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Floridi: The self-fulfilling prophesy - SCHIRN MAG
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016

Luciano Floridi, da leggere: http://www.schirn.de/en/magazine/context/the_self_fulfilling_prophesy/ (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Dietro gli algoritmi, i proletari del click.
by Antonio Casilli May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016

Facebook Trending: It’s made of people!! (but we should have already known that) https://socialmediacollective.org/2016/05/09/facebook-trending-its-made-of-… "The other worry here is that Facebook is engaged in a labor practice increasingly common among Silicon Valley: hiring information workers through third parties, under precarious conditions and without access to the institutional support or culture their full-time employees enjoy, and imposing time and output demands on them that can only fail a task that warrants more time, care, expertise, and support. This is the troubling truth about information workers in Silicon Valley and around the world, who find themselves “automated” by the gig economy — not just clickworkers on Mechanical Turk and drivers on Uber, but even “inside” the biggest and most established companies on the plant. It also is a dangerous tendency for the kind and scale of information projects that tech companies are willing to take on, without having the infrastructure and personnel to adequately support them. It is not uncommon now for a company to debut a new feature or service, only weeks in development and supported only by its design team, with the assumption that it can quickly hire and train a team of independent, hourly workers. Not only does this put a huge onus on those workers, but it means that, if the service finds users and begins to scales up quickly, little preparation was in place, and the overworked team must quickly make some ad hoc decisions about what are often tricky cases with real, public ramifications." -- Antonio A. Casilli Associate Professor, Telecom ParisTech Research Fellow Edgar-Morin Center (EHESS)

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18 Maggio, Ore 14.30, Aula Magna - La rivoluzione digitale per l’Industria europea
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016

http://mailing2.infomail.it/bump/newsletter/n,KJ65B9EP4WHJJRK2X4J7,B08SA6I5… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Once a Defender of Internet Freedom, Putin Is Now Bringing China’s Great Firewall to Russia
by fabio chiusi May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016

Bel pezzo - chiaro ed esaustivo - di Soldatov sullo stato e l'evoluzione della censura online in Russia, sempre più tristemente attratta da manie cinesi. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrei-soldatov/putin-china-internet-firewall… f.

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regolare la sharing economy
by Enrico Biale May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016

Alcune idee sulla proposta di legge sulla sharing economy. http://www.rivistailmulino.it/news/newsitem/index/Item/News:NEWS_ITEM:3247 -- Enrico Biale Università del Piemonte Orientale Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici via Galileo Ferraris 116 13100 Vercelli e-mail: enrico.biale(a)uniupo.it <enrico.biale(a)lett.unipmn.it>

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Re: [nexa] FB facial recognition lawsuit
by Gianluigi Maria Riva May 7, 2016

May 7, 2016

Spett.li tutti, a chi può interessare mi permetto di segnalare un mio recente articolo sul tema: http://www.responsabilecivile.it/riconoscimento-facciale-e-tracciamento-dei… -- avv. Gianluigi M. Riva Mobile: +39 329 53 82 435 (Italy) Skype: gianluigi.maria.riva LinkedIn: https://it.linkedin.com/in/gianluigi-maria-riva-82a34786/en Law Tech Section on Forensics Group: http://www.forensicsgroup.eu/taxonomy/term/17 Column "Medioevo normativo": http://www.varinipublishing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&… Column "Futuright": http://www.responsabilecivile.it/?s=Gianluigi+Riva Column "Profession: Law" on ELSIANER: https://issuu.com/elsaitaly Il contenuto di questo messaggio di posta elettronica può contenere materiale allegato di natura confidenziale, privilegiata o protetta ed essi sono rivolti unicamente alle persone od entità cui sono indirizzati. Sono vietati la riproduzione e l'uso e la diffusione di questo messaggio in mancanza di autorizzazione espressa. Se avete ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, si prega di contattare immediatamente il mittente per telefono o e-mail e di cancellare il messaggio dal vostro sistema. This e-mail and any attachment hereto may contain confidential, privileged or otherwise protected material and they are solely for the intended recipient to which is addressed. Copying, diffusion or use of this e-mail or the information herein are prohibited without the express authorization. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please notify me immediately by telephone or e-mail and delete it from your system.

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Conferenza sul futuro del lavoro
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 7, 2016

