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Italy wins: DPA blocks facial recognition system and MP proposes moratorium - Reclaim Your Face
by Alberto Cammozzo April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

<https://reclaimyourface.eu/italy-dpa-blocks-facial-recognition-system-mp-pr…> By Laura Carrer (research & advocacy – Italian campaign lead organisation Hermes Center, and Riccardo Coluccini – Italian campaign contributor) On Friday 16 April, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) rejected the SARI Real Time facial recognition system acquired by the Police. The DPA argues the system lacks a legal basis and, as designed, it would implement a form of mass surveillance. Two days earlier, on 14 April, a member of the Italian Parliament, Filippo Sensi, proposed a moratorium on the use of video surveillance tools that use Facial Recognition. The Automatic Image Recognition System (SARI) was initially acquired by the Italian police in 2017 and, according to the police, the real-time version has never been used. The system was under investigation by the DPA since November 2017, after a news article prompted the Authority to open an investigation, and Hermes Center’s pressure for the Authority to promptly conclude this investigation. Recently, this system was at the center of a new public tender with the aim of upgrading, and employing it to monitor arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers on the Italian coasts. The recent opinion published by the Italian DPA highlights the fact that *“SARI Real Time would carry out a large-scale automated processing of data that may also concern people attending political and social events, who are not the object of ‘attention’ by the police forces.”* In addition, the Authority points out that although in the data protection impact assessment “the Ministry explains that the images would be immediately deleted, the identification of a person would be achieved through the processing of biometric data of all those present in the monitored space, in order to generate patterns comparable with those of the subjects included in the watch-list.” The Authority adds that this kind of biometric surveillance would signal a shift “from targeted surveillance of few individuals to the possibility of universal surveillance for the purpose of identifying certain individuals.” According to the Italian DPA, right now, the Ministry of Interior lacks a legal basis that would allow processing of this kind of biometric data as collected and analyzed by SARI Real Time, thus the MoI cannot use this live facial recognition system. The DPA also pointed out some critical aspects to be taken into account for any future attempt to regulate similar live facial recognition technologies. The Authority stressed the importance of the “criteria for identifying the subjects who can be included in the watch-list or those for determining the cases in which the system can be used” and the “possible consequences for the interested parties in case of false positives”—including also concerns towards people belonging to ethnic minorities. In addition, on Wednesday, April 14, facial recognition entered the Italian political debate. Italian deputy Filippo Sensi presented a new legislative proposal for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technologies in public spaces, both by public and private actors. In the proposal, reference is made for a suspension until December 31, 2021 pending the introduction of an adequate national legislative framework to regulate the use of such technologies. Although the Hermes Center considers such a short timeframe inadequate and would also like to see all sorts of biometric surveillance technologies included in the law, we welcome this legislative attempt and we will closely follow its developments.

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Su quanto è avanti la lista Nexa... (e il discorso di Biden)
by Ugo Pagallo April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

Care Nexiane/i dal discorso di Biden al Congresso ieri: “Trickle-down economics has never worked. It’s time to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out” Fonte: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/28/bidens-speech-to-congress-f… Ma già nel 2019 è girato in lista *The Middle-out Approach*... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20508840.2019.1664543 Cheers, Ugo

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Gianfranco Viesti: «Recovery, un piano verso il futuro senza un disegno chiaro»
by Luigi Scorca April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

"Sono proprio queste difficoltà a indicarci che non possiamo permetterci il lusso di restare senza una politica industriale, né affidarla solo agli incentivi agli investimenti. Situazioni come quelle delle Marche che sono state un modello felice di integrazione industriale e di sviluppo senza fratture, oppure dell’Umbria, non possono essere risolte senza una politica industriale centrata sull’innovazione. Lo stesso vale in Piemonte, un’altra regione colpita dagli effetti dell’ultimo ventennio. Non sono storie del passato. Tra qualche mese dovremo affrontare il caso automobile: la riorganizzazione di Stellantis negli stabilimenti italiani." https://ilmanifesto.it/gianfranco-viesti-recovery-un-piano-verso-il-futuro-…

