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Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy - new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in collaboration with the Berkman Center

by J.C. DE MARTIN

=============================================== /The Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Youth and Media Project are pleased to share a new report, the first in a series discussing issues of youth and privacy in collaboration with the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The Youth and Media Team has put together a fun video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3vZJmdqpM&list=PL823EFB31F6790E2C&index=1…> sharing data and findings from the report./ /A full press release follows:/ WASHINGTON (November 20, 2012) - Most parents of teenagers are concerned about what their teenage children do online and how their behavior could be monitored by others. Some parents are taking steps to observe, discuss, and check up on their children’s digital footprints, according to a new survey <http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Teens-and-Privacy.aspx> by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Among the survey’s key findings: * 81% of parents of online teens say they are concerned about _how much information advertisers can learn about their child’s online behavior_, with some 46% being “very” concerned. * 72% of parents of online teens are concerned about _how their child interacts online with people they do not know_, with some 53% of parents being “very” concerned. * 69% of parents of online teens are concerned about _how their child’s online activity might affect their future academic or employment opportunities_, with some 44% being “very” concerned about that. * 69% of parents of online teens are concerned about _how their child manages his or her reputation online_, with some 49% being “very” concerned about that. * Some of these expressions of concern are particularly acute for the parents of younger teens; 63% of parents of teens ages 12-13 say they are “very” concerned about their child’s interactions with people they do not know online and 57% say they are “very” concerned about how their child manages his or her reputation online. “There is a growing policy discussion about how government should act in an environment where personal information—about both children and adults—is widely collected, analyzed and shared as a new form of currency in the digital economy,” said Mary Madden, Research Associate for the Project and a co-author of the report. “Parents are anxious about a wide range of online risks for their children, but it is particularly striking that their current level of worry about data collection by advertisers meets or exceeds other concerns about their child’s online activity.” A notable number of parents, especially parents of younger teens, are taking steps to act on these concerns: * 59% of the parents of teen users of social networking sites (SNS) have _talked with their child because they were concerned about something posted to their profile or account_. (That translates to 46% of parents of all online teens.) * 39% of the parents of teen users of SNS have _helped their child set up privacy settings for a social networking site. (That translates to 31% of parents of all online teens.)_ In addition to such direct interventions, some parents are monitoring their children on family computers and in online searches: * 50% of parents of online teens (not just the teens who use SNS) have _used parental controls or other means of blocking, filtering, or monitoring their child’s online activities—a number that has remained almost unchanged since last year_. * 42% of parents of online teens have _searched for their child’s name online to see what information is available about him or her_. * In addition to these activities, 44% of parents of online teens say they have taken the step of _reading the privacy policies of websites or social networking sites that their child is using_. The survey also finds that a growing number of parents are becoming social media users themselves: * 66% of all parents who have a child between the ages of 12-17, say they use a social networking site, up from 58% in 2011. * There is great variation according to the parent’s age; 82% of parents under age 40 say they use SNS, while only 61% of parents over age 40 use the sites. * Mothers and fathers are equally likely to use SNS, but parents who are college-educated exhibit higher levels of engagement with social media. While parents may forge connections with their teens on social media in order to passively observe them, many are also actively engaging with their children and making their presence known. Half (50%) of parents who use social media (and who also have teens who use the sites) say they have commented or responded directly to something that was posted to their child’s profile or account. Mothers and fathers of children of all ages and across all demographic groups are equally as likely to engage with their child’s profile in this way. “Teens, in turn, have mixed feelings about being friends with their parents on social networking sites like Facebook. Some teens like the fact that they are friends with their family members. Other young users prefer not to friend their parents, but do it anyway because it is expected from them. And yet others keep their profiles secret or restrict parents’ access to information,” said Sandra Cortesi, Director of the Youth and Media Project at the Berkman Center and a contributor to this report. The findings of the study are detailed in a new report called, “Parents, Teens and Online Privacy” that is the result of a collaboration between the Pew Internet Project and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. The data are based on a nationally representative phone survey of 802 parents and their 802 teens ages 12-17, conducted between July 26 and September 30, 2012. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cell phones. The margin of error for the full sample is ± 4.5 percentage points. This report includes quotes gathered through a series of exploratory in-person focus group interviews about privacy and digital media conducted by the Berkman Center’s Youth and Media Lab between May and December 2011. The team conducted 16 focus group interviews with roughly 120 students. * About the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project * The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project <http://pewinternet.org/About-Us.aspx> is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Project produces reports exploring the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the Internet through surveys that examine how Americans use the Internet and how their activities affect their lives. *About the Berkman Center for Internet & Society* The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/> is a research program founded to recognize, study, and engage the most difficult problems of the digital age and to share in their resolution in ways that advance the public interest. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates. Fundamental to its work is the study of the relationship between digital technologies and democratic values, including civic participation, access to knowledge, and the free flow of information. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/>. *Media contacts* Mary Madden: mmadden(a)pewinternet.org <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=mmadden@pewinternet.org> and 202-419-4515 -- Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youthandmediaberkmancenter Sign up for our mailing list: http://www.youthandmedia.org <http://www.youthandmedia.org/> Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/YouthandMedia Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandraCortesi

