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Re: [nexa] migrazione ateni italiani su gmail
by Simone Aliprandi July 5, 2014

July 5, 2014

E' effettivamente una questione delicata. La privacy come merce di scambio (merce che tra l'altro non ha una facile quantificazione economica) è una pratica sempre più diffusa. E qui si tratta non della propria privacy (di cui ogni individuo è libero di disporre) ma di quella degli altri, che tra l'altro sono utenti di un pubblico servizio. Altro problema non da poco è che, banalmente, Gmail è un prodotto effettivamente performante con cui non è facile competere a livello di caratteristiche tecniche ed efficienza. La questione era già stata sollevata da Andrea Rossetti nel 2012 relativamente al caso Bicocca (una delle prime università italiane a fare quella scelta). Segnalo a tal proposito questo suo post: http://fildir.blogspot.it/2012/02/la-privacy-degli-studenti-della-bicocca.h…. Un cordiale saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org | http://www.array.eu

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Council of Europe triggers debate on ICANN & Human Rights
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 3, 2014

July 3, 2014

Council of Europe triggers debate on ICANN & Human Rights The Council of Europe facilitated the preparation of a report by Dr Monika Zalnieriute and Thomas Schneider on 'ICANN's procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values'. The opinions expressed in the report are the opinions of the experts and do not engage the responsibility of the Council of Europe. The report was presented during the ICANN50 meeting in London that took place from 22 to 26 June 2014. It aims at catalysing community discussion on human rights and internet governance. It is expected that the debate continues at ICANN51. During the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul from 2-5 September 2014, a side meeting will be held on the report, to present the report to the public at large and have an open and inclusive dialogue and exchange of ideas. We welcome comments on the report below to enrich the debate. The Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial,Sao Paolo, Brazil, 23 and 24 April 2014) held by consensus that the Internet is a global resource which should be managed in the public interest, and that states have primary legal and political accountability to protect human rights. In this connection, there is a need to examine ICANN's policies and procedures in terms of its service in the global public interest and its accountability. The report is not intended to be comprehensive, but aims at being a starting point for discussion. Report: ICANN's procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values <http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/source/DGI%282014%2912E%20ICANN-Pol…> Main findings of the report * In order to operate in the public interest, ICANN has to comply with international human rights standards. Particularly, the existence of a number of predominant commercial interests within the ICANN systems suggests the need for the implementation of a solid human rights framework in order to foster the public interest. Human rights are internationally agreed upon values and standards. * The notion of public interest is insufficiently clear to provide guidance in policy development processes; accountability requires measurable standards. Human rights could serve to delineate the notion of public interest. * States need to be aware of their responsibility to protect the human rights of their citizens, also with regard to internet governance. Non-compliance with human rights could lead to governments being held to account before national or supranational courts, such as the European Court of Human Rights. * Human rights and the right to freedom of expression in particular need to be fully taken into account when deciding on the approval or refusal of sensitive new gTLDs. * The positive obligations of states require specific attention to vulnerable groups. It is desirable that the people-centeredness of ICANN's policy development is further improved. A balance must be struck between economic interests and other objectives of common interest, such as pluralism, cultural and linguistic diversity. Auctions may be an efficient way of allocation from an economic point of view but not from a view of respecting plurality and diversity. ICANN must always ensure that the outcome is in the best public interest. * Human rights and the right to private life in particular require a rebalancing exercise with regard to the processing and retention of data under the 2013 RAA as well as to public access to personal information in the WHOIS database. Way forward As the role of ICANN in the field of internet governance is increasing, its responsibility and accountability have to grow. A more attentive approach towards human rights could help to create an accountable and transparent way of doing business. Therefore the authors recommend to: * Include reference to human rights in ICANN's Bylaws; * Define public interest objectives; * Improve the human rights expertise in and early engagement of the GAC; * Develop an early engagement mechanism for the safeguard of human rights; * Review ICANN's legal basis and explore innovative solutions for developing an international or quasi-international status for ICANN.

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Copyright in Europa
by Blengino July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

L'ottima Eleonora Rosati su IP KAT rivela una bozza tristerrima di un "white paper" sul copyright redatta dalla Commissione Europea: ci sono modesti e sintetici accenni (molto modesti e sintetici) ad alcuni risultati della consultazione di marzo, che appare come un esercizio di stile, un accidente tra i tanti. http://ipkitten.blogspot.it/2014/06/super-kat-exclusive-heres-commissions.ht ml Siamo ancora distanti: si dice poco, e quel poco non conforta. Carlo

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Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale
by Diego Giorio July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

http://www.agid.gov.it/notizie/sistema-pubblico-identita-digitale-notificat… Saluti a tutti Diego

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Richiesta esperti italiani da Commissione europea / sud africa
by Margot Bezzi July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

