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EU: "Call for applications for the selection of members of the High Level group on Fake News"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 16, 2017

Nov. 16, 2017

*Call for applications for the selection of members of the High Level group on Fake News* / //The Commission is setting up a High Level Group (HLG) to advise on policy initiatives to counter fake news and the spread of disinformation online./ 12 November 2017 The phenomenon of fake news is more pervasive and impactful today than ever before because of the ease at which news can be posted and shared by anyone on social media, the speed at which such news may spread, and the global reach they might effortlessly attain. Tackling fake news requires a comprehensive approach that addresses the problems journalism faces in the current news media landscape, as well as the role and responsibilities of social media users in spreading misinformation online. It also requires balancing fundamental principles such as freedom of expression, media pluralism, and the right of citizens to diverse and reliable information. To address this problem, the Commission is calling for applications with a view to selecting members of a high-level group of experts (HLG) to advise on policy initiatives to counter disinformation spread online. The HLG’s tasks shall be to advise the Commission on all issues arising in the context of fake information spread across traditional and social media and how to cope with its social and political consequences. More specifically the HLG shall: [...] Continua qui: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/call-applications-select…

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EPIC Promotes ‘Algorithmic Transparency’ for Political Ads in : [EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 24.21
by Diego Latella Nov. 16, 2017

Nov. 16, 2017

FYI [scusandomi per il layout osceno, dovuto, immagino al progresso editoriale dei sistemi di email] > Begin forwarded message: > > From: EPIC Alert <alert(a)epic.org <mailto:alert@epic.org>> > Subject: [EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 24.21 > Date: 15 November 2017 at 23:09:04 GMT+1 > To: diego.latella(a)isti.cnr.it <mailto:diego.latella@isti.cnr.it> > Reply-To: EPIC Alert <alert(a)epic.org <mailto:alert@epic.org>> > > EPIC Alert 24.21 > November 15, 2017 > View this email in your browser <https://epic.org/alert/epic_alert_24.21.html> > Defend Privacy. Support EPIC. <https://epic.org/support> > > Defend Privacy. Support EPIC. <https://epic.org/donate/> > EPIC Alert 24.21 - November 15, 2017 > > [… OMISSIS ...] > EPIC Promotes ‘Algorithmic Transparency’ for Political Ads > [… OMISSIS …] > [ … OMISSIS …] > > > > > > [ … OMISSIS …] > 2. EPIC Promotes ‘Algorithmic Transparency’ for Political Ads > > EPIC has submitted comments <https://epic.org/algorithmic-transparency/EPIC-FEC-PoliticalAds-Nov2017.pdf> to the Federal Election Commission promoting new rules <https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title11-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title11-vo…> that would establish transparency for online political ads. EPIC proposed that the FEC: (1) impose at least the same disclosure requirements for internet communications as for broadcast and print communications—including who paid for the communication—and (2) require algorithmic transparency <https://epic.org/algorithmic-transparency/> for targeted political advertisements that appear on platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. EPIC said that voters should “know as much about advertisers as advertisers know about voters.” > > The FEC previously considered disclosure requirements for online political advertisements in 2011, when the Commission first issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking <https://www.fec.gov/updates/advance-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-for-inter…>. The FEC reopened the public comment period in 2016 <https://www.fec.gov/updates/commission-seeks-comments-on-internet-disclaime…>, and then again in October <https://www.fec.gov/updates/advance-nprm-internet-disclaimer-notices-reopen…>, stating that it sought additional comments “in light of developments” since 2016. It has yet to undertake a rulemaking, however. > > Under the FEC’s current rules <https://www.fec.gov/regulations/110-11/2017-annual-110#110-11>, certain communications are exempt from the disclaimer requirements that apply to traditional print, radio, and television advertisements. These exemptions include advertisements with space limitations, such as those placed on “bumper stickers pins, buttons,” and other small items. The FEC has applied this exemption to internet advertisements but noted <http://sers.fec.gov/fosers/showpdf.htm?docid=357882> that “technological options may allow for the display of disclaimers when a user ‘hovers’ or ‘rolls’ over the advertisement.” EPIC noted that “URL shortening tools” could also be used. > > Senators Klobuchar (D-MN), Warner (D-VA), and McCain (R-AZ) have introduced a bipartisan bill <https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1989/BILLS-115s1989is.pdf> that would require the same disclosures for online political advertisements as for print and broadcast advertisements. > > In view of evidence that Russia used online advertisements to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, EPIC implored the FEC to fulfill its role to protect the integrity of elections. “The need to protect democratic institutions from foreign adversaries has never been greater,” EPIC wrote. EPIC is fully engaged in the challenge of preserving and promoting democratic institutions and election integrity with its Project on Democracy and Cybersecurity <https://epic.org/democracy/>. EPIC has four pending FOIA cases, EPIC v. FBI <https://epic.org/foia/fbi/russian-hacking/>, EPIC v. ODNI <https://epic.org/foia/odni/russian-hacking/>, EPIC v. IRS <https://epic.org/foia/irs/trump-taxes/>, and EPIC v. DHS <https://epic.org/foia/dhs/cybersecurity/russian-interference/default.html> seeking records pertaining to Russian interference in the 2016 election. > > Back issues are available at: https://www.epic.org/alert <https://www.epic.org/alert> > > Copyright © 2017 Electronic Privacy Information Center, All rights reserved. > <http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fepic%…> Share <http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fepic%…> > <http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%5B%5BEPIC+NEWS%5D+EPIC+Alert+24.21:%2…> Tweet <http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%5B%5BEPIC+NEWS%5D+EPIC+Alert+24.21:%2…> > <http://us8.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=21f268dd7c516fe1339a07557&id=6ee…> Forward <http://us8.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=21f268dd7c516fe1339a07557&id=6ee…> Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it <http://fmt.isti.cnr.it/>) http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella <http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella> - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than compulsion; if in the process we learn how to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task. Above all, remember your humanity. -- Sir Joseph Rotblat Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR-ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) http://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than compulsion; if in the process we learn how to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task. Above all, remember your humanity. -- Sir Joseph Rotblat

