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Fwd: TODAY!: Algorithmic Consumers, plus more upcoming events from the Berkman Klein Center
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 4, 2017

April 4, 2017

Inoltro occasionale di un annuncio del Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. juan carlos -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: TODAY!: Algorithmic Consumers, plus more upcoming events from the Berkman Klein Center Resent-Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:05:32 +0200 Resent-From: d004620(a)polito.it Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 13:04:23 +0000 From: The Berkman Klein Center <buzz(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> Reply-To: The Berkman Klein Center <buzz(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> To: demartin(a)polito.it TODAY!: Algorithmic Consumers, plus more upcoming events from the Berkman Klein Center Today: Algorithmic Consumers; 3/11: Joi Ito and Joshua Cooper Ramo on Networks, Politics, and the New Rules of Money and Fame View this email in your browser <http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=340576bfe…> <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> Today at noon! <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> <http://harvard.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> *Algorithmic Consumers* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> with Professors Michal Gal, University of Haifa, and Niva Elkin-Koren, Visting Professor of Law at HLS *Tuesday, April 4 at 12pm* Hate shopping? The next generation of e-commerce will be conducted by digital agents, based on algorithms that will not only make purchase recommendations, but will also predict what we want, make purchase decisions, negotiate and execute the transaction for the consumers, and even automatically form coalitions of buyers to enjoy better terms, thereby replacing human decision-making. In this presentation, *Michal Gal and Niva Elkin-Koren* explore the technological advances which are shaping algorithmic consumers, and analyze how these advances affect the competitive dynamic in the market. Join us in person or watch live! <http://harvard.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> */UPCOMING EVENTS from the BERKMAN KLEIN CENTER/* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> *Power Shift: Networks, Politics, and the New Rules of Money and Fame* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> with Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab & Joshua Cooper Ramo, Kissinger Associates *Tuesday, April 11 at 12pm* ISIS. Trump. Uber. The 1%. What if all these phenomena reflect the same forces? What if you could understand those forces? In this conversation two friends — *Joi Ito and* *Joshua Cooper Ramo *— discuss and debate the ideas at the heart of their new books /Whiplash/ and /The Seventh Sense. /They argue we're at the start of a power shift as promising and dangerous as the Enlightenment once was. In this discussion, they'll explain why—and what to do about it. 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Join us as Mr. Blais speaks about broadband, internet, and the future of connectivity in Canada and around the world. RSVP <http://harvard.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> *A More Perfect Internet: Promoting Digital Civility and Combating Cyber-Violence* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> with Arturo J. Carrillo, Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School *Wednesday, April 19 at 12pm* This talk will address a range of issues relating to digital incivility with en emphasis on cyber-violence. What are the most common negative behaviors online? How are these perceived and experienced by users? What is cyber-violence? Who does it target? What steps can be taken to prevent such behaviors? How should they be addressed once they've occurred? What challenges does the legal system face when dealing with cyber-violence related offenses?*Arturo Carrillo* will draw from the Cyber-Violence Project he co-directs at GW Law School to offer responses to these and related questions. RSVP <http://harvard.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> <http://harvard.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> *Digital Expungement: Rehabilitation in the Digital Age* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> with Eldar Haber, Berkman Klein Faculty Associate *Tuesday, April 25 at 12pm* The concept of criminal rehabilitation in the digital age is intriguing. In this talk, *Eldar Haber* will address how we can ensure proper reintegration into society for individuals with a criminal history. Despite the fact that their crimes were expunged by the state, their wrongdoings remain widely available through commercial vendors (data brokers) and online sources like mugshot websites, legal research websites, social media platforms, and media archives. What are constitutional and pragmatic challenges to ensure digital rehabilitation? Is there a viable solution to solve this conundrum? RSVP <http://harvard.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> /*ICYMI:* Catch up on our most recent events!/ <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> *Virtual Competition: The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115c…> Shoppers with Internet access and a bargain-hunting impulse can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But while consumers reap many benefits from online purchasing, the sophisticated algorithms and data-crunching that make browsing so convenient are also changing the nature of market competition, and not always for the better. In this talk, Maurice Stucke takes a harder look at today’s app-assisted paradise of digital shopping. Watch Now! <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> *Fake News, Concrete Responses: At the Nexus of Law, Technology, and Social Narratives* <http://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd…> The propagation of misinformation, “fake news,” or propaganda has sparked much investigation into its causes and a thorough mapping of the surrounding problem space. Solutions, however, have been in short supply. Harvard Law School and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are pleased to convene a lunch panel that draws from our interdisciplinary ecosystem of experts to discuss the ways in which we might craft tools and solutions at the nexus of law, technology, and the social sciences. 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Report: "“Human Rights and Technology. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 2, 2017

