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Commission replies to Ombudsman findings concerning refusal to give access to text messages about COVID-19 vaccines
by 380° June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022

Buongiorno, aproposito di trasparenza... la commedia dell'assurdo dei famigerrimi messaggi di testo tra von der Leyen e Bourla - quelli che secondo il New York Times hanno stabilito gli accordi tra la EU e Pfizer in merito alle forniture dei vaccini - ha raggiunto il suo penultimo atto: «La Commissione risponde a Obudsman» executive summary: i messaggi di testo sono di breve durata, effimeri e non riguardano aspetti sostanziali, quindi non li registriamo; ci siamo tanto raccomandati col nostro staff! ...i moderni pizzini insomma :-O https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/it/news-document/en/157773 --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- NOTIZIE - DATA Mercoledì | 29 giugno 2022 CASO 1316/2021/MIG APERTO(A) IL Giovedì | 16 settembre 2021 RACCOMANDAZIONE SU Mercoledì | 26 gennaio 2022 ISTITUZIONE COINVOLTA Commissione europea «Commission replies to Ombudsman findings concerning refusal to give access to text messages about COVID-19 vaccines» The Commission has replied to the Ombudsman's findings concerning its refusal to give public access to text messages between its President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company about a COVID-19 vaccine contract. The Ombudsman's initial analysis is that the reply is problematic on several points. The closing decision, to be published within the coming weeks, will include a full analysis. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Il testo in un PDF di 4 pagine è qui: https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/it/case/it/59777 Alcuni estratti che riassumono la vicenda: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- On 4 May 2021, the applicant, Mr [...], a journalist, submitted a request for access to documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, for: - ‘text messages and other documents relating to the exchange between President Ursula von der Leyen and Albert Bourla, the chief executive of Pfizer, since January 1, 2021.’ According to the applicant, the exchange had been reported in the New York Times on April 28 in the story "How Europe Sealed a Pfizer Vaccine Deal With Texts and Call; [...] European Commission issued a confirmatory decision. It replied to the applicant that the European Commission does not hold any documents corresponding to the description given in the application. [...] On 28 January 2022, the EO (European Ombudsman, n.d.r) issued a decision whereby it considered that the way in which the Commission handled the request by the complainant constituted maladministration. [...] In points 15 and 16 of her recommendation, the EO argues that ‘it is equally clear that Regulation 1049/2001 applies to all documents held by an EU institution, that is, “documents drawn up or received by it and in its possession, in all areas of activity of the European Union”. [...] point 21 of the recommendation states that ‘[w]hether the text messages were part of a formal procedure or whether they committed the Commission in any way, may have a bearing on whether or not they should have been registered in the Commission’s document management system but has no bearing on whether they fall within the scope of the public access rules’. The European Ombudsman recommended “that the Commission should ask the President’s Cabinet to search again for the relevant text messages making it clear that the search should not be limited to registered documents that fulfil the recording criteria”. If any text messages are identified, the Commission should then assess whether public access can be granted to them in line with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- poi, dopo una lunga sfilza di bla bla bla, la Commissione dichiara: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- In the light of the above, the Commission can confirm that the search undertaken by the President’s cabinet for relevant text messages corresponding to the request for access to documents has not yielded any results. [...] due to their short-lived and ephemeral nature, text and instant messages in general do not contain important information relating to policies, activities and decisions of the Commission, nor are they in the possession of the institution. However, in an effort to ensure greater certainty for the Commission in the application of Regulation (EC) N°1049/2001, the Commission intends to issue further guidance on modern communication tools such as text and instant messages. In order to ensure consistency, the Commission will reach out to all the other institutions of the Union and propose that they draw up together guidance for their staff on the use of modern communication tools such as text and instant messages. In this context, the guidance provided by the Secretariat-general of the Council to its staff (note SMART 21/0021 of 28 January 2021) is particularly relevant, since it asks its staff to use messaging apps in a professional context in a restrictive manner, e.g. using text and instant messages only for short-lived, ephemeral chat about public or non-sensitive content; text and instant messages are not to be used for sharing substantive content on sensitive matters. This could be a starting point for such a joint inter-institutional approach. The Ombudsman could equally be invited to participate in those discussions, if she wishes to do so. IV. CONCLUSIONS The European Commission considers that its confirmatory decision was in line with the applicable legislation and the relevant case law on access to documents at the point in time it was taken. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- L'ultimo atto si intitola «Il topolino prova a ruggire e suscita l'ilarità del sovrano» Saluti, 380° P.S.: chiedere i testi dei messaggi direttamente al New York Times no eh? :-O -- 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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AI and Human Rights:
by don Luca Peyron June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022

