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Richiesta CANCELLAZIONE DALLA MAILIG LIST
by amandarano＠libero.it Oct. 2, 2016

Oct. 2, 2016

GENTILISSIMI,VI SALUTO E VI CHIEDO CORTESEMENTE DI CANCELLARMI DALLAMAILING LIST.CORDIALITA' A. MANDARANO

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Internet Society congratulates global Internet community on successful IANA stewardship transition
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 1, 2016

Oct. 1, 2016

Internet Society congratulates global Internet community on successful IANA stewardship transition 01 October 2016 The Internet Society Board of Trustees joins the Internet community in celebrating today’s historic milestone whereby the stewardship of the IANA functions will be transitioned to the global Internet community. Today’s IANA stewardship transition fulfills a vision of multistakeholder governance set forth nearly 20 years ago. The work undertaken by the global Internet community to develop a robust, consensus proposal for the IANA stewardship transition demonstrates the legitimacy of the collaborative approach to governing critical Internet resources. By allowing its contract with ICANN regarding IANA oversight to expire, the U.S. government has demonstrated its continued support for the multistakeholder model. “Today’s outcome confirms the strength of both the community and the multistakeholder process in tackling issues important to the continued growth and evolution of the Internet,” said Gonzalo Camarillo, Chair of the Internet Society's Board of Trustees. “We commend the NTIA for its trust and confidence in the multistakeholder Internet community to achieve this important accomplishment.” As an interested party to the transition, the Internet Society has been involved in the IANA stewardship transition since the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intention to withdraw from these core technical functions of the Internet in March 2014. Throughout the development of the plan, the Internet Society strongly supported the transition as the means to ensure the continued smooth operation of the global Internet. “The expiration of the IANA contract is a remarkable testament to the persistence and courage by many individuals and organizations to do what is best for the Internet,” said Kathryn Brown, President and CEO of the Internet Society. “We look forward to working with ICANN to implement the processes set out in the proposal to ensure its success. We are confident that, working with (and through) ICANN, the Internet community is committed and prepared to carry out stewardship of the IANA functions in an open, inclusive, transparent and accountable manner.” The IANA transition is a powerful illustration of the multistakeholder model and an affirmation of the principle that the best approach to address challenges is through bottom-up, transparent, and consensus-driven processes. To fulfill our shared vision of a global Internet of opportunity, the multistakeholder community must apply the same level of commitment to connecting the unconnected and strengthening global trust in the Internet. The Internet Society is fully committed to playing its part to ensure the Internet grows as a platform for innovation and collaboration. Finally, the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society would like to thank all those actively committed to this transition. In particular, the Board notes the significant contributions of the IANA Coordination Group, especially ISOC appointees Narelle Clark and Demi Getschko. https://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-congratulates-global-…

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Le 15 misure chiave della Legge sul Digitale francese
by Antonio Casilli Oct. 1, 2016

Oct. 1, 2016

Il 28 settembre il Parlamento francese ha definitivamente approvato la sua Legge sul Digitale (Loi Numérique o Loi Lemaire, dal nome della ministra preposta). Quattro anni di preparativi e una montagna di dibattiti hanno partorito un topolino. Ma, a differenza di altre vergogne liberticide varate dal governo Hollande negli ultimi anni, non si tratta di una legge spaventosa. Tutt'al più di una legge "meh"... Dati i miei temi di predilezione, considero dei (timidi) passi in avanti la disposizione sulla "lealtà delle piattaforme" che spiana la via all'auditing degli algoritmi dei giganti di internet, e il diritto (dal 25 maggio 2018) di downloadare i propri dati personali da qualunque servizio internet. Non bastano, ma sono un inizio. --- Les 15 mesures clés de la loi Numérique Xavier Berne Vous n’avez guère suivi les débats autour du projet de loi Numérique, qui vient tout juste d’être définitivement adopté par le Parlement ? Voici un panorama de quinze mesures emblématiques. More: http://www.nextinpact.com/news/101526-les-15-mesures-cles-loi-numerique.htm -- Antonio A. Casilli Associate Professor, Telecom ParisTech Research Fellow, Edgar-Morin Center (EHESS) Member, Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i3 UMR 9217 CNRS)

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How Bulk Interception Works
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 1, 2016

