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Exclusive: Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Has Searched A Name, Address And Telephone Number
by Giacomo Tesio Oct. 6, 2021

Oct. 6, 2021

In an attempt to chase down the perpetrators, investigators turned to Google, asking the tech giant to provide information on anyone who had searched for the victim’s name, two spellings of her mother’s name and her address over 16 days across the year. After being asked to provide all relevant Google accounts and IP addresses of those who made the searches, Google responded with data in mid-2020, though the court documents do not reveal how many users had their data sent to the government. It’s a rare example of a so-called keyword warrant and, with the number of search terms included, the broadest on record. [...] The latest case shows Google is continuing to comply with such controversial requests, despite concerns over their legality and the potential to implicate innocent people who happened to search for the relevant terms. [...] There’s more that the government can get with such requests than simple Google account identities and IP addresses. In Wisconsin, the government was hopeful Google could also provide “CookieIDs” belonging to any users who made the searches. These CookieIDs “are identifiers that are used to group together all searches conducted from a given machine, for a certain time period. Such information allows investigators to ascertain, even when the user is not logged into a Google account, whether the same individual may have conducted multiple pertinent searches,” the government wrote. Continua su https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/10/04/google-keyword-warra… Il lettore attento noterà che per poter rispondere a queste richieste, Google deve mantenere un registro di ogni ricerca effettuata da ogni utente. Ogni singola ricerca che effettuate viene associata con _almeno_ una data ed un IP al vostro profilo. E lì resterà per sempre. Così come ogni singola visita ad un sito che utilizzi Google Analytics. Ogni suono intercettato dal "assistente virtuale" sullo smartphone... Lo so che è ovvio. Ma Forbes finge di preoccuparsi del primo emendamento. Noi ci preoccupiamo del GDPR. Ma il problema è a monte: Google riceve quei dati. Giacomo

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Ex-Uber driver takes legal action over ‘racist’ face-recognition software | Uber | The Guardian
by Alberto Cammozzo Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/05/ex-uber-driver-takes-leg…> An Uber <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/uber> driver who lost his job when automated face-scanning software failed to recognise him is accusing the firm of indirect race discrimination in a legal test case. The black driver, who worked on the Uber platform from 2016 until April 2021, has filed an employment tribunal claim alleging his account was illegally deactivated when facial-verification software used to log drivers on to the ride-hailing app decided he was not who he said he was. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), which is backing the action, claimed at least 35 other drivers had had their registration with Uber terminated as a result of alleged mistakes with the software since the start of the pandemic. It is calling for Uber to scrap the “racist algorithm” and reinstate terminated drivers. Uber said it “strongly refutes the completely unfounded claims” and that it was “committed to fighting racism and being a champion for equality – both inside and outside our company”. The firm said the checks were “designed to protect the safety and security of everyone who uses the app by ensuring the correct driver is using their account”. Drivers can choose human verification of their picture, and when technology is chosen “there is always a minimum of two human expert reviews prior to any decision to remove a driver”, she said. Uber has used the software <https://www.uber.com/en-GB/blog/real-time-id-check-uk-drivers/> since April 2020. In 2019 Microsoft, which makes the software, conceded <https://www.itv.com/news/2019-01-23/microsoft-warns-about-dangers-posed-by-…> facial recognition software did not work as well for people of colour and could fail to recognise them. Studies of several facial recognition software packages <https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/actionable-auditing-investigating-th…> have shown that error rates when recognising people with darker skin have been higher than among lighter-skinned people, although Microsoft and others have been improving performance. Uber said its software did not rely on scanning large numbers of faces, which had been blamed for introducing error. Rather it verified an already uploaded picture of the driver against their freshly submitted selfie. [...]

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Facebook outage
by Giuseppe Attardi Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22708989/instagram-facebook-outage-messe…

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Russia is building its own kind of sovereign internet — with help from Apple and Google
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

https://theconversation.com/russia-is-building-its-own-kind-of-sovereign-in… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Attuazione direttiva copyright - audizione AISA
by Roberto Caso Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

Buonasera, forse può essere di interesse per la lista: https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/una-procedura-di-normazione-anomala-ed-opaca-testo… A presto, rc -- Roberto Caso Professore Associato di Diritto Privato Comparato Università di Trento - Facoltà di Giurisprudenza La società della mercificazione e della sorveglianza: dalla persona ai dati <https://www.robertocaso.it/2021/03/13/la-societa-della-mercificazione-e-del…>, Milano, Ledizioni, 2021 <https://www.robertocaso.it/2021/03/13/la-societa-della-mercificazione-e-del…> La rivoluzione incompiuta. La scienza aperta tra diritto d'autore e proprietà intellettuale, Milano, Ledizioni, 2020 <https://www.robertocaso.it/2019/12/13/la-rivoluzione-incompiuta/> http://www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Persona/PER0000633 https://lawtech.jus.unitn.it/ https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/chi-siamo/ https://www.robertocaso.it/ https://twitter.com/RobertoCaso