April 2, 2017

*“Human Rights and Technology. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.* Mariateresa Garrido Villareal, editor UN University for Peace PDF, 300 pages, 4.4 MB URL: https://t.co/CK7VT7ef2R

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Il nuovo Regolamento europeo in materia di protezione dei dati personali (10 aprile 2017 - Torino)
by Francesco Ruggiero March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

Gentilissimi, lunedì *10 aprile* *2017* alle ore 14, si svolgerà una Tavola rotonda dal titolo: *Il nuovo Regolamento europeo in materia di protezione dei dati personali,* sul ruolo della figura del Data protection Officer (DPO) e sulle nuove sfide in materia di Diritto della protezione dei dati per la formazione del Data Protection Officer. Il convegno si terrà presso l' Aula 3, ingresso 15, del Palazzo di Giustizia Bruno Caccia di Torino (Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, n. 130). Oltre al Presidente dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino, *Mario Napoli *e al Presidente dell'Ordine dei Commercialisti di Torino, *Luca Asvisio, *che porteranno i saluti di benvenuto, parteciperanno *Francesco Pizzetti, **Sergio Foà*, *Alessandro Mantelero*, *Marco Orofino* e *Mauro Alovisio*. Per iscriversi al seminario è necessario inviare una mail con oggetto: "seminario del 10 aprile", all'indirizzo: corsoprivacydpo(a)unito.it. Per gli avvocati iscrizione tramite la procedura Telematica "Riconosco". Maggiori informazioni sul corso di perfezionamento *Diritto della protezione dei dati per la formazione del Data Protection Officer * sono disponibili alla pagina: http://www.giurisprudenza.unito.it/do/home.pl/View?doc=data_protection_of ficer.html In allegato la locandina con il programma del convegno. 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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Quaderno: "Reddito garantito e innovazione tecnologica, tra algoritmi e robotica"
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

