April 2021 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Final Substantive Report. - UN Open-ended working group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security.
by Diego.Latella April 4, 2021

April 4, 2021

Spero possa essere di Vostro interesse UN Open-ended working group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security. Final Substantive Report. https://front.un-arm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Final-report-A-AC.290-2… Per ulteriori informazioni sull'attività UN in oggetto: https://www.un.org/disarmament/open-ended-working-group/ Buone Feste Diego -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it [1]) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) https://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== I don't quite know whether it is especially computer science or its subdiscipline Artificial Intelligence that has such an enormous affection for euphemism. We speak so spectacularly and so readily of computer systems that understand, that see, decide, make judgments, and so on, without ourselves recognizing our own superficiality and immeasurable naivete with respect to these concepts. And, in the process of so speaking, we anesthetise our ability to evaluate the quality of our work and, what is more important, to identify and become conscious of its end use. […] One can't escape this state without asking, again and again: "What do I actually do? What is the final application and use of the products of my work?" and ultimately, "am I content or ashamed to have contributed to this use?" -- Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum ["Not without us", ACM SIGCAS 16(2-3) 2--7 - Aug. 1986] Links: ------ [1] http://www.isti.cnr.it

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Bruce Perens: On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals
by Giovanni Biscuolo April 4, 2021

April 4, 2021

Buongiorno, ...ero qui ad aspettarlo :-D : Perens ci ricorda che la percezione delle cose cambia a secondo di come le si guardano, magari usando molteplici punti di vista... vale anche delle persone. «On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals», April 4, 2021, by Bruce Perens https://perens.com/2021/04/04/on-non-judicical-punishment-of-individuals/ --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Non-Judicial Punishment is a key part of democracy and free-market capitalism, and highly problematical, at the same time. [...] Mr. Stallman is personally known to me. I could testify that he is extremely obnoxious. Due to his handicap, he has little perception of what the feelings and reactions of others might be to his thoughts and actions, even when they are based on a talmudic personal focus on freedom and ethics. [...] This leaves me somewhat surprised by the behavior of a number of companies and organizations that have emitted rather monochrome opinions. I would have everyone consider the issues I’ve discussed, and elaborate upon them, before they decide to cast stones. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Happy hacking! Giovanni P.S.: RMS nega di essere affetto dalla sindrome di Asperger [1]... ma è davvero importante che un disturbo nell'interazione sociale sia ufficialmente classificato e diagnosticato clinicamente? P.P.S.: forse ci voleva davvero qualcuno diversamente abile socialmente per dare vita al movimento del software libero, eh?!? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman#Personal_life -- Giovanni Biscuolo

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In Search of the ‘Human Element’: International Debates on Regulating Autonomous Weapons Systems - D. Amoroso, G. Tamburrini - The International Spectator. Italian Journal of International Affairs February 3, 2021
by Diego.Latella April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021

Carissim*, Segnalo In Search of the 'Human Element': International Debates on Regulating Autonomous Weapons Systems [1] D. Amoroso, G. Tamburrini The International Spectator. Italian Journal of International Affairs February 3, 2021 Buone Feste a Tutt* Diego -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it [2]) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) https://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== I don't quite know whether it is especially computer science or its subdiscipline Artificial Intelligence that has such an enormous affection for euphemism. We speak so spectacularly and so readily of computer systems that understand, that see, decide, make judgments, and so on, without ourselves recognizing our own superficiality and immeasurable naivete with respect to these concepts. And, in the process of so speaking, we anesthetise our ability to evaluate the quality of our work and, what is more important, to identify and become conscious of its end use. […] One can't escape this state without asking, again and again: "What do I actually do? What is the final application and use of the products of my work?" and ultimately, "am I content or ashamed to have contributed to this use?" -- Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum ["Not without us", ACM SIGCAS 16(2-3) 2--7 - Aug. 1986] Links: ------ [1] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2020.1864995 [2] http://www.isti.cnr.it

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Autonomous Vehicles Will Automatically Stop For Police, Roll Down Their Windows And Unlock Their Doors | MassPrivateI
by Alberto Cammozzo April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021

