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NYT: "Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Aug. 31, 2017

Aug. 31, 2017

*Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant* By KENNETH P. VOGEL AUG. 30, 2017 WASHINGTON — In the hours after European antitrust regulators levied a record $2.7 billion fine against Google in late June, an influential Washington think tank learned what can happen when a wealthy tech giant is criticized. The New America Foundation has received more than $21 million from Google; its parent company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt; and his family’s foundation since the think tank’s founding in 1999. That money helped to establish New America as an elite voice in policy debates on the American left and helped Google shape those debates. But not long after one of New America’s scholars posted a statement on the think tank’s website praising the European Union’s penalty against Google, Mr. Schmidt, who had been chairman of New America until 2016, communicated his displeasure with the statement to the group’s president, Anne-Marie Slaughter, according to the scholar. […] Continua qui: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/us/politics/eric-schmidt-google-new-amer…

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Studio accurato Università di Princeton: ISPs Can Use IOT Devices to Spy on You (Smart Home)
by gabriele elia Aug. 30, 2017

Aug. 30, 2017

più o meno ma mettere le cose insieme da un'idea precisa ... ovviamente in Europa non permesso da GDPR p.es. e altre norme privacy g Study: ISPs Can Use IOT Devices to Spy on You -<http://wirelessiq.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5000b2674aa552c31856aa…> A new study out of Princeton (hat tip, New Scientist) discusses how it's relatively easy for an ISP to use the internet of things (IOT) devices in many households to spy on and collect profitable data on consumers. Such "smart" devices are all the rage, from internet-connected televisions and refrigerators, to numerous flavors of internet-connected smart speakers like Amazon Echo. But in many instances, security and privacy are an afterthought, resulting in the devices being hijacked and used in botnets, or worse. Noah Apthorpe at Princeton University set up a fake home, complete with seven real internet-connected devices, in the hopes of finding out what they might reveal about their users. Apthorpe and other researchers found that it was notably trivial for an ISP to identify and track usage of numerous devices around the home, which could (if it's not already) be used to make the carrier even more money off of your everyday behavior. The study found that ISPs could track a user s sleep patterns by detecting when sleep trackers accessed to the internet, or observe when a home camera detected movement or when someone is watching a live video feed. That should be of concern given that ISPs recently successfully lobbied the GOP and Donald Trump to kill consumer broadband privacy protections that require ISPs to transparently detail what data they collect, and who they sell it to. That said, the study also found that tech-savvy users could take several steps to protect themselves from the prying eyes of their internet service provider. While tunneling smart home traffic through a VPN can help make ISP tracking and monetization of IOT data more difficult, the study found that "certain common device combinations and user activity patterns minimize the ability of a VPN to obfuscate smart home traffic metadata." More effective, according to the study, was home network traffic shaping by independent link padding (ILP), which can prevent any metadata attacks while preserving device functionality -- all with a minimal impact on home-network performance. "For smart homes without devices that stream audio or video, we found that only a maximum of 7.5 KB/s of cover traffic is needed to completely mask user activities," notes the report. "This is < 0.4% of the 2016 average broadband upload and download speeds in the United States. This rate of cover traffic would result in approximately 19GB of extra data used per month, much less than the 1TB monthly broadband data caps enforced by the largest United States and Canadian ISPs. "For smart homes with devices that stream audio or video, we found that no more than 40KB/s of cover traffic per household was needed for effective ILP shaping," the report adds. "While more costly than shaping for non-A/V devices, it is still < 2% of the average upload speeds of United States broadband internet." Those interested can find the full study here (pdf). read comment(s) http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-ISPs-Can-Use-IOT-Devices-to-Spy-on… [http://i.dslr.net/syms/b648e600373ebf8380a0f8c850ba043b.jpg]<http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-ISPs-Can-Use-IOT-Devices-to-Spy-on…> Study: ISPs Can Use IOT Devices to Spy on You<http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-ISPs-Can-Use-IOT-Devices-to-Spy-on…> www.dslreports.com News: A new study out of Princeton (hat tip, New Scientist) discusses how it's relat https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.05044 [1708.05044] Spying on the Smart Home: Privacy Attacks and ...<https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.05044> arxiv.org Abstract: The growing market for smart home IoT devices promises new conveniences for consumers while presenting new challenges for preserving privacy within the home. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145450-your-broadband-provider-can-us… [https://d1o50x50snmhul.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/25154410/g…]<https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145450-your-broadband-provider-can-us…> Your broadband provider can use your smart devices to spy on you<https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145450-your-broadband-provider-can-us…> www.newscientist.com We knew hackers can use our voice assistants, baby monitors and even vibrators to put us under surveillance. But broadband providers may be a bigger threat

