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Quali testimonianze rimarranno di noi dell'era digitale?
by La Zanna Nov. 18, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014

Segnalo un'interessante intervista su Le Scienze di questo mese: Vinton Cerf - Il futuro a rischio della conoscenza. Il tema è il rischio della perdita della documentazione a causa delle caratteristiche dei supporti digitali. Oggi, persino io ho dei dati su dischetti da 5', forse ancora leggibili, ma che di fatto sono inutilizzabili perché poco pratico estrarli, visto il supporto, il sistema operativo e i SW necessari per la lettura. Inviato con AquaMail per Android http://www.aqua-mail.com

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Guardian: "Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

*Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance* /A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill that would limit surveillance and prevent bulk email collection// / Samuel Gibbs theguardian.com, Monday 17 November 2014 13.28 GMT A coalition of technology and internet companies is lobbying to curb US National Security Agency surveillance powers and for more transparency on government data requests. The Reform Government Surveillance coalition, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Apple, added its support for the race to pass a bill through the US Senate before the end of the year, which would inhibit mass data collection from emails and internet metadata. “The Senate has an opportunity this week to vote on the bipartisan USA Freedom Act,” said the coalition in an open letter sent to the Senate. “We urge you to pass the bill, which both protects national security and reaffirms America’s commitment to the freedoms we all cherish.” The bill would also allow technology companies to disclose the number and types of data demands from government as part of the continued transparency push from the industry. […] Continua qui: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/17/facebook-google-apple-lob…

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[Segnalazione] Evento di formazione e networking per Piemonte Visual Contest
by Fabio Malagnino Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

Cari Nexiani il Piemonte Visual Contest, il concorso che quest'anno chiede di mappare il Piemonte su OpenStreetMap, entra nel vivo *Sabato 22 novembre* ore *15,30* presso *Toolbox Coworking *appuntamento con *Il Mappathon di Piemonte Visual Contest* *Incontro di formazione su OpenStreetMap e networking *un pomeriggio dedicato ad approfondire temi e tools per candidare un proprio progetto al concorso #Piemonteviz La prima parte dell'incontro illustra quali open data regionali sono disponibili e offre idee su cosa mappare; la seconda parte prevede un workshop di formazione all'uso di OSM: mappers esperti spiegano come raccogliere e implementare i dati, quali tool e servizi utilizzare, come realizzare mashup con altre fonti. Segue un aperitivo di networking, anche per facilitare la costituzione di gruppi di lavoro. Programma completo su www.piemontevisualcontest.eu/workshop È necessaria l'iscrizione su https://mappathon-pvc.eventbrite.it Lasceremo spazio alle idee che arrivano dai partecipanti, quindi potreste brevemente illustrare il vostro progetto se cercate altre persone per costituire un gruppo di lavoro. ci vediamo sabato in allegato la locandina dell'evento a presto Fabio Malagnino

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OSF: "Case Watch: Top Argentine Court Blazes a Trail on Online Free Expression"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

*Case Watch: Top Argentine Court Blazes a Trail on Online Free Expression* In "Case Watch" reports, lawyers at the Open Society Justice Initiative provide analysis of notable court decisions and cases that relate to our work to advance human rights law around the world. /On October 28, the Supreme Court of Argentina issued a groundbreaking judgment on the question of whether search engines are liable for unlawful third-party content appearing in search results. The ruling, in Belén Rodriguez v. Google, is one of the first of its kind in Latin America and will have important repercussions for Internet freedom in Argentina and beyond.// / *The Case* Maria Belén Rodriguez, an Argentine fashion model, sued Google and Yahoo! Argentina in connection with search results that linked her to several pornographic websites. The claimant argued that even though it was the third-party sites that had violated her reputation, privacy, and image rights, the search engines had contributed to such primary violations by including links to those sites in their search results. In addition, she claimed that by including copies of photographs of her (known as thumbnails) in their search results, the defendants had violated her right to control her image under Argentine copyright laws. She demanded that the search engines omit such search results in the future and pay damages for the harm caused. […] Continua qui: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/case-watch-top-argentine-court…

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Libro: "The Onlife Manifesto - Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

Il libro curato per Springer dal prof. Luciano Floridi *"The Onlife Manifesto - Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era"* è liberamente scaricabile a questo indirizzo: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-04093-6 Noto che il libro è pubblicato con licenza Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial. Oltre alla curatela del prof. Floridi (Garante Nexa), il libro contiene anche contributi del prof. Ugo Pagallo, Faculty Fellow Nexa. L'iniziativa "Onlife" della Commissione Europea era stata presentata in anteprima a Torino nel settembre 2012 (v. http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-45) juan carlos