Buona lettura dl https://alltechishuman.org/ai-human-rights-report _________________________ don Luca Peyron Direttore Ufficio per la Pastorale Universitaria Arcidiocesi di Torino www.universitari.to.it via XX settembre 83, Torino tel. 011 5156239

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How tech giants seduced the EU
by Maurizio Borghi June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022

Georg Riekeles "I saw first-hand how the tech giants seduced the EU" - un articolo interesante sul *Guardian *di oggi che fornisce molti dettagli sull'intensa attività di lobbying (spesso mascherata) esercitata dalle big tech corporations sul legislatore europeo: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/28/i-saw-first-hand-tech… Un saluto a tutti, Maurizio

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Il senso dell'innovazione tecnologica dov'è? lo sappiamo?
by Alessandro Brolpito June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022

Carissimi, Ecco perché, a mio avviso, nello sviluppo di internet e delle tecnologie digitali vi è sempre più bisogno di gruppi di lavoro multidisciplinari... "Alexa, il gadget parlante di Amazon, potrebbe dar voce ai morti. Una breve campionatura, di anche un minuto, da qualsiasi registrazione sarà in grado di clonare la voce di un defunto." - Se Alexa parla con la voce del nostro caro estinto - la Repubblica <https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/06/25/news/se_alexa_parla_con_la_voc…> buon weekend, Alessandro

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Google: Garante privacy stop all’uso degli Analytics. Dati trasferiti negli Usa senza adeguate garanzie
by Giacomo Tesio June 24, 2022

June 24, 2022

E' di ieri ma credo non sia passato ancora in lista: https://www.gpdp.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9782874 ``` Con l’occasione l’Autorità richiama all’attenzione di tutti i gestori italiani di siti web, pubblici e privati, l’illiceità dei trasferimenti effettuati verso gli Stati Uniti attraverso GA, anche in considerazione delle numerose segnalazioni e quesiti che stanno pervenendo all’Ufficio. E invita tutti i titolari del trattamento a verificare la conformità delle modalità di utilizzo di cookie e altri strumenti di tracciamento utilizzati sui propri siti web, con particolare attenzione a Google Analytics e ad altri servizi analoghi, con la normativa in materia di protezione dei dati personali. ``` A chi avesse dubbi sulla liceità di altri trasferimenti o sulla possibilità di rendere compliant Google Analytics (inclusa la versione 4) mi permetto di suggerire la lettura dell'allegato tecnico che abbiamo inviato al Garante due giorni fa [1], insieme alla segnalazione di 3230 Pubbliche Amministrazioni che ancora inviano i dati dei visitatori a Google: https://monitora-pa.it/2022/06/22/Allegato-Tecnico.pdf A presto! Giacomo [1] https://monitora-pa.it/2022/06/22/segnalazione-al-garante.html

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Paper: "The algorithmic management of work: A basic compass"
by J.C. DE MARTIN June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022