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VI Premio internazionale Vittorio Frosini in informatica giuridica e diritto dell'informatica 2015-2017
by avv. Monica A. Senor Aug. 30, 2017

Aug. 30, 2017

Ricevo e volentieri giro in lista: La Rivista Il diritto dell'informazione e dell'informatica, unitamente con la famiglia Frosini, promuove il premio dedicato alla memoria di Vittorio Frosini e destinato a una tesi di dottorato in informatica giuridica e diritto dellinformatica già discussa, oppure presentata in via definitiva, negli anni 2015-2016-2017. Il premio giunto alla sesta edizione è ormai internazionale e intende rendere omaggio alla memoria di Vittorio Frosini, ricordando il Suo contributo di fondatore della informatica giuridica in Italia, attraverso la Sua pionieristica opera Cibernetica, diritto e società del 1968, e poi in numerosissimi studi nellarco di oltre trentanni. Il bando di concorso del premio che è visibile al seguente link: http://www.fondazionecalamandrei.it. Un caro saluto, Monica

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Paper: "Artificial Intelligence Policy: A Roadmap"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Aug. 30, 2017

Aug. 30, 2017

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3015350 *Artificial Intelligence Policy: A Roadmap* 30 Pages Posted: 9 Aug 2017 Ryan Calo University of Washington - School of Law; Stanford University - Law School; Yale Law School Date Written: August 8, 2017 Abstract Talk of artificial intelligence is everywhere. People marvel at the capacity of machines to translate any language and master any game. Others condemn the use of secret algorithms to sentence criminal defendants or recoil at the prospect of machines gunning for blue, pink, and white-collar jobs. Some worry aloud that artificial intelligence will be humankind’s “final invention.” This essay, prepared in connection with UC Davis Law Review's 50th anniversary symposium, explains why AI is suddenly on everyone's mind and provides a roadmap to the major policy questions AI raises. The essay is designed to help policymakers, investors, technologists, scholars, and students understand the contemporary policy environment around AI at least well enough to initiative their own exploration. Topics covered include: • Justice and equity • Use of force • Safety and certification • Privacy (including data parity); and • Taxation and displacement of labor In addition to these topics, the essay will touch briefly on a selection of broader systemic questions: • Institutional configuration and expertise • Investment and procurement • Removing hurdles to accountability; and • Correcting mental models of AI Keywords: artificial intelligence, robotics, policy, law, ethics

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"The right to ‘offend, shock or disturb,’ or the importance of protecting unpleasant speech"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Aug. 29, 2017

Aug. 29, 2017

*The right to ‘offend, shock or disturb,’ or the importance of protecting unpleasant speech* Nani Jansen ReventlowAssociate Tenant, Doughty Street Chambers. @bkcharvard fellow @cyberlawclinic advisor. Free speech, a fundamental component of democracy, has been the subject of increasing debate as harmful speech, both online and offline, has emerged as a topic of public attention. While a recent New York Times article calls into question whether fixing problems such as online harassment is even possible, the serious threat that online abuse, especially of women, poses to free speech is widely acknowledged. With such harms in mind, this brief essay does not dispute the importance of striving toward an internet that is a safe and open space for all to exchange views and ideas, regardless of gender, race, religion, or affiliation. Instead, it intends to underline the importance of devising measures to combat harmful speech online that leave sufficient space for the right to “offend, shock or disturb,” as the European Court of Human Rights aptly stated in the Handyside case. While stopping short of arguing for the creation of a “right to insult,” as was recently proposed, this essay does argue that we should take care in safeguarding a space in which unpleasant, unpopular, and offensive ideas and views can be freely shared, to ensure that free speech indeed remains the cornerstone of a democratic society. […] Continua qui: https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/the-right-to-offend-shock-or-distur…