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Brookings: "It is time to restore the US Office of Technology Assessment"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

Rapporto Brookings del febbraio 2021, ma l'ho notato solo adesso (oppure l'ho dimenticato...). A proposito: se qualcuno vuole farsi un'idea concreta di che cosa ha prodotto l'OTA nei suoi circa 20 anni di esistenza può dare un'occhiata a questo elenco: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=United%20St… jc *It is time to restore the US Office of Technology Assessment* Darrell M. West Wednesday, February 10, 2021 SUMMARY The past several decades have seen digital technologies revolutionize a number of different sectors. Advances such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mobile technology have reshaped the landscape and provided new ways of analyzing information, handling communications, and undertaking financial transactions. Yet 25 years ago, just as the digital era was unfolding, Congress terminated the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that provided legislators with research on new developments and recommendations for dealing with digital problems. At a time when Americans are worried about privacy, security, fairness, transparency, and human safety, it is time to bring back the OTA so that members have the latest advice on how to deal with these issues. https://www.brookings.edu/research/it-is-time-to-restore-the-us-office-of-t…

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"Does America Want a CHIPS for Buybacks Act?"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

*Does America Want a CHIPS for Buybacks Act?** * By William Lazonick and Matt Hopkins Oct 4, 2021 /To strengthen the American semiconductor industry, Congress should condition additional funds on suspending stock buybacks // / https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/does-america-want-a-chips-f…

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LIBRO: "AI for Everyone? Critical Perspectives" (open access)
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

Nuovo libro in open access. jc *AI for Everyone?****Critical Perspectives* Pieter Verdegem (ed.) https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/e/10.16997/book55/ We are entering a new era of technological determinism and solutionism in which governments and business actors are seeking data-driven change, assuming that Artificial Intelligence is now inevitable and ubiquitous. But we have not even started asking the right questions, let alone developed an understanding of the consequences. Urgently needed is debate that asks and answers fundamental questions about power. This book brings together critical interrogations of what constitutes AI, its impact and its inequalities in order to offer an analysis of what it means for AI to deliver benefits for everyone. The book is structured in three parts: Part 1, AI: Humans vs. Machines, presents critical perspectives on human-machine dualism. Part 2, Discourses and Myths About AI, excavates metaphors and policies to ask normative questions about what is ‘desirable’ AI and what conditions make this possible. Part 3, AI Power and Inequalities, discusses how the implementation of AI creates important challenges that urgently need to be addressed. Bringing together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and regional contexts, this book offers a vital intervention on one of the most hyped concepts of our times. * Introduction: Why We Need Critical Perspectives on AI <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.a> Pieter Verdegem * Artificial Intelligence (AI): When Humans and Machines Might Have to Coexist <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.b> Andreas Kaplan * Digital Humanism: Epistemological, Ontological and Praxiological Foundations <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.c> Wolfgang Hofkirchner * An Alternative Rationalisation of Creative AI by De-Familiarising Creativity: Towards an Intelligibility of Its Own Terms <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.d> Jenna Ng * Post-Humanism, Mutual Aid <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.e> Dan McQuillan * The Language Labyrinth: Constructive Critique on the Terminology Used in the AI Discourse <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.f> Rainer Rehak * AI Ethics Needs Good Data <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.g> Angela Daly /et al/. * The Social Reconfiguration of Artificial Intelligence: Utility and Feasibility <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.h> James Steinhoff * Creating the Technological Saviour: Discourses on AI in Europe and the Legitimation of Super Capitalism <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.i> Benedetta Brevini * AI Bugs and Failures: How and Why to Render AI-Algorithms More Human? <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.j> Alkim Almila Akdag Salah * Primed Prediction: A Critical Examination of the Consequences of Exclusion of the Ontological Now in AI Protocol <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.k> Carrie O’Connell & Chad Van de Wiele * Algorithmic Logic in Digital Capitalism <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.l> Jernej A. Prodnik * 'Not Ready for Prime Time': Biometrics and Biopolitics in the (Un)Making of California’s Facial Recognition Ban <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.m> Asvatha Babu & Saif Shahin * Beyond Mechanical Turk: The Work of Brazilians on Global AI Platforms <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.n> Rafael Grohmann & Willian Fernandes Araújo * Towards Data Justice Unionism? A Labour Perspective on AI Governance <https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/chapters/10.16997/book55.o> Lina Dencik