<http://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2021/03/autonomous-vehicles-will-automatic…> The National Institute of Justice, the RAND Corporation and the Police Executive Research Forum want to give law enforcement real-time access to autonomous vehicles. Last month, this so-called expert panel identified 17 high-priority law enforcement needs for autonomous vehicles. And as you can imagine some of them are very disturbing. Cybersecurity and Vehicle Communication Needs: Research on systems to enable law enforcement to identify a vehicle’s authorization to run in automated mode. Research on technology that enables law enforcement to communicate with vehicles in automated mode. Allowing law enforcement access to a vehicle's authorization is just a fancy way of saying they want backdoor access to an owners personal information. If you thought license plate readers were invasive before, just wait until a year or two from now, when they send officers all kinds of personal information related to the vehicle's owner[s]. Stakeholder Communication Needs: Surveys to identify the most useful data the autonomous vehicle industry can make available to law enforcement for investigations of crashes and other incidents. Police working with auto manufacturers to help them identify which embedded telematic surveillance devices they should have access to is not about public safety: it's about money. As the Medium explained, the real reason police want to be able to pull driverless vehicles over is so they can cite the owner[s] for any number of infractions. "Operators could face fines to the extent the car is not being operated in fully autonomous mode. For instance, the operator of a SAI L4/L5 car could be to blame if the systems had been inappropriately overridden (speeding due to fabricated medical emergency)." Back to law enforcement's 17 high-priority needs. Standardization Needs: Model training and guidelines for interacting with autonomous vehicles running in automated mode. Development of descriptions of standard behaviors (such as pulling off the road in a safe spot) that law enforcement will expect autonomous vehicles to perform across the United States. Police pull over driverless Tesla Model 3 that was using Smart Summon feature To reinforce the need to ticket autonomous vehicle owners, these so-called experts want to collaborate with vehicle manufacturers to establish backdoor access to the vehicle's data. "The panelists stressed the need for proactive problem solving with law enforcement, autonomous vehicle manufacturers and operators, and communities all working together. Law enforcement would benefit from having a better understanding of autonomous vehicle capabilities, and manufacturers would benefit from insights on the law enforcement implications of autonomous vehicles operating in communities, they said." Police view autonomous vehicles as "evidence sources" Law enforcement's desire to have backdoor access to autonomous vehicle's data could not be any clearer. "Participants also saw opportunities to use data generated by autonomous vehicles — for example, videos from an autonomous vehicle passing an active crime scene — to support public safety and crime investigations." As the "Panel Purpose and Process" section explains, law enforcement looks at autonomous vehicles as "evidence sources." "Tangential interactions (such as use of autonomous vehicles as evidence sources in investigations or exclusion of autonomous vehicles from zones where traffic is prohibited)" As the expert panel so eloquently stated, police need to have the ability to securely communicate in real-time with these "evidence sources." To law enforcement, autonomous vehicles means lost revenues and that is why they want access to a cars' windows, cameras and microphones. "Waymo’s cars are designed to pullover if they detect a police or emergency vehicle flashing from up to 100 feet away. After stopping, the car is unlocked and the windows roll down automatically, allowing Waymo’s support team to interact with law enforcement representatives via an intercom system." Giving law enforcement the ability to roll down a motorist's windows, unlock their car doors and speak to the occupants via an intercom system gives privacy-minded people like myself nightmares.

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annuncio GARR per sistemi di videoconferenza
by maurizio lana April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021

buongiorno, il GARR ha annunciato pubblicamente la disponibilità di una serie di servizi di videoconferenza, in parte già esistenti ma non molto noti, in parte in via di messa a punto (cfr. https://meet.garr.it/) sia per l'università (autenticazione tramite IDEM) sia per tutti (non necessaria autenticazione). mi colpisce la comunicazione pubblica della cosa via email, che evidentemente significa la scelta di spostarsi da un servizio ristretto/ridotto ad un servizio destinato ad un pubblico più ampio. GARR invece che Google o Zoom dovrebbe significare maggiore attenzione e rispetto di normative esistenti, e di principi etici. mi piacerebbe capire se e quanto fare lezioni in videoconferenza con i servizi offerti da GARR sia meglio che con Google o Zoom. me lo chiedo perché, ad esempio, uno dei servizi di videoconferenza si basa su Adobe Connect e dunque il software di base non è software aperto. grazie dell'aiuto Maurizio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ non credo a niente che sia facile, rapido, spontaneo, improvvisato, approssimativo. credo nella forza di ciò che è lento, calmo, ostinato, senza fanatismi né entusiasmi i. calvino ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana - 347 7370925

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Re: [nexa] annuncio GARR per sistemi di videoconferenza
by graffio April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021

