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TJCI - THE CASE FOR BANNING LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM USING FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
by Diego.Latella Aug. 7, 2020

Aug. 7, 2020

You might be interested in reading: The Justice Collaborative Institute THE CASE FOR BANNING LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM USING FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY https://tjcinstitute.com/research/the-case-for-banning-law-enforcement-from… "The Justice Collaborative Institute is home to a collection of the nation's top scholars and thinkers bound together by a common mission to produce rigorous, practical research that contributes to an America with more dignity and freedom for all of us, starting with those who are the most vulnerable. We translate our research into pragmatic resources for public officials, reporters, advocates, and other scholars, including polling memos, policy briefs, model laws and policies, and amicus briefs." https://tjcinstitute.com/about/ D. Latella -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it [1]) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== I don't quite know whether it is especially computer science or its subdiscipline Artificial Intelligence that has such an enormous affection for euphemism. We speak so spectacularly and so readily of computer systems that understand, that see, decide, make judgments, and so on, without ourselves recognizing our own superficiality and immeasurable naivete with respect to these concepts. And, in the process of so speaking, we anesthetise our ability to evaluate the quality of our work and, what is more important, to identify and become conscious of its end use. […] One can't escape this state without asking, again and again: "What do I actually do? What is the final application and use of the products of my work?" and ultimately, "am I content or ashamed to have contributed to this use?" -- Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum ["Not without us", ACM SIGCAS 16(2-3) 2--7 - Aug. 1986] Links: ------ [1] http://www.isti.cnr.it

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Mondo digitale. Giovani e anziani sono più soli. Il paradosso del «tutti collegati»
by don Luca Peyron Aug. 7, 2020

Aug. 7, 2020

Opinioni interessanti... buona lettura dl https://www.avvenire.it/opinioni/pagine/giovani-e-anziani-sono-pi-soli-il-p… _________________________ 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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Morte di Bernard Stiegler
by Antonio Casilli Aug. 7, 2020

Aug. 7, 2020

https://www.liberation.fr/direct/element/le-philosophe-bernard-stiegler-est…

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Il mar della Cina, il mare della Cina
by don Luca Peyron Aug. 6, 2020

Aug. 6, 2020

Geopolitica, digitale and more Buona lettura dl https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/08/05/china-builds-surveillance-… _________________________ 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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The U.K.'s first licensed crypto hedge fund is shutting down
by Giacomo Tesio Aug. 6, 2020

Aug. 6, 2020

Prime Factor Capital, the first cryptocurrency hedge fund in the U.K. to win approval from the country's government, is closing its doors. Financial News reported on Wednesday that the firm — founded by former BlackRock execs and granted approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority last summer — is shuttering "due to insufficient demand from institutional investors," according its CEO, Nic Niedermowwe. Continua, con un bel po' di fuffa commerciale per buttare fumo negli occhi delle vittime dello schema Ponzi, su https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/72638/uk-crypto-hedge-fund-closing Di fatto, come tanti, tanti altri quest'anno, tirano i remi in barca finché possono salvare almeno la faccia facendo dimenticare del proprio coinvolgimento nella blockchain. Non sono riuscito a fregare abbastanza "investitori istituzionali" e chiudono. Così hanno anche una scusa per vendere i loro byte sottraendo gli ultimi soldi nel sistema prima che collassi. Giacomo

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New York unveils landmark antitrust bill that makes it easier to sue tech giants | Technology | The Guardian
by Alberto Cammozzo Aug. 5, 2020

Aug. 5, 2020

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/05/antitrust-bill-new-york-…> New York state is introducing a bill that would make it easier to sue big tech companies for alleged abuses of their monopoly powers. New York is America’s financial center and one of its most important tech hubs. If successfully passed, the law could serve as a model for future legislation across the country. It also comes as a federal committee is conducting an anti-trust investigation into tech giants amid concerns that their unmatched market power is suppressing competition. Bill S8700A, now being discussed by New York’s senate consumer protection committee, would update New York’s antiquated antitrust laws for the 21st century, said the bill’s sponsor, Senator Mike Gianaris. “Their power has grown to dangerous levels and we need to start reining them in,” he said. New York’s antitrust laws currently require two players to collaborate in a conspiracy to conduct anticompetitive behavior such as price setting. In other cases companies may underprice products to the point where they are even incurring a loss just to drive others out of the market – anticompetitive behavior that New York’s laws would currently struggle to prosecute. “Our laws on antitrust in New York are a century old and they were built for a completely different economy,” said Gianaris. “Much of the problem today in the 21st century is unilateral action by some of these behemoth tech companies and this bill would allow, for the first time, New York to engage in antitrust enforcement for unilateral action.” The bill will probably be discussed when New York’s senate returns to work in August but is unlikely to pass before next year. It has the support of New York’s attorney general, Letitia James. “For more than 100 years, our antitrust laws have served as critical protection for consumers and small businesses from unchecked corporate power to choke off competition and limit consumer choice. While our state’s antitrust laws remain essential to these protections, we support legislation to strengthen them further to meet the challenges of today’s economy,” said James. “State Senator Gianaris’ legislation is an important tool to do just that.” [...]

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Wu, "What Years of Emails and Texts Reveal About Your Friendly Tech Companies"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Aug. 5, 2020

Aug. 5, 2020

*What Years of Emails and Texts Reveal About Your Friendly Tech Companies** * /Theatrics distracted from the real payoff of the congressional hearings: the subpoenaed documents.// / By Tim Wu Mr. Wu is the author of “The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/opinion/amazon-facebook-congressional-he…

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Ledger App Isolation Bypass (Bitcoin)
by Giacomo Tesio Aug. 4, 2020

Aug. 4, 2020

This post will disclose a vulnerability in the Ledger hardware wallets that can lead to theft of user funds. [...] I do not consider myself a security expert. Despite this, I was able to discover this issue while developing and experimenting with Ledger support on Liquality. It is worrying that the vulnerability did not utilise any complicated techniques such as side-channel attacks, buffer overflows etc. This could indicate that there are other issues undiscovered or in plain sight. Perhaps the most shocking conclusion is the negligence from Ledger regarding the handling of this issue. For an issue with this severity, to not attempt a fix, not communicate progress and avoid disclosure, is disrespectful towards the trust that people (including myself) have placed on them. With their increased focus in other departments (integrating alt coins, trading), I urge them to reconsider their attention to security. Such should be the commitment to a hardware wallet. Dettagli ed PoC exploit su https://monokh.com/posts/ledger-app-isolation-bypass L'ingenuità dell'autore sulla fiducia tradita dalle aziende che si basano sulla blockchain è tragicomica. Giacomo

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Perché l’intelligenza artificiale credeva che gli imperatori romani fossero biondi
by don Luca Peyron Aug. 4, 2020

Aug. 4, 2020

Buona lettura dl https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/stazione-futuro-riccardo-luna/2020/08/04/… _________________________ 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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Re: [nexa] nexa Digest, Vol 136, Issue 3
by Giuseppe Attardi Aug. 3, 2020

Aug. 3, 2020

Europe role is too small to mention. — > On Aug 3, 2020, at 12:00, nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it wrote: > > From: "J.C. DE MARTIN" <demartin(a)polito.it> > To: Center Nexa <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Subject: [nexa] Too Big to Prevail | Foreign Affairs > Message-ID: <F8E16011-D404-4E69-9693-835F41A07AE0(a)polito.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-02-10/too-big-prevail

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