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FORBES: "Exclusive: Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Has Searched A Name, Address And Telephone Number"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

*Exclusive: Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Has Searched A Name, Address And Telephone Number* Thomas Brewster Forbes Staff /The U.S. government is secretly ordering Google to provide data on anyone typing in certain search terms, an accidentally unsealed court document shows. There are fears such “keyword warrants” threaten to implicate innocent Web users in serious crimes and are more common than previously thought. // / https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/10/04/google-keyword-warra…

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Fwd: Invitation to register: Stockholm Security Conference 2021
by Diego.Latella Oct. 5, 2021

Oct. 5, 2021

Segnalo in particolare le sequenti sessioni: 8 novembre, 15:30-16:45: The AI conundrum: Algorithms and human responsibility in armed conflicts 9 novembre, 14:00-15:15: Hacking nuclear deterrence: Cyber threats to nuclear systems Diego -------- Original Message -------- SUBJECT: Invitation to register: Stockholm Security Conference 2021 DATE: 2021-10-05 10:02 FROM: SIPRI <update(a)sipri.org> TO: diego.latella(a)isti.cnr.it View the online version <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=oarGsNBRiMu0td2EtHyPodnYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIAB…> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=phUZQGstPcicaurD5e5Oy9nYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIAB…> STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=8Syb9thFRAKs7jkDg7GIq9nYgj62sQ6vuD4dvGIAB…> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=yC/6OjosC56pEHRBc2vUZ9nYgj62sV6vuD4dvGIAB…> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=Nlx8vxds9+y5ojI4vatZotnYgj62sW6vuD4dvGIAB…> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=FdFtJ0WKIKqE8Bi/+o77XdnYgj62sY6vuD4dvGIAB…> <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=rnUzX12U84+rkaC//S8hU9nYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIAB…> Invitation to register: Stockholm Security Conference 2021 On 8-11 November 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) will host the sixth annual Stockholm Security Conference (SSC 21). The theme of this year's conference is 'Battlefields of the Future: Trends of Conflict and Warfare in the 21st Century'. The conference will explore how current developments in technology have opened potential new battlefields of the future and the means to prevent and mitigate associated risks. Additionally, the conference will examine to what extent the more traditional types of warfare are adapting to newly available means or providing non-traditional actors with new opportunities to have a bigger role. SSC 21 will connect the battlefields of the future to the ones of the past through a live stream of the Ypres Peace Prize ceremony. This ceremony will close the conference on Thursday 11 November. Please register today for the online sessions. Browse the conference programme and register for individual sessions by clicking here <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=oarGsNBRiMu0td2EtHyPodnYgj62sd6vuD4dvGIAB…> . **Monday 8 November** 12:30-13:45 Opening panel: Battlefields of the future Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=pINPGWuQcMaoLyaF211mi9nYgj62sU6vuD4dvGIAB…> 14:00-15:15 Space warfare: Applying international humanitarian law to the final frontier Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=le2dckR71aavQ1YwmwCAhNnYgj62se6vuD4dvGIAB…> 15:30-16:45 The AI conundrum: Algorithms and human responsibility in armed conflicts Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=jCSGKfDc0R24kipP/Bq1i9nYgj62sZ6vuD4dvGIAB…> **Tuesday 9 November** 12:30-13:15 Quantum technologies, their potential impact on the battlefield and future control Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=xtoWkCU8aPGCJBkYfBP419nYgj62sb6vuD4dvGIAB…> 14:00-15:15 Hacking nuclear deterrence: Cyber threats to nuclear systems Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=u0l5y1bzxI2uHAbx9LFzt9nYgj62sf6vuD4dvGIAB…> 15:30-16:45 Offence-defence race in space: Missile defence, anti-satellite weapons and nuclear arms control Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=4YggU1KN+Xu/uZZSMqLdaNnYgj62sZ6vuD4dvGIAB…> 15:30-16:45 The human mind as a battlefield Read more <https://list.sipri.org/lt.php?tid=6yHxs4/JPoWVp42AcbGWUdnYgj62sY6vuD4dvGIAB…> 16:30-17:45 Current trends in missile technology and proliferation: Are current governance instruments fit for purpose? 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