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Das Netz: "Digitalization and Society"
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

/Digitalization is changing our world – and we are in the middle of it. The digital magazine „Das Netz“ (German for „the net“) gathers writers, activists, scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs to think about the developments of our digital life. More than 50 contributions reflect on the digital transformation of society.// // //Topics include the internet of things, artificial intelligence, ethics of algorithms and responsibility as well as social media and election campaigns plus digitalization in China and the USA.// // //A must-read for everyone interested in digitalization!/ PDF liberamente scaricabile qui: http://irights-media.de/publikationen/das-netz-english-edition/ juan carlos *Table of Contents** * 8 The internet works in mysterious ways 12 Predictive Healthcare: Medicine in the data revolution by Lydia Heller 16 Attack of the Fridges by Jessica Binsch 18 Artificial Intelligence: The dreaming algorithm by Christoph Drosser 24 What happened online? January 2016 26 The Digital Doping Hunt by Martin Einsiedler 30 #scanallfishes 34 Universities face digital challenges by Ada Pellert 37 Digitalisation is happening… in your aerobics class An interview with Stefan Will 40 What happened online? February 2016 43 Learning to program is a skill for life by Gerhard Seiler and Jutta Schneider 46 Emancipation through Citizen Science by Henry Steinhau 50 If you were Queen of the Internet, what would be your first decree? 53 Catastrophe! Communication in states of emergency by Julia Schönborn 56 What happened online? March 2016 58 The Twitter troll’s digital alter ego by René Walter 62 The Summer of Pikachu by Dennis Kogel 65 Barfing unicorns and puppy faces: What is the secret ingredient in Snapchat’s success? by Duygu Gezen 68 Really great sex – just do it right by Christine Olderdissen 71 Happy coincidences and personalised filter bubbles by Christoph Lutz 74 What happened online? April 2016 76 Who runs the internet? 80 The 2016 US election campaign: Digital mud-wrestling by Lukas Schöne 84 The evolution of the digital election by Adrian Rosenthal and Axel Wallrabenstein 88 Why social bots threaten our democracy by Martin Fuchs 92 This message will self-destruct in three seconds… by Aleksandra Sowa 96 What happened online? May 2016 98 Politics has to be shaped by people Interview with Nadine Schön 101 The SPD is becoming more and more digital Interview with Katarina Barley 105 Open? Free? Inclusive? Internet Governance at the crossroads by Henning Lahmann 108 How are the rules of the internet made? Interview with Wolfgang Kleinwächter 112 The Digital Rich-Poor Divide 114 Turkey censors both online and on the streets by Hauke Gierow 118 What happened online? June 2016 121 Will digitisation destroy our values? by Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger 123 What have algorithms got to do with human rights? Interview with Ben Wagner 126 An internet of self-determination, diversity and participation Interview with Heiko Maas 131 Missed opportunities, half-hearted solutions by Halina Wawzyniak 132 Digital policy decisions: Fail! by Konstantin von Notz 134 Digitisation is like the industrial revolution Interview with Christian Lindner 136 We need more European standards Interview with Jan Philipp Albrecht 139 Cautious steps into the minefield by Joerg Heidrich 142 Personalised pricing needs rules by Klaus Müller 146 What happened online? July 2016 149 Digital by Default by Julia Kloiber 154 Towards a giant world computer by Stefan Mey 158 “We’re about to experience a real killer App for blockchain” Interview with Shermin Voshmgir 160 Bitcoin: the ascent of a borderless currency by Imogen Goodman 165 The political promises of Bitcoin Interview with Andreas M. Antonopoulos 168 What happened online? August 2016 170 Chinese internet firms find success with indecent exposure by Finn Mayer Kuckuk 173 Wallet-less payment is an everyday affair in China 175 The next Silicon Valley? It could be here. by Tobias Schwarz 181 On robots and class struggle: are we being replaced by machines? by Mads Pankow 184 What happened online? September 2016 187 We can guarantee the availability of the internet Interview with Harald Summa 191 Politics should make things work, when 196 TV at the crossroads of internet and humanity by Andreas Busche 200 Hatsune Miku, the world’s first cybernetic star by Finn Mayer Kuckuk 202 What Pokémon Go has in common with Locative Art by Valie Djordjevic 206 What happened online? October 2016 208 “The moment when an unexpected perturbation changes the system