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DALL-E 2’s Failures Are the Most Interesting Thing About It
by Vetro' Antonio Sept. 14, 2022

Sept. 14, 2022

OpenAI’s text-to-image generator still struggles with text, science, faces, and bias: https://spectrum.ieee.org/openai-dall-e-2 Pare che in questo campo la disintermediazione sia ancora poco efficace. I limiti paiono quelli strutturali noti dell’ IA/ML, ma i futuri sviluppi non sono conoscibili. Purtroppo il sistema non è testabile apertamente dalla comunità scientifica, e le prove sono solo ristrette a pochi inviti . A. (articolo in realtà di metà luglio, ma la rivista cartacea per gli iscritti IEEE arriva un po’ dopo…)

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Memento | 154° Mercoledì di Nexa | 14 Settembre 2022, ore 17.00
by Stefano Trumpy Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, 2022

Gentilissimi, vi ricordiamo che mercoledì 14 settembre, dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 19.00, si terrà il 154° Mercoledì di Nexa, con la presentazione del libro "La politica dei dati. Il governo delle nuove tecnologie tra diritto, economia e società" <https://www.mimesisedizioni.it/libro/9788857590349>, secondo volume della collana Tecnologie emergenti e diritto (Mimesis Edizioni) diretta da Eleonora Bassi e Ugo Pagallo. L'incontro sarà presentato da Eleonora Bassi (Fellow del Centro Nexa e Fellow dell'Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo), con la partecipazione dei curatori e autori del volume. L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE. SEDE FISICA dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. STANZA VIRTUALE dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent <https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent> Di seguito maggiori informazioni sull'evento: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-154 <https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-154> Grazie per l'attenzione, 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/ <https://nexa.polito.it/> mail: anita.botta(a)polito.it <mailto:anita.botta@polito.it> tel: 011 090 7219 _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

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"96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, 2022

*96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find* /Some of the first data on user behavior exceeds advertisers' worst fears./ Samuel Axon - 5/7/2021, 8:59 PM https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/96-of-us-users-opt-out-of-app-track…

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Google faces €25bn lawsuit in UK and EU over digital advertising
by Alberto Cammozzo Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, 2022

Se le cifre sono corrette e le stime attendibili, parliamo del 10% del ricavo globale annuo di G. del 2021. Un importo non simbolico: vediamo come si sviluppa. <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/13/google-lawsuit-uk-eu-dig…> Google faces a €25bn (£21.6bn) lawsuit in the UK and EU that accuses the tech firm of anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising market. The company, which is a key player in the online ad market as well as being a dominant force in search, is accused of abusing its power in the ad tech market, which coordinates the sale of online advertising space between publishers and advertisers. “Publishers, including local and national news media who play a vital role in our society, have long been harmed by Google’s anticompetitive conduct,” said Damien Geradin, of the Belgian law firm Geradin Partners which is involved in the EU case. “It is time that Google owns up to its responsibilities and pays back the damages it has caused to this important industry. That is why today we are announcing these actions across two jurisdictions to obtain compensation for EU and UK publishers.” The UK law firm Humphries Kerstetter is planning to bring a case to the Competition Appeal Tribunal over the next month, although the process could take years to reach a conclusion. The UK competition watchdog is also investigating Google’s power in the digital advertising technology market. Toby Starr, a partner at Humphries Kerstetter, said the claim, which aims to recover advertising revenue lost due to Google’s allegedly anticompetitive behaviour over a period of years, would not just be aimed at benefiting news sites. “This important claim will represent a class of victims of Google’s anti-competitive conduct in ad tech who have collectively lost an estimated £7bn. This includes news websites up and down the country with large daily readerships as well as the thousands of small business owners who depend on advertising revenue – be it from their fishing website, food blog, football fanzine or other online content they have spent time creating and publishing.” The UK claim will be “opt out”, meaning that affected parties will be automatically treated as part of the claim, while the EU claim will be lodged in the Netherlands will be “opt in”, meaning would-be claimants need to apply to join the suit. Starr said he expected “many thousands” of parties in the UK to be part of the claim. The combined suits are seeking total compensation that, according to estimates from legal representatives, could reach €25bn. The suits are being financed by litigation firms in the UK and the Netherlands, which take a cut of any proceeds from a successful case. Contacted for comment, Google referred the Guardian to its statement on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation, which said: “Advertising tools from Google and many competitors help websites and apps fund their content, and help businesses of all sizes effectively reach their customers. Google’s tools alone have supported an estimated £55bn in economic activity for more than 700,000 businesses in the UK and when publishers choose to use our advertising services, they keep the majority of revenue. We will continue to work with the CMA to answer their questions and share the details on how our systems work.

