francesca Musiani, Ph.D. Chargée de recherche | Associate Research Professor, CNRS <http://www.cnrs.fr> Directrice adjointe | Deputy Director, Centre for Internet and Society <http://cis.cnrs.fr> [CIS], UPR 2000 Chercheuse associée | Associate Researcher, i3-CSI <http://www.csi.ensmp.fr/>, MINES ParisTech Global Fellow, Internet Governance Lab <https://internetgovernancelab.org>, American University I'm involved in: CPT <http://iamcr.org/s-wg/section/cp-t>-IAMCR | @PolicyR <http://policyreview.info/> | ISOC Franc <https://www.isoc.fr>e <https://www.isoc.fr> | CSA Lab <https://www.csa.fr/Informer/CSA-lab/Fonctionnement> | RESET <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/> On the Web <http://www.iscc.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article1960> | On Twitter <https://twitter.com/franmusiani>

Aug. 24, 2019