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DiPLab Joins in Celebration as EU Passes Platform Work Directive in Stunning Turnaround
by Antonio Casilli March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024

Ciao, Una volta tanto, buone notizie da Bruxelles. Cheers, ---a --- Victory Over Uberization: DiPLab Joins Workers in Celebration as EU Passes Platform Work Directive in Stunning Turnaround After years of intricate negotiations, in a last-minute twist worthy of a movie, [ https://www.euractiv.com/section/gig-economy/news/at-long-last-eu-countries… | EU’s platform work directive was adopted, marking a significant step forward for labor rights within the platform economy ] . The milestone was achieved at the March 11 , 2024 meeting of the labour ministers, where Estonia and Greece moved past their previous abstentions to vote in favor of the directive. [ https://www.euractiv.com/section/gig-economy/news/at-long-last-eu-countries… | Done in “a spirit of compromise”, this showcases EU’s commitment to progressive labor policies. ] Since its proposal on December 9 , 2021 to the Council’s general approach agreed on June 12 , 2023, to negotiations concluding on February 8 , 2024, the [ https://braveneweurope.com/platform-work-directive-blocked-by-germany-franc… | directive’s journey has been highly contentious ] , underscoring its importance in regulating the gig economy. Throughout its legislative process, on several occasions the directive was declared dead in the water. [ https://www.euractiv.com/section/gig-economy/news/in-last-minute-upset-fran… | France in particular sowed disarray by opposing the text, ultimately undermining the legal presumption of employment ] . This position was ultimately outvoted. The final agreement aims to balance national labor systems with minimum EU-wide protection for 28+ million platform workers. [ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/11/platform… | It introduces a legal presumption of employment, with platforms needing to prove the absence of an employment relationship. ] Despite this important victory, workers should remain cautious. A number of changes have been made to the presumption of employment since it was originally created. The burden of proof, however, falls on the platform owners based on factual elements rather than legal criteria. Additionally, the directive gives workers’ representatives the right to scrutinize algorithmic management practices of their platforms. But workers don’t seem to have full collective bargaining rights over these algorithms. As a compromise, the directive represents a first step, but isn’t the end of the fight for platform workers’ rights. [ https://diplab.eu/ | The DiPLab research team is proud to have played a significant role by providing guidance and support to policymakers, unions, and organizers ] during the platform work directive’s implementation process. Additionally, our team actively participated in co-organizing and [ https://diplab.eu/diplab-on-the-european-parliaments-transnational-forum-of… | advocating for worker rights at the EU Parliament’s 4th Forum for Alternatives to Uberization. ] Importantly, DiPLab, the Weizenbaum Institute, and the DAIR initiative as active parts of the [ https://diplab.eu/encore | project EnCOre ] joined workers’ unions and institutions at the Forum, [ https://diplab.eu/workers-commitment-to-fight-against-uberisation-remains-u… | to shape and endorse the 2024 Brussels Appeal, a text aiming to forge connections between European platform workers and worldwide collectives of content moderators, data workers, and cloud workers—that co-signed it. ] --- Read more: [ https://diplab.eu/victory-over-uberization-diplab-joins-workers-in-celebrat… | https://diplab.eu/victory-over-uberization-diplab-joins-workers-in-celebrat… ] -- Antonio A. Casilli Professor, Telecom Paris | Institut Polytechnique de Paris By-Fellow, Churchill College | University of Cambridge Invited professor, Center for Internet & Society | French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) *We respect your right to disconnect. My workflow efficiency accounts for this email send time. Taking action or responding outside of office hours is not mandatory*

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"NOT JUST OPPENHEIMER"
by Diego.Latella March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024

Buongiorno, Sebbene l'argomento trattato non sia direttamente "nexiano", mi permetto comunque di suggerire la lettura di questo bell'articolo di F. von Hippel, pubblicato sul Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, certamente rilevante per tutti gli scienziati che sentono la responsabilità data loro dalla posizione particolare che occupano nella società: "NOT JUST OPPENHEIMER" https://thebulletin.org/2024/03/not-just-oppenheimer/?utm_source=Newsletter… Diego -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR/ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) CNR/GI-STS (http://gists.pi.cnr.it) https://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, fax: +390506212040 =================== The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than compulsion; if in the process we learn how to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task. Above all, remember your humanity. -- Sir Joseph Rotblat 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]