Nov. 20, 2012

"What Filesharing Studies Really Say – Conclusions and Links"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

We’ve just finished out lengthy series on what file-sharing studies really have to say about file-sharing. The series has drawn quite a lot of attention, so, we felt the need to cap off this series with some final thoughts and a list of links to all the studies and more. First, for those wanting a complete list with sources, here it is: (We would like to note that our sources of these studies very likely differs from the ones mentioned below) *Part 1 – Litigation a Failure? <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/100847/what-filesharing-studies-really-say-par…>*: Study: Impact of Legal Threats on Online Music Sharing Activity: An Analysis of Music Industry Legal Actions Year: 2006 Journal: Journal of Law and Economics Source <http://www.warsystems.hu/wp-content/uploads_bodo/Impact%20of%20Legal%20Thre…>(PDF) [...] Continua qui: http://www.zeropaid.com/news/100921/what-filesharing-studies-really-say-con…

Nov. 20, 2012

Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18.30 - Scientifically Verifiable Broadband Policy

by Giuseppe Futia

Scientifically Verifiable Broadband Policy http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2012/11/mlab *Meredith Whittaker, Google Research Thomas Gideon, Open Technology Institute* Today, 6.30 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Measurement Lab (M-Lab) is a collaborative effort founded by Vint Cerf and a large body of network researchers, dedicated to creating an Internet-scale ecosystem for truly open network measurement. In the policy space, this means the facts can speak for themselves, and the rhetoric can adapt. To make this happen, Measurement Lab allows researchers the ability to run open source broadband measurement tools on well-managed, near global infrastructure. All data collected by these tools is made publicly available. This public repository of M-Lab data comprises by far the biggest such resource on the planet (and other planets, I assume), with over 600 terabytes of raw, real-world, globally comparable network measurement data (!!). This data is being used by researchers as the basis for peer-reviewed papers furthering network science. It's also being used by governments and national regulators. Canada recently joined Greece, the US, and the European Union in choosing M-Lab and M-Lab's open data as the backbone of their upcoming broadband study. M-Lab's creates a model in which scientists, policy-makers, and consumers have access to good information drawn from the same pool of open, scientifically-sound broadband performance data. This means that conclusions made based on these data are verifiable, and that debate can focus on data, not hearsay. Very cool, right? So come learn about M-Lab's tools, M-Lab's data, how M-Lab is creating a paradigm for collaborative science as the foundation for good, data-based policy. About Meredith Meredith Whittaker is a Program Manager for Google Research. She leads initiatives related to Internet measurement, including managing Google's involvement in the M-Lab project, measurementlab.net. In this capacity she has worked closely with the academic community, policy-makers, consumer advocates, and national regulators across the globe to advise on scientifically verifiable broadband measurement and policy. She is also a frequent conference speaker, covering the intersection of Internet science and policy. Meredith has a background in literature and psychoanalytic theory. She joined Google in 2006 after completing her degree at UC Berkeley. About Thomas Thomas Gideon is the technical director for the Open Technology Institute at New America Foundation. As technical director, he is responsible for managing and supporting technological and data driven policy interventions, including the Commotion mesh wireless networking project, which focuses on connecting communities that are under served and at risk, and Measurement Lab, a network measurement research platform that has produced the largest cache of open broadband performance data on the planet. He also provides technical expertise to collaborate on issues around privacy, security, copyright, digital media and DRM. Links * MLab Website <http://measurementlab.net/> * MLab Video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIVMfBP4So&feature=youtu.be>