E' di quasi un anno fa, ma mi era sfuggito (e non mi sembra di averlo visto passare in lista). Segnalo perché mi sembra interessante, non perché l'abbia già letto con attenzione. Incidentalmente Francesca Bria, Chief technology and digital innovation officer della città di Barcellona e una delle autrici del quaderno, parlerà oggi (alle 17) e domani (alle 15) a Torino nel contesto di Biennale Democrazia 2017, v. http://biennaledemocrazia.it/. juan carlos */Quaderni per il Reddito n°7 /* */Marzo 2016. /* */Reddito garantito e innovazione tecnologica, tra algoritmi e robotica/* Clicca qui per leggere e scaricare gratis la pubblicazione <http://www.bin-italia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/QR7_robot_compressed_2…> 180 pagine, 15 autori. *Indice del QR7:* * Gianmarco Mecozzi, /Mutanti senza reddito garantito/ * Giuseppe Allegri, /Re UBI per una nuova società. Reddito di base, innovazione, tempi di vita/ * Franco Berardi Bifo, /Come attualizzare il possibile, ovvero: per l’autonomia progettuale della Silicon Valley Globale/ * Luigi Corvo, /BIM – Basic Income Matters. Reddito di base e innovazione sociale / * Giuseppe Bronzini, /Reddito di base, lavoro, automazione: appunti per un nuovo garantismo sociale/ * Francesca Bria, /Reddito di cittadinanza nell’economia dei robot per dire no alla precarietà/ * Benedetto Vecchi, /Il reddito di base oltre l’algoritmo digitale / * Sandro Gobetti, /Google al governo e reddito per tutti? / * Silvano Cacciari, /Potere deflattivo, tecnologia, (de-)globalizzazione e reddito di cittadinanza/ * Franco Carlucci, /Soft Machine 2.0. L’operaio sociale e l’uso capitalistico delle macchine/ * Roberto Ciccarelli, /Nel capitalismo digitale il reddito di base non si trova sugli alberi/ * Fabrizio Fassio e Giuseppe Nicolosi, /L’aumento del tempo di lavoro nell’epoca della sua riducibilità tecnica/ * Mariano Di Palma, /Robot n. 18, senza articolo. L’urgenza di un reddito minimo dentro la quarta rivoluzione industriale/ * Andrea Fumagalli, /Umani, macchine e reddito di base/ Dalla quarta di copertina: /Il problema è la soluzione, proprio così. La sostituzione di lavoro con macchine intelligenti è un problema fin quando riteniamo che il lavoro salariato sia la condizione necessaria e indispensabile per poter avere accesso alla ricchezza sociale, per poter sopravvivere. Ma diventerebbe una soluzione non appena ci liberassimo di questa visione limitata che nacque da una situazione di scarsità, ma che è un ostacolo al pieno dispiegamento del possibile, quando l’intelligenza tecnica e scientifica mette a disposizione della società una ricchezza potenzialmente illimitata./

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Encryp-xit: Europe will go all in for crypto backdoors in June
by J.C. DE MARTIN March 30, 2017

March 30, 2017

*Encryp-xit: Europe will go all in for crypto backdoors in June* /App-makers get a choice: Open up voluntarily or we'll pass laws forcing you to/ 30 Mar 2017 at 06:32, Kieren McCarthy The European Commission will in June push for backdoor access to encryption used by apps, according to EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová. Speaking publicly, and claiming that she has been pushed by politicians across Europe, Jourová said that she will outline "three or four options" that range from voluntary agreements by business to strict legislation. The EC's goal is to provide the police with a "swift and reliable" way to discover what users of encrypted apps have been communicating with others. […] Continua qui: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/30/ec_push_encryption_backdoors/

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Global Network Initiative Adds Seven Companies in Milestone Expansion of Freedom of Expression and Privacy Initiative
by Francesco Ruggiero March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

Il Global Network Initiative (GNI), gruppo multi-stakeholder internazionale che ha l’obiettivo di tutelare e far progredire i diritti alla privacy e alla libertà di espressione in ambito ICT, di cui il Centro Nexa è membro dal 2013, ha annunciato l’adesione di sette aziende leader nel settore delle telecomunicazioni (Millicom, Nokia, Orange, Telefónica, Telenor Group, Telia Company and Vodafone). Un ingresso chiave alla luce delle sfide poste dalle nuove forme di estremismo on-line, dalla sorveglianza su Internet e dalle norme sul traffico transfrontaliero di dati. Questioni che, come sottolineato da Mark Stephens, avvocato per i Diritti umani internazionali e Independent Chair del Board di GNI, “non possono essere risolte dai governi da soli”. https://www.globalnetworkinitiative.org/news/global-network-initiative-adds… -- 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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Launch RightCopyright.eu
by Fabio Nascimbeni March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