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PNRR italiano e PNRR francese
by Antonio Iacono April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

PNRR italiano [1] Pagine totali: 273 Importi in euro presenti: 136 PNRR francese [2] Pagine totali: 815 Importi in euro presenti: 1489 Antonio [1] https://www.governo.it/sites/governo.it/files/PNRR_0.pdf [2] https://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/plan-de-relanc…

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Re: [nexa] Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza
by Giuseppe Attardi April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021

Lunedì abbiamo avuto la brutta sorpresa di scoprire che l’Intelligenza Artificiale è stata depennata dalle tematiche dei centri nazionali indicati nell’Investimento 1.4: Potenziamento strutture di ricerca e creazione di “campioni nazionali di R&S” su alcune Key Enabling Technologies. Il tema era presente nella versione in circolazione fino al 24/4 ed è stata sostituita da “simulazione avanzata e big data” nella versione del 25/4. Contro un centro sull’Intelligenza Artificiale si era espressa in un intervento sulla precedente bozza (versione Conte 2), la sen. Cattaneo, sostenendo che sarebbe stata una inutile replicazione di strutture già esistenti e che avvenisse senza il benestare del CINI, lamentandosi inoltre che la scelta della sede dell’istituto fosse stata fatta a priori e senza un bando. La versione del 24/4 già indicava che i centri avrebbero dovuto essere di tipo “hub and spoke”, con la sede incaricato solo di funzioni amministrative, mentre la ricerca andava svolta in sedi decentrate. Paradossalmente, la nuova versione indica 10 tematiche anziché 5, e quindi il rischio di “cattedrali nel deserto” temuto da Elena Cattaneo raddoppia, anziché diminuire, introducendo tematiche che sono le più varie e più vaghe, anziché incentrate su una Disciplina vera e propria come l’IA, che ha una sua storia scientifica e ha risvolti concreti e immediati. Per tentare di recuperare, l’Associazione Italiana per l’Intelligenza Artificiale ha inviato ai parlamentari la proposta di un emendamento, pre reintrodurre il tema nel PNRR. Le motivazioni dell’emendamento sono riportate nel comunicato stampa allegato. La notizia è stata ripresa oggi da Wired: https://www.wired.it/attualita/politica/2021/04/28/pnrr-mappa-fondi-draghi/… <https://www.wired.it/attualita/politica/2021/04/28/pnrr-mappa-fondi-draghi/…> Nel suo intervento di ieri in Senato, la sen. Cattaneo si è congratulata col presidente Draghi per aver eliminato la tematica dell’intelligenza artificiale e nella sua replica Draghi ha detto dio essere complemtante d’accordo con lei. Questo significa l fine per sempre della possibilità che l’Italia giochi un ruolo nella ricerca e nello sviluppo della prossima General Purpose Technology, dopo quella di Internet, che non abbiamo saputo sfruttare adeguatamente 20 anni fa, quando scrissi all’allora presidente del consiglio D’Alema di non farsi sfuggire l’occasione per un rinnovamento tecnologico del paese: http://www.interlex.it/attualit/letterap.htm Tra 20 anni o forse prima rimpiangeremo di nuovo questo errore strategico. — Beppe

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Come finirà il mondo (digitale)
by Diego Giorio April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021

Non mi sembra sia gia passata in lista la segnalazione di questo libro: https://www.agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/cyber-war-siamo-davvero-vicini-al-p… [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.8OhascjePjBogG%2fw%2bS%2fw2w&pid=Api]<https://www.agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/cyber-war-siamo-davvero-vicini-al-p…> Cyber war, l'Occidente rischia un nuovo 11 settembre: ecco perché | Agenda Digitale<https://www.agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/cyber-war-siamo-davvero-vicini-al-p…> www.agendadigitale.eu Buon fine settimana a tutti D.