Nov. 20, 2012

Economist: " Lurk no more - Internet censorship in Russia"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Internet censorship in Russia Lurk no more Nov 16th 2012, 18:26 by J.Y. | MOSCOW ON NOVEMBER 11th Russian internet-users began to notice that Lurkmore, a sometimes funny, often vulgar website with a cult following, was no longer accessible. Lurkmore <http://lurkmore.to> (pictured) is a user-generated encyclopedia, a Russian-language wiki Wikipedia focusing on obscure internet jokes and memes, or what its co-founder, Dmitry Homak, calls "the kind of stuff said by the characters on SouthPark". Although no one had officially told Mr Homak anything, it soon became clear that the site had fallen into the Russian government's "Single Register" of web content to be banned under a law passed by the Duma in June. [...] Continua qui: http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/11/internet-censorshi…

Nov. 19, 2012

EduEDA - The EDUcational Encyclopedia of Digital Arts

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Nov. 19, 2012

R: R: UK Government: Digital by Default

by G.Battista Frontera

...sempre meglio di noi, con cure da cavallo recessive ed inseguitori di farfalle bancario/finanziarie. C'è ancora qualcuno che ha il coraggio di difendere l'attuale situazione come memento ad una risurrezione? Qualcuno ha letto cosa dice la Corte dei Conti dell'attività del Governo? Scusate l'OT da me innescato, ma penso che NON si possa rimanere fuori da certi argomenti anche su questa lista, il disastro è diventato troppo grande ed assistiamo ad una distruzione quotidiana del tessuto socio-economico italiano. Scusate ma sono troppo icazzato! Con questo chiudo e mi auto-modero NON toccando più l'argomento. _____ Da: Diego Giorio [mailto:dgiorio@hotmail.com] Inviato: domenica 18 novembre 2012 21.15 A: G.Battista Frontera Oggetto: RE: [nexa] R: UK Government: Digital by Default A parte che non credo sia il nostro PIL il principale ostacolo ad un serio piano di sviluppo digitale, non sono esperto in economia, ma, da quel che leggo, l'UK ha un PIL stabile o negativo, una volta sottratto l'effetto olimpiadi, che non potrà essere confermato nei prossimi trimestri > From: gb.frontera(a)virtualia.it > To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:02:02 +0100 > Subject: [nexa] R: UK Government: Digital by Default > > ....solo che il loro PIL è a +1 ed hanno ancora sovranità monetaria ed > economiche. A buon intenditor....... :-/ > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it > [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di > Stefano(a)Quintarelli.it > Inviato: domenica 18 novembre 2012 20.40 > A: demartin(a)polito.it > Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Oggetto: Re: [nexa] UK Government: Digital by Default > > > mi ricorda qualcosa... > ;-) > ------- Messaggio originale ------- > > Da: J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > > A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > Inviato: 18.11.'12, 18:27 > > > > UK Government: Digital by Default > > November 17, 2012 > > By SGV > > > > The UK's Government Digital Strategy, released by the Cabinet Office on > November 6, 2012, uses a list of principles and concrete actions to build a > framework for re-engineering government. > > At the release of the strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis > Maude, stated: Britain is in a global race and that's why we need to have a > modern, efficient, digital-by-default public services that are fit for the > 21st Century. > > > > [...] > > > > > > The 11 central principles informing the Digital Strategy follow: > > > > 1. Improve departmental digital leadership - Proven leadership in > digital transformation. > > 2. Develop digital capability throughout the civil service - Becoming a > digital civil service. > > 3. Redesign transactional services to meet a new digital by default > service standard - Digital services so good that all who can use them, > prefer to use them. > > 4. Complete the transition to GOV.UK - Simpler, clearer and faster for > users. > > 5. Increase the number of people who use digital services - More users, > using more services, more often. > > 6. Provide consistent services for people who have rarely or never been > online -Services for everyone entitled to them. > > 7. Broaden the range of those tendering to supply digital services > including more small and medium sized enterprises - Get the best bidders > bidding. > > 8. Build common technology platforms for digital by default services > - Develop on platforms, not in silos. > > 9. Remove unnecessary legislative barriers - A letter shouldn't have to > be on paper. > > 10. Base service decisions on accurate and timely management information > - Data trumps intuition. > > 11. Improve the way that the government makes policy and communicates > with people - Open policy making will become the default. > > > > [...] > > > > Continua qui: > > http://www.openinggovernment.org/uk-government-digital-by-default/ > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Nov. 19, 2012