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Convegno "Tra condivisione e controllo: intelligenza artificiale generativa e licenze aperte nel diritto d'autore" | 20 marzo 2024, ore 17.00
by Nexa - Media March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi invitiamo a partecipare al convegno dal titolo: "Tra condivisione e controllo: intelligenza artificiale generativa e licenze aperte nel diritto d'autore", che si terrà mercoledì 20 marzo 2024, dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 19.00, presso l'Aula Croce della Curia Maxima - Via Corte d'Appello 16, Torino. L'incontro è organizzato dal Centro Nexa in collaborazione con l'Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino. Partecipa al convegno l'Avv. Deborah De Angelis (Nexa Fellow), in dialogo con il Prof. Maurizio Borghi (co-direttore del Centro Nexa) e l'Avv. Marco Ciurcina (Nexa Fellow). Per maggiori informazioni è possibile consultare la pagina web dedicata all'incontro: https://nexa.polito.it/tra-condivisione-e-controllo Vi ringraziamo per l'attenzione, Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Officer Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - 10138 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it<mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

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"E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way"
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

*E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way* /Exorbitant costs and restrictive licenses are obstructing libraries’ efforts to resist book bans via access to e-books./ By Laura Crossett March 10, 2024 The past few years have seen record e-book lending <https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/articl…> for libraries — as well as record profits <https://www.crainscleveland.com/awards/steven-potash-newsmakers-year-2021> for OverDrive, the company that provides e-books access for 95 percent of libraries in the U.S. (OverDrive’s profits have trickled up — the company was bought by <https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/an-app-called-libby…> the private equity firm K.K.R. in 2015.) But as library e-book lending has taken off, so has another trend: book bans. Book bans, library board takeovers and efforts designed to remove books from school and public library shelves are rampant, with 158 bills <https://www.everylibrary.org/billtracking2023> attempting to ban everything from books to drag queen story times introduced in state legislatures in 2023. [...] continua qui: https://truthout.org/articles/e-books-can-subvert-book-bans-but-corporate-p…

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MEMENTO | 170° Mercoledì di Nexa | 13 marzo 2024, ore 17.00
by Nexa - Media March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che mercoledì 13 marzo, alle ore 17.00, si terrà il 170° Mercoledì di Nexa con un incontro dal titolo "A fin di bene: il nuovo potere della ragione artificiale". Ospite dell'incontro: Stefano Isola (Università di Camerino). L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE. SEDE FISICA dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Per accedere alla sala si raccomanda di suonare al citofono Portineria e di seguire le indicazioni segnalate lungo il percorso. QUI<https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. STANZA VIRTUALE dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Maggiori informazioni alla pagina: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-170 Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Officer Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - 10138 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it<mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

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Re: [nexa] nexa Digest, Vol 179, Issue 8
by Fabio Nascimbeni March 10, 2024

March 10, 2024

Grazie Juan Carlos, articolo molto utile. Segnalo il lavoro di Donald Clarke, che ha posizioni simili e di cui apprezzo l'invito continuo ad insegnanti e decisori a "sporcarsi le mani" con la GAI (qui una sua intervista: https://megaphone.link/EIEAK4080777737) Fabio Il giorno 07/03/24, 12:00 "nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it>>> per conto di nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it>>>" <nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it>>> per conto di nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it>>>> ha scritto: Send nexa mailing list submissions to nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa&gt;>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-request@server-nexa.polito.it>>> You can reach the person managing the list at nexa-owner(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa-owner@server-nexa.polito.it>>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of nexa digest..." Today's Topics: 1. "Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good." (J.C. DE MARTIN) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:00:40 +0100 From: "J.C. DE MARTIN" <juancarlos.demartin(a)polito.it <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it> <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it>> <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it> <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it <mailto:juancarlos.demartin@polito.it>>>> To: Nexa <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it>> <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it>>>> Subject: [nexa] "Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good." Message-ID: <82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75(a)polito.it <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it> <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it>> <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it> <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it <mailto:82a2024c-9b27-4de5-a6a4-9167e404bf75@polito.it>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good. Ben Williamson <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben&amp;gt;&gt;>>, Alex Molnar <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex&amp;gt;&gt;>>, and Faith Boninger <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith&amp;gt;&gt;>> March 5, 2024 Publication Announcement <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145&amp;gt;&gt;>> Press Citations <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations&amp;gt;&gt;&g…> *Learn More:* NEPC Resources on Computing, Technology, and Information Systems <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33&gt;>> <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33&amp;gt;&gt;>> Ignoring their own well-publicized calls to regulate AI development and to pause implementation of its applications, major technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta are racing to fend off regulation and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their platforms. The weight of the available evidence suggests that the current wholesale adoption of unregulated AI applications in schools poses a grave danger to democratic civil society and to individual freedom and liberty. Years of warnings and precedents have highlighted the risks posed by the widespread use of pre-AI digital technologies in education, which have obscured decision-making and enabled student data exploitation. Without effective public oversight, the introduction of opaque and unproven AI systems and applications will likely exacerbate these problems. This policy brief explores the harms likely if lawmakers and others do not step in with carefully considered measures to prevent these extensive risks. The authors urge school leaders to pause the adoption of AI applications until policymakers have had sufficient time to thoroughly educate themselves and develop legislation and policies ensuring effective public oversight and control of school applications. *Suggested Citation*: Williamson, B., Molnar, A., & Boninger, F. (2024). /Time for a pause: Without effective public oversight, AI in schools will do more harm than good/. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. 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Fw: TR : INENT - LAW Research Seminar - Toshiko Takenaka, Atsushi Sato and Yoshiyuki Inaba
by Cristiana Sappa March 8, 2024

