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Fwd: The role of FOSS in preventing a recurrence of vehicle emissions scandals

by Andrea Trentini

(mi allaccio al thread https://server-nexa.polito.it/pipermail/nexa/2022-December/049933.html e seguenti) -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: The role of FOSS in preventing a recurrence of vehicle emissions scandals Date: Sat, 06 May 2023 16:58:09 +0300 From: Lars Noodén <lars.nooden(a)gmx.com> To: libreplanet-discuss(a)libreplanet.org Recent news¹ reminds us that back in 2015 a whistleblower exposed the VW/Audi emissions scandal, which I guess had been going on since 1999. The companies executives used closed source, proprietary software in the vehicles to hide the fact that the vehicles were emitting 40 times the allowed NOx when actually out on the roads and not in the testing centers. Even with fines and prison sentences, there is no way to be sure the companies are not working on more of the same -- unless the development is done out in the open. Clearly we see both physical and economic harm from neglecting to require FOSS even in embedded computers, such as the 100+ now found in each new car. because these companies have already shown that the closed source model *cannot* be trusted such style of development should not be allowed any more in regards to vehicles. Surely a FOSS-based workflow can be figured out. Perhaps it is a timely and appropriate topic for institutions like FSF, OSI, EFFI, and so on to address that publicly? Even a short statement in passing would at least raise awareness and provide an opportunity to ratchet things forward in regard to Software Freedom. /Lars ¹ Many sites on this topic, too, here is a small sample of three: "Former Audi Chief to Plead Guilty in Emissions Scandal" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/business/diesel-emissions-scandal-audi-r… "Ex-Audi CEO to Plead Guilty Over 'Dieselgate' Scandal " https://www.voanews.com/a/ex-audi-ceo-to-plead-guilty-over-dieselgate-scand… "Former head of Audi to confess in 'dieselgate' fraud trial| https://www.dw.com/en/former-head-of-audi-to-confess-in-dieselgate-fraud-tr… _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss(a)libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss

May 8, 2023

GAO Report - Software Acquisition: Additional Actions Needed to Help DOD Implement Future Modernization Efforts

by Diego.Latella

Software Acquisition: Additional Actions Needed to Help DOD Implement Future Modernization Efforts GAO23-105611 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105611?utm_campaign=usgao_email&utm_con… DL -- 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) CNR/GI-STS (http://gists.pi.cnr.it) https://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, fax: +390506212040 =================== Links: ------ [1] http://www.isti.cnr.it