Oct. 1, 2016

How Bulk Interception Works by Privacy International (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Announcing YouTube-8M: A Large and Diverse Labeled Video Dataset for Video Understanding Research
by J.C. DE MARTIN Oct. 1, 2016

Oct. 1, 2016

*Announcing YouTube-8M: A Large and Diverse Labeled Video Dataset for Video Understanding Research* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Posted by Sudheendra Vijayanarasimhan and Paul Natsev, Software Engineers Many recent breakthroughs in machine learning and machine perception have come from the availability of large labeled datasets, such as ImageNet, which has millions of images labeled with thousands of classes. Their availability has significantly accelerated research in image understanding, for example on detecting and classifying objects in static images. Video analysis provides even more information for detecting and recognizing objects, and understanding human actions and interactions with the world. Improving video understanding can lead to better video search and discovery, similarly to how image understanding helped re-imagine the photos experience. However, one of the key bottlenecks for further advancements in this area has been the lack of real-world video datasets with the same scale and diversity as image datasets. Today, we are excited to announce the release of YouTube-8M, a dataset of 8 million YouTube video URLs (representing over 500,000 hours of video), along with video-level labels from a diverse set of 4800 Knowledge Graph entities. This represents a significant increase in scale and diversity compared to existing video datasets. For example, Sports-1M, the largest existing labeled video dataset we are aware of, has around 1 million YouTube videos and 500 sports-specific classes--YouTube-8M represents nearly an order of magnitude increase in both number of videos and classes. […] Continua qui: https://research.googleblog.com/2016/09/announcing-youtube-8m-large-and-div…

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Piacentini: "Regalo due anni all'Italia per portarla nella modernità e farvi dimenticare i certificati"
by Alessandro Mantelero Sept. 30, 2016

Sept. 30, 2016

Diego Piacentini: "Regalo due anni all'Italia per portarla nella modernità e farvi dimenticare i certificati" [...] Primi passi? "Da due o tre anni è avviato un cammino: c'è il codice dell'amministrazione digitale, l'agenda europea digitale ma soprattutto una nuova consapevolezza. Si è cominciato a creare l'identità digitale del cittadino, con la quale poter accedere alle centinaia di servizi dello Stato. È da migliorare, da distribuire, si devono costruire tutti i servizi dove usarla e la maggior parte della popolazione ancora non lo sa, ma è un passo fondamentale". In cosa consiste? "Ognuno di noi avrà un'identità sempre aggiornata. Non ho bisogno di dimostrare che esisto, sono nato, sono sposato o dove abito. Oggi devi certificare o autocertificare ancora troppe cose, ma se l'anagrafe è costruita con tecnologie che tutte le amministrazioni pubbliche condividono, allora non devi più certificare di esistere e tutto diventa accessibile e aperto". Come ha trovato la pubblica amministrazione italiana? "Le leggo cosa ho scritto nel bando per reclutare talenti informatici che vengano a lavorare con noi: "Bisogna sapere che ci troveremo di fronte a burocrazie, regole complicate, a tecnologie obsolete e a una mancanza di coordinamento, ma anche a isole di eccellenza in grado di ottenere molto con poche risorse". Dove sono queste isole di eccellenza? "Per me è stata una sorpresa positiva trovare gruppi di alto livello tecnologico nella pubblica amministrazione italiana, penso alla Sogei o al Poligrafico dello Stato, per fare due esempi. Ho incontrato ragazzi che troverebbero subito posto nella Silicon Valley e che avrebbero successo in un batter d'occhio".[...] http://www.repubblica.it/economia/2016/09/30/news/digitale_diego_piacentini… -- Prof. Avv. Alessandro Mantelero Politecnico di Torino Nexa Center for Internet and Society | Director of Privacy Politecnico di Torino–Tongji University| Coordinator, Double Degree program in Management and IP Law Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | Part-time Expert, School of Public Administration European Data Protection Law Review | Associate Editor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero EMAIL POLICY: once a day (Mon-Fri)

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Finding Ada - 14, 15 ottobre (Campus Luigi Einaudi, Torino)
by Giuseppe Futia Sept. 30, 2016