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Right to Privacy a Fundamental Right, Says Supreme Court in Unanimous Verdict
by Alberto Cammozzo Aug. 25, 2017

Aug. 25, 2017

Implicazioni per Aadhaar. <https://thewire.in/170303/supreme-court-aadhaar-right-to-privacy/> New Delhi: A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that Indians enjoy a fundamental right to privacy, that it is intrinsic to life and liberty and thus comes under Article 21 of the Indian constitution. On Thursday, the bench, led by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, pronounced a unanimous judgement even if the judges had slightly different arguments as to how privacy is intrinsic to right to life and liberty. The bench comprised Chief Justice Khehar and Justices J. Chelameswar, S.A. Bobde, R.K. Agrawal, Rohinton Nariman, A.M. Sapre, D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and S. Abdul Nazeer. In its 547-page judgment <https://www.scribd.com/document/357098939/SC-Right-to-Privacy-Judgment#from…> that declares privacy to be a fundamental right, the Supreme Court has overruled verdicts given in the /M.P. Sharma/ case in 1958 and the /Kharak Singh/ case in 1961, both of which said that the right to privacy is not protected under the Indian constitution. The judgment includes within it six separate judgments from different judges, though the conclusion is unanimous. /The Wire/ has broken the main judgment into its constituent parts to make it easier to see what the different judges said. (see below) The judgment also included a two-page final order, which states that /MP Sharma/ and /Kharak Singh/ are overruled, and the right to privacy is fundamental. [...]

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Il cyber-tribunale cinese, Alibaba e il conflitto di interessi 2.0
by Guido Noto La Diega Aug. 24, 2017

Aug. 24, 2017

Nel nuovo cyber-tribunale tutto e' smaterializzato, l'identita' delle parti e' verificata tramite Alibaba, che e' anche responsabile per la sicurezza delle comunicazioni del tribunale... "Taobao, an online marketplace founded by Alibaba, has recently been under fire for allowing vendors to sell both illegal VPNs <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-censorship-vpn-idUSKCN1AX0KX> that allow individuals to bypass China’s online censorship and customized photos and videos featuring African children <https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/10/16121668/chinese-web-merchants-taobao-af…> that have been called racist and exploitative. If the newly established cyber-court handles cases against Taobao, that means Alibaba could end up hosting and authorizing legal proceedings against itself." https://www.theverge.com/tech/2017/8/18/16167836/china-cyber-court-hangzhou… -- Guido Dr Guido Noto La Diega Lecturer in Law @ Northumbria University CEO @italiot | Fellow @ Nexa Center for Internet & Society | Founder @DPA2018 Northumbria Law School City Campus East, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST noto.la.diega(a)gmail.com +44(0)191 349 5562 Twitter @guidonld You can access my papers on Academia.edu <http://northumbria.academia.edu/GuidoNotoLaDiega> and on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1794950>) This e-mail and any attachment hereto are strictly confidential and are exclusively intended for the person above identified. Without intended recipient’s entitlement, use, copy and dissemination of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received it in error, please advice us immediately by telephone and return the documents received to the above address, deleting the files. Thank you. Unless necessary, please do not print this e-mail.

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Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right
by avv. Monica A. Senor Aug. 24, 2017

Aug. 24, 2017

Importantissima pronuncia della Corte suprema indiana, con decisione unanime, in tema di privacy e data protection: https://thewire.in/170303/supreme-court-aadhaar-right-to-privacy/

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EFF's Jillian York on censorship: "What we need is for companies to choose openness, transparency, and due process"
by gianluca quaglia Aug. 24, 2017

Aug. 24, 2017

EFF's Jillian York on censorship: "What we need is for companies to choose openness, transparency, and due process" Continua qui https://www.facebook.com/eff/posts/10154674401606946 -- Sent from my smartphone Excuse any typos due to small screen (also...)

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Sonos says users must accept new privacy policy
by gianluca quaglia Aug. 24, 2017

Aug. 24, 2017

Sonos says users must accept new privacy policy or devices may "cease to function" Continue here http://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease… -- Sent from my smartphone Excuse any typos due to small screen (also...)

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