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Data Cooperatives
by Giuseppe Attardi Nov. 11, 2021

Nov. 11, 2021

Divya Siddarth ha presentato alla Stanford HAI 2021 Fall Conference la sua idea di Data Cooperatives, che operano come fiduciarie a cui i cittadini assegnano la cura, conservazione e utilizzo, anche economico, dei loro dati. Ciascuna cooperativa può determinare le modalità di eventuale concessione e utilizzo di dati dei cittadini a terzi, sulla base di diversi principio vincoli. Per esempio una cooperativa potrebbe consentire l’uso di dati sanitari per fini di ricercascientifica e chi aderisce conferisce i propri dati con questo vincolo. Le cooperative fungono anche da intermediari con aziende e giverni che ne chiedano l’uso, fornendoli in modo rispettoso dei requisiti degli utenti. https://hai.stanford.edu/news/radical-proposal-data-cooperatives-could-give… L’idea delle Data Cooperatives è coerente con la mia proposta di Digital Utopias, a cui i cittadini aderiscono definendone principi e regole di partecipazione. Le Digital Utopia vanno oltre, perché consentino non solo di gestire i dati, ma anche agli utenti di svolgere attività, condividere risultati e frutti dei risultati, anziché lasciare ad aziende private di farlo. In tuttii casi andrebbe realizzata una piattaforma tecnologica per gestire i servjzi, non lasciandola al MetVerse di Facebook o di altri. Qui c’è il video della presentazione di Divya: https://youtu.be/iILP4iGxV-o

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Fake Fake Exposes Real Fakes: Yasava and the COP26 corporate #NetZero Initiatives
by 380° Nov. 10, 2021

Nov. 10, 2021

Buongiorno, a prima vista potrebbe sembrare OT, ma a ben pensarci l'"Aikidō Social Media" è un'ottima disciplina, che merita di essere studiata. Fino a ieri non conoscevo "the Yes Men" [1], fichissimo quello che hanno combinato al programma COP26 Net Zero: https://theyesmen.org/project/yasava/reveal --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- In what would have been a monumental first for the group, the Yes Men supposedly got an absurd fake company — "YASAVA," producing "bespoke airplane couture" for private corporate fleets — accepted into two official COP26 "Net Zero" programs: the Race to Zero and Science-Based Targets initiatives (which also, incidentally, include Maersk, Chevron, Halliburton, Delta, United, American, DL Piper, Edelman, JP Morgan, Hitachi, Iberdrola, Unilever, and thousands more climate luminaries from the transport, mining, and fossil energy sectors). Our "fake" press release went out at 8am GMT Monday, Nov. 8 and was soon followed up with a (fake) "reveal" from our partners in crime, Glasgow Calls Out Polluters (GCOP), who simultaneously released their (very real) report, "Race to Zero (credibility)," about the same two COP26 "net zero" initiatives. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Il /vero/ report di GCOP è questo: https://www.gcop.scot/race-to-zero-credibility-how-flagship-net-zero-initia… «Race to Zero (credibility) - How flagship Net Zero initiatives at COP26 are sciencewash» --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- We initiated this project with a simple idea: investigate companies signed up to the two Net Zero initiatives associated with COP26 and promoted by the UNFCCC – the Race to Zero Programme and the Science Based Targets Initiative. We wanted to take a simple headcount of all those involved in activity that was accelerating climate breakdown – but even we were astounded by the sheer abundance of companies involved in planet-wrecking activity. We decided to focus on researching and profiling some of the more egregious polluters whose climate plans (and current behaviour) expose the farce underpinning these ‘Net Zero’ initiatives. Our examples range from the gravely worrying to the comically absurd, exposing how the so-called ‘stamps of credibility’ provided by these programmes only serve to rubber stamp more climate breakdown. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Il PDF del pamphlet è questo: https://www.gcop.scot/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Race-to-Zero-Credibillity.… Saluti, 380° [1] https://theyesmen.org/about#faqit18 -- 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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Lo stipendio del sindaco di New York pagato in Bitcoin: cosa vuol dire e cosa succederà
by don Luca Peyron Nov. 10, 2021

Nov. 10, 2021

Grazie ad Arturo di Corinto, più che costume... società! Buona lettura dl https://www.italian.tech/2021/11/08/news/lo_stipendio_del_sindaco_di_new_yo… _________________________ 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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These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops | Ars Technica
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 10, 2021

Nov. 10, 2021

These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops Official app was a disaster, so knowledgeable parents built an open source alternative. by Matt Burgess, wired.com - Nov 6, 2021 11:45am CET https://www.wired.com/story/sweden-stockholm-school-app-open-source/ (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Israel escalates surveillance of Palestinians with facial recognition program in West Bank
by 380° Nov. 9, 2021