R: UK Government: Digital by Default

by G.Battista Frontera

....solo che il loro PIL è a +1 ed hanno ancora sovranità monetaria ed economiche. A buon intenditor....... :-/ -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Stefano(a)Quintarelli.it Inviato: domenica 18 novembre 2012 20.40 A: demartin(a)polito.it Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] UK Government: Digital by Default mi ricorda qualcosa... ;-) ------- Messaggio originale ------- > Da: J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Inviato: 18.11.'12, 18:27 > > UK Government: Digital by Default > November 17, 2012 > By SGV > > The UK's Government Digital Strategy, released by the Cabinet Office on November 6, 2012, uses a list of principles and concrete actions to build a framework for re-engineering government. > At the release of the strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, stated: Britain is in a global race and that's why we need to have a modern, efficient, digital-by-default public services that are fit for the 21st Century. > > [...] > > > The 11 central principles informing the Digital Strategy follow: > > 1. Improve departmental digital leadership - Proven leadership in digital transformation. > 2. Develop digital capability throughout the civil service - Becoming a digital civil service. > 3. Redesign transactional services to meet a new digital by default service standard - Digital services so good that all who can use them, prefer to use them. > 4. Complete the transition to GOV.UK - Simpler, clearer and faster for users. > 5. Increase the number of people who use digital services - More users, using more services, more often. > 6. Provide consistent services for people who have rarely or never been online -Services for everyone entitled to them. > 7. Broaden the range of those tendering to supply digital services including more small and medium sized enterprises - Get the best bidders bidding. > 8. Build common technology platforms for digital by default services - Develop on platforms, not in silos. > 9. Remove unnecessary legislative barriers - A letter shouldn't have to be on paper. > 10. Base service decisions on accurate and timely management information - Data trumps intuition. > 11. Improve the way that the government makes policy and communicates with people - Open policy making will become the default. > > [...] > > Continua qui: > http://www.openinggovernment.org/uk-government-digital-by-default/ _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Nov. 18, 2012

Re: [nexa] UK Government: Digital by Default

by Stefano＠Quintarelli.it

mi ricorda qualcosa... ;-) ------- Messaggio originale ------- > Da: J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Inviato: 18.11.'12, 18:27 > > UK Government: Digital by Default > November 17, 2012 > By SGV > > The UK's Government Digital Strategy, released by the Cabinet Office on November 6, 2012, uses a list of principles and concrete actions to build a framework for re-engineering government. > At the release of the strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, stated: “Britain is in a global race and that's why we need to have a modern, efficient, digital-by-default public services that are fit for the 21st Century”. > > [...] > > > The 11 central principles informing the Digital Strategy follow: > > 1. Improve departmental digital leadership - “Proven leadership in digital transformation.” > 2. Develop digital capability throughout the civil service - “Becoming a digital civil service.” > 3. Redesign transactional services to meet a new digital by default service standard - “Digital services so good that all who can use them, prefer to use them.” > 4. Complete the transition to GOV.UK - “Simpler, clearer and faster for users.” > 5. Increase the number of people who use digital services - “More users, using more services, more often.” > 6. Provide consistent services for people who have rarely or never been online -“Services for everyone entitled to them.” > 7. Broaden the range of those tendering to supply digital services including more small and medium sized enterprises - “Get the best bidders bidding.” > 8. Build common technology platforms for digital by default services - “Develop on platforms, not in silos.” > 9. Remove unnecessary legislative barriers - “A letter shouldn't have to be on paper.” > 10. Base service decisions on accurate and timely management information - “Data trumps intuition.” > 11. Improve the way that the government makes policy and communicates with people - “Open policy making will become the default.” > > [...] > > Continua qui: http://www.openinggovernment.org/uk-government-digital-by-default/