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Prize on "Blockchains for Social Good"
by Fabio Nascimbeni Nov. 16, 2017

Nov. 16, 2017

Interesting event: on 15 December in Turin, the Prize on "Blockchains for Social Good" will be officially launched in a very appealing workshop, with the support of the newly established NESTA Italia. See: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blockchain-for-social-good-tickets-394016734… <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blockchain-for-social-good-tickets-394016734…> Fabio Nascimbeni fabio.nascimbeni(a)gmail.com http://linkedin.com/in/fabionascimbeni/

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Rileggere Tecnopolitica di Stefano Rodotà
by Giulio De Petra Nov. 15, 2017

Nov. 15, 2017

E’ con piacere che segnalo il seminario dedicato a rileggere Tecnopolitica di Stefano Rodotà che si svolgerà il prossimo 2 dicembre a Roma. Ci saranno studiosi e amici di Stefano Giulio Il Centro per la Riforma dello Stato, la Fondazione Basso, l’associazione Openpolis, l’associazione Il Secolo Della Rete, promuovono un incontro pubblico per: Leggere Tecnopolitica di Stefano Rodotà a 20 anni dalla pubblicazione. Sabato 2 dicembre dalle ore 10 alle ore 17, Roma, FIOM nazionale, Corso Trieste 36. Era il 1997 quando fu stampata la prima edizione di “Tecnopolitica” di Stefano Rodotà. Stupefacente è l’attualità e la lungimiranza di un testo dal quale molti degli studiosi che oggi si occupano degli effetti politici della trasformazione digitale hanno tratto i loro strumenti di interpretazione. La proposta di rileggere questo libro non ha solo l’obiettivo di riprendere i temi analizzati nei suoi capitoli e di verificarli alla luce della attualità, ma anche quello di riflettere sulle conseguenze dell’enorme accelerazione della trasformazione digitale di questi ultimi venti anni e in particolare sui suoi effetti sulla forma e sui contenuti dell’azione politica. Continua qui https://www.centroriformastato.it/leggere-tecnopolitica-stefano-rodota-20-a…

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libro “Le nuove frontiere della privacy nelle tecnologie digitali: bilanci e prospettive"
by Diego Giorio Nov. 13, 2017

Nov. 13, 2017

Non mi sembra sia già stato segnalato in lista, nel caso scusate la duplicazione: nuovo libro curato da Giuseppe Busia, Laura Liguori, Oreste Pollicino, nomi che ritengo una garanzia! http://www.diritticomparati.it/news/presentazione-libro-le-nuove-frontiere-… Presentazione libro “Le nuove frontiere della privacy ...<http://www.diritticomparati.it/news/presentazione-libro-le-nuove-frontiere-…> www.diritticomparati.it Presentazione libro “Le nuove frontiere della privacy nelle tecnologie digitali: bilanci e prospettive” (Roma, 23 Novembre) Saluti a tutti

