March 2026 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

keep android open
by Stefano Quintarelli March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026

https://keepandroidopen.org/it/ forse qualche avvocato in lista puo' aiutare a preparare una segnalazione via pec da mandare ad AGCM ? ciao!, s. -- You can reach me on Signal: @quinta.01 (no Whatsapp, no Telegram)

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Il caso OpenStreetMap: proxy residenziali e la nuova "Tragedia dei Commons" digitale
by Maurizio Napolitano March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

Ciao, scrivo per condividere con voi questa storia. La notizia è passata (anche) su LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7422084149332647936/ Si tratta di un’evoluzione preoccupante che sta colpendo OpenStreetMap (OSM) e che solleva interrogativi urgenti sulla sostenibilità dei beni comuni digitali. Il progetto sta subendo un attacco di scraping senza precedenti. Se in passato era possibile mitigare il fenomeno bloccando pochi IP sospetti, oggi l’attacco è estremamente distribuito: oltre 100.000 indirizzi IP diversi effettuano pochissime richieste ciascuno, rendendo i filtri tradizionali totalmente inefficaci. L'aspetto più critico è l'uso di reti SDK (proxy residenziali): sistemi nascosti dentro app comuni (giochi, utility, VPN) che monetizzano la connessione degli utenti a loro insaputa, trasformando i dispositivi domestici in "ponti" per il traffico bot. Siamo di fronte a un paradosso tecnico e politico: - Inutilità tecnica: I dati di OSM sono già liberi e scaricabili in bulk. Lo scraping selvaggio dei tile è un metodo inefficiente che genera solo danni. - Costi reali: Il carico infrastrutturale grava direttamente su un’organizzazione no-profit gestita da volontari, traducendosi in costi operativi non indifferenti. - Implicazioni per i Commons: questo scenario riapre con forza il dibattito sulla tragedia dei beni comuni nell'era digitale. Se attori commerciali (spesso legati all'addestramento di IA) sfruttano intensivamente una risorsa gratuita senza contribuire alla sua manutenzione - o peggio, rendendola inutilizzabile a causa del sovraccarico - il rischio è il collasso. Cosa ne pensate? -- -- Le informazioni contenute nella presente comunicazione sono di natura privata e come tali sono da considerarsi riservate ed indirizzate esclusivamente ai destinatari indicati e per le finalità strettamente legate al relativo contenuto. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, vi preghiamo di eliminarlo e di inviare una comunicazione all’indirizzo e-mail del mittente. -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material.

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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Meta Employee Says
by Giacomo Tesio March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

“We see everything – from living rooms to naked bodies. Meta has that type of content in its databases. People can record themselves in the wrong way and not even know what they are recording. They are real people like you and me”. The workers describe videos where people’s bank cards are visible by mistake, and people watching porn while wearing the glasses. Clips that could trigger “enormous scandals” if they were leaked. https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concern… Giacomo

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il problema di Stefano
by Angelo Raffaele Meo March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

II problema sollevato da Stefano Borrone Barale potrebbe essere affidato a Leonrdo Favario per un approfondimento nel quadro del nuovo Progetto Comunitario che si dice gli venga presto affidato. Raf Meo

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CONVEGNO per i 20 anni del progetto FUSS - Bolzano-Bozen - 20 aprile 2026 ore 15:00
by Paolo Dongilli March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

Gentilissimi, con la presente ho il piacere di invitarvi al convegno "Sostenibilità e sovranità digitale nella scuola del 21° secolo" che si terrà in modalità ibrida lunedì 20 aprile 2026 dalle 15:00 alle 18:00 presso l’Aula Magna della Facoltà di Ingegneria della Libera Università di Bolzano in via Bruno Buozzi 1 a Bolzano. Registrazione e programma al link https://fuss.bz.it/20 Con la speranza di vedervi numerosi, invio a tutti un cordiale saluto. -- Paolo Dongilli Ispettore Tecnico | Technischer Inspektor Coordinatore FUSS | FUSS-Koordinator 17.4 - Finanziamento Scolastico | 17.4 - Schulfinanzierung Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol Via del Ronco, 2 | Neubruchweg 2 Tel +39 0471 411371 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FUSS - Free Upgrade for a Sustainable School - https://fuss.bz.it Sostenibilità digitale a scuola Digitale Nachhaltigkeit in der Schule Sostignibilité digitala a scora Digital Sustainability at School -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Spunti interessanti sugli esami universitari nell'epoca dei chatbot...
by Damiano Verzulli March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