from within” Interview with Tatiana Bazzichelli 211 The inhibitions of Richard W. by Christian Rickerts 214 Digital Passport 216 The myth of struggling through Interview with Lisa Basten 220 What happened online? November 2016 222 Caring for customs and heritage of the Internet by Dirk von Gehlen 226 So two computers meet, and one says… by Alard von Kittlitz and Johannes Gernert 230 Gamification: the brain’s addiction by Ippolita Table of Contents 8 The internet works in mysterious ways 12 Predictive Healthcare: Medicine in the data revolution by Lydia Heller 16 Attack of the Fridges by Jessica Binsch 18 Artificial Intelligence: The dreaming algorithm by Christoph Drosser 24 What happened online? January 2016 26 The Digital Doping Hunt by Martin Einsiedler 30 #scanallfishes 34 Universities face digital challenges by Ada Pellert 37 Digitalisation is happening… in your aerobics class An interview with Stefan Will 40 What happened online? February 2016 43 Learning to program is a skill for life by Gerhard Seiler and Jutta Schneider 46 Emancipation through Citizen Science by Henry Steinhau 50 If you were Queen of the Internet, what would be your first decree? 53 Catastrophe! Communication in states of emergency by Julia Schönborn 56 What happened online? March 2016 58 The Twitter troll’s digital alter ego by René Walter 62 The Summer of Pikachu by Dennis Kogel 65 Barfing unicorns and puppy faces: What is the secret ingredient in Snapchat’s success? by Duygu Gezen 68 Really great sex – just do it right by Christine Olderdissen 71 Happy coincidences and personalised filter bubbles by Christoph Lutz 74 What happened online? April 2016 76 Who runs the internet? 80 The 2016 US election campaign: Digital mud-wrestling by Lukas Schöne 84 The evolution of the digital election by Adrian Rosenthal and Axel Wallrabenstein 88 Why social bots threaten our democracy by Martin Fuchs 92 This message will self-destruct in three seconds… by Aleksandra Sowa 96 What happened online? May 2016 98 Politics has to be shaped by people Interview with Nadine Schön 101 The SPD is becoming more and more digital Interview with Katarina Barley 105 Open? Free? Inclusive? Internet Governance at the crossroads by Henning Lahmann 108 How are the rules of the internet made? Interview with Wolfgang Kleinwächter 112 The Digital Rich-Poor Divide 114 Turkey censors both online and on the streets by Hauke Gierow 118 What happened online? June 2016 121 Will digitisation destroy our values? by Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger 123 What have algorithms got to do with human rights? Interview with Ben Wagner 126 An internet of self-determination, diversity and participation Interview with Heiko Maas 131 Missed opportunities, half-hearted solutions by Halina Wawzyniak 132 Digital policy decisions: Fail! by Konstantin von Notz 134 Digitisation is like the industrial revolution Interview with Christian Lindner 136 We need more European standards Interview with Jan Philipp Albrecht 139 Cautious steps into the minefield by Joerg Heidrich 142 Personalised pricing needs rules by Klaus Müller 146 What happened online? July 2016 149 Digital by Default by Julia Kloiber 154 Towards a giant world computer by Stefan Mey 158 “We’re about to experience a real killer App for blockchain” Interview with Shermin Voshmgir 160 Bitcoin: the ascent of a borderless currency by Imogen Goodman 165 The political promises of Bitcoin Interview with Andreas M. Antonopoulos 168 What happened online? August 2016 170 Chinese internet firms find success with indecent exposure by Finn Mayer Kuckuk 173 Wallet-less payment is an everyday affair in China 175 The next Silicon Valley? It could be here. by Tobias Schwarz 181 On robots and class struggle: are we being replaced by machines? by Mads Pankow 184 What happened online? September 2016 187 We can guarantee the availability of the internet Interview with Harald Summa 191 Politics should make things work, when 196 TV at the crossroads of internet and humanity by Andreas Busche 200 Hatsune Miku, the world’s first cybernetic star by Finn Mayer Kuckuk 202 What Pokémon Go has in common with Locative Art by Valie Djordjevic 206 What happened online? October 2016 208 “The moment when an unexpected perturbation changes the system from within” Interview with Tatiana Bazzichelli 211 The inhibitions of Richard W. by Christian Rickerts 214 Digital Passport 216 The myth of struggling through Interview with Lisa Basten 220 What happened online? November 2016 222 Caring for customs and heritage of the Internet by Dirk von Gehlen 226 So two computers meet, and one says… by Alard von Kittlitz and Johannes Gernert 230 Gamification: the brain’s addiction by Ippolita