May 8, 2023

[CFP] 35th International Teletraffic Congress - Deadline Approaching

by Martino Trevisan

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this mail] *35th International Teletraffic Congress* *3-5 October, 2023, Turin* *Website: https://itc35.itc-conference.org/* /_*CALL FOR PAPERS*_/ /The International Teletraffic Congress (ITC) 35, to be held October 3-5, 2023 at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, is the 35th edition of this international flagship congress in the field of networking science and practice. ITC was founded back in 1955 by enthusiastic scientists and engineers who were willing to deploy networks in a holistic way. Since then, it has established a multi-decade tradition as the primary forum for presenting and discussing the latest technical advances in the broad areas of teletraffic models, network systems, and measurements. ITC 35 solicits cutting-edge papers spanning both theory and experimentation in all areas of networking, ranging from traffic engineering and control with application also to emerging softwarized/virtualized network paradigms, up to innovative wireless scenarios brought about by the emergence of B5G and IoT systems. ITC 35 especially encourages original contributions which bridge the gap between performance modeling and real-life operational aspects, including works which leverage measurement data to provide a better understanding of the wired and wireless networks’ operation under realistic conditions. A selection of the best papers presented at the conference will be fast tracked to Performance Evaluation and Computer Networks journals after the conference. ITC 35 will offer a number of _*student travel grants*_ to support full-time students for attending._* *_/ /_*TOPICS*_/ *ITC 35* covers topics in the following areas: * Performance Evaluation, Control and Optimization * Network Measurements and Big Data * Networking Architectures and Paradigms * Wireless and Cellular Networks /_*IMPORTANT DATES*_/ * *May 23, 2023:**Paper registration deadline,* /_*15 days left*_/ * *May 30, 2023:* Paper submission deadline * *Jul 17, 2023:* Notification date * *Aug 16, 2023:* Camera-ready paper and author registration deadline * *Oct 3-5, 2023:* Conference Date Both full papers and short papers are welcome. Submission instructions can be found at the conference website: https://itc35.itc-conference.org/authors.html /_*KEYNOTE SPEAKERS*_/* * * *Silvia Giordano*, SUPSI, Switzerland * *Colin Maclay*, University of Southern California, US More keynote speakers will be announced in the next weeks /_*ORGANIZING COMMITTEE*_/* * *General chairs:* * *Markus Fiedler*, BTH, Sweden * *Michela Meo*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy *TPC chairs:* * *Zhiyuan Jiang*, China * *Sara Alouf*, INRIA, France * *Oliver Hohlfeld*, University of Kassel, Germany *Local arrangement:* * *Daniela Renga*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy * *Greta Vallero*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy *Publicity chairs:* * *Martino Trevisan*, Università di Trieste, Italy * *Yuxuan Sun*, Beijing Jiaotong University, China *Web chair:* * *Gianluca Perna*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy For additional information visit *https://itc35.itc-conference.org/* <https://itc35.itc-conference.org/> For any questions do not hesitate to contact the conference organization under***itc35_oc(a)tlc.polito.it* /Best Regards,/ /*ITC 35 *//Organizing Team/

May 8, 2023

MEMENTO | 162° Mercoledì di Nexa | 10 maggio 2023, ore 17.00

by Nexa Media

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che *mercoledì 10 maggio*,**alle *ore 17.00*, si terrà il *162° Mercoledì di Nexa*, con ospite *Carlo Magnani* (Università "Carlo Bo" di Urbino) che presenterà il libro: /*"Finché ci sono fake news c'è speranza. La libertà di espressione e i nuovi media: tra verità e democrazia"*/ <https://www.store.rubbettinoeditore.it/catalogo/finche-ci-sono-fake-news-c-…>, Rubbettino Editore, 2021. _L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE._ _SEDE FISICA_ dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Per accedere alla sala si raccomanda di suonare al citofono *Portineria* e di seguire le indicazioni segnalate dai cartelli lungo il percorso. QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. _STANZA VIRTUALE_ dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Per maggiori informazioni è possibile consultare la pagina web: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-162 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