Ciao a tutti/e, per chi di voi fosse già familiare con il lavoro di esperti in Commissione europea, vi segnalo una richiesta proveniente dalla rappresentanza della Commissione in Sud Africa. Come APRE ci è stato chiesto di segnalare alcuni nomi. Fatemi sapere (rispondendo solo a me) se credete possiate essere interessati a qualcuna delle seguenti aree. Per quanto riguarda l'incarico specifico e la logistica, purtroppo dispongo solo delle info qui sotto.: "In particolare, la disturbo nella speranza che mi possa aiutare a rispondere alle richieste del Project Officer EU per l'Ambiente, l'Energia e S&T in Sudafrica che chiede di segnalare nominativi di esperti italiani nei seguenti campi, da suggerire come invitati a dei meetings in SA che verranno svolti dalla fine di agosto in poi: - Industry and SME participation in EU programmes - Intellectual property - Innovation policy advisory and support services - International innovation support and funding instruments - EU centres of excellence and centres of competences - Mainstreaming innovation" -- Margot Bezzi Via della Valle Pietro, 4 00193 Roma Italy +39 329 8210660

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First ACM Workshop on Information Sharing and Collaborative Security
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

First ACM Workshop on Information Sharing and Collaborative Security Sharing of security related information is believed to greatly enhance the ability of organizations to defend themselves against sophisticated attacks. If one organization detects a breach the automated sharing of observed security indicators (such as IP addresses, domain names etc.) provide valuable, actionable information to others. Through analyzing shared data it seems possible to get much better insights into emerging attacks. Sharing higher level intelligence about campaigns, threat actors and mitigations is also of great interest. Both in the US and the EU there are major efforts underway to strengthen information sharing. Yet there are a number of technical and policy challenges to realizing this vision. Which information exactly should be shared? How can privacy and confidentiality be protected? How can we create high-fidelity intelligence from shared data without getting overwhelmed by false positives? The first Workshop on Information Sharing and Collaborative Security (WISCS 2014) aims to bring together experts and practitioners from academia, industry and government to present innovative research, case studies, and legal and policy issues. The workshop solicits original research papers in these areas. Workshop proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to: * Collaborative intrusion detection * Case studies for information sharing * Domain name and IP address blacklisting * Collaborative approaches to spear-phishing and DDoS attacks * Data deidentification * Privacy and confidentiality * Cryptographic protocols for collaborative security * Scalability of security analysis on shared data * Ontologies and standards for sharing security data * Human factors in collaboration * Policy and legal issues * Surveillance issues * Trust models * Attacks on information sharing * Economics of security collaboration See: https://sites.google.com/site/wiscs2014/ for further details.

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Should Facebook Manipulate Users?
by Alessandro Mantelero July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

"Research with human subjects is generally governed by strict ethical standards, including the informed consent of the people who are studied. Facebook’s generic click-through agreement, which almost no one reads and which doesn’t mention this kind of experimentation, was the only form of consent cited in the paper. " http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/opinion/jaron-lanier-on-lack-of-transpare… -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Aggregate Professor, Politecnico di Torino Director of Privacy and Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society Visiting Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute Research Consultant, Sino-Italian Research Center for Internet Torts at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology Programme Coordinator, Double Degree program in Management and IP Law, Politecnico di Torino–Tongji University of Shanghai http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy in libertate fortitudo

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Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18.30 - MOOCs and the Science of Learning
by Giuseppe Futia July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

MOOCs and the Science of Learning http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/07/reich <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/06/sigal> <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/06/sigal> *with Berkman Fellow, Justin Reich* Today, 6.30 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Millions of learners on platforms like edX and Coursera are generating terabytes of data tracking their activity in real time. Online learning platforms capture extraordinarily detailed records of student behavior, and now the challenge for researchers is to explore how these new datasets can be used to advance the science of learning. This talk will examine current trends and future directions in research into online learning in large-scale settings. Co-sponsored by edX <https://www.edx.org/>. About Justin Justin Reich is an educational researcher interested in the future of learning in a networked world. He is the Richard L. Menschel HarvardX Research Fellow, based in the Office of the President and Provost at Harvard University, exploring the possibilities and limits of online learning through the HarvardX platform. He is also a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and a visiting lecturer in the Scheller Teacher Education Program at MIT. Justin is the co-founder of EdTechTeacher, a professional learning consultancy devoted to helping teachers leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments. He earned his doctorate from Harvard University, where he led the Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities project, a Hewlett Foundation funded initiative to examine how social media are used in K-12 classrooms. He writes the EdTechResearcher blog for Education Week, and his writings have appeared in Educational Researcher, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and other publications. Justin started his career teaching wilderness medicine, and later taught high school world history and history electives, and coached wrestling and outdoor activities.