Sono incappato in questo articolo -- scritto non ho ben capito da chi, ma apparentemente da qualcuno che tiene il corso di "Open Source Strategies" alla École Polytechnique de Louvain-- che descrive un modo "particolare" di gestire i relativi esami... e ne racconta gli esiti. "Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots" - di Lionel Dricot (aka: Ploum) => https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html Bye, DV -- Damiano Verzulli e-mail: damiano(a)verzulli.it --- possible?ok:while(!possible){open_mindedness++} --- "...I realized that free software would not generate the kind of income that was needed. Maybe in USA or Europe, you may be able to get a well paying job as a free software developer, but not here [in Africa]..." -- Guido Sohne - 1973-2008 http://ole.kenic.or.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/2008-April/005989.html

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how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds
by Giacomo Tesio March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

> Persona’s API documentation (docs.withpersona.com) is public. when a > customer like OpenAI runs a government ID verification, the API > returns a complete identity dossier [...] > Persona’s own case study states that OpenAI “screens millions > monthly” and “automatically screens over 99% of users behind the > scenes in seconds.” > on a normal deployment this is just a bad practice. on a > FedRAMP-authorized government endpoint it’s CATASTROPHIC. the source > maps don’t just contain variable names and line numbers, they contain > the entire original source via sourcesContent. you can JSON.parse() > the map file, iterate sourcesContent, and you have the full project > tree reconstructed on disk. that’s what we did. no decompilation, no > reverse engineering, no leet skills needed. > so you uploaded a selfie to use a chatbot. congratulations!!! it’s now > being compared against a database of every politician, head of state, > and their extended family tree on earth. similarity scored. low, > medium, high. the machine looked at your face and asked itself: “does > this person resemble the deputy finance minister of moldova?” and it > answered. and it wrote the answer down. > > we found this and had to read it three times before we believed the > code was real. couldn’t stop laughing. https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona/ L'articolo merita decisamente una lettura, sia per le inquietanti questioni politiche che solleva, sia per gli aspetti tecnici... piuttosto patetici Giacomo

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[Responsible AI] What do we want from AI in healthcare? Ann Blandford, UCL
by Daniele Quercia March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026

What do we want from AI in healthcare? Ann Blandford, UCL (Format: 35 min talk + 25 min Q&A) Join on Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37261044363223?p=3wzoPJIvrUxRRyzR6o> AI is changing our lives, the ways we manage our health, and the ways health systems and practitioners support us. In this talk, I will reflect on the evolving roles of AI in healthcare. I will draw on examples from my team’s research to highlight requirements on AI technologies if their impact on healthcare is to be widely seen as positive. I will close by sketching possible visions for the future of AI in healthcare. Ann Blandford is Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at University College London (UCL). She specialises in human factors for digital health technologies. She has led national projects on designing interactive medical devices for usability, safety and efficacy and has collaborated with clinicians, engineers and industry partners on the design and evaluation of novel health technologies for use by clinicians, patients and supporting shared care. She is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a recipient of an IFIP TC13 Pioneer award and a member of the ACM CHI Academy. Subscribe to future talk announcements: Anyone outside Bell Labs can receive talk announcements by subscribing to the mailing list. To subscribe, send an empty email with the subject line "Subscribe RAI” to daniele.quercia(a)polito.it

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SWING School on Internet Governance - 3 Onsite Spots Still Available (Register by 13 March 2026)
by Mauro SANTANIELLO March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026