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Digitale in Italia
by don Luca Peyron Nov. 13, 2017

Nov. 13, 2017

Mala tempora currunt https://www.agi.it/economia/digitalizzazione_pubblica_amministrazione_commi… Dl

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"L’Unione europea chiede all’Italia perché vuole regalare i dati sanitari a Ibm"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 13, 2017

Nov. 13, 2017

*L’Unione europea chiede all’Italia perché vuole regalare i dati sanitari a Ibm* La Commissione europea vuole sapere che cosa stanno combinando il governo italiano e la Regione Lombardia con Ibm, a proposito dei dati sanitari personali dei cittadini italiani promessi alla multinazionale Usa. A intervenire è, da Bruxelles, la Direzione generale Concorrenza della Commissione, che ha il compito di far applicare le regole della Ue “assicurando una concorrenza leale e in condizioni di parità tra tutte le imprese e contribuendo così a un miglior funzionamento dei mercati europei”. Il direttore, Henrik Morch, in data 31 ottobre 2017 ha inviato una lettera di tre pagine alla Rappresentanza permanente d’Italia presso l’Unione europea, chiedendo chiarimenti “entro 20 giorni lavorativi dalla data di ricevimento” e, al più presto, “una riunione con le autorità italiane” per “discutere sulle questioni in oggetto”. […] Continua qui: http://www.giannibarbacetto.it/2017/11/05/lunione-europea-chiede-allitalia-…

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Video del mio seminario Scuola Critica del Digitale
by Antonio Casilli Nov. 12, 2017

Nov. 12, 2017

Dear all, Se avete quattro ore e mezzo da perdere, ho riunito tutti i video del mio seminario 'Lavoro e capitalismo delle piattaforme' (Roma, 7 novembre 2017), organizzato dal Centro per la Riforma dello Stato (CRS) in collaborazione con le Camere del lavoro autonomo e precario (CLAP) nell'ambito della Scuola critica del digitale. http://www.casilli.fr/2017/11/08/video-lavoro-e-capitalismo-delle-piattafor… -- Antonio A. Casilli Associate Professor, Telecom ParisTech Research Fellow, Edgar-Morin Center (EHESS) Member, Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i3 UMR 9217 CNRS) Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet & Society

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Facebook: we are not listening to your conversations to sell ads
by gabriele elia Nov. 8, 2017

Nov. 8, 2017

speriamo ! ricorda la discussione su gmail e lettura messaggi posta ... https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/facebook-not-listening-conversations…<https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/facebook-not-listening-conversations…> Facebook: we are not listening to your conversations to sell ads Stan Chudnovsky, head of product for Facebook Messenger, was swift to refute the suggestion that Facebook was listening in on conversations so it could target ads.- 'coincidence' that Facebook ads were served relating to Messenger conversations While interviewing him on stage at Web Summit in Lisbon, CNN Money senior technology correspondent Laurie Segall asked audience members if they had noticed situations where an ad was served that matched a subject they had recently been discussing with friends or family. A few audience members waved their hands and Chudnovsky said, "Let me shut this down right here. No we are not using anyone’s microphone to target ads, nor are we using the context of your messenger conversations." What's happening, he said, is that people are spending more and more time on Facebook and on messenger. "Given the amount of content you tell your friends and the amount of content you will see in your newsfeed, statistically, a coincidence is likely to happen. It is a human vice to jump straight at this sort of explanation instead of looking at the statistical probability of the occurrence. Now, not everyone has a math background but I can tell you that that statistical probability is high," Chudnovsky said.

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Re: [nexa] Digitale in Italia: on line la relazione di indagine della commissione parlamentare
by Mauro Alovisio Nov. 8, 2017

Nov. 8, 2017

Gent.me/mi il documento è disponibile qui: http://www.procedamus.it/8-eventi/136-cad2017.html Ringrazio della segnalazione il dott. Gianni Penzo Doria Cordiali saluti Il giorno 5 novembre 2017 18:26, luca menini <menini.luca(a)gmail.com> ha scritto: > Il 5 novembre 2017 09:12, Stefano Quintarelli <Stefano(a)quintarelli.it> > ha scritto: > > La banca dati degli appalti ha un pessimo data entry. > > Ma il documento finale della Commissione dove lo si trova? > Sul sito della Camera non l'ho trovato. Ho scritto alla Camera ma non > mi hanno ancora risposto ... > > Ciao. > luca > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

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