May 8, 2023

[smart cities] Israel's Biometric Apartheid

by 380°

Buongiorno, il progetto "Smart Cities Everywhere" procede spedito verso il /suo/ radioso futuro. Lo segnalai [1] qui nel Novembre 2021, ribadisco quanto sottolineai dell'allora citato articolo: «This check is obligatory for Palestinians, as is the check at American airports for foreigners.» Si sa mai, metti che il progetto abbia successo, si potrebbe estendere ad altri gruppi di pericolosissimi potenziali terroristi individuabili per etnia, censo, convinzioni politiche, status sanitario... tutto scientificamente provato, ovviamente. https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2023-05-03/ty-article-opinion/isr… --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- The fact that the occupation corrupts and distorts the most basic moral values is self-evident. But we are not always exposed to the depth of the distortion due to the way its poison is disguised. The report released Tuesday by Amnesty International regarding how Israel surveils Palestinians is important because it lays bare another aspect of the poison. [...] According to the report, “Red Wolf uses this data to determine whether an individual can pass a checkpoint … If no entry exists for an individual, they will be denied passage. Red Wolf could also deny entry based on other information stored on Palestinian profiles, for example if an individual is wanted for questioning or arrest.” [...] The fact that these operations are carried out by an automated system and not by soldiers does not reduce the injustice but increases it, because the discriminatory treatment of Palestinians is hard-wired into a machine. [...] Red Wolf, Blue Wolf and Wolf Pack are the names given to the technologies, but in fact they are another name for the occupation. Along with the need to bring an immediate end to these malicious practices, we must recognize that as long as there is an occupation, Israel will continue to engage in a destructive surveillance and espionage regime. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Qui il PDF completo del rapporto di Amnesty International di 82 pagine intitolato «Automated Apartheid»: https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MDE1567012023ENGLISH.… (con tutta l'approssimazione informatica quadratica media tipica di questi tempi, tipo quella di confondere algoritmo con software) --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY By Checkpoint 56 in H2, a towering barrier features two turnstiles, and at least 24 cameras on the outside. Palestinians rely on passage through the checkpoint to access most, if not all, of goods and services, work, education, family life, and healthcare. It is here where witnesses described coming face to face with a new facial recognition system, Red Wolf, in 2022. Palestinians are the only racial group of residents in H2 required to use these checkpoints, and the system relies on databases consisting exclusively of Palestinian individuals’ data. [...] Since 2020, soldiers in Hebron have been instructed by their commanders to use the Blue Wolf app via smartphones to register as many Palestinians as possible and to “demonstrat[e] [our] presence”, according to Breaking the Silence. The gamifed biometric surveillance system ranks military units by numbers of pictures captured and incentivizes them to keep Palestinians under constant observations. [...] the ways in which these measures have been further intensifed and expanded by technological means was, until now, less well-understood. [...] Checkpoint offcials not only control all entry and exit points in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), but also administer a system of arbitrary checks and restrictions on access to rights and services, affecting Palestinians exclusively. Among other things, these arbitrary restrictions on the freedom of movement reduce the ability of Palestinians to access healthcare, employment and education, as well as their ability to exercise their right to freedom of peaceful assembly. [...] Notably, the technology records individuals’ information on the surveillance system even if they have not knowingly or consensually registered with it. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Ah beh, allora la soluzione è semplice perbacco: basta convincere gli individui a prestare il loro consenso e registrarsi nel sistema, così da poter avere accesso alle struttire sanitarie, al posto di lavoro... :-O --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- [...] These databases and tools exclusively record the data of Palestinians and are used to determine the ability of individual Palestinians to enter or exit their neighbourhoods and other locations. In Hebron, the majority Palestinian population of some 33,000 people is restricted to certain areas due to the presence of some 850 Israeli settlers – whose occupancy violates international law – and the Israeli military orders, checkpoints and surveillance that support settlers’ continued presence. [...] “We don’t know how soldiers are using this information, and we don’t know what they have access to or what they will use against me. There is no infuence we can have on the system.” [...] The system enables Israeli authorities to identify protesters and keep Palestinians under constant observation, even as they go about their ordinary daily activities. Such systems have expanded alongside illegal Israeli settlements [...] This report establishes that facial recognition technologies are providing the Israeli authorities with powerful new tools for curbing freedom of movement – a pre-requisite for the realization of basic rights – adding further layers of technological sophistication to the system of apartheid that Israel is imposing on Palestinians in the OPT. This is achieved via: • The establishment of compounding technological infrastructure to expand the reach of Israeli authorities’ control. As checkpoints govern the ability of Palestinians in H2––the area of Hebron under military rule by the Israeli Civil Administration––to travel outside their homes, Israel is able to contain Palestinians geographically, using domination by way of military force and surveillance tools such as Red Wolf and Blue Wolf to deter resistance. • Surveillance as part of a coercive environment aimed at forcing Palestinians to leave areas of strategic interest to Israeli authorities, by making their ordinary lives unbearable. As described in soldiers’ testimony used in this report, arbitrary searches, registrations and lookups facilitated by the use of Blue Wolf have interfered with the daily activities of Palestinians in, for example, the H2 and Silwan areas. As communities resist the expansion of settlements and the demolition of Palestinian homes, their participation in protests in turn exposes them to further surveillance. [...] Given the sensitive nature of the research, risk of leaks, and risks posed to Amnesty researchers, a decision was made from the beginning of the research not to engage directly with Israeli offcials. [...] Amnesty International is not convinced that the security justifcations which Israel cites as the basis for its treatment of Palestinians – including restricting their freedom of movement – justify the severe restrictions that the Israeli authorities have imposed. [...] Other policies have absolutely no reasonable basis in security and are clearly shaped by the intent to oppress and dominate. This includes differential treatment in the occupied territories, supporting the settlement of Jewish Israelis in the OPT, the designation of closed military zones, and the imposition of certain restrictions on movement such as travel bans. [...] --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Saluti, 380° [1] https://server-nexa.polito.it/pipermail/nexa/2021-November/022546.html (Msg-id:87ee7pflmf.fsf@xelera.eu) -- 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>.