Nov. 18, 2012

Neubot 0.4.15.6 released

by Simone Basso

Neubot 0.4.15.6 released http://neubot.org/neubot-0.4.15.6 Version 0.4.15.6 is the latest generally-available stable release of Neubot, distributed for Ubuntu >= 11.04, MacOSX >= 10.6, Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 and FreeBSD, as well as in source format. Here's what changed in less than 140 characters: this is a patch release with raw test improvements and miscellaneous tweaks. Install, upgrade instructions at <http://neubot.org/download>. Read on for more details. This release contains 12 commits by 1 author. The diffstat says: 34 changed files with 475 additions and 177 deletions. Here is the list of what changed and why: * Raw test: save more application level data. The receiver side of the test has been modified to collect more application level data. This is likely to use a bit more CPU, but collecting this data is worth the effort, since it should allow to guess some network properties, like the bottleneck capacity and the end-to-end packet loss rate. Specifically, the new code saves the timestamp and amount of data read by each recv(). * Remove support for custom user name. This support for custom user name was a bad decision: too much flexibility for such a small project. Indeed, it bited quite hard, since the first 0.4.15.5 Debian package was broken by an implementation error in this new feature (not to mention the problems it created with FreeBSD, where it caused Neubot to run as root). I could have fixed that, but reflecting a bit more on it, I decided it was optional complexity that we don't actually need in tree. Thanks to Matteo Castelli, Gabriele Bianchi and Joey Stanford for reporting the bug, and to Thierry Thomas (FreeBSD) for the related discussion. * Two or three more small cleanups and fixes. Diff since previous version here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/compare/0.4.15.5...0.4.15.6 Commit history here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/commits/0.4.15.6 SHA256sums here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/wiki/sha256 Errata here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/wiki/errata Data here: http://www.neubot.org/data http://data.neubot.org/ Roadmap here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/wiki/roadmap -- Simone Basso http://nexa.polito.it/people/sbasso bassosimone(a)gmail.com simone.basso(a)polito.it

Nov. 18, 2012

UK Government: Digital by Default

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*UK Government: Digital by Default* November 17, 2012 By SGV The UK's Government Digital Strategy, released by the Cabinet Office on November 6, 2012, uses a list of principles and concrete actions to build a framework for re-engineering government. At the release of the strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, stated: "Britain is in a global race and that's why we need to have a modern, efficient, digital-by-default public services that are fit for the 21st Century". [...] The 11 central principles informing the Digital Strategy follow: 1. *Improve departmental digital leadership --*"Proven leadership in digital transformation." 2. *Develop digital capability throughout the civil service --*"Becoming a digital civil service." 3. *Redesign transactional services to meet a new digital by default service standard --*"Digital services so good that all who can use them, prefer to use them." 4. *Complete the transition to GOV.UK --*"Simpler, clearer and faster for users." 5. *Increase the number of people who use digital services --*"More users, using more services, more often." 6. *Provide consistent services for people who have rarely or never been online --*"Services for everyone entitled to them." 7. *Broaden the range of those tendering to supply digital services including more small and medium sized enterprises --*"Get the best bidders bidding." 8. *Build common technology platforms for digital by default services --*"Develop on platforms, not in silos." 9. *Remove unnecessary legislative barriers --*"A letter shouldn't have to be on paper." 10. *Base service decisions on accurate and timely management information --*"Data trumps intuition." 11. *Improve the way that the government makes policy and communicates with people --*"Open policy making will become the default." [...] Continua qui: http://www.openinggovernment.org/uk-government-digital-by-default/

Nov. 18, 2012