May 7, 2016

Yanis Varoufakis, Robert Reich, Albert Wenger, Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Stern, Rob Johnson, Daniel Häni, Enno Schmidt, Bruno S. Frey and more! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=atzW1cH6Mcg (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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EFF: "How Safe Is Your Data in the Gig Economy?"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016 Contact: Rainey Reitman Activism Director rainey(a)eff.org <mailto:rainey@eff.org> +1 415-436-9333 x140 Nate Cardozo Senior Staff Attorney nate(a)eff.org <mailto:nate@eff.org> +1 415-436-9333 x146 Kurt Opsahl Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel kurt(a)eff.org <mailto:kurt@eff.org> +1 415-436-9333 x106 How Safe Is Your Data in the Gig Economy? EFF’s ‘Who Has Your Back’ Report Takes on Uber, Taskrabbit, Airbnb, and More San Francisco - The “sharing” or “gig” economy is booming—you can get rides with companies like Uber, hire people to run errands with services like Taskrabbit, or find a places to stay on websites like Airbnb. These companies connect people offering services to people purchasing them, and in the process they have access to vast amounts of personal data. But how well do these companies protect your information from the government? The sixth annual“Who Has Your Back” <https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016>report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) surveyed the biggest providers in the gig economy to find out. “These companies collect information on what you buy, where you sleep, and where you travel—whether you are offering services, or purchasing them,” said EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman. “Often they go even further, collecting contents of communications and geolocation information from your cell phone. But are these companies respecting their users’ rights when the government comes knocking? For much of the gig economy, the answer is no.” This year’s report analyzed ten companies, and only Uber and Lyft earned credit in all the categories we assessed, including transparency around government access requests, advocacy on the federal level for user privacy, and commitment to providing users with notice about law enforcement data requests. FlipKey, Airbnb, and Instacart also received stars in some categories, but Getaround, Postmastes, Taskrabbit, Turo, and VRBO received no credit in any category. “We see a clear trend in our report: while some sharing economy companies have prioritized standing up for user privacy in the face of government demands, many others have not,” said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Nate Cardozo. “This is a wake-up call to the gig economy companies and the people who use them. It’s time for these services to catch up with the rest of the industry and safeguard our data from government overreach—ensuring that law enforcement access to this trove of information is fair, just, and only in accordance with the rule of law.” EFF has published its Who Has Your Back report—an annual overview of the public policies and practices of major technology and communications companies in response to law enforcement requests—for six years. While no company achieved credit in every category in the first report back in 2011, more than half of the companies got stars in four or five categories in 2015, and 23 of 24 followed industry best practices. As the first set of companies we looked at has improved so substantially, we decided it was time to turn to the sharing economy. “Shifts in industry momentum can take time. It took several years before we saw widespread adoption of the best practices promoted in our first Who Has Your Back reports,” said EFF Deputy Executive Director Kurt Opsahl. “The users are the lifeblood of these companies, and next year’s report will provide them an opportunity to adopt best practices and stand up for the people who make their businesses work.” For the full Who Has Your Back report: https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016 For this release: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/how-safe-your-data-gig-economy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading organization protecting civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, we defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, promote the rights of digital innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of technology grows. EFF is a member-supported organization. Find out more athttps://eff.org <https://www.eff.org/>.

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Fwd: Fwd: "Commons technology and the right to a democratic city" - 23rd to 28th May
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Direcció IN3* <direccio_in3(a)uoc.edu <mailto:direccio_in3@uoc.edu>> Date: 2016-05-06 14:07 GMT+02:00 Subject: "Commons technology and the right to a democratic city" - 23rd to 28th May To: Difusio Seminaris Activitats IN3 <difusio_seminaris_in3(a)uoc.edu <mailto:difusio_seminaris_in3@uoc.edu>> Dear all, We would like to inform you that the Communication Networks & Social Change <http://in3.uoc.edu/opencms_portalin3/opencms/en/recerca/list/communication_…> research group of the IN3 coorganizes the following event as one of the partners of D-CENT <http://dcentproject.eu/> project (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies): *"Commons technology and the right to a democratic city <http://in3.uoc.edu/opencms_portalin3/opencms/en/activitats/seminaris/agenda…>"* *Date: Monday, 23 May 2016 - Saturday, 28 May 2016* *Place: Medialab-Prado <http://medialab-prado.es/>, Plaza de las Letras, c/ Alameda, 15, 28014 Madrid | Museo Reina Sofía <http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en>, Nouvel Building, c/ Ronda de Atocha, 28012 Madrid* During the past two years, D-CENT <http://dcentproject.eu/> (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies) has been working to transform democracy in a very concrete way: helping movements, cities, and political parties to build technologies, methods and tools that can make the democratic system more in-sync with collective aspirations of the 21st century. D-CENT is now seen as one of the most credible experiments across Europe; able to shape the adoption of digital democracy tools and drive new experiments globally. *To showcase and celebrate the results of the D-CENT project a week-long programme of activity is taking place from the 23-28 May in Madrid, Spain: "Commons technology and the right to a democratic city <http://dcentproject.eu/event/common-technology-and-the-democratic-city/>". The programme includes a Democracy Lab <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/democracy-lab> and an International Conference <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/conference>.* *Democracy Lab* The week begins with a four-day Democracy Lab, at Medialab-Prado <http://medialab-prado.es/>, delivering workshops, hackathons and open sessions to develop, think and design tools, processes and strategies for democratic participation. As part of the week we are holding an *Open Call* for sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. *Apply to get involved* <http://www.dcentproject.eu/open-call>. *International Conference* The *Commons technology and the right to a democratic city* international conference (27-28 May, Museo Reina Sofia <http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en>) will conclude the week’s activities. Prompting discussion on network democracy, new forms of citizen participation and digital commons in democratic Cities, the conference will showcase the success of the European D-CENT project and look at the future of digital democracy. The event will gather politicians, activists, researchers, social movements, hackers and Cities to explore innovative methods, digital tools, and policies to strengthen large-scale citizen participation in the political process at European and global level. Participants will debate public policies at the municipal, national and European level to transform democracy and promote transparency to devolve power to citizens and fight concentration of power within public institutions. Please, view the International Conference Programme <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/conference/programme> and the Speakers included in the event website <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/conference/programme>. *IMPORTANT:* Places must be booked in advance. Please register here <http://dcentproject.eu/dcentmadrid/register>. Thank you, Isabel Carol IN3 Management Office

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Summit FSFE
by Michele May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Segnalo call for papers/partecipation al primo summit FSFE, che si terrà a Berlino 2-4 Settembre 2016 https://wiki.fsfe.org/Events/Summit2016/CallForParticipation Michele

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