May 8, 2023

Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Renewing American Economic Leadership at the Brookings Institution

by Luigi Scorca

Buongiorno, condivido questo articolo, in cui si intravedono sempre più marcatamente le direttrici di una politica industriale americana. Luigi https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/27/remark…

May 8, 2023

Dati della PA nei cloud [era Re: Is AI just 'Capital's Willing Executioner'?]

by Antonio

> Decine di ospedali e ASL informano Google o Microsoft di ogni patologia che abbiate, > oncologica, psichiatrica... tutto! > E questo perché utilizzano i loro servizi cloud. Caro Giacomo, sono perfettamente consapevole dell'attuale trasferimento, direi, senza timore di esagerare, epocale, di dati della pubblica amministrazione italiana verso datacenter situati al di fuori del territorio nazionale. Agli ospedali, alle scuole, alle università sono da aggiunguere (come segnalato in lista da Antonio N. qualche giorno fa), tutti gli enti "gestiti" da Sogei (v. appalto in corso di svolgimento [1]). Quello che denunciavo io è che di questi temi, nei "media", se ne parla poco e male (alla gente piace la "favola" dei re e delle regine, mica queste cose difficili, complesse). Come giustamente segnalavi tu, la risposta classica di chi sta trasferendo i dati è: "Non esistono alternative e il Ministero dice che loro dicono di essere GDPR compliant". In pratica chiedono all'oste se il vino è buono. Il cloud, in definitiva, è come le cassette di sicurezza delle banche, sulle quali, dalle lex horreorum, in poi, c'è una legislazione infinita. Ma i dati non sono denari o gioielli. Uno spazio riservato su un cloud è come una cassetta di sicurezza trasparente. Sicura e presidiata sì ma, appunto, trasparente. I politici tacciono, al più ti possono rispondere: "ne siamo coscienti e stiamo lavorando al cloud nazionale, è solo questione di tempo e i dati "ritorneranno" in Italia). Nel frattempo che si fa? Beh, si potrebbe, tornando all'analogia con le cassette di sicurezza, mettere una cassettina con il lucchetto dentro. Quindi criptare i dati in partenza ... A. [1] https://www.consip.it/bandi-di-gara/gare-e-avvisi/as-sdapa-ea-microsoft-per…

May 8, 2023

Re: [nexa] The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions

by Roberto Dolci

Dal 2017 ad oggi siamo rimasti tutti sorpresi dalla rapidita’ dello sviluppo IA: quello che allora si prevedeva raggiungere in 30-50 anni, oggi diciamo 1-2. La mente umana non afferra bene il concetto di crescita esponenziale, come ci insegna pure Covidde Qui un articoletto divulgativo Buon weekend Roberto From: nexa <nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it> On Behalf Of Antonio Vetro' Sent: Friday, May 5, 2023 2:59 AM To: nexa <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> Subject: [nexa] The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions Credo che questo articolo apparso su MIT PRESS nell'autunno del 2017, scritto da un ex direttore del laboratorio di AI del MIT (Rodney Brooks), ponga prospettive e domande ancora molto attuali sulle nostre aspettative e timori riguardo agli sviluppi dell' IA. Nonostante il fatto che ci siano stati sviluppi tecnologici e di "contesto" importanti rispetto all'anno dell'articolo. https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/10/06/241837/the-seven-deadly-sins-of… Un saluto Antonio