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Memento | 154° Mercoledì di Nexa | 14 Settembre 2022, ore 17.00
by Nexa Media Sept. 12, 2022

Sept. 12, 2022

Gentilissimi, vi ricordiamo che *mercoledì 14 settembre*, *dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 19.00*, si terrà il *154° Mercoledì di Nexa*, con la presentazione del libro "La politica dei dati. Il governo delle nuove tecnologie tra diritto, economia e società" <https://www.mimesisedizioni.it/libro/9788857590349>, secondo volume della collana /Tecnologie emergenti e diritto/ (Mimesis Edizioni) diretta da Eleonora Bassi e Ugo Pagallo. L'incontro sarà presentato da *Eleonora Bassi* (Fellow del Centro Nexa e Fellow dell'Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo), con la partecipazione dei *curatori e autori del volume*. _*L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE.*_ *SEDE FISICA* dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. *STANZA VIRTUALE* dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Di seguito maggiori informazioni sull'evento: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-154 Grazie per l'attenzione, 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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Surveillance Has Become a Way of Life
by maurizio lana Sept. 12, 2022

Sept. 12, 2022

sulla riduzione /scomparsa negli USA degli spazi pubblici come spazi di libertà di movimento non controllato /20 Years After 9/11, Surveillance Has Become a Way of Life/ https://www.wired.com/story/20-years-after-911-surveillance-has-become-a-wa… "In the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, we heard patriotic platitudes from those who promised to “defend democracy.” But in the ensuing years, their defense became democracy’s greatest threat, reconstructing cities as security spaces. ... Recent years have brought unprecedented pushback against the post-9/11 surveillance state, as cities across the country seek to reassert civilian control over every aspect of policing, including surveillance. Here, in New York, this led to last year’s passage of the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act, the first surveillance reforms in a generation. The POST Act may have only been a modest first step toward transparency, but it’s already paying dividends, as with last month’s revelations of a $159 million slush fund. This may be the inflection point when we realize just how walled-off we’ve become, and begin dismantling the systems that track and segregate us." di fronte ad una libidine del peggio a cui spesso è difficile sottrarsi, questo articolo ha un piglio differente perché alla descrizione associa l'argomentazione. Maurizio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ apriti cielo per chi non ha bandiera per chi non ha preghiera per chi cammina dondolando nella sera mannarino, apriti cielo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maurizio Lana - 347 7370925

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GAO - Cybersecurity: Kick-Starting the Office of the National Cyber Director
by Diego.Latella Sept. 12, 2022

Sept. 12, 2022

GAO - Cybersecurity: Kick-Starting the Office of the National Cyber Director https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-105502?utm_campaign=usgao_email&utm_con… D -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR/ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it [1]) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) CNR/GI-STS (http://gists.pi.cnr.it) https://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, fax: +390506212040 =================== The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than compulsion; if in the process we learn how to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task. Above all, remember your humanity. -- Sir Joseph Rotblat Links: ------ [1] http://www.isti.cnr.it

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accesso a pubblicazioni e dati scientifici - US President
by Giuseppe Attardi Sept. 9, 2022

Sept. 9, 2022

Il presidente degli USA ha stabilito che entro il 2025 tutte le pubblicazioni finanziate con fondi pubblici siano rese pubblicamente disponibili gratuitamente e i dati scientifici utilizzati in quelle pubblicazioni siano resi disponibili e accessibili gratuitamente contemporaneamente alla pubblicazione. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-A… — Beppe

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Facebook Engineers: We Have No Idea Where We Keep All Your Personal Data
by Giacomo Tesio Sept. 7, 2022

Sept. 7, 2022

In March, two veteran Facebook engineers found themselves grilled about the company’s sprawling data collection operations in a hearing for the ongoing lawsuit over the mishandling of private user information stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The hearing, a transcript of which was recently unsealed, was aimed at resolving one crucial issue: What information, precisely, does Facebook store about us, and where is it? The engineers’ response will come as little relief to those concerned with the company’s stewardship of billions of digitized lives: They don’t know. [...] “I don’t believe there’s a single person that exists who could answer that question,” replied Eugene Zarashaw, a Facebook engineering director. “It would take a significant team effort to even be able to answer that question.” [...] The remarks in the hearing echo those found in an internal document leaked to Motherboard earlier this year detailing how the internal engineering dysfunction at Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, makes compliance with data privacy laws an impossibility. “We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data, and thus we can’t confidently make controlled policy changes or external commitments such as ‘we will not use X data for Y purpose,’” the 2021 document read. [...] https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/facebook-personal-data-no-accountabilit… Personalmente sono convinto che giochino la carta del fare gli idioti per non pagare pegno, ma di buono c'è che dopo dichiarazioni come queste, nessun DPO potrà sostenere che l'uso dei servizi di Facebook fornisca "adeguate garanzie di protezione dei dati personali". In altri termini, tutti i Titolari che usano i servizi di Facebook sono responsabili di aver violato come minimo l'articolo 28 del GDPR. Voglio proprio vedere cosa si inventeranno questa volta... :-) Giacomo

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VK Baden-Württemberg - 1 VK 23/22
by Giacomo Tesio Sept. 7, 2022

Sept. 7, 2022

The Procurement Chamber of Baden-Württemberg held that a company had to be excluded from a public procurement procedure, as its offer violated the GDPR. This is because compliance with data protection law was a requirement of the tender. The Chamber held that the offer contained an unlawful transfer of customer data to a third country (their parent company located in the U.S.), as it could be accessed by the parent company. https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=VK_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg_-_1_VK_23/22 Giacomo

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