Sept. 30, 2016

Gentilissimi, siamo lieti di segnalarvi che il 14 e il 15 ottobre, presso il Campus Luigi Einaudi di Torino, si svolgerà *Finding Ada*, la giornata dedicata all’eccellenza femminile in scienza, tecnologia, ingegneria e matematica organizzata a Torino in occasione dell’*Ada Lovelace Day*. L'Ada Lovelace Day è celebrato oggi in 25 paesi, 82 città con oltre 150 eventi. Dal 2012, primo in Italia, il *Museo Piemontese dell’Informatica* celebra Ada Lovelace con l’iniziativa Finding Ada, che ha un seguito di pubblico sempre maggiore. Questo giorno è dedicato ad Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), matematica ingegnosa e precorritrice dei tempi. Nel 1843 scrisse e pubblicò il primo programma computazionale, un algoritmo sviluppato per essere eseguito da una macchina e per prima previde il potenziale dell’uso che i computer avrebbero avuto in futuro. Per questo è considerata una delle prime menti informatiche. A partire dalla fine degli anni Settanta, la figura di Ada viene via via riscoperta e il suo ruolo riconosciuto. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://adaday.it/. I dettagli del programma sono disponibili qui: http://adaday.it/programma/. L'evento è ad ingresso gratuito ed è consentito fino ad esaurimento posti. Cordiali saluti, -- ------------------------------------------------- Giuseppe Futia Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: giuseppe.futia(a)polito.it tel. +39 011 090 7219

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Commission proposes to modernise and strengthen controls on exports of dual-use items
by fabio chiusi Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Today, the European Commission proposes to strengthen controls on exports of certain goods and technologies that – in addition to legitimate civilian applications – may also be misused for severe human rights violations, terrorist acts or the development of weapons of mass destruction. A main element of today's proposal is a new "human security" dimension in export controls, to prevent human rights violations associated with certain cyber-surveillance technologies. Furthermore, the proposal simplifies and harmonises the existing export control rules, in order to save time and money for EU exporters and national authorities. These export controls reflect the EU's commitment to international peace and security. [...] http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1548 Che ve ne pare? f.

