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Bloomberg: «Russia invades Ukraina» inadvertently published
by 380° Feb. 8, 2022

Feb. 8, 2022

Buongiorno nexiane, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-04/statement-on-publishing-… --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Statement on Publishing Error Bloomberg News 5 febbraio 2022, 00:19 CET We prepare headlines for many scenarios and the headline “Russia Invades Ukraine” was inadvertently published around 4 p.m. ET today on our website. We deeply regret the error. The headline has been removed and we are investigating the cause. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Forse uno zelante redattore ha inavvertitamente fatto click sul bottone sbagliato per colpa dell'ansia di battere sul tempo i concorrenti?!? Saremmo davvero curiosi di venire a conoscenza dei risultati dell'indagine sulle cause Dell'incidente al momento parlano pochi media, mi pare: - https://www.rt.com/russia/548394-bloomberg-russia-invades-ukraine/ - https://nypost.com/2022/02/04/bloomberg-accidentally-reports-that-russia-in… il link redirigeva ad una "error page" (404?): che razza di CMS usano in Bloomberg?!? ...ma /soprattutto/, come diavolo è possibile che un colosso delle notizie abbia preparato /solo/ i titoli e non l'articolo?!? Come si chiamerebbe 'sto genere di articoli: coccodilli geopolitici? Saluti, 380° -- 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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della serie #avevoaltriprogrammi 😘
by Anna Masera Feb. 8, 2022

Feb. 8, 2022

Cari amici Nexiani dal 21 febbraio sarò a Brescia, ma a Torino tengo casa e un pezzo di cuore resta a voi…continuerò a seguirvi con attenzione! https://www.primaonline.it/2022/02/06/344425/anna-masera-vice-direttore-web… Un abbraccio Anna Masera Inviato da iPhone

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Peter Thiel, PayPal founder and Trump ally, to step down from Meta board | Facebook | The Guardian
by Alberto Cammozzo Feb. 8, 2022

Feb. 8, 2022

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/07/peter-thiel-meta-faceboo…> Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, is stepping down from the board of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, after 17 years. Thiel, Facebook’s longest-serving board member and a major donor to the Republican party, plans to focus on backing Donald Trump’s allies in the November midterm elections, according to the New York Times. He recently donated $10m each to the Senate campaigns of Blake Masters, who is running for a seat in Arizona, and JD Vance, who is running in Ohio. Masters is the chief operating officer of Thiel’s family office and Vance used to work at one of Thiel’s venture funds. Thiel has long been a controversial figure on Facebook’s 10-person board, particularly as one of a few major tech figures who vocally supported Trump. Thiel, who donated millions of dollars to Trump’s campaign and served on the ex-president’s transition team, was seen by critics as a part of the reason Facebook did not take down Trump’s posts that violated its community standards. Thiel is a close confidant of Zuckerberg’s. He accompanied him to a private dinner with Trump in 2019 and has successfully advocated he withstand pressure to take political speech and ads off the platform. But recently he has publicly criticized Facebook’s content moderation decisions, saying he’d “take QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theories any day over a Ministry of Truth”. Thiel joined Facebook’s board in 2005, a year after the company was founded and seven years before its made its debut on Wall Street. The company said on Monday that he would stay on until Meta’s next shareholder meeting later this year, where he would not stand for re-election. “Peter has been a valuable member of our board and I’m deeply grateful for everything he’s done for our company,” said Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, in a statement. “Peter is truly an original thinker who you can bring your hardest problems and get unique suggestions.” In a statement on Monday, Thiel called Zuckerberg “one of the great entrepreneurs of our time” and praised his “intelligence, energy and conscientiousness”.

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Meta's threats are a huge opportunity. The EU must NOT waste them
by M. Fioretti Feb. 8, 2022

Feb. 8, 2022

La mia proposta di accogliere calorosamente e celermente le "minacce" di Meta, per fare finalmente la cosa giusta. https://stop.zona-m.net/2022/02/metas-threats-are-a-huge-opportunity.-the-e… -- Help me write my NEXT MILLION WORDS for digital awareness: https://stop.zona-m.net/2021/10/funding-2021-2022/

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Meta says it may shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe
by Alberto Cammozzo Feb. 7, 2022