May 7, 2023

Re: [nexa] Is AI just 'Capital's Willing Executioner'?

by Giacomo Tesio

Ciao Antonio, Il 7 Maggio 2023 08:25:30 UTC, Antonio <antonio(a)piumarossa.it> ha scritto: >> Si tratta di Potere Cibernetico. >> Si tratta di poter imporre la propria volontà a individui, gruppi e persino nazioni intere. > >Se parli di un futuro, più o meno lontano, ti posso dare ragione. >Oggi credo non sia così. Vorrei tanto che tu avessi ragione. Ma decine di risposte che ho letto alla nostra richiesta alle PA di interrompere i trasferimenti sistematici di dati personali (spesso sensibilissimi) verso aziende USA dimostrano il contrario. Decine di ospedali e ASL informano Google o Microsoft di ogni patologia che abbiate, oncologica, psichiatrica... tutto! E questo perché utilizzano i loro servizi cloud. Migliaia di scuole permettono ANCORA OGGI a Google e Microsoft di realizzare profili dettagliatissimi di ogni informazione ricevuta a scuola da milioni di studenti e ogni lacuna, opinione o fragilità espressa. Ogni certificato medico inviato alla segreteria, ogni risposta ad un form Google, ogni materiale didattico scaricatobda Drive. E sai cosa ti rispondono? "Non esistono alternative e il Ministero dice vhe loro dicono di essere GDPR compliant" Nom tutti ovviamente: molte scuole li stanno dismettendo, ma molte altre continuano a dire che non ci sono alternative. E qualcuna (anche Università! Che VERGOGNA!), quando gli segnaliamo il seminario organizzato dall'Intendenza Scolastica di Bolzano dove se ne mostrano alcune [1], ci ha persino risposto spiegandoci che le alternative devono essere identiche a quelle di Google, gratuite e non richiedere competenze tecniche all'ateneo. Tutto firmato o sottoscritto da Data PROTECTION Officer. Giacomo

May 7, 2023

[OT?] Re: Leaked Internal Google Document Claims Open Source AI Will Outcompete Google and OpenAI

by 380°

Buongiorno, grazie Antonio per l'estratto, non ho ancora letto l'intero "leak" ma questo estratto mi STRAPPA un OT... OT? Antonio <antonio(a)piumarossa.it> writes: >> https://www.semianalysis.com/p/google-we-have-no-moat-and-neither [...] > By owning the platform where innovation happens, Google cements itself as a thought leader and direction-setter, earning the ability to shape the narrative on ideas that are larger than itself." Che si potrebbe OVVIAMENTE riscrivere così: By owning the "platform" [1] where /communication/ (DO NOT) happen, the military-industrial complex cements itself as a thought leader and direction-setter, earning the ability to shape the /narrative/ on /everything/ (aka "everything is NARRATIVE"). Stiamo parlando del (finto) dibattito della "comunità scientifica", della "opinione pubblica", sulla "[geo]politica", sul IT... sulla "Intelligenza Artificiale", universi di discorso basate su narrazioni /pilotate/... mica di come stanno i gattini di mio cugino o del saggio di danza dei nipoti. É questo di cui stiamo parlando, i "problemi etici dell'AI" - compreso lo sfruttamento del lavoro gratuito degli utenti delle "piattaforme" - sono stronzate in confronto. saluti, 380° [...] [1] fenomeno ENORME che coinvolge le "digital platforms" solo perché sono l'ULTIMA delle forme di "platform", si veda alla voce "Gatekeeping (communication)", dove ci sono /tonnellate/ di evidenze teoriche ed empiriche in merito; altro che la stucchevole e nauseante retorica sulla stampa (et al) "cane da guardia" del potere. -- 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>.

May 7, 2023