*The algorithmic management of work: A basic compass* BAIOCCO Sara; FERNANDEZ MACIAS Enrique Algorithmic management is the use of computer-programmed procedures to coordinate labour. Algorithms can be used in management functions, such as planning, organising, command, coordination and control. Several digital technologies enable algorithmic management. However, algorithmic management always entails organisational and socio-institutional choices, which matter for its development and implications. Algorithmic management is most developed in digital labour platforms. Yet, with the increasing digitisation of processes, it is expanding to other work settings, with potentially disruptive effects. Algorithmic management affects, by definition, work organisation. In turn, it has the potential to transform business models and industrial relations. Ultimately, it can have significant effects on job quality. *Citation:* Baiocco, S. and Fernandez Macias, E., The algorithmic management of work: A basic compass, European Commission, 2022, JRC129819. *Publisher:* European Commission *URI: *https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129819

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"The Federal Bureau of Tweets: Twitter Is Hiring an Alarming Number of FBI Agents"
by J.C. DE MARTIN June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022

*The Federal Bureau of Tweets: Twitter Is Hiring an Alarming Number of FBI Agents ** * June 21st, 2022 By Alan Macleod *SAN FRANCISCO – *Twitter has been on a recruitment drive of late, hiring a host of former feds and spies. Studying a number of employment and recruitment websites, /MintPress/ has ascertained that the social media giant has, in recent years, recruited dozens of individuals from the national security state to work in the fields of security, trust, safety and content. Chief amongst these is the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The FBI is generally known as a domestic security and intelligence force. However, it has recently expanded its remit into cyberspace. “The FBI’s investigative authority is the broadest of all federal law enforcement agencies,” the “About” section of its website <https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/what-are-the-primary-investigative-functions…> informs readers. “The FBI has divided its investigations into a number of programs, such as domestic and international terrorism, foreign counterintelligence [and] cyber crime,” it adds. For example, in 2019, Dawn Burton <https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dawn-B.png> (the former director of Washington operations for Lockheed Martin) was poached from her job as senior innovation advisor to the director at the FBI to become senior director of strategy and operations for legal, public policy, trust and safety at Twitter. The following year, Karen Walsh <https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Karen-Walsh-scaled…> went straight from 21 years at the bureau to become director of corporate resilience at the silicon valley giant. Twitter’s deputy general counsel and vice president of legal, Jim Baker <https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jim-Baker-scaled.j…>, also spent four years at the FBI between 2014 and 2018, where his resumé notes he rose to the role of senior strategic advisor. [...] continua qui: https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number-spooks-secret-…

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Nuovo libro: ‘Internet Diplomacy - Shaping the Global Politics of Cyberspace’
by Mauro SANTANIELLO June 22, 2022