Feb. 7, 2022

<https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/07/meta-threatens-to-shut-down-facebo…> Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe, parent company Meta has said. The issue comes down to European data regulations that prevent Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, from transferring, storing and processing Europeans’ data on US-based servers. In its *annual report* <https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001326801/14039b47-2e2f-4054-9dc…> to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the country’s financial authority, Meta warned last Thursday that if no new framework is adopted and the company could no longer use the current model of agreements it would probably have to walk away from the continent. Meta stated that processing user data between countries is crucial for business and advert targeting. "If we are unable to transfer data between and among countries and regions in which we operate, or if we are restricted from sharing data among our products and services, it could affect our ability to provide our services, the manner in which we provide our services or our ability to target ads," the statement read. Meta clarified that it thinks it will be able to reach a new agreement this year but if it does not, it stated: "We will likely be unable to offer a number of our most significant products and services, including Facebook and Instagram, in Europe". Meta could previously use a data transfer framework called Privacy Shield as the legal basis to carry out transatlantic data transfers. But In July 2020, the European Court of Justice annulled the treaty due to violations of data protection. The bloc's highest legal authority argued the standard does not adequately protect European citizens’ privacy. As a result, US companies were restricted in sending European user data to the US and have had to rely on SCCs (standard contractual clauses). The EU and US have said they are working on a new or updated version of the treaty. *How has the European Commission reacted?* "Securing a new arrangement for safe transatlantic data flows is a priority for us and our US partners," a European Commission spokesperson told Euronews Next via email. The negotiations have intensified in the past months, with discussions at a technical and political level. This includes regular contacts between Commissioner Reynders and his counterpart, US Secretary for Commerce, Gina Raimondo, they added. "Only an arrangement that is fully compliant with the requirements set by the EU court can deliver the stability and legal certainty stakeholders expect on both sides of the Atlantic. "These negotiations take some time, given also the complexity of the issues discussed and the need to strike a balance between privacy and national security". *What has Meta said?* "We have absolutely no desire and no plans to withdraw from Europe, but the simple reality is that Meta, and many other businesses, organisations and services, rely on data transfers between the EU and the US in order to operate global services," a Meta spokesperson told Euronews Next in a statement. Like other companies, Meta said it had followed European rules and relied on Standard Contractual Clauses, and appropriate data safeguards to operate a global service. "Fundamentally, businesses need clear, global rules to protect transatlantic data flows over the long term, and like more than 70 other companies across a wide range of industries, we are closely monitoring the potential impact on our European operations as these developments progress,” the spokesperson added. Nick Clegg, Meta’s Vice President of Global Affairs, argued in 2020 Europe without Facebook and Instagram would be detrimental to a lot of businesses in the EU. "Thousands of European and US businesses rely on the safe and legal transfer of data between jurisdictions. International data transfers underpin the global economy and support many of the services that are fundamental to our daily lives," Clegg said in a *statement* <https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/securing-the-long-term-stability-of-cross…>. Last week, Meta’s financial report saw its stock plummet by 25 per cent after the social media giant lost daily active users for the first time in its history.

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ID2020 - Digital Health ID RFP
by 380° Feb. 7, 2022

