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Inaugurazione 2° anno Master in Giornalismo di Torino - 7 novembre 2017
by Francesco Ruggiero Nov. 3, 2017

Nov. 3, 2017

Gentilissimi, martedì *7 novembre* *2017, *dalle 11 alle 13, si svolgerà *l'inaugurazione **del secondo anno del Master in Giornalismo* all’Università di Torino. L’incontro si terrà nell’*Auditorium de La Stampa,* in* via Lugaro 15*, a Torino. Ai Saluti istituzionali di *Alberto Sinigaglia* (Presidente Ordine dei Giornalisti del Piemonte), *Gianmaria Ajani* (Rettore Università di Torino) e *Franca Roncarolo* (Direttrice Scientifica del Master), seguiranno gli interventi di *Maurizio Molinari* (Direttore La Stampa), *Massimo Russo* – (Direttore della divisione digitale Gedi Spa) e una Lectio di *Claudio Marazzini,* (presidente dell'Accademia della Crusca) dal titolo: *La lingua dei giornali per l'italiano del futuro,* moderata da *Anna Masera* (Direttrice laboratori e testate del Master). La lectio è accreditata come corso di aggiornamento per i giornalisti Si prega di *confermare la partecipazione* compilando il modulo al link http://bit.ly/2gNXkb9 . Cordiali saluti, Francesco -- Francesco Ruggiero Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: francesco.ruggiero(a)polito.it tel: 011 090 7219

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We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 3, 2017

Nov. 3, 2017

Grande talk di Zeynep Tufeci <https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_…> ... So what's going on? Now, YouTube's algorithm is proprietary, but here's what I think is going on. The algorithm has figured out that if you can entice people into thinking that you can show them something more hardcore, they're more likely to stay on the site watching video after video going down that rabbit hole while Google serves them ads. Now, with nobody minding the ethics of the store, these sites can profile people who are Jew haters, who think that Jews are parasites and who have such explicit anti-Semitic content, and let you target them with ads. They can also mobilize algorithms to find for you look-alike audiences, people who do not have such explicit anti-Semitic content on their profile but who the algorithm detects may be susceptible to such messages, and lets you target them with ads, too. Now, this may sound like an implausible example, but this is real. ProPublica investigated this and found that you can indeed do this on Facebook, and Facebook helpfully offered up suggestions on how to broaden that audience. BuzzFeed tried it for Google, and very quickly they found, yep, you can do it on Google, too. And it wasn't even expensive. The ProPublica reporter spent about 30 dollars to target this category. ... This isn't "1984." Now, if authoritarianism is using overt fear to terrorize us, we'll all be scared, but we'll know it, we'll hate it and we'll resist it. But if the people in power are using these algorithms to quietly watch us, to judge us and to nudge us, to predict and identify the troublemakers and the rebels, to deploy persuasion architectures at scale and to manipulate individuals one by one using their personal, individual weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and if they're doing it at scale through our private screens so that we don't even know what our fellow citizens and neighbors are seeing, that authoritarianism will envelop us like a spider's web and we may not even know we're in it.

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NYT - Net Neutrality: Why Artists and Activists Can’t Afford to Lose It
by A Dicorinto Nov. 3, 2017

Nov. 3, 2017

Net Neutrality: Why Artists and Activists Can’t Afford to Lose It [...] The current rules, which have been in place since 2015, ensure that internet service providers treat all data — websites, shows, emails — the same. That means nobody has to pay extra money to make sure his or her content loads quickly. This fair internet, where everyone from an amateur comedian to a celebrity to a huge media company plays by the same rules, means you don’t need a lot of money or the backing of someone with power to share your content with the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/opinion/net-neutrality-artists-activists… -- Arturo Di Corinto www.dicorinto.it ---------------------------------> AVVERTENZE AI SENSI DEL D.Lgs. 196/2003 Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica e/o nel/i file/s allegato/i sono da considerarsi strettamente riservate. Il loro utilizzo è consentito esclusivamente al destinatario del messaggio, per le finalità indicate nel messaggio stesso. Qualora riceviate questo messaggio senza esserne il destinatario, Vi preghiamo cortesemente di darcene notizia via e-mail e di procedere alla distruzione del messaggio stesso, cancellandolo dal Vostro sistema. Conservare il messaggio stesso, divulgarlo anche in parte, distribuirlo ad altri soggetti, copiarlo, od utilizzarlo per finalità diverse, costituisce comportamento contrario ai principi dettati dal D.Lgs. 196/2003