Nov. 9, 2021

Buongiorno, dopo «Hebron Smart City» l'intero concetto assume un'altro significato, forse il vero significato? NB: oltre alla app "Blue Wolf", esiste anche "White Wolf" https://web.archive.org/web/20211108070833/https://www.washingtonpost.com/w… --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- «Israel escalates surveillance of Palestinians with facial recognition program in West Bank» By Elizabeth Dwoskin, 8 November 2021 The surveillance initiative, rolled out over the past two years, involves in part a smartphone technology called Blue Wolf that captures photos of Palestinians’ faces and matches them to a database of images so extensive that one former soldier described it as the army’s secret “Facebook for Palestinians.” The phone app flashes in different colors to alert soldiers if a person is to be detained, arrested or left alone. To build the database used by Blue Wolf, soldiers competed last year in photographing Palestinians, including children and the elderly, with prizes for the most pictures collected by each unit. The total number of people photographed is unclear but, at a minimum, ran well into the thousands. [...] the Israeli military has acknowledged the existence of the initiative in an online brochure [...] In addition to Blue Wolf, the Israeli military has installed face-scanning cameras in the divided city of Hebron to help soldiers at checkpoints identify Palestinians even before they present their I.D. cards. A wider network of closed-circuit television cameras, dubbed “Hebron Smart City,” provides real-time monitoring of the city’s population and, one former soldier said, can sometimes see into private homes. The former soldiers who were interviewed for this article and who spoke with Breaking the Silence, an advocacy group composed of Israeli army veterans that opposes the occupation, [...] Israel’s use of surveillance and facial-recognition appear to be among the most elaborate deployments of such technology by a country seeking to control a subject population, according to experts with the digital civil rights organization AccessNow. [...] the Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, said that “routine security operations” were “part of the fight against terrorism and the efforts to improve the quality of life for the Palestinian population in Judea and Samaria.” (Judea and Samaria is the official Israeli name for the West Bank.) [...] Israel applies different standards in the occupied territories. [...] Yaser Abu Markhyah, a 49-year-old Palestinian father of four, said his family has lived in Hebron for five generations and has learned to cope with checkpoints, restrictions on movement and frequent questioning by soldiers after Israel captured the city during the Six-Day War in 1967. But, more recently, he said, surveillance has been stripping people of the last vestiges of their privacy. “We no longer feel comfortable socializing because cameras are always filming us,” said Abu Markhyah. He said he no longer lets his children play outside in front of the house, and relatives who live in less-monitored neighborhoods avoid visiting him. [...] A few months ago, he said, his 6-year-old daughter dropped a teaspoon from the family’s roof deck, and although the street seemed empty, soldiers came to his home soon after and said he was going to be cited for throwing stones. [...] One of them told The Post that this database is a pared-down version of another, vast database, called Wolf Pack, which contains profiles of virtually every Palestinian in the West Bank, including photographs of the individuals, their family histories, education and a security rating for each person. This recent soldier was personally familiar with Wolf Pack, which is accessible only on desktop computers in more secure environments. [...] A separate smartphone app, called White Wolf, has been developed for use by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, a former soldier told Breaking the Silence. Although settlers are not allowed detain people, security volunteers can use White Wolf to scan a Palestinian’s identification card before that person enters a settlement, for example, to work in construction. The military in 2019 acknowledged existence of White Wolf in a right-wing Israeli publication. [...] Also in 2019, the Israeli military announced the introduction of a public facial-recognition program, powered by AnyVision, at major checkpoints where Palestinians cross into Israel from the West Bank. The program uses kiosks to scan IDs and faces, similar to airport kiosks used at airports to screen travelers entering the United States. The Israeli system is used to check whether a Palestinian has a permit to enter Israel, for example to work or to visit relatives, and to keep track of who is entering the country, according to news reports. This check is obligatory for Palestinians, as is the check at American airports for foreigners. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Interessante: «as is the check at American airports for foreigners» 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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Public money, public code!
by DB Nov. 9, 2021

Nov. 9, 2021

Buongiorno, indico di seguito riferimento per una campagna di raccolta firme [1], proposta da FSFE [2], per incentivare all'utilizzo di FOSS in ambito pubblico. https://publiccode.eu/ Testo della lettera: "Public Money? Public Code! Digital services offered and used by our public administrations are the critical infrastructure of 21st century democratic nations. In order to establish trustworthy systems, public bodies must ensure they have full control over the software and the computer systems at the core of our state digital infrastructure. However, right now, this is rarely the case due to restrictive software licences that: Forbid sharing and exchanging publicly funded code. This prevents cooperation between public administrations and hinders further development. Support monopolies by hindering competition. As a result, many administrations become dependent on a handful of companies. Pose a threat to the security of our digital infrastructure by forbidding access to the source code. This makes fixing backdoors and security holes extremely difficult, if not completely impossible. We need software that fosters the sharing of good ideas and solutions. Like this we will be able to improve IT services for people all over Europe. We need software that guarantees freedom of choice, access, and competition. We need software that helps public administrations regain full control of their critical digital infrastructure, allowing them to become and remain independent from a handful of companies. That is why we call our representatives to support Free and Open Source Software in public administrations, because: Free and Open Source Software is a modern public good that allows everybody to freely use, study, share and improve applications we use on a daily basis. Free and Open Source Software licences provide safeguards against being locked in to services from specific companies that use restrictive licences to hinder competition. Free and Open Source Software ensures that the source code is accessible so that backdoors and security holes can be fixed without depending on one service provider. Public bodies are financed through taxes. They must make sure they spend funds in the most efficient way possible. If it is public money, it should be public code as well! That is why we, the undersigned, call our representatives to: “Implement legislation requiring that publicly financed software developed for public sector must be made publicly available under a Free and Open Source Software licence." " So che parte (?) del software della PA è già su github [3], trattasi di FOSS? Che passi avanti possono essere ancora fatti in questa direzione? Vi ringrazio, DB [1]: https://publiccode.eu/openletter/ [2]: https://fsfe.org/about/about.en.html [3]: https://github.com/AgID