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"Open access in the digital age. A new balance between publishers, libraries, and researchers" - Prof. Jean-Claude Guédon (Università di Montreal), 30/06 ore 14.30
by Giuseppe Futia June 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/2014/06/guedon> NEXA Lunedì, 30 giugno 2014 ore 14.30-16.00 Biblioteca Centrale di Ingegneria - Sala Consultazione <http://www.polito.it/ateneo/sedi/?lang=it&bl_id=TO_CEN03&fl_id=XPTE&rm_id=Q…>, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - Torino http://nexa.polito.it/2014/06/guedon Open access in the digital age. A new balance between publishers, libraries, and researchers Jean-Claude Guédon Speaker Prof. Jean-Claude Guédon (Università di Montreal) L'Area Bibliotecaria e Museale del Politecnico di Torino <http://www.biblio.polito.it/> e il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società <http://nexa.polito.it/> del DAUIN organizzano il seminario intitolato: "*Open access in the digital age. A new balance between publishers, libraries, and researchers*". *Jean-Claude Guédon*, professore presso il "Département de littérature comparée" dell'Università di Montreal (Canada) e Garante del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del DAUIN, illustrerà il tema dell'*open access* applicato alla ricerca scientifica, evidenziando sfide e opportunità, e ragionando sulle complesse dinamiche di relazione che intercorrono tra ricercatori, editori e biblioteche universitarie. L'intervento del Prof. Guédon s'inserisce all'interno di una lunga serie d'incontri <http://www.biblio.polito.it/it/documentazione/eventi.html> sull'open access <http://www.biblio.polito.it/openaccess/> promossa dall'Area Bibliotecaria e Museale del Politecnico di Torino a partire dal 2009 che ha coinvolto, tra gli altri, la Prof.ssa Maria Chiara Pievatolo <http://www.biblio.polito.it/eventi/pievatolo/> (Università di Pisa) e il Prof. Stuart Shieber <http://www.biblio.polito.it/eventi/shieber/> (Harvard University), oltre allo stesso Prof. Guédon in diverse altre occasioni. L'incontro è inoltre un ideale seguito del ciclo di appuntamenti /Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere sull'open access, ma non avete mai osato chiedere/ <http://www.biblio.polito.it/eventi/oademartin/>, condotto al Politecnico di Torino dal Prof. *Juan Carlos De Martin*, "National Point of Reference" open access per l'Italia a Bruxelles. Il Prof. Guédon è un sostenitore attivo dell'open access da diversi anni. È consulente strategico della "Open Humanities Press <http://openhumanitiespress.org/>", iniziativa che nasce da un collettivo internazionale di accademici, che mira a rendere disponibili in open access opere fondamentali nel pensiero critico contemporaneo, ed è membro del comitato direttivo di "Open Library of Humanities <https://www.openlibhums.org/>", editore per la pubblicazione ad accesso aperto di testi relativi alle scienze umane e alle scienze sociali, che si ispira al modello della "Public Library of Science <http://www.plos.org/>" (PLOS). Tra i testi sull'argomento disponibili in italiano del Prof. Guédon si segnalano /Open Access. Contro gli oligopoli del sapere/ (Edizioni ETS) e /Per la pubblicità del sapere. I bibliotecari, i ricercatori, gli editori e il controllo dell'editoria scientifica/ (Plus -- Collana Methexis). I testi sono liberamente scaricabili rispettivamente agli indirizzi: http://www.edizioniets.com/Priv_File_Libro/558.pdf e http://archiviomarini.sp.unipi.it/174/1/guedon.pdf". *Scarica la versione PDF <http://nexa.polito.it/nexacenterfiles/2014-open-access-guedon.pdf> della locandina dell'incontro*. Biography of Jean-Claude Guédon Prof. Jean-Claude Guédon began his career at Glendon College (York University) in Toronto, Ontario in 1970 and has been a professor at the Université de Montréal since 1973, first in the Institut d'histoire et de sociopolitique des sciences, and, since 1987, in the Département de littérature comparée. He is a long-time member of the Internet Society serving as co-chair of the program committee in 1996, 1998 and 2000, and member of the same committee in 1997, 1999 and 2002. In 1991, with Bill Reading and Walter Moser, he launched the first electronic scholarly journal in Canada: Surfaces. Between 1998 and 2003, he was Chair of the Advisory Board for CNSLP (Canadian National Site Licence Project, now known as CRKN (Canadian Research Knowledge network). From 2002 until 2006, he was a member of OSI's Information Program sub-board. Between 2003 and 2007, he was a member of the Advisory Board of eIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries). In 2006 he was elected (until November 2008) Vice-President of the Canadian Society for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He has advised numerous governmental bodies, including the Ministère de la Recherche (France) for their e-publication project in the humanities and the social sciences; the Agence de la francophonie for matters pertaining to new technologies; the Quebec Minister of Communication in charge of the information highway; and the Quebec Ministry of education for the integration of the new technologies into the curriculum. He regularly acts as expert for the European Commission. He is also on the editorial board of several journals, and his three books are all available in Italian. During his visit at the Nexa Center, prof. Guédon interacted with the staff and the fellows of the Nexa Center and worked on a research whose findings were presented during the 31st Nexa Wednesday (May 11, 2011): Toward a distributed mass digitization <https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-31>.p> See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. More information about the Nexa Center for Internet & Society at Politecnico di Torino is available at: http://nexa.polito.it/. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved> Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter

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Consultazione su cultura digitale: al via la raccolta di idee
by Diego Giorio June 29, 2014

June 29, 2014

http://www.formez.it/notizie/consultazione-cultura-digitale-al-raccolta-ide… Buona domenica a tutti Diego

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