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A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
by Enrico Nardelli Jan. 12, 2026

Jan. 12, 2026

Intervento di Cory Doctorow al 39-mo Chaos Communication Congress https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-inte… Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all of America's trading partners from disenshittifying their internet: the US trade representative threatened the world with tariffs unless they passed laws that criminalized reverse-engineering and modding. By banning "adversarial interoperability," America handcuffed the world's technologists, banning them from creating the mods, hacks, alt clients, scrapers, and other tools needed to liberate their neighbours from the enshittificatory predations of the ketamine-addled zuckermuskian tyrants of US Big Tech. Well, when life gives you SARS, you make sarsaparilla. The Trump tariffs are here, and it's time to pick the locks on the those handcuffs and set the world's hackers loose on Big Tech. Happy Liberation Day, everyone! Enshittification wasn't an accident. It also wasn't inevitable. This isn't the iron laws of economics at work, nor is it the great forces of history. Enshittification was a choice: named individuals, in living memory, enacted policies that created the enshittogenic environment. They created a world that encouraged tech companies to merge to monopoly, transforming the internet into "five giant websites, each filled with screenshots of the other four." They let these monopolists rip us off and spy on us. And they banned us from fighting back, claiming that anyone who modified a technology without permission from its maker was a pirate (or worse, a terrorist). They created a system of "felony contempt of business-model," where it's literally a crime to change how your own devices work. They declared war on the general-purpose computer and demanded a computer that would do what the manufacturer told it to do (even if the owner of the computer didn't want that). We are at a turning point in the decades-long war on general-purpose computing. Geopolitics are up for grabs. The future is ours to seize. In my 24 years with EFF, I have seen many strange moments, but never one quite like this. There's plenty of terrifying things going on right now, but there's also a massive, amazing, incredibly opportunity to seize the means of computation. Let's take it. ' -- -- EN https://www.hoepli.it/libro/la-rivoluzione-informatica/9788896069516.html ====================================================== Prof. Enrico Nardelli Past President di "Informatics Europe" Direttore del Laboratorio Nazionale "Informatica e Scuola" del CINI Dipartimento di Matematica - Università di Roma "Tor Vergata" Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc - 00133 Roma home page: https://www.mat.uniroma2.it/~nardelli blog: https://link-and-think.blogspot.it/ tel: +39 06 7259.4204 fax: +39 06 7259.4699 mobile: +39 335 590.2331 e-mail: nardelli(a)mat.uniroma2.it online meeting: https://blue.meet.garr.it/b/enr-y7f-t0q-ont ====================================================== --

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"Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 10, 2026

Jan. 10, 2026

Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods /404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer./ Joseph Cox Jan 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM A social media and phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices and their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations, according to material that describes how the system works obtained by 404 Media. Commercial location data, in this case acquired from hundreds of millions of phones via a company called Penlink, can be queried without a warrant, according to an internal ICE legal analysis shared with 404 Media. The purchase comes squarely during ICE’s _mass deportation effort_ <https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-04/ice-border-patrol-dodge…> and continued _crackdown on protected speech_ <https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1975899183644356640?ref=404media.co>, alarming civil liberties experts and raising questions on what exactly ICE will use the surveillance system for. [...] continua qui (PAYWALL): https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighb…

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Serie di podcast "Contro lo smartphone. Per una tecnologia più democratica"
by Nexa - Media Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi segnaliamo con piacere che è ora disponibile sul sito web del Centro Nexa la serie di podcast dal titolo "Contro lo smartphone. Per una tecnologia più democratica". Seguendo il filo logico dell'omonimo libro, in cinque puntate il Co-Direttore Nexa Juan Carlos De Martin esplora la storia e le implicazioni di una tecnologia innovativa, necessaria e utile, ma spesso poco trasparente. Di seguito il link agli episodi: https://nexa.polito.it/podcast-sullo-smartphone/ Vi ringraziamo per l'attenzione. Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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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Storia dell’informatica italiana
by maurizio lana Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

sono usciti i 3 volumi della prima parte della Storia dell'informatica italiana, a cura di Maristella Agosti e Vittorio Cantoni, per CNR edizioni. sono disponibili in accesso aperto all'URL https://www.cnr.it/it/new_editoriali Maurizio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ roughneck and rudeness we should be using, on the ones who practice wicked charms for the sword and the stone, bad to the bone battle's not over even when it's won youssou n'dour & nene cherry, 7 seconds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana

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EU countries gear up to let US tap their citizens’ biometrics
by Daniela Tafani Jan. 6, 2026

Jan. 6, 2026

EU countries gear up to let US tap their citizens’ biometrics US wants fingerprints and facial scans for visa-free travel, EU governments cave Maximilian Henning EU countries are preparing to allow the United States access to national biometric databases holding sensitive personal data, such as fingerprints and facial scans, in exchange for maintaining visa-free travel to the US. Washington demanded access back in 2022 as a condition for continuing visa-free travel for EU citizens – which it grants to all EU countries except Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus. The scheme is referred to by the US as “Enhanced Border Security Partnerships” (EBSP). The European Commission is set to lead “framework” talks with the US this year to lay down general rules governing how EBSPs should work. EU countries would then engage in direct talks with the Trump administration to conclude their own agreements within the EU framework. There are a couple of exceptions: Denmark and Ireland will not be bound by the framework: Copenhagen due to its carve-outs from the EU treaties, and Dublin because Ireland is not part of the bloc’s passport-free travel zone, the Schengen area. Crucially, the EU-wide deal will only outline the types of databases and categories of data the US will be able to access. Individual capitals will hash out with Washington exactly which national databases and citizens’ data will ultimately be made accessible to US authorities. Capitals already gave a green light Despite increasingly strained EU-US relations over a range of trade and rule-of-law issues, the prospect of the US gaining access to sensitive data on millions of Europeans does not appear to be controversial among EU governments. Capitals agreed to grant the European Commission a negotiating mandate for the framework in December. Only one country was still arguing for a “red line” at that point, according to a diplomatic note obtained by Euractiv. Data on ethnic origins, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, as well as genetic or biometric information, could be transferred under the framework agreement for EBSPs, according to a Commission document outlining its negotiating position. The document also notes that such data should only be transferred “where strictly necessary and proportionate” to prevent criminal or terrorist offences, with appropriate safeguards applied – especially limits on how long the information can be stored. Still, the plans raise questions at a time when the US has sanctioned Commission officials and EU citizens involved in lawmaking and advocacy work, not to mention the Trump administration’s shock abduction of a foreign head of state at the start of this year, as Washington moved unilaterally to prosecute Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro on US soil. The US is also reportedly considering requiring visa-exempt visitors to provide five years’ worth of social media posts before being allowed to enter the country. Euractiv asked both the current Council presidency (Cyprus) and the Commission whether they have any reservations about giving the current US administration access to such sensitive data on EU citizens. By the time of publication, neither had replied. Data protectors want safeguards Some in Brussels are nevertheless raising concerns about the plan. In September, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Wojciech Wiewiórowski, who oversees the Commission’s compliance with data protection rules, noted that the EBSP would set an “important precedent” as the first EU agreement to transfer large volumes of personal data to another country’s border authorities. While Wiewiórowski said he supported establishing an EU-US framework for the planned partnerships, suggesting it could mean better protection for fundamental rights, he also argued that it must be based on “clearly and narrowly” defining which data could be transferred to the US – and, in particular, that only data relating to people actually travelling to the US should be shared. While the Commission and Council have said the exchange of data should be limited to travellers, the exact conditions of the new data-access partnerships will be negotiated with Washington. Talks to cement these deals are also facing a pacy timeline. According to a leaked Council document, the US has said it expects data access to be in place and operational by the end of this year. <https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-countries-gear-up-to-let-us-tap-their-citi…>

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accesso del'ICE ai dati dei pazienti di Medicaid
by maurizio lana Jan. 6, 2026

Jan. 6, 2026

Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data https://www.404media.co/here-is-the-agreement-giving-ice-medicaid-patients-… nemmeno che non vai a farti curare per timore di essere espulso, ma esserti fatto curare ti espone all'espulsione e tutti gira sempre intorno alla protezione dei dati personali Maurizio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ there's a blaze of light in every word it doesn't matter which you heard the holy or the broken hallelujah leonard cohen, hallelujah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana

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Seminario Marchi e IA (interdisciplinare - in lingua inglese - formato ibrido) -
by Cristiana Sappa Jan. 6, 2026

Jan. 6, 2026

Carissimi, Intanto Buon Anno a tutti Voi! Mi permetto di scriverVi per invitarVi a un seminario su:AI-POWERED TRADEMARK SEARCH ENGINES AND COMPUTATION OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION TEST I relatori saranno il prof. Julien Cabay (giurisprudenza) e il Dr. Thomas Vandamme (ingegneria) della Université Libre di Bruxelles. Il seminario si terrà il 23 gennaio a partire dalle ore 11.00 a IESEG, campus di Lille (Vauban) e online. Se siete nei paraggi e avete piacere di partecipare in presenza, non esitate a scrivermi entro il 22 gennaio mattina. Per partecipare online invece, il link è il seguente: Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting | | | | | | | | | | | Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications. | | | Un caro saluto e ancora Buon anno! Cristiana

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Entrevista con Thomas Le Bonniec: «Europa prepara su sumisión al tecnofascismo estadounidense»
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 6, 2026

Jan. 6, 2026

*Entrevista con Thomas Le Bonniec: «Europa prepara su sumisión al tecnofascismo estadounidense» * /Para el investigador franco-colombiano de la Escuela Politécnica francesa, la suspensión de visados a comisarios europeos se inscribe en una campaña de Estados Unidos y los oligarcas de Silicon Valley para implantar en Europa regímenes más favorables a sus intereses /Rafael Alonso Cuesta 04/01/26 Thomas Le Bonniec es investigador en inteligencia artificial en la Escuela Politécnica de París. Antiguo ingeniero para un subcontratista de Apple, desveló un vasto escándalo de escucha ilegal de los usuarios de la marca de la manzana a través del asistente vocal Siri. Defensor del RGPD (Reglamento General de Protección de Datos), el conjunto de normas europeas que protegen los datos personales, denuncia una ofensiva organizada desde Estados Unidos para desmantelar estos dispositivos y acelerar la sumisión económica, financiera y sobre todo política de Europa. Alertó especialmente sobre la directiva Omnibus, concebida por Ursula Von Der Leyen y sus aliados en el Parlamento Europeo bajo la presión de Donald Trump, que culminará la sumisión del Viejo Continente a los intereses estadounidenses./ *Las autoridades estadounidenses sancionaron recientemente a Thierry Breton y a otros cuatro comisarios europeos privándoles de visado. ¿Cómo interpreta esta decisión sin precedentes?* / Se trata típicamente de un aspecto de la ofensiva imperial estadounidense contra la Unión Europea. Sin embargo, esta decisión también es sintomática de una realidad cuya magnitud los europeos no han comprendido plenamente. [...] continua qui: https://www.diario-red.com/articulo/internacional/entrevista-thomas-bonniec…

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Seminario ETUI 13/01/26: Outsourcing the boss, employer authority in the age of AI-as-a-service
by Michele Molè Jan. 5, 2026

Jan. 5, 2026

Cara Nexa, con la speranza di fare cosa gradita, condivido con voi l'invito per un prossimo seminario organizzato dall'ETUI sul management algoritmico al lavoro. Si tratta di una ricerca basata su alcuni lavori di Agre, Ciborra, insieme a una discussione giuridica, dove avanzo l'ipotesi che in determinate circostante il suddetto management possa considerarsi una forma di "outsourcing" manageriale. Tutte le informazioni qui: https://www.etui.org/events/outsourcing-boss-regulating-employer-authority-… Un caro saluto!Michele Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.

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190° Mercoledì di Nexa | 14 gennaio 2026, ore 17.00
by Nexa - Media Jan. 5, 2026

Jan. 5, 2026

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi invitiamo a partecipare al 190° Mercoledì di Nexa, che si terrà mercoledì 14 gennaio, alle ore 17.00, con un incontro dal titolo “Fine del diritto? La sostituzione tecnologica nell’era nuova". Ospite dell'incontro: Ugo Mattei (Università degli Studi di Torino). L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE. SEDE FISICA: 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 Di seguito maggiori dettagli: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-190/ Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager 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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