March 8, 2024

Buongiorno a tutti, Sperando di fare cosa gradita, trovate qui di seguito le informazioni per il seminario del 15 marzo alle ore 15h00 su: Patents in the generative AI era. E' possibile partecipare online o in presenza (nel qual caso Vi pregherei di farmi sapere entro giovedi' 14 marzo). Un saluto cordiale, Cristiana Sappa Oggetto: TR : INENT - LAW Research Seminar - Toshiko Takenaka, Atsushi Sato and Yoshiyuki Inaba De : research-seminars <research-seminars(a)ieseg.fr> Sujet : INENT - LAW Research Seminar - Toshiko Takenaka, Atsushi Sato and Yoshiyuki Inaba Quand : vendredi 15 mars 2024 15:00-16:30. Où : P400 + Zoom Zoom link : https://ieseg.zoom.us/j/84796394437

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AI Act 1.01 ciclo di seminari online
by Antonio Vetro' March 8, 2024

March 8, 2024

Segnalo questa iniziativa all’interno del progetto FAIR: Ciclo di webinar "AI Act 1.01", organizzato dal PT1 di FAIR in previsione della prossima approvazione dell’AI Act. Gli incontri avranno luogo online i prossimi 22 marzo, 5 aprile, 11 aprile e 19 aprile (ore 17-18.30). Il fine dell'iniziativa è introdurre anche a non giuristi il regolamento e chiarirne i principi base e la struttura.  Gli incontri sono pensati secondo un approccio incrementale, avranno un taglio agile e ampio spazio sarà lasciato per la discussione. Programma completo: https://webmagazine.unitn.it/fileswebmagazine/download/119862/aiact101.pdf A.

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"Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good."
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 6, 2024

March 6, 2024

Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good. Ben Williamson <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben>, Alex Molnar <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex>, and Faith Boninger <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith> March 5, 2024 Publication Announcement <https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/13145> Press Citations <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/13144/citations> *Learn More:* NEPC Resources on Computing, Technology, and Information Systems <https://nepc.colorado.edu/topics/33> Ignoring their own well-publicized calls to regulate AI development and to pause implementation of its applications, major technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta are racing to fend off regulation and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their platforms. The weight of the available evidence suggests that the current wholesale adoption of unregulated AI applications in schools poses a grave danger to democratic civil society and to individual freedom and liberty. Years of warnings and precedents have highlighted the risks posed by the widespread use of pre-AI digital technologies in education, which have obscured decision-making and enabled student data exploitation. Without effective public oversight, the introduction of opaque and unproven AI systems and applications will likely exacerbate these problems. This policy brief explores the harms likely if lawmakers and others do not step in with carefully considered measures to prevent these extensive risks. The authors urge school leaders to pause the adoption of AI applications until policymakers have had sufficient time to thoroughly educate themselves and develop legislation and policies ensuring effective public oversight and control of school applications. *Suggested Citation*: Williamson, B., Molnar, A., & Boninger, F. (2024). /Time for a pause: Without effective public oversight, AI in schools will do more harm than good/. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved [date] from http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai <https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai> https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai