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Opening UNSW
by Cristiana Sappa Oct. 31, 2017

Oct. 31, 2017

Cari tutti, Sperando di fare cosa gradita, Vi inoltro l'informazione per una posizione presso la UNSW a Sydney. The newly formed Law, Innovation and Technology Hub at UNSW Sydney is now looking to appoint a three-year research fellow – details are here -https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/en-au/listing/66105/research-fellow-in-law/. Un caro saluto, Cristiana

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Doppio appuntamento (Fabio Chiusi e ICT for Social Good) - Giovedì 2 novembre 2017
by Nexa Media Oct. 31, 2017

Oct. 31, 2017

Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it> NEXA Seminar with Fabio Chiusi /Giovedì 2 novembre 2017, ore 11.30 - 12.30/ Politecnico di Torino http://nexa.polito.it/2017/11/fchiusi <%20http://nexa.polito.it/2017/11/fchiusi> Illuminare le Dark Ads Speaker Fabio Chiusi (Giornalista e Fellow Centro Nexa) This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events /II Extra/ Lunch Seminar /Giovedì 2 novembre 2017, ore 13.00- 14.00/ Politecnico di Torino https://nexa.polito.it/lunch-extra2 <https://nexa.polito.it/lunch-extra2> ICT for Social Good Speaker Henri Nyakarundi and Elizabeth Kperrun This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events Spesso si legge a sproposito, specie nella trattazione “mainstream” dei temi digitali, che il web è un “far west”, un ambiente anarchico e privo di regole. In questo caso, tuttavia, è disastrosamente vero. Mentre il mondo, dopo l’elezione di Donald Trump, scopre il *potere manipolatorio e propagandistico dei social media* e della grandi piattaforme online, il legislatore sembra ancora ignorare la realtà profondamente politica della rete. Con il risultato che l’ecosistema informativo online non è ancora oggetto degli stessi requisiti di trasparenza, degli stessi pesi e contrappesi democratici, di quelli offline. Il problema si è posto con la massima evidenza a partire dagli inizi di settembre 2017, quando Facebook è stato costretto a rivelare alle autorità statunitensi che indagano sull’influenza straniera nelle ultime elezioni presidenziali che sì, la piattaforma è stata usata per promuovere propaganda, bugie, divisioni etniche-razziali ed esacerbare opposti pregiudizi da profili “inautentici”, riconducibili al Cremlino. Se i social network consentono di personalizzare la pubblicità politica, mirandola alle preferenze del singolo elettore, come regolamentarla in modo che sia chiaro e trasparente quali messaggi vengono pagati da chi, e per quali pubblici? Se *le pubblicità sono “oscure”*, “dark ads” visibili solo ai soggetti bersaglio, come illuminare la stanza “social” così che diventino scrutabili da tutti — cittadini, giornalisti, attivisti e organizzazioni che si occupano della regolarità dei finanziamenti e dei messaggi elettorali? L’incontro si propone di descrivere il panorama in cui ci troviamo, mostrare quanto dello scenario resti nel buio, e provare a formulare delle soluzioni per illuminarlo, garantendo che *“Facebook” e “democrazia”* non diventino termini incompatibili. *Henri Nyakarundi* and *Elizabeth Kperrun* are the winners of the first edition of the “ ICT for Social Good <http://www.ong2zero.org/en/ict-social-good/>”, a Grant powered by Ong 2.0 <http://www.ong2zero.org/> and financed by Fondazione Cariplo <http://www.fondazionecariplo.it/en/index.html>, Compagnia di San Paolo <http://www.compagniadisanpaolo.it/>and Fondazione Mission Bambini Onlus <http://www.missionbambini.org/> within the Program Innovazione per lo Sviluppo <http://ictforsocialgood.org/en/progetto/>. They will be officially awarded during the Open Days of Innovation <http://www.opendaysinnovazione.it/>, scheduled in Milan, on November 6th and 7th. The aim of the Grant is to sustain, as much as possible, local entrepreneurs but also to inform the development sector – too often still based on traditional intervention models – about local innovations. In the Global South, many amazing projects, realities and innovative ideas are created daily with a bottom-up approach. Unfortunately, often these ideas are not fully recognised and they face difficulties in being involved in international development projects. However, they represent a good starting point to build a new approach to the international cooperation and local development. In two months, 233 applications were received from 57 countries in the world. The Scientific Committee <http://ictforsocialgood.org/en/il-comitato-scientifico/> of the Grant – composed of representatives from SocialFare <http://socialfare.org/>, Fundacion Paraguaya <http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py/?lang=en>, Moxoff <http://www.moxoff.com/>, E4impact <http://e4impact.org/> and Nesta <https://www.nesta.org.uk/> – worked hard to evaluate the projects, paying close attention to innovation, both from the point of view of technology and of the methodologies and approaches that have been adopted. The main focus was on the positive impact the projects could generate at the local level. The seminar will be introduced by Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin <https://nexa.polito.it/people/jcdemartin>, (Nexa Center Co-Director), Silvia Pochettino <https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-pochettino-646a5823/> (Ong 2.0) and Prof. Francesca De Filippi <https://didattica.polito.it/portal/pls/portal/sviluppo.scheda_pers_swas.sho…> (CRD-PVS). /Ingresso libero - Saranno disponibili panini e bibite per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://extralunch2.eventbrite.com/ <http://lunchextra2.eventbrite.com> entro il 31 ottobre./ Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa e i cicli di incontri “Mercoledì di Nexa” e “Nexa Lunch Seminar” Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino (Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica) è un centro di ricerca indipendente e interdisciplinare che studia Internet e il suo effetto sulla società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/about. Durante i “ *Mercoledì di Nexa*”, che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro Nexa su Internet e Società apre le sue porte non solo agli esperti e a tutti coloro i quali lavorano con Internet, ma anche a semplici appassionati e cittadini. Il ciclo di incontri intende approfondire, con un linguaggio preciso ma divulgativo, i temi legati alla Rete: motori di ricerca, Creative Commons, social networks, open source/software libero, neutralità della rete, libertà di espressione, privacy, file sharing, big e open data, smart cities e molto altro. Al centro di quasi tutti gli incontri un ospite pronto a dialogare con i direttori del Centro Nexa, il Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin del Politecnico di Torino e il Prof. Marco Ricolfi dell'Università di Torino, nonché lo staff e i Fellows del Centro Nexa. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa, incluso un elenco di tutti i “Mercoledì” passati, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. Si segnala inoltre che dal maggio 2012 *ogni 4° mercoledì* del mese *dalle ore 13 alle ore 14* il Centro Nexa organizza anche i " *Nexa Lunch Seminar*". Una lista di tutti i “Lunch Seminar” passati è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars. See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa e i Nexa Lunch Seminar, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved>

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Report: "Towards a Fairer Gig Economy"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 30, 2017

Oct. 30, 2017

*Towards a Fairer Gig Economy* https://meatspacepress.org/ Our second pamphlet ‘Towards a Fairer Gig Economy’ is now out on Meatspace Press. We are pleased to offer it for free download (pdf, epub, azw3, mobi), as a low-cost paperback, or for self-printing. “Unions cannot collectively bargain with an algorithm, they can’t appeal to a platform, and they can’t negotiate with an equation.” Dawn Gearhart from Teamsters Local 117 ‘Towards a Fairer Gig Economy’ is a small collection of articles examining the social and economic problems associated with the ‘gig economy’. The gig economy includes a wide range of labour carried out by workers providing services as couriers, taxi drivers, online freelancers and more. Issues examined include an over-supply of labour, falling wages, long hours and poor working conditions. Each article makes suggestions for how these problems can be addressed and how a fairer gig economy can be built: including through regulation, collective bargaining and wider policy recommendations. The collection’s contributors include cycle couriers, union organisers, academics and researchers. The collection is edited by Mark Graham and Joe Shaw, and its contributing authors are: Janine Berg, Christina Colclough, Mags Dewhurst, Dawn Gearhart, Philip Jennings, Guy McClenahan, Trebor Scholz, M. Six Silberman, Nick Srnicek and Valerio De Stefano. Illustrations by: Irene Beltrame