Io posso parlare per quel che è la mia esperienza personale con i laboratori e corsi che tengo insieme a C.I.R.C.E. Utilizziamo jitsi e Big Blue Button. Siamo arrivati a fare laboratori con 30 persone connesse (a volte invitiamo a spegnere le telecamere e ad accenderle quando devono intervenire). In entrambi i casi con soddisfazione nostra e dei corsisti. Il problema, a mio avviso, non è di qualità del software che credo equiparabile, se non migliore dei vari google meet, zoom, adobe connect, etc., ma la quantità di banda disponibile. E questo credo che sia un problema risolvibile finanziando per bene GARR e riducendo il digital divide dei cittadini. saluti m Il 02/04/21 15:19, nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it ha scritto: > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 15:19:16 +0200 > From: maurizio lana <maurizio.lana(a)uniupo.it> > To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Subject: [nexa] annuncio GARR per sistemi di videoconferenza > Message-ID: <44b43655-9059-792e-a6fa-14e6e98e3ea5(a)uniupo.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > buongiorno, > il GARR ha annunciato pubblicamente la disponibilità di una serie di > > servizi di videoconferenza, in parte già esistenti ma non molto noti, in > parte in via di messa a punto (cfr. https://meet.garr.it/) > sia per l'università (autenticazione tramite IDEM) sia per tutti (non > necessaria autenticazione). > > mi colpisce la comunicazione pubblica della cosa via email, che > evidentemente significa la scelta di spostarsi da un servizio > ristretto/ridotto ad un servizio destinato ad un pubblico più ampio. > GARR invece che Google o Zoom dovrebbe significare maggiore attenzione e > rispetto di normative esistenti, e di principi etici. > > mi piacerebbe capire se e quanto fare lezioni in videoconferenza con i > servizi offerti da GARR sia meglio che con Google o Zoom. me lo chiedo > perché, ad esempio, uno dei servizi di videoconferenza si basa su Adobe > Connect e dunque il software di base non è software aperto. > grazie dell'aiuto > Maurizio > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > non credo a niente che sia facile, rapido, > spontaneo, improvvisato, approssimativo. > credo nella forza di ciò che è lento, calmo, ostinato, > senza fanatismi né entusiasmi > i. calvino > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Maurizio Lana - 347 7370925 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- Maurizio "Graffio" Pillole di informazione digitale - https://graffio.noblogs.org/ "C.I.R.C.E. - https://circex.org" AvANa - https://avana.forteprenestino.net/

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more on mente brillante di Stallman...
by Juan Carlos Gentile Fag�ndez April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021

sempre idee chiare. https://stallman.org/articles/dont-watch-covid-tv.html best juan --

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Consultazione online UE su AI
by Elia Bellussi April 1, 2021

April 1, 2021

Segnalo... https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/tecnologia/hitech/2021/03/30/intelligenza-… Sarebbe interessante dialogare tra noi per capire quali sono le nostre sensibilità e opinioni sul tema. Elia Bellussi

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The sixtyforgan aka Eternal Sunshine of the Hacker Mind
by Giovanni Biscuolo April 1, 2021

April 1, 2021

Buonasera nexiane [1] una piccola distrazione musicale... «perché ho voglia di niente» :-) Un mio caro amico mi sorprende per quanto talvolta riesca a essere persino più tekno-nerd di me, come quando mi segnala questo: https://www.linusakesson.net/sixtyforgan/index.php --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- The sixtyforgan is a Commodore 64 equipped with a spring reverb, featuring the keyboard layout of a chromatic button accordion. [...] Decisions and ideas from the past are still lingering today. We should savour those echoes from the past, but also transform and recombine them in new and fanciful ways. By adding our own tone colour, we become a part of their reverberation. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Trovo la chiusura del pezzo sublime: «part of their reverberation»; è esattamente per questo che nell'oggetto parlo di «eternal...» Ascoltare la qualità del suono prodotto da un C64 sulle note della meravigliosa BWV 639, suonata a "quattro mani", è impressionante https://invidious.tube/watch?v=iF4eeoDp43k ...il livello di hackerosità è impressionante! Saluti, Giovanni. [1] nel senso di persone -- Giovanni Biscuolo

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Google: El economista 'retirado' que está costando millones a Amazon, Apple y Google
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 1, 2021

April 1, 2021

https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2021-04-01/tommaso-valletti-googl… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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