> > Da: Judith Blijden <jb(a)kl.nl> > Oggetto: Launch RightCopyright.eu > Data: 29 marzo 2017 11:59:16 CEST > Cc: Alek Tarkowski <atarkowski(a)centrumcyfrowe.pl>, Teresa Nobre <teresaraposonobre(a)gmail.com>, Lisette Kalshoven <lk(a)kl.nl>, Olga Jurkowska <ojurkowska(a)centrumcyfrowe.pl> > > Dear all, > > Today, COMMUNIA launches the rightcopyright.eu <http://rightcopyright.eu/> campaign, asking for support for a better copyright for education. We would like to thank everyone who helped us make this campaign possible. Please see our blog post about the launch here: http://www.communia-association.org/2017/03/29/launched-rightcopyright-eu-c… <http://www.communia-association.org/2017/03/29/launched-rightcopyright-eu-c…> > > Let’s raise our voices and spread the word about this petition so we can influence our legislators in creating better copyright laws for education. We aim to collect 5000 signatures from educators throughout Europe. > > Please visit the campaign website rightcopyright.eu <http://rightcopyright.eu/> and if you support a better copyright for education, sign the petition. We would love it if you shared the campaign with your colleagues, friends and family via mail, social media or face to face. You can find sample tweets, posts and images on the campaign website. > > We’d really like your support in making this campaign a success. We have prepared an easy-to-use campaign planner which we will be executing ourselves in English. If you’d like to help you can share, like and spread the word by following this campaign schedule also. You can also share the campaign in a different language to speak directly to your audience. To make the most impact, we recommend you follow the planner. We have attached an explanation on how to use the social media shareables to this email. > > Kind regards, > Judith Blijden and Olga Jurkowska > > -- > Kennisland | www.kl.nl <http://www.kennisland.nl/> | t +31205756720 <tel:%2B31205756720> | m +31642002406 <tel:%2B31617450540> -- Fabio Nascimbeni Email: fabio.nascimbeni(a)gmail.com <mailto:fabio.nascimbeni@gmail.com> Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/fabionascimbeni/ <http://linkedin.com/in/fabionascimbeni/>

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call for paper, Digital Universities in the MOOC Era: Redesigning Higher Education, Naples 20-22 September
by Rosanna De Rosa March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

Gentilissimi, ho il piacere di trasmettervi questa call for paper da parte dell’International Council for Media Education (ICEM) e di Federica WebLearning, che è local organizer della Conferenza che si terrà a Napoli dal 20 al 22 settembre (www.icem2017.eu) Credo che il tema sia interesse per la lista. Cordialmente Digital Universities in the MOOC Era: Redesigning Higher Education The digitalisation of higher education, as a consequence of technological development, has long been confined to providing more efficient management systems. Only recently has the digital culture made a major inroad into academic life, with the diffusion of MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, as the new e-learning format to deliver top quality content for free to millions of students worldwide. While HE Institutions are broadening access to their academic offer to online users worldwide, the corporate and NGO sectors are exploring the benefits of a more qualified online approach to training and dissemination for both personnel and clients, as well as the general public. The unbundling of the different processes involved in education delivery, especially credentialing, with the emergence of new actors on the educational market leads us to question what the future holds for traditional HE. What are the new social demands? How do educational institutions intend to cope with these fast-changing audiences and targets? Are corporate MOOCs a fierce competitor to HE institutions or a worthy ally? The answers lie in the intersection among digital culture and educational environments. Bringing together people from government, academia and media, the ICEM International conference 2017 intends to focus on the emerging of MOOCs as a disruptive innovation in the traditional academic eco-system. We are looking for high profile speakers and contributors to shed light on specific aspects of these four strands: Digital culture and educational environments The advent of MOOCs has opened up new, and previously unthinkable, scenarios in higher education. Millions of learners are now aware of this extraordinary offer, and platforms are mushrooming all over in the world. As MOOCs become part of the established institutional offer, HE institutions have to work out how these new distance learning models fit with traditional institutional curricular design and development, teaching, credentialing and research practices. What is the strategic response to funding constraints and the need for flexible provision? Are MOOCs destined to become a new form of shadow education? How is the MOOC phenomenon going to be institutionalized? Space vs. Interface design A key aspect is the relationship between MOOC formats and instructional design. One might expect MOOCs to play the same disruptive role that books and printing literacy played in XV century learning. However, books had a well-established format and interface that MOOCs do not have yet. How to create an interface culture for the digital education? How much do learning space and format influence education? How can the user experience be improved both in the classroom and the digital world? Platformism – new paradigms in online learning Today, two giant operating systems – Microsoft MsDos and Apple Os – dominate the computer world, with two ancillary developments – Android and iOS – controlling the mobile environment. In the Higher Education environment there is still open competition among traditional e-learning software solutions and those offered by the main MOOC providers. How is platformism influencing learning environments, and what operational conditions are necessary for learners to exercise their choices? Moreover, should we expect a new oligopoly to emerge, concentrating the best of higher education in a few giant hubs with their proprietary formats and platforms? Going visual: video language and pedagogy Finally, it seems that video is here to stay. Talking heads, interactive videos, virtual labs augmented reality; all kinds of magic can be reproduced through our screens. How do we expect the traditional student-teacher relationship to be reshaped with the new opportunities web-videos are offering to provide top quality educational resources in a distance-learning environment? What is the role of quality and aesthetics and personalisation? How do we accommodate the changing relationships between teacher and student in the online environment? The conference is organised by ICEM and Federica WebLearning Center (federica.eu). Details for abstract submission and deadline here: www.icem2017.eu Rosanna De Rosa, phd University of Naples Federico II Dept. of Social Sciences mail: rderosa(a)unina.it <mailto:rderosa@unina.it> Emma Project coordinator www.europeanmoocs.eu <http://www.europeanmoocs.eu/>