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Report: "The Impact of Robots on Productivity, Employment and Jobs"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 27, 2017

Oct. 27, 2017

*The Impact of Robots on Productivity, Employment and Jobs* /A position paper by the International Federation of Robotics/ IFR Press Releases Frankfurt, May 03, 2017 — This paper provides the IFR’s opinion on the impact of automation - specifically of robots - on productivity, competitiveness and employment. IFR is not a policy institute. However, this report includes the main conclusions from a variety of experts on appropriate policy responses to ensure ongoing positive outcomes from automation and the ongoing development and uptake of robots, with which we concur. […] Continua qui: https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/position-paper

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Big data ed equilibri geopolitici
by Diego Giorio Oct. 27, 2017

Oct. 27, 2017

Segnalo questo articolo, che osserva come il controllo dei big data da parte delle agenzie di intelligence potrà alterare gli equiibri geopolitici https://www.agendadigitale.eu/infrastrutture/perche-il-controllo-sui-big-da… [https://dm2ue6l6q7ly2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/16110323/in…]<https://www.agendadigitale.eu/infrastrutture/perche-il-controllo-sui-big-da…> Perché il controllo sui big data cambierà gli equilibri geopolitici nel mondo<https://www.agendadigitale.eu/infrastrutture/perche-il-controllo-sui-big-da…> www.agendadigitale.eu Nei prossimi anni il controllo dei dati costituirà una delle principali forme di potere. L'uomo rimane la risorsa più importante ma l'uso degli strumenti attuali come l’AI rappresenta una nuova rivoluzione per l’industria, ma anche per la PA. Un rischio per l’Italia se non saprà governare questi cam Saluti a tutti D.

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Fwd: [Access-Blocking] Ebay takedowns and e-commerce directive
by Stefano Quintarelli Oct. 25, 2017

Oct. 25, 2017

cross post.. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Access-Blocking] Ebay takedowns and e-commerce directive Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:48:28 +0100 From: Jim Killock <jim(a)openrightsgroup.org> Reply-To: edri-ab(a)mailman.edri.org To: edri-ab(a)mailman.edri.org Hi all We’ve blogged and press released today about some Epson compatible takedowns at eBay: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2017/epson-delete-ebay-listings-citing… https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press/releases/2017/ebay-must-stop-epson-pa… Some of our AC are speculating that eBay’s willingness to remove listings against mere allegations of patent abuse may stem from the L’Oreal case a few years back. In any case although it is not completely clear, it seems that trusted IP holders can under the VeRO programme remove what they like from eBay on grounds of patent infringement within the EU. Does anyone have any ability to shed light on why eBay is extending such sweeping powers to patent holders? And also, does anyone here have contact with any EU policy staff at eBay? Jim

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WashPost: "Justice Department moves to end routine gag orders on tech firms"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 24, 2017

Oct. 24, 2017

*"Justice Department moves to end routine gag orders on tech firms"** * By Ellen Nakashima October 24 at 11:31 AM The Justice Department has issued new guidelines aimed at providing more transparency around prosecutors’ secret demands for customer data stored on tech firms’ servers. The binding guidance, approved last week by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, ends the routine imposition of gag orders barring companies from telling customers that their email or other records have been turned over in response to legal demands. It also bans — in most cases — indefinite gag orders that forbid a company from ever telling users that their data have been searched. The move comes a year and a half after Microsoft sued the department, asking a federal judge in Seattle to strike down portions of a major privacy law that govern the secrecy orders. The tech giant argued that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act violated customers’ Fourth Amendment right that a search be reasonable because it did not require the government to notify them when their records were obtained. The company also argued that the law’s gag-order provision violated the company’s First Amendment right to talk to its customers. […] Continua qui: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-m…

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