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Google's Transparency Report
by avv. Monica A. Senor July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

Segnalo che il Transparency Report di Google è stato profondamente revisionato, sia nel merito che nella forma. Questo il comunicato di Google, pubblicato ieri: We are proud and excited to announce our new and improved Transparency Report, the result of several years of work by many Googlers passionate about the reports mission and Googles dedication to transparency. Visit <https://transparencyreport.google.com/> https://transparencyreport.google.com to explore! Weve overhauled the entire report to make it more user friendly with clearer charts, more information about our data, and a unified design that is easier to navigate so that visitors can quickly find the information they seek. Check out the blog post from Google's Michee Smith for the back story. Buona giornata a tutti, Monica

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"Librarians Call on W3C to Rethink its Support for DRM"
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

*Librarians Call on W3C to Rethink its Support for DRM** * Commentary by Elliot Harmon July 18, 2017 The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has called on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to reconsider its decision to incorporate digital locks into official HTML standards. Last week, W3C announced its decision to publish Encrypted Media Extensions (EME)—a standard for applying locks to web video—in its HTML specifications. […] Continua qui: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/07/librarians-call-w3c-rethink-its-suppo…

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"Mesh networking comes to Bluetooth, which could set off a new wave of smart buildings"
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

*Mesh networking comes to Bluetooth, which could set off a new wave of smart buildings* /by Tom Krazit on July 18, 2017 at 8:00 am/ One of the most widely used technologies in mobile computing is getting an important upgrade that could accelerate the development of the smart home and industrial internet. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, the Kirkland, Wash.-based group that enforces compatibility among the billions of devices that use the short-range Bluetooth wireless technology, plans to announce Tuesday that the standard now supports mesh networking. […] Continua qui: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/mesh-networking-comes-bluetooth-set-off-new-w…

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GNI One Page Guide to Shutdowns
by avv. Monica A. Senor July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

The Global Network Initiative launched Weighing the Impact of Network Shutdowns and Service Restrictions Considerations for Policymakers, a one-page guide aimed at governments who may consider mandating disruptions of communications networks services and online platforms. The one-page guide is available in <http://globalnetworkinitiative.org/sites/default/files/Impacts-Shutdowns-Di sruptions-EN.pdf> English, <http://globalnetworkinitiative.org/sites/default/files/Impacts-Shutdowns-Di sruptions-FR.pdf> Français, & <http://globalnetworkinitiative.org/sites/default/files/Impacts-Shutdowns-Di sruptions-ES.pdf> Español. Russian, Arabic and Chinese versions will be released later on this week. More info at this link: http://globalnetworkinitiative.org/news/consequences-network-shutdowns-and-s ervice-disruptions-one-page-guide-policymakers Un caro saluto a tutti, Monica

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Damnatio Mamoriae Digitale: c'è bisogno di normare una redenzione digitale?
by Matteo G.P. Flora July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

Una riflessione con voi, se le la consentite... Come forse qualcuno di voi fa, complice una scommessa (persa) da un anno a questa parto pubblico un video al giorno sui temi del Digitale. Il video di qualche giorno fa parlava della Gogna mediatica e la discussione che si è generata mi spinge a cercare il confronto. Se vi interessa la versione "video" di questa mail la trovate nel video di oggi: https://youtu.be/umOttXIJkFE Se la Damnatio Memoriae storica era la condanna a "sparire" dalla storia, ieri parlavo della Damnatio Memoriae Digitale, la condanna moderna "ad essere ricordati", ad imperitura memoria, per qualcosa abbia fatto. La rete non dimentica e non può dimenticare. No, non parlo di "oblio" come un generico approccio, ma di un approccio strutturato alla notorietà di una pena ed al processo di riabilitazione, che senza una controparte digitale non può avere alcun senso in un mondo interconnesso e basato sulla "ricerca online". La Damnatio Memoriae digitale è una condanna perpetua ed eterna che, forse, merita una riflessione: dovrebbe in qualche modo essere commisurata alla gravità del reato? Dovrebbe essere in qualche modo normata? Se è possibile, per legge, riabilitare un cittadino che ha scontato la sua pena (addirittura riconsegnando in alcuni casi una fedina penale intonsa), allora non è necessario normare una "redenzione digitale"? Amici guristi, vi va di ragionarne un po' con me su questo argomento che mi frulla in testa da più di un anno? Quali limiti? Quali applicazioni? Cosa ne pensa il diritto "tradizionale"? Ogni commento è, come sempre, bene accetto e spero interessi qualcuno di voi tanto quanto interessa me. Personalmente credo che come società potremmo organizzare un convegno verso fine anno. Nel frattempo mi piacerebbe molto avere le vostre riflessioni. Grazie ed è sempre un piacere leggervi! M. -- *Matteo G.P. Flora* *Founder @ The Fool - CEO @ Samadhi Investments* *VIDEO RUBRICA - Guarda il video di oggi! <http://mgpf.it/ultimovideo>* Via Merano, 16 | 20127 Milano | http://thefool.it off. +39.02-00613665 <02%200061%203665> | mob. +39.347.9676430 <347%20967%206430> PGP and Encrypted Messages: https://keybase.io/mgpf