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Our new book “The ‘Pro-Ana’ Phenomenon. Eating disorders and social networks”
by Antonio Casilli Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Dear all, il nostro nuovo libro esce lunedì mattina, 3 ottobre 2016. Il primo studio al mondo sulle strutture sociali on-line di persone affette da disturbi alimentari - una questione di eHealth, ma anche di libertà d'espressione e di finanziamento della spesa sanitaria. Buona lettura e non esitate a circolare fra i vostri contatti potenzialmente interessati. ps. Se vi interessa ricevere una copia per recensione, i contatti con la casa editrice sono alla fine del comunicato. Cheers, ---a Antonio A. Casilli and Paola Tubaro THE “PRO-ANA” PHENOMENON Eating disorders and social networks (in French: Le phénomème “pro-ana”. Troubles alimentaires et réseaux sociaux ) Afterword by Cécile Méadel Paris, Presses des Mines Book series “i3” Pages 209 The journey of the 2015 Health Bill in the French Parliament was marked by disagreements, indicative of the deep crisis of the health system in a major Western democracy. A most controversial measure planned to outlaw the promotion of extreme thinness and to punish authors of so-called “pro-ana” websites with jail time and hefty fines. Backed by associations of parents and health professionals, sociologists Antonio Casilli and Paola Tubaro fought this measure, until it was removed from the final version of the law. The book The “Pro-ana” Phenomenon: Eating Disorders and Social Networks , just published by Presses des Mines (in French), tells their story ... What are “pro-ana” websites? Websites and online communities of persons with eating disorders portray pain and distress without filters. Users can go as far as to describe their crises, their vomiting and their desire for an impossibly thin body – thereby earning from the media a reputation for "promoting anorexia" (shortened as “pro-ana”). “At first sight, banning these websites might seem a good idea,” says Antonio Casilli, member of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Innovation (i3) at CNRS, and associate professor at Paris Institute of Technology and at EHESS in Paris. “But the consequences can be disastrous: in order to survive, these communities will go underground, thus becoming impenetrable to outreach initiatives by associations and healthcare professionals.” Paola Tubaro, research scientist at the Laboratory for Computer Science Research (LRI) of CNRS, recalls: “In our effort to raise awareness among MPs, the main challenge was to reject the common perception of the internet as a place of threats and horrors... we could build on five years of research, which we conducted with our team, studying online social networks of persons with eating disorders.” The results provide an unanticipated image of these stigmatized communities. With one notable surprise: the culprit is not internet’s tendency to unbridle speech, but the shortcomings of health systems in Western countries. What if the true culprit were the cut in public health spending? According to internet users surveyed by the authors of The “Pro-ana” Phenomenon , joining online communities centred on eating disorders is a way to address, as much as possible, the perceived shortcomings of the health system. Their online presence is all the more remarkable for those who live in “medical deserts” with more than an hour drive to the nearest healthcare facility. A new picture emerges: “pro-ana” is less a form of internet deviance than a sign of a more general transformation of how we experience health. “With systematically underfunded health systems and cuts in public health budgets,” explains Antonio Casilli, “we all face the injunction to be 'active patients', informed and proactive. But the ensuing social pressure may cause paradoxical and risky behaviours.” Members of the web communities labelled as “pro-ana” do not always aim to counter medical norms. Rather, they seek support for everyday life, after and beyond hospitalisation. These websites offer them an additional space for socialisation, where they form bonds of solidarity and mutual aid. The solution, then, is not prison but strengthened provision of care. To do this, says Paola Tubaro, “Digital tools themselves can be exploited, especially by associations and health professionals, to offer complementary forms of support.” A niche phenomenon with wider repercussions In France, according to estimates by the professional association AFDAS-TCA, 600,000 people live with an eating disorder. The consequences are devastating: in particular, anorexia nervosa leads to the premature death of about 20% of those affected. Adolescent girls and young women are the most concerned, with increasing incidence among young men. “Pro-ana” communities are not only an expression of these situation, but a prism through which broader issues can be apprehended: our present obsession with body image, our changing relationships with medical authorities, the crisis and deficit of our publich health systems, as well as the growing restrictions to our freedom of expression online. Also, the “pro-ana” phenomenon reveals the difficulty of Western policymakers to come up with solutions to social and technological changes that slip dangerously from their grasp. Both authors agree: instead of seeing the “pro-ana” as problematic speech that should be silenced, we should think harder about the underlying social tensions that internet has helped bring to the surface. Background information: This book is based on the results of the research project ANAMIA, funded by the French National Research Agency (grant #ANR-09-ALIA-001). An excerpt of the book (in French) is available in .pdf format at: http://www.pressesdesmines.com/media/extrait/ProAna_Extr.pdf About the authors: Antonio A. Casilli , is an associate professor at The Telecommunication C ollege of the Paris Institute of Technology (Télécom Paristech) and a research fellow at the EHESS, Paris. He is a member of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Innovation (i3) of the French CNRS. Among his books: Digital relationships [Les liaisons numériques] (Seuil 2010) and What is digital labor? [Qu’est-ce que le digital labor?] (INA 2015). His website: http://www.casilli.fr/, Twitter @AntonioCasilli Paola Tubaro, is a senior research scientist at the Laboratory for Computer Science Research (LRI) of the French CNRS. She teaches sociology of social networks at ENS, Paris, and is a visiting professor at the University of Greenwich, London. She has published in journals such as Social Networks, Revue Française de Sociologie, Sociological Research Online, Sociology . Her website: https://databigandsmall.com/, Twitter: @ptubaro Press contacts: Presses des Mines, 60 Boulevard Saint Michel, 75272 Paris cedex 06 Silvia Dekorsy (Press Director) Email: silvia.dekorsy(a)mines-paristech.fr.

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'Partnership on AI' formed by Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft
by J.C. DE MARTIN Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

*'Partnership on AI' formed by Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft * / //Two big Silicon Valley names are missing from the alliance, which aims to set societal and ethical best practice for artificial intelligence research/ Alex Hern 28 Sept 2016 Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft are joining forces to create a new AI partnership dedicated to advancing public understanding of the sector, as well as coming up with standards for future researchers to abide by. Going by the unwieldy name of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society, the alliance isn’t a lobbying organisation (at least, it says it “does not intend” to lobby government bodies). Instead, it says it will “conduct research, recommend best practices, and publish research under an open license in areas such as ethics, fairness and inclusivity; transparency, privacy, and interoperability; collaboration between people and AI systems; and the trustworthiness, reliability and robustness of the technology”. There will be equal representation between corporate and non-corporate members on the board of the partnership, and it hopes to invite “academics, non-profits and specialists in policy and ethics” to join. […] Continua qui: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/28/google-facebook-amazon-i…

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