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Revealed: The UK government campaign to force Julian As...
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-04-28-revealed-the-uk-governme… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Why Apppl's new privacy feature is such a big deal
by Giuseppe Attardi April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22405474/apple-app-tracking-transparency…

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Cryptocurrency is an abject disaster
by Giacomo Tesio April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021

Hey! If you write a comment about this article online, disclose your stake in cryptocurrency. I will explain why later in this post. For my part, I held <$10,000 USD worth of Bitcoin prior to 2016, plus small amounts of altcoins. I made a modest profit on my holdings. Today my stake in all cryptocurrency is $0. [...] Over the past several months, everyone in the industry who provides any kind of free CPU resources has been dealing with a massive outbreak of abuse for cryptocurrency mining. The industry has been setting up informal working groups to pool knowledge of mitigations, communicate when our platforms are being leveraged against one another, and cumulatively wasting thousands of hours of engineering time implementing measures to deal with this abuse, and responding as attackers find new ways to circumvent them. Cryptocurrency has invented an entirely new category of internet abuse. CI services like mine are not alone in this struggle: JavaScript miners, botnets, and all kinds of other illicit cycles are being spent solving pointless math problems to make money for bad actors. [...] Don’t make the mistake of thinking that these are a bunch of script kiddies. There are large, talented teams of engineers across several organizations working together to combat this abuse, and they’re losing. [...] The integrity and trust of the entire software industry has sharply declined due to cryptocurrency. It sets up perverse incentives for new projects, where developers are no longer trying to convince you to use their software because it’s good, but because they think that if they can convince you it will make them rich. I’ve had to develop a special radar for reading product pages now: a mounting feeling of dread as a promising technology is introduced while I inevitably arrive at the buried lede: it’s more crypto bullshit. [...] Any technology which is not an (alleged) currency and which incorporates blockchain anyway would always work better without it. [..] That’s what cryptocurrency is all about: not novel technology, not empowerment, but making money. [...] And those few failed economies whose people are desperately using cryptocurrency to keep the wheel of their fates spinning? Those make for a good headline, but how about the rural communities whose tax dollars subsidized the power plants which the miners have flocked to? People who are suffering blackouts as their power is siphoned into computing SHA-256 as fast as possible while dumping an entire country worth of CO² into the atmosphere? No, cryptocurrency does not help failed states. It exploits them. [...] Every comment online about cryptocurrency is tainted by the fact that the commenter has probably invested thousands of dollars into a Ponzi scheme and is depending on your agreement to make their money back. [..] Cryptocurrency is one of the worst inventions of the 21st century. I am ashamed to share an industry with this exploitative grift. It has failed to be a useful currency, invented a new class of internet abuse, further enriched the rich, wasted staggering amounts of electricity, hastened climate change, ruined hundreds of otherwise promising projects, provided a climate for hundreds of scams to flourish, created shortages and price hikes for consumer hardware, and injected perverse incentives into technology everywhere. Fuck cryptocurrency. Per una volta, non sono parole mie: https://drewdevault.com/2021/04/26/Cryptocurrency-is-a-disaster.html Giacomo Full Disclosure: non ho mai "posseduto" alcuna criptovaluta. (ma di bit ve ne posso dare quanti ne volete lo stesso! :-D)

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serie di documentari "Invisibili: I Proletari del Clic"
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021

Rilancio quanto l'amico Antonio Casilli ha appena pubblicato su Facebook (con accesso pubblico al post). jc ---- Car* amic* italian*, cosa unisce i riders nostrani, i moderatori di Facebook e il lavoratori che in Africa addestrano gli algoritmi? La risposta la trovate nella nostra serie di documentari "Invisibili: I Proletari del Clic", regia Henri Poulain, sceneggiatura di Julien Goetz, basata sulle mie inchieste sul lavoro delle piattaforme, ora disponibile sottotitolata in italiano e in altre 5 lingue sul sito della rete televisiva europea ARTE. https://www.arte.tv/it/search/?q=invisibili+proletari+del+clic&page=1

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