The application deadline for the *SWING School on Internet Governance* has passed, but three places are still available for onsite participants. You can therefore still register for the School until *13 March 2026*. The remaining spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. *About SWING School on Internet Governance 2026:* Join us in Bruges, Belgium (20-24 April 2026), at the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), for an intensive week exploring *Digital Sovereignty, *one of the most pressing issues at the intersection of Internet governance, geopolitics, innovation, and fundamental rights. *Who should apply:* Graduate students, early-career researchers, ICT professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in Internet governance. *What you'll gain:* - Expert-led lectures from internationally renowned scholars; - Interactive lectures on topics including AI, cybersecurity, undersea cables, semiconductors, low earth orbit satellites, and fundamental rights; - Seminars on topics including Digital Sovereignty, EuroStack, the Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty; - Hands-on group work developing policy recommendations; - Networking with peers and multistakeholder discussions. *Key Dates* 13 March 2026 — Application deadline, including fee payment (*only 3 slots available*) 20–24 April 2026 — SWING 2026 (Bruges, UNU-CRIS) *Core Seminars and Lectures* - Introduction to Digital Sovereignty (seminar) with *Jamal Shahin* - VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS; *Julia Pohle* - WZB, BSoG, CNRS France; *Sophie Hoogenboom* - UNU-CRIS, VUB; *Chris Mondini *- ICANN. - From Governance to Sovereignty (seminar) with *Jamal Shahin* - VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS; *Mauro Santaniello *- University of Salerno, UNU-CRIS; *Julia Pohle* - WZB, BSoG, CNRS France. - EuroStack: European Digital Sovereignty (seminar) with *Paul Timmers* - KU Leuven, European University Cyprus; *Niels ten Oever* - University of Amsterdam; more TBA - Digital Sovereignty and Competitiveness with *Orsolya Gulyas* - Brussels School of Governance - The Impact of Digital Sovereignty on the Internet with *Azadeh Akbari *- Center for critical computational studies, Goethe University Frankfurt. - Digital Sovereignty and Fundamental Rights with *Marianne Franklin* - University of Groningen. - Indigenous Data Sovereignty with *Claudia Padovani* - University of Padova. - Digital Sovereignty and Undersea Cables with *Kavé Salamatian* - Polytech Annecy-Chambéry. - Digital Sovereignty and Semiconductors with *Linda Monsees* - Institute of International Relations Prague. - Digital Sovereignty and Artificial Intelligence with *Nicola Palladino* - University of Salerno. - Digital Sovereignty and LEOs (Low Earth Orbit satellites) with *Berna Akçalı Gür* - Queen Mary University of London, UNU-CRIS. - Internet Governance: Conflicts and Cooperation with *Jan Aart Scholte *- Leiden University. - The Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty (seminar) with *Kseniia Ermoshina* - CNRS, France; *Grace X. Yang* - Freie Universität Berlin; more TBA. *Registration* To register, applicants will be asked to submit: - Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Completed application form (template <https://cris.unu.edu/sites/cris.unu.edu/files/SWING_2026_Registration_Form%…> ) - Copy of a valid ID document (passport or national identity card) - Proof of payment of the participation fee (receipt/confirmation) *Participation Fee and What It Covers* The participation fee is 800,00 € and includes: - Registration costs - Meals provided during the School programme - Social event(s) The participation fee does not include: - Accommodation Although students are required to provide for their own accommodation, SWING has an agreement with a local hotel that is willing to provide a reduced fare for the students of the school. Details will be provided after a successful registration. - Dinners *Scientific Committee* *Co-directors: *Mauro Santaniello (University of Salerno, UNU-CRIS) and Jamal Shahin (VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS). *Scientific Advisory Board: *Andrea Beccalli (ICANN), Dennis Broeders (Leiden University), Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University), Philippe De Lombaerde (UNU-CRIS), Sophie Hoogenboom (UNU-CRIS, VUB), Robin Mansell (London School of Economics), Francesca Musiani (CNRS), Nicola Palladino (University of Salerno), Dennis Redeker (University of Bremen) and Riccardo Nanni (CNRS). *Organizing Committee: *Sophie Hoogenboom (UNU-CRIS, VUB), Carlos Andres Fonseca Diaz (Ghent University, UNU-CRIS), Armando Antonio Ferrara (University of Salerno), Chiara Spiniello (University of Salerno) and Stephanie Teeuwen (VUB). *More information on the programme, faculty and registration*: https://cris.unu.edu/swing-school-on-internet-governance *For further information about the School and registration, please contact Sophie Hoogenboom at *shoogenboom(a)cris.unu.edu.

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Rivista dello Stato digitale - Presentazione
by Rivista Stato Digitale March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026

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