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La direttiva sul copyright: scenari ancora aperti e sfide da raccogliere | Università di Verona | 22 Novembre 2021
by Nexa Media Nov. 8, 2021

Nov. 8, 2021

Gentilissimi, vi segnaliamo l'intervento del co-direttore del Centro Nexa /*Marco Ricolfi*/ all'incontro *"La direttiva sul copyright: scenari ancora aperti e sfide da raccogliere"*, che si terrà lunedì 22 novembre 2021, alle ore 15:00, presso l'Aula T.1 del Polo Zanotto dell'Università di Verona, viale Università, 2, Verona. Il Prof. Ricolfi interverrà sul tema *"La direttiva europea e la sua attuazione tra interessi protetti e regolazione delle piattaforma digitali"*. Maggiori informazioni sull'incontro sono disponibili all'indirizzo: https://copyright.mastereditoriaverona.it/ Cordialmente,  <https://www.ilpost.it/carloblengino/2021/11/02/privacy-e-cambiamenti-climat…> -- 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@polito.it <mailto:anita.botta@polito.it> tel: 011 090 7219

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Le nuove fabbriche del linguaggio
by de petra giulio Nov. 8, 2021

Nov. 8, 2021

Segnalo, pensando che possa interessare, un nuovo incontro organizzato dalla Scuola critica del digitale del CRS sul tema *"Le nuove fabbriche del linguaggio: come funzionano, chi le possiede, come occuparle" *durante il quale si discuterà di come le tecnologie per il trattamento del linguaggio naturale siano un ingrediente fondamentale della trasformazione digitale. Ne parlerà *Guido Vetere*. A questo indirizzo si trova la descrizione dei contenuti del seminario. https://centroriformastato.it/iniziativa/le-nuove-fabbriche-del-linguaggio-… L'incontro si svolgerà a *Roma lunedì 15 novembre in via della Dogana Vecchia 5 dalle 17 alle 19.* Sarà possibile partecipare sia di persona che da remoto. Chi è interessato a partecipare può segnalarlo all'indirizzo scuolacriticadigitale(a)gmail.com

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Memento | 145° Mercoledì di Nexa | 10 Novembre 2021
by Nexa Media Nov. 8, 2021

Nov. 8, 2021

Gentilissimi, vi ricordiamo che *****mercoledì **********10 novembre****,**dalle ore 18.00 alle ore 20.00,* si svolgerà il 145° Mercoledì di Nexa, con un incontro dal titolo: /*/*"I captatori informatici: dall'eccezione alla regola?"*/.*/ Ospite://*Giovanni Battista Gallus* (Fellow Centro Nexa)/./ 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-145 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@polito.it <mailto:anita.botta@polito.it> tel: 011 090 7219

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Privacy e cambiamenti climatici | Il Post
by Nexa Media Nov. 6, 2021

Nov. 6, 2021

Gentilissimi, vi segnaliamo il seguente articolo *"Privacy e cambiamenti climatici"* scritto da */Carlo Blengino/*, Fellow del Centro Nexa, e pubblicato su /Il Post/ il 2 novembre 2021. /Se Jonathan Safran Foer nel suo libro “Possiamo salvare il mondo prima di cena” //invece di parlare della catastrofe climatica, trattasse delle minacce che insidiano //le nostre //democrazie nell’attuale società digitale dell’informazione, //credo direbbe che la privacy e i rischi di una società della sorveglianza di massa e del controllo //non sono una //buona storia da raccontare. / /La narrazione delle peggiori violazioni della nostra riservatezza e delle intollerabili intrusioni nella nostra vita privata ad opera dei Governi o delle grandi multinazionali tecnologiche – quelle raccontate da Snowden per intenderci o quelle che rivelano la costante e progressiva manipolazione algoritmica delle nostre vite – sono storie buone solo per la letteratura e per il cinema, per un altrove che sa di fantascienza e distopia, ma sono storie che non ci coinvolgono, che sembrano non toccare la nostra banale quotidianità. Non sono storie buone per suscitare passione e reazione./ [...] Continua qui: https://www.ilpost.it/carloblengino/2021/11/02/privacy-e-cambiamenti-climat… <https://www.ilpost.it/carloblengino/2021/11/02/privacy-e-cambiamenti-climat…>   <https://www.ilpost.it/carloblengino/2021/11/02/privacy-e-cambiamenti-climat…> -- 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@polito.it <mailto:anita.botta@polito.it> tel: 011 090 7219

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