June 22, 2022

Care colleghe e cari colleghi, è stato appena pubblicato ‘Internet Diplomacy - Shaping the Global Politics of Cyberspace’, un volume collettaneo curato da Meryem Marzouki e Andrea Calderaro. Il libro analizza il campo della Global Internet Governance come un nuovo terreno di diplomazia, e nel capitolo introduttivo propone alcuni elementi per una nuova agenda di ricerca. Seguono 10 capitoli organizzati in tre sezioni: Part I: Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue Part II: Internet Governance as a Science Diplomacy Area Part III: Case Studies of Internet Governance Diplomacy. L'indice completo è disponibile qui: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538161180/Internet-Diplomacy-Shaping-the-Global… Una descrizione estesa del libro è disponibile qui: events.gig-arts.eu/gig-arts-book/ Solo il capitolo introduttivo è in open access. Ma è possibile acquistare una copia elettronica con uno sconto del 30% usando il codice promozionale RLFANDF30 sul sito www.rowman.com (fino al 30 giugno). Cordiali saluti, Mauro Mauro Santaniello (PhD) *Professor, Internet Governance and Digital PolicyDirector, Internet & Communication Policy Centre (ICPC)* *Scientific Coordinator, Salerno Winter School on Internet Governance (SWING)* *Visiting Researcher, The United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS)* *Department of Business, Management and Information Systems (DISA-MIS)* *Università degli Studi di Salerno * *Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) - Italy * *E. msantaniello(a)unisa.it <msantaniello(a)unisa.it> * *W. http://docenti.unisa.it/mauro.santaniello <http://docenti.unisa.it/mauro.santaniello>* *Skype: internetpolicy * *T. twitter.com/webvoodoo <http://twitter.com/webvoodoo>* *Recent publications* M.Santaniello (2021) "From Governance Denial to State Regulation: A Controversy-Based Typology of Internet Governance Models." In Haggart B., Tusikov N., Scholte J.A. (eds.) *Power and Authority in Internet Governance. Return of the State? *Routledge. N.Palladino, M.Santaniello (2021).* Legitimacy, Power, and Inequalities in the Multistakeholder Internet Governance. **Analyzing IANA Transition*. Palgrave Macmillan. *Pubblicazioni recenti in italiano* M. Santaniello (2021) "Lower the Top. La sfida alle piattaforme digitali, tra sovranità statuale e saperi sociali". Comunicazionepuntodoc, Numero 25, pp. 45-60. M. Santaniello (2021) "La regolazione delle piattaforme e il principio della sovranità digitale". Rivista di Digital Politics. Vol. 3/2021. pp. 579-600, DOI: 10.53227/103806 M. Santaniello (2021) "Fortezza Internet. L’incastellamento del cyberspazio e il regime feudale della cyber security." In Amoretti F.* Per una cultura della sicurezza democratica* Pag.131-148 Soveria Mannelli Rubbettino. F. Amoretti, M. Santaniello (2021) "Sovranità (con)tese. Le digital corporation nello spazio pubblico globale." In F.Tuccari; G. Borgognone *La sovranità* Pag.175-194 M. Santaniello (2021) "Sunburst. La grande eclissi della cybersecurity Usa." *Rivista di Digital Politics*. Vol. 1/2021. Pag.179-194. F. Amoretti, M. Santaniello (2021), "Partecipazione politica e opinione pubblica online in tempo di crisi." *Iride* Vol. 92. Pag.57-67. F. Amoretti, R. Fittipaldi, M. Santaniello (2021), "Poteri monocratici e comunicazione politica ai tempi della pandemia. Dal governo Conte II al governo Draghi". *Comunicazione politica, n. *3/2021, pp. 333-356.

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NYT: "Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’"
by J.C. DE MARTIN June 22, 2022

June 22, 2022

*Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’* /The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool. / By Kashmir Hill June 21, 2022 For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person’s age, gender and emotional state can be biased, unreliable or invasive — and shouldn’t be sold. Acknowledging some of those criticisms, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it planned to remove those features from its artificial intelligence service for detecting, analyzing and recognizing faces. They will stop being available to new users this week, and will be phased out for existing users within the year. The changes are part of a push by Microsoft for tighter controls of its artificial intelligence products. After a two-year review, a team at Microsoft has developed a “Responsible AI Standard,” a 27-page document that sets out requirements for A.I. systems to ensure they are not going to have a harmful impact on society./ /[...] continua qui: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/technology/microsoft-facial-recognition.… / /

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Memento | 99° Nexa Lunch Seminar | 22 Giugno 2022
by Nexa Media June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022

Gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che *mercoledì 22 giugno*, dalle ore 13.00 alle ore 14.00, si svolgerà online il 99° Nexa Lunch Seminar, con un incontro dal titolo: /*"Sistemi interattivi e medicina, il ruolo dei knowledge graphs per il riconoscimento di entità nel linguaggio naturale"*/. Ospite: *Giuseppe Futia* (Senior Data Scientist presso GraphAware Srl e Fellow Centro Nexa). Sarà possibile partecipare al seminario connettendosi al seguente indirizzo: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Sarà possibile seguire la diretta streaming dell'incontro al seguente link: https://youtu.be/yhj9KIqTkDk Maggiori informazioni sull'evento sono disponibili alla pagina: https://nexa.polito.it/lunch-99 Cordiali saluti,   -- Anita Botta Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino – DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ mail: anita.botta(a)polito.it tel: 011 090 7219

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