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Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control, House committee hears
by Alberto Cammozzo March 27, 2017

March 27, 2017

Database contains photos of half of US adults without consent, and algorithm is wrong nearly 15% of time and is more likely to misidentify black people <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/27/us-facial-recognition-da…> Approximately half of adult Americans’ photographs are stored in facial recognition databases that can be accessed by the FBI <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/18/police-facial-recognition-dat…>, without their knowledge or consent, in the hunt for suspected criminals. About 80% of photos in the FBI’s network are non-criminal entries, including pictures from driver’s licenses and passports. The algorithms used to identify matches are inaccurate about 15% of the time, and are more likely to misidentify black people than white people. These are just some of the damning facts presented at last week’s House oversight committee hearing <https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/law-enforcements-use-facial-recognition…>, where politicians and privacy campaigners criticized the FBI and called for stricter regulation of facial recognition technology at a time when it is creeping into law enforcement and business. “Facial recognition technology is a powerful tool law enforcement can use to protect people, their property, our borders, and our nation,” said the committee chair, Jason Chaffetz, adding that in the private sector it can be used to protect financial transactions and prevent fraud or identity theft. “But it can also be used by bad actors to harass or stalk individuals. It can be used in a way that chills free speech and free association by targeting people attending certain political meetings, protests, churches, or other types of places in the public.” Furthermore, the rise of real-time face recognition technology that allows surveillance and body cameras to scan the faces of people walking down the street was, according to Chaffetz, “most concerning”. “For those reasons and others, we must conduct proper oversight of this emerging technology,” he said. [...]

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Libertà di espressione e post-verità nella società dell'algoritmo - Milano, 7 aprile
by Bassini, Marco March 27, 2017

March 27, 2017

Cari Tutti, Vi segnalo l'evento in oggetto, organizzato di concerto tra Università Bicocca, Università Bocconi e MediaLaws. Trovate in allegato la locandina. Cari saluti, Marco Marco Bassini Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici "Angelo Sraffa" Università Commerciale "L. Bocconi" Via Roentgen, 1 20136 Milano Stanza 1-C1-07 Direct +39.02.5836.5611 Mobile (ITA) +39.329.2478832 Mobile (US) +1.518.965.9671 View my LinkedIn profile View my SSRN page View my Academia.edu page

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