Feb. 7, 2022

Buonasera nexiane, parliamo foucaultianamente di tecnologia biopolitica? Mi scuso se per caso ripeto cose già riportate, ma non trovo riferimenti in lista (negli ultimi due anni); mi scuso anche per la lunghezza del messaggio ma non riesco a sintetizzare di più Un gruppo di aziende private (sponsorizzato da UNHCR) sta cercando di risolvere il gravissimo affronto ai diritti umani rappresentato dall'impossibilità di molte persone sfortunate, a partire dai neonati, di poter /biometricamente certificare/ la propria identità /connessa/ al proprio stato di vaccinazione (e salute in generale mi pare di capire); in tutto questo i genitori /mi pare/ possono solo adeguarsi secondo i proponenti Il programma «Digital Health ID RFP» è parte integrante dell'iniziativa ID2020 [2] ed è entrato in fase sperimentale (pilot) in un paio di regioni del Bangladesh per poi essere esteso - nelle intenzioni dei promotori - su scala nazionale e poi globale. Le /features/ progettate per questo sistema sono indicate in questa pagina: https://id2020.org/digital-health-id-rfp (archiviata qui: https://archive.is/nbnbv) --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- The program seeks to provide infants with a portable, biometrically-linked digital ID either at the point of birth registration or at the time of routine immunization, simultaneously supporting four shared objectives: 1- Increasing the number of accurate unique identifications in order to: - Improve birth registration coverage - Reduce duplication of health IDs and increase the number and accuracy of issued health IDs, - Enhance interoperability in a presently fragmented health system, - Facilitate re-identification and recovery of personal records, even if a paper-based record is lost; 2. Driving improvements in vaccination efficiency, coverage, and equity in order to: - Enable portability across geographies, - Increase the number of fully immunized children; 3. Supporting continuity of care across state and non-state health systems in order to: - Generate identity portability across health systems, - Increase accuracy of personal records and provide visibility of needed follow-up care, - Enhance service delivery by creating improvements in planning, reporting, and budgeting, - Improve health outcomes; 4. Creating a digital ID ecosystem in order to facilitate access to other services throughout the lifecourse. - Create consistency and efficiency across federal systems, - Provide a privacy preserving mechanism prove one’s identity across personal and commercial settings; The program will proceed in four phases from mid-2021 to late 2025. The proposed program will be phased, beginning with a piloting phase, moving into a regional scaling phase, and culminating in a national scaling phase. A key outcome of this program is a replicable model by which digital ID could be scaled in other country contexts. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Vorrei sottolineare in particolare «Enhance service delivery by creating improvements in planning, reporting, and budgeting» La timetable indica che la request for proposal è stata "Vendor awarded" il 30 Luglio 2021 ma non riesco a trovare da nessuna parte nel sito o altrove sul web qual'è _esattamente_ la proposta che ha vinto e cosa esattamente stanno sperimentando in Bangledesh. L'application package [3] include questi documenti: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Appendix-1 Digital Health ID Concept Note.pdf Appendix-2 Questionnaire Functional & Non-functional Requirements.xlsx Appendix-3 Procurement instructions.pdf Appendix-4 Budget Template.xlsx RFP-Main Document.pdf --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Nel documento RFP-Main Document.pdf c'è scritto: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * Biometric Research Study and Design Given the novelty of infant biometrics, ID2020 and a2i (dovrebbe essere https://a2i.gov.bd/, n.d.r.) will work with infant biometric vendors to develop a robust research study. The biometrics capture technology will be solicited through a separate RFP and implemented in parallel with the work described in this RFP. The awarded identity solution provider (selected through this RFP) and the biometrics vendor (selected through a separate RFP) will work together in the spirit of co-creation. As such, the RFP assumes a multi-vendor relationship, driving forward advancements in the field of infant biometric research and building on principles of good identity. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- (non voglio farla troppo lunga, il documento contiene molte altre "features" preoccupanti) Il documento, nella sezione "PART B - Financial" parla espressamente dei costi per licenza e in nessuna parte del documento riesco a trovare come requisito che il software dell'intera infrastruttura debba essere software libero; può essere che mi sia sfuggito ma non è /affatto/ un dettaglio. Il documento "Appendix-1 Digital Health ID Concept Note.pdf" dice: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- The piloting phase will run from May 2020 into late 2020 and will pilot test the system in two locations: Kapasia and DNCC - Bosilla 1 . The piloting phase will leverage multiple biometrics vendors in order to determine fit-for-purpose solution for scale-up. Documentation of the program will be ongoing throughout all three phases, with a special emphasis on the piloting phase. The research team will gather data and generate insights into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the program in realizing its objectives, in order to determine suitability of scaling the program regionally. [...] Recently, infant biometric solutions have been proven to be sensitive enough to allow for authentication of newborn infants (starting at 6 hours after birth), but these technologies are new and there is insufficient longitudinal data to establish the necessary frequency for re-enrollment. By advancing this research, this program will accelerate the availability of persistent child biometrics, yielding impact well beyond Bangladesh. [...] Because lack of a birth certificate can significantly and negatively impact children’s access to healthcare, schooling, and other critical rights, there is widespread interest in innovative practices to increase birth registration coverage. Identity is also vital to the provision of healthcare services. Caregivers must know, with a certain degree of accuracy, a patient’s identity to ensure continuity of care, track services received, and identify and reach out to individuals in need of care. [...] While birth registration in many Gavi-eligible countries remains low, the near ubiquity of the child health card/EPI card creates a tremendous opportunity. Indeed, in many developing countries, the most common vital registration is not a birth certificate, but a child health card. [...] And finally, creating a unique ID will facilitate access to other services throughout the lifecourse. For example, the program could be extended to the education sector, providing a mechanism to identify out-of-school children and encourage school matriculation. In contrast, approaches based on simple point-to-point integrations cannot easily be extended into other sectors, [...] These digital records of immunization would then help CHWs identify children defaulting on their vaccines, such that they could encourage parents to complete the vaccine course. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- (a pagina 9 di questo documento c'è uno schema dell'infrastruttura) Saluti, 380° [2] il cui manifesto trovate qui: https://id2020.org/manifesto [3] https://id2020.org/uploads/files/ISP-RFP.zip (archiviato qui: https://archive.is/o/nbnbv/https://id2020.org/uploads/files/ISP-RFP.zip) -- 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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Facebook vs Europa: “Lasciateci tenere i dati o chiudiamo tutto” (ancora?!?)
by 380° Feb. 7, 2022