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Re: [nexa] Damnatio Mamoriae Digitale: c'è bisogno di normare una redenzione digitale?
by Silvia Martinelli July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

Cari tutti, dopo mesi di interessante lettura silente questa volta mi sento chiamata in causa e non posso rispondere. Si tratta di un tema a me molto caro, sul quale ho scritto un libro, "Diritto all'oblio e motori di ricerca. Memoria e privacy nell'era digitale", edito Giuffré, che affronta appunto queste tematiche in un'ottica giuridica, ma con un ampio respiro. https://shop.giuffre.it/catalog/product/view/id/77001/ Un caro saluto e un ringraziamento per gli interessanti spunti e aggiornamenti, Silvia - *Dott.ssa Silvia Martinelli* PhD Candidate in "Law, Person and Market", University of Turin. M. +39 3405790724 | silviamartinelli89(a)gmail.com silviamartinellilaw.wordpress.com Il giorno 19 luglio 2017 08:28, <nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > Send nexa mailing list submissions to > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nexa-owner(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of nexa digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. the iLabour project (Stefano Quintarelli) > 2. Damnatio Mamoriae Digitale: c'è bisogno di normare una > redenzione digitale? (Matteo G.P. Flora) > 3. Re: Damnatio Mamoriae Digitale: c'è bisogno di normare una > redenzione digitale? (Giorgio Fontana) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:24:00 +0200 > From: Stefano Quintarelli <stefano(a)quintarelli.it> > To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Subject: [nexa] the iLabour project > Message-ID: <c6d4a93d-0843-47d6-45d6-9af10d9caaf6(a)quintarelli.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Interessante. > > con dati aggiornati settimanalmente. > > The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered > freelance work, which is currentlygrowing rapidly > <http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/?p=2288>. Our newOnline Labour Index worker > supplement <http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/online-labour-index/>reveals > what skills different countries are bringing to the market. For > instance, the top occupational category in the United States is writing > and translation, while in the Indian subcontinent it is software > development and technology. Europe?s various regions focus on different > specialisms. The map is based on near-real time data from four of the > largest platforms connecting buyers and sellers of online freelance work. > > [-..] > > > The figures in this post are based on data collected between 1-6 July > 2017. Ourinteractive visualisation > <http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/online-labour-index/>is automatically > updated with the latest data from the past seven days, and the data are > alsoavailable for download > <https://figshare.com/articles/Online_Labour_Index_ > Measuring_the_Online_Gig_Economy_for_Policy_and_Research/3761562>. > Any questions and comments about the Online Labour Index are very > welcome; the quickest way to reach us is viaTwitter > <https://twitter.com/iLabourProject>. > > http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/where-are-online-workers- > located-the-international-division-of-digital-gig-work/ > > Ciao, s. >

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the iLabour project
by Eleonora Panto July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

Non mi pare di averlo visto e quindi segnalo questo progetto che mi sembra davvero notevole visto che i dati sono aggiornati automaticamente agli ultimi sette giorni The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered freelance work, which is currentlygrowing rapidly <http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/?p=2288>. Our newOnline Labour Index worker supplement <http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/online-labour-index/>reveals what skills different countries are bringing to the market. For instance, the top occupational category in the United States is writing and translation, while in the Indian subcontinent it is software development and technology. Europe’s various regions focus on different specialisms. The map is based on near-real time data from four of the largest platforms connecting buyers and sellers of online freelance work. [-..] The figures in this post are based on data collected between 1-6 July 2017. Ourinteractive visualisation <http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/online-labour-index/>is automatically updated with the latest data from the past seven days, and the data are alsoavailable for download <https://figshare.com/articles/Online_Labour_Index_Measuring_the_Online_Gig_…>. Any questions and comments about the Online Labour Index are very welcome; the quickest way to reach us is viaTwitter <https://twitter.com/iLabourProject>. http://ilabour.oii.ox.ac.uk/where-are-online-workers-located-the-internatio… saluti Eleonora -- Eleonora Pantò Learning, Inclusion and Social Innovation Programme Developer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CSP – Innovazione nelle ICT s.c. a r.l. Strada del Lionetto n. 6 – 10146 Torino Italy C/o Politecnico di Torino/BRC C.so Castelfidardo, 30a – 10129 – Torino Italy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tel. +39 011 4815139 Fax +39 011 4815001 cell. +39 3486086090 e-mail eleonora.panto(a)csp.it ATTENZIONE: ABBIAMO CAMBIATO SEDE This message and its attachments are privileged and confidential and exclusively destined to the addressee. In case you receive this message by mistake or you are not the addressee, please inform me immediately and destroy the message.