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Berlin blames Taurus call leak on officer logging in via insecure Singapore hotel line
by 380° March 5, 2024

March 5, 2024

Buongiorno, spiegato l'arcano di una delle più importanti intercettazioni della storia recente. Sotto trovate il testo della notizia, ma prima metto un executive summary: il ministro Pistorious può così _frignare_ "Our communication systems were not compromised", ma poter instaurare a una call su Cisco WebEx [1] senza l'obbligo di usare la crittografia E2EE è una falla di sicurezza grande come una montagna: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Known limitations Transcoding, Automatic Closed Captioning, Transcription, PSTN, and other cloud-based services that require the cloud to access the media are not available at this time, as they are not supported by the Zero-Trust Security model for End-to-End Encryption v2 (E2EEv2). A participant joining from a Webex device must be one of the first 205 participants of any kind in the meeting, or their connection will require transcoding. As this is not supported, they will not be admitted to the meeting. The maximum number of participants in an E2EEv2 meeting is 1000. SIP video or telephone devices cannot join E2EEv2 meetings, as E2EEv2 is not available in the SIP protocol. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- (via [2]) Cioè in una conversazione E2EE *non* si può avvedere via PSTN (o SIP), come pare abbia fatto uno dei partecipanti. Non ho mai usaro quel servizio ma da quello che ho capito è "il moderatore" della call su WebEx che *deve* verificare lo stato della crittografia E2E con una semplice procedura [3]: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- If you want to verify the security of the end-to-end encryption connection, communicate the security code to all participants, either verbally or in a message outside the Webex App. Ask all participants if they see the same code in the meeting. If any participants don’t see the same security code, ask them to leave the meeting and join again, and then verify that their security code matches the current code. The current code you see may be an updated one. If there are any issues, contact your administrator. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Il traffico di quella conversazione era *in chiaro* su quella linea PSTN (SIP?) di Singapore, un gioco da bambini dell'asilo intercettarla. https://www.politico.eu/article/german-defense-minister-blames-taurus-call-… --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Berlin blames Taurus call leak on officer logging in via insecure Singapore hotel line ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Germany is scrambling to clean up the damage following an embarrassing leak of secret information to the Russians. The audio of German military officers discussing top secret information was intercepted by Russia only because one of them logged in through an insecure line from a hotel room in Singapore, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday. Addressing the leak in Berlin following an investigation by Germany's Military Counterintelligence Service, Pistorius insisted the incident was a one-off. "Our communication systems were not compromised," he said. On Friday, Russia's state-run media outlet Russia Today released details of a 38-minute call between senior German officers — including the chief of the air force — in which they discussed the hypothetical dispatch of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine as part of preparations for a meeting with Pistorius. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is opposed to sending the missiles, and the issue has splintered his governing coalition. One of the participants — [reported] to be Brigadier General Frank Gräfe — dialed into the WebEx call from a hotel room in Singapore where he was visiting an airshow. Over the weekend, the government [confirmed] the veracity of the recording. Pistorius on Sunday [called it] a "hybrid disinformation attack" by Russia, although the recording published by Moscow was not faked. [...] [Joshua Posaner] <https://www.politico.eu/author/joshua-posaner/> [reported] <https://www.politico.eu/article/the-russian-mfa-summoned-germanys-ambassado…> [confirmed] <https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-investigating-leak-in-russia-of-aud…> [called it] <https://www.politico.eu/article/german-defense-minister-accuses-moscow-of-a…> [Kremlin is celebrating] <https://www.politico.eu/article/the-russian-mfa-summoned-germanys-ambassado…> [according] <https://tass.com/politics/1755191> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Saluti, 380° [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Webex [2] https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/5h5d8ab/End-to-end-encryption-with-ide… [3] https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/rzam8/Join-a-Webex-Meeting-with-End-to… -- 380° (Giovanni Biscuolo public alter ego) «Noi, incompetenti come siamo, non abbiamo alcun titolo per suggerire alcunché» Disinformation flourishes because many people care deeply about injustice but very few check the facts. Ask me about <https://stallmansupport.org>.

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