Feb. 7, 2022

Buongiorno nexiane, «io vorrei, non vorrei, ma... se vuoi» Dopo circa un anno e mezzo siamo ancora nella stessa /identica/ situazione, bloccati senza che nessuno abbia il benché minimo coraggio di decidere qualcosa, perché così facendo /amministrativamente/ sta continuando tutto /esattamente/ come se non fosse successo nulla, tanto il legislatore e il magistrato hanno la coscienza pulita, hanno svolto il loro compito egregiamente, non possono fare altro, mentre i governanti potranno andare avanti a /far finta/ di litigare con un esponente dei GAFAM, a rotazione magari, ancora per anni, perché sono «temi molto complessi»... già, roba che manco Albert Einsten, vero? https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2022/02/07/il-fondatore-di-facebook-mark-z… «Il fondatore di Facebook Mark Zuckerberg prova a spaventare l’Europa: “Lasciateci tenere i dati o chiudiamo tutto”» 7 Febbraio 2022 --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- I regolatori europei stanno rivedendo la regolamentazione relativa al trasferimento di dati attraverso l’Atlantico dopo che l’accordo Privacy Shield siglato con gli Stati Uniti è stato giudicato non valido dalla corte europea di giustizia nel luglio del 2020 a causa di un livello di protezione dei dati ritenuto insufficiente. L’Unione europea ha spiegato che i negoziati con gli Usa procedono aggiungendo tuttavia che si tratta di temi molto complessi. La minaccia di Facebook trova il tempo che trova, anche perché l’Europa è un mercato ricco con 309 milioni di utenti, 100 milioni in più rispetto a Stati Uniti e Canada, da cui la società ricava più di 8 miliardi di dollari l’anno. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- ...ancora?!?! https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/22/facebook-says-it-may-qui… «Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US» 20 Settembre 2020 --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- In September, the Irish data protection commissioner began the process of enforcing that ruling. The commissioner issued a preliminary order compelling the social network to suspend data transfers overseas. In response, Nick Clegg, the company’s head of global affairs and communications, published a blogpost that argued that “international data transfers underpin the global economy and support many of the services that are fundamental to our daily lives”. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Saluti, 380° -- 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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Digitale & Intelligenza artificiale - un mondo di soluzioni da maneggiare con cura
by Claudia Giulia Feb. 7, 2022

Feb. 7, 2022

Care nexiane e nexiani solo per informarvi che è da poco online il mio secondo pezzo per la rubrica InnovaTech-tuttoèdesign, dedicata all’innovazione per l’Istituto Bruno Leoni Questa volta la riflessione vola su una tematica molto ampia per fare una foto generale sulle potenzialità e i rischi delle strategie legate al mondo dell’innovazione https://www.leoniblog.it/2022/02/07/digitale-e-intelligenza-artificiale/ Conto di tornare più avanti su temi specifici…alcuni dei quali anticipati già nei link interni al mio pezzo. Ogni vostro feedback per questo o futuri pezzi è più che benvenuto! Un caro saluto CG Inviato da iPhone

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Memento | 148° Mercoledì di Nexa | 9 Febbraio 2022
by Nexa Media Feb. 7, 2022

Feb. 7, 2022

Gentilissimi, vi ricordiamo che *mercoledì **9 febbraio**,**dalle ore 18.00 alle ore 20.00*, si svolgerà il 148° Mercoledì di Nexa, con un incontro dal titolo: /*"*//*Processing Alterity, Shaping the European Order"*/. Ospite: *Annalisa Pelizza* (Università di Bologna e Università di Twente). Modera: *Alvise Mattozzi* (Politecnico di Torino). Sarà possibile partecipare al seminario connettendosi al seguente indirizzo: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Maggiori informazioni sull'incontro sono disponibili alla pagina: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-148 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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il business model piu' stupido per auto sempre meno smart
by M. Fioretti Feb. 5, 2022

Feb. 5, 2022

Riempire le auto di elettronica sempre piu' inutile, sempre piu' invasiva, sempre meno smart: https://stop.zona-m.net/2022/02/the-millionth-reason-to-never-buy-your-next… Marco -- Help me write my NEXT MILLION WORDS for digital awareness: https://stop.zona-m.net/2021/10/funding-2021-2022/

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