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Internet Society Statement on the NETmundial Initiative
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA] – 16 November 2014 – The Internet Society Board of Trustees today issued the following statement: Recently, the “I* Group” [1] was invited to participate in the NETmundial Initiative, which is different from the one-time NETmundial meeting in which we participated in April 2014; we endorsed the outcomes of that meeting. This new and different NETmundial Initiative has been organized by the partnership of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and the World Economic Forum (WEF) [2]. This announcement has resulted in considerable discussion and concern amongst various stakeholders regarding the purpose, scope, and nature of the proposed activity or organization. The Internet Society Board discussed this proposed NETmundial Initiative in depth during its meeting November 15 – 16, 2014. As a result, the Internet Society Board first emphasizes that the main priority facing the Internet community right now is the IANA Functions’ Stewardship Transition and recommends that all organizations in the Internet community should be highly focused on effectuating a successful transition. The Internet Society remains fully committed to the September 2015 milestone set for completing a plan that will meet the criteria set by U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA). With respect to the need for new groups, such as the NETmundial Initiative and its Coordination Council, the Internet Society Board reiterates that the Internet Society’s longstanding position is that there is no single, global platform that can serve to coordinate, organize or govern all the Internet issues that may arise. At its heart, the Internet is a decentralized, loosely coupled, distributed system that allows policies to be defined by those who require them for their operations and that ensures that issues can be resolved at a level closest to their origin. The ecosystem draws its strength from the involvement of a broad range of actors working through open, transparent, and collaborative processes to innovate and build the network of networks that is the cornerstone of the global economy.[3] Based on the information that we have to date, the Internet Society cannot agree to participate in or endorse the Coordination Council for the NETmundial Initiative. We are concerned that the way in which the NETmundial Initiative is being formed does not appear to be consistent with the Internet Society’s longstanding principles, including: • Bottom-up orientation • Decentralized • Open • Transparent • Accountable • Multi-stakeholder The Board has asked the Internet Society’s CEO, Kathryn Brown, to convene a dialogue within the Internet Society community. This includes Internet Society Chapters from around the world, Internet Society organization members, the IETF, the IAB, partners from the Internet technical community, and others. The dialogue should consider whether any new initiatives or groups are needed at the current time and, if so, to define the objectives for any such effort. In addition, Bob Hinden, Chairman of the Internet Society Board of Trustees has initiated a dialogue with the Chairman of the ICANN Board, given ICANN’s leading involvement in the NETmundial Initiative. The Internet Society remains committed to a vision of the Internet that is open, inclusive, decentralized and for the benefit of all people throughout the world. ------- [1] The I* Group encompasses the Internet Society, IETF, IAB, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), ICANN, and the regional Top Level Domain (TLD) organizations. [2]https://www.netmundial.org/press-release-1 [3] The Internet Society’s position from the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) of 2003 and 2005, is “Many issues cannot be solved by new, overarching structures at a global level but rather by building on today’s open, multi-stakeholder and cooperative processes.” And that the community should “…consider whether new structures will bring truly measurable, positive change to the functioning, stability, security and openness of the Internet.” (http://www.internetsociety.org/wsis)

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G. De Mauro (Internazionale): "Neutralità"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 16, 2014

Nov. 16, 2014

*NEUTRALITA'* Giovanni De Mauro Internazionale, 14 Novembre 2014, p. 7 C’è la stessa differenza che passa tra l’elettricità e una tv via satellite. Per spiegare il dibattito sulla neutralità di internet, Neil Irwin sul New York Times ricorre a un esempio semplice. Oggi la rete è come l’elettricità: a chi la fornisce non importa come viene usata. Siamo liberi di farne quello che vogliamo, dobbiamo solo pagare in base a quanta ne usiamo. Con la tv via satellite invece il discorso è diverso: si può scegliere tra molti pacchetti, ma con un numero di canali limitato. L’acqua, le strade, le città, gli spazi pubblici: intorno alle grandi infrastrutture si combattono grandi battaglie. Da una parte gli interessi di multinazionali e imprese private, dall’altra i cittadini e la società civile. [...] Continua qui: http://www.internazionale.it/opinione/giovanni-de-mauro/2014/11/14/neutrali…

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Editoriale del NY Times pro net neutrality
by fabio chiusi Nov. 15, 2014

Nov. 15, 2014

Why the F.C.C. Should Heed President Obama on Internet Regulation By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Big telecommunications companies and many Republicans in Congress have criticized President Obama’s proposal for strong rules to prevent the creation of fast and slow lanes on the Internet. They claim this is heavy-handed government regulation. But in fact, it is correcting an old mistake. Mr. Obama says the Federal Communications Commission should reclassify broadband Internet service as a telecommunications service, rather than the lightly regulated information service it is now. This would give the commission the authority to prevent broadband providers from slowing the delivery of some web content to favor content from companies that have paid a fee for faster delivery. The F.C.C., an independent agency, is not obligated to do what Mr. Obama asks. But the checkered regulatory history shows the soundness of Mr. Obama’s idea. [...] Why the F.C.C. Should Heed President Obama on Internet Regulation Why the F.C.C. Should Heed President Obama on Internet... Preventing the creation of fast and slow lanes on the Internet would correct an old mistake. Visualizza su www.nytimes.com Anteprima per Yahoo ×

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] 81% of Tor users can be de-anonymised by analysing router information, research indicates
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 14, 2014

Nov. 14, 2014

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ NNSquad ] 81% of Tor users can be de-anonymised by analysing router information, research indicates Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:22:38 +0100 Resent-From: d004620(a)polito.it Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:19:33 -0800 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org 81% of Tor users can be de-anonymised by analysing router information, research indicates (The Stack): http://thestack.com/chakravarty-tor-traffic-analysis-141114 "Research undertaken between 2008 and 2014 suggests that more than 81% of Tor clients can be 'de-anonymised' - their originating IP addresses revealed - by exploiting the 'Netflow' technology that Cisco has built into its router protocols, and similar traffic analysis software running by default in the hardware of other manufacturers." - - - Not surprising at all. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy I am a consultant to Google -- I speak only for myself, not for them. Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad

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Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program - WSJ - WSJ
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 14, 2014

Nov. 14, 2014

http://m.wsj.com/article_email/americans-cellphones-targeted-in-secret-u-s-… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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