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53° Nexa Lunch Seminar - 26 luglio 2017
by Nexa Media July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-53> NEXA 53° Nexa Lunch Seminar Mercoledi 26 luglio 2017, ore 13.00 - 14.00 Politecnico di Torino http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-53 Tell Me Quality: uno strumento per misurare la qualità dei dati Speaker Marco Berlot (Politecnico di Torino) This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events La qualità dei dati viene identificata come il grado con cui le caratteristiche dei dati, utilizzate in condizioni specifiche, soddisfano determinati requisiti. *Attualmente la qualità dei dati rappresenta un problema per molti professionisti operanti in un ampio settore dei sistemi d’informazione*. Fra questi, vi sono il data warehousing, la business intelligence, la gestione delle relazioni con i clienti e la gestione della catena di distribuzione. Uno studio aziendale ha stimato che il costo totale per l’economia degli Stati Uniti legata ai problemi di qualità dati superi i 600 miliardi di dollari l’anno (Eckerson, 2002). Tell Me Quality è uno strumento che ha l’obbiettivo di misurare la qualità di file contenenti dati secondo gli standard ISO/IEC 25024 e ISO/IEC 25012. *Il risultato di queste misurazioni viene rappresentato con delle visualizzazioni quantitative studiate appositamente per questo tipo di software*. Il design del progetto è iniziato con Alessio Melandri, un fellow del Centro Nexa su Internet e Società. La presentazione verterà principalmente sullo sviluppo della parte front end del software e sullo studio della visualizzazione quantitativa delle misure. Questi argomenti verranno discussi da Marco Berlot, uno studente del Politecnico di Torino e della Tongji University di Shanghai che ha svolto un tirocinio presso il Centro Nexa. /Ingresso libero - Saranno disponibili panini e bibite per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://lunch53.eventbrite.com entro il 24 luglio./ BIOGRAFIE - e informazioni supplementari [BERLOT] MARCO BERLOT è uno studente di ingegneria informatica iscritto al programma di doppia Laurea tra il Politecnico di Torino e la Tongji University di Shanghai. Nel 2017 ha svolto un tirocinio presso il centro Nexa lavorando allo sviluppo del progetto Tell Me Quality. L’obbiettivo di questo software è quello di misurare la qualità dei dati attraverso la tecnologia dei Linked Data. Il suo lavoro si è concentrato prevalentemente nel design del front end e sullo studio della visualizzazione quantitativa delle misurazioni. Letture consigliate e link utili: * Data Quality: High-Impact Strategies - What You Need to Know: Definitions, Adoptions, Impact, Benefits, Maturity. Kevin Roebuck, Lightning Source, 2011. * Systems and software engineering -- Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) -- Measurement of data quality <https://www.iso.org/standard/35749.html>. * Data on the Web Best Practices: Data Quality Vocabulary <https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dqv/>. * Visualizzazione dell'Informazione Quantitativa <http://softeng.polito.it/courses/VIQ/>. 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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Chronicle: "Scholars Cry Foul at Their Inclusion on List of Academics Paid by Google"
by J.C. DE MARTIN July 14, 2017

July 14, 2017

*Scholars Cry Foul at Their Inclusion on List of Academics Paid by Google* By Chris Quintana July 12, 2017 This week an advocacy group published what it called a list of scholars who have received money from Google and who have written papers that supported its interests, sometimes without disclosing that apparent conflict of interest. Sarah T. Roberts said she doesn’t understand why she was on the list. Sure, she told The Chronicle, she was a Google fellow in 2009, but that meant a $7,000 award to cover her expenses during a 10-week stint working in Washington, D.C., for the American Library Association. Why that 2009 fellowship would be relevant to a 2015 paper on information privacy — in which Ms. Roberts, an assistant professor of information studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, was listed as the fourth author — is not clear to her. More important, she said, she didn’t receive any money from the technology giant in connection to that paper. And if the advocacy group’s concern was that she had benefited from Google in the past, that information is on her curriculum vitae. […] Continua qui: http://www.chronicle.com/article/Scholars-Cry-Foul-at-Their/240635

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