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Save the date: "A bit of [hi]story. Dalla valvola allo smartphone, i computer che hanno fatto la storia" - 21 e 22 maggio - Spazio MRF Torino
by Elìa Bellussi May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016

www.abitofhistory.it * **Sabato 21 (ore 11:00 - 24:00) e domenica 22 maggio (ore 09:00 - 19:30)** **Spazio MRF - C.so Settembrini, 164 - Torino* Evento *gratuito* e aperto al pubblico sulla storia dell'informatica per sapere da dove arriviamo, sulla situazione attuale per capire dove siamo arrivati e sul futuro della stessa per capire dove andremo. Esposizione, conferenze e laboratori per giovani (coderdojo, laboratori di robotica e riuso, laboratori di making) e anziani (alfabetizzazione) con un occhio particolare anche alle tematiche di genere (verrà lanciato il Finding Ada Lovelace Day 2016). Organizzato da: Associazione culturale "Museo Piemontese dell'Informatica - MuPIn" Per info: Elia Bellussi - e.bellussi(a)gmail.com - +39 333 689 2117 *Allego comunicato stampa* -- CoderDojo Champion di Torino Presidente associazione culturale "Museo Piemontese dell'Informatica - MuPIn" Strada Carignano, 48 - 10024 - Moncalieri (TO) Codice fiscale: 94064820015 Mobile: +39 333 68 92 117 - Web: http://www.mupin.it

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Organising in the “digital wild west”: can strategic bottlenecks help prevent a race to the bottom for online workers?
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016

https://usilive.org/opinions/organising-in-the-digital-wild-west-can-strate… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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The inside story of Facebook’s biggest setback
by fabio chiusi May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016

The social network had a grand plan to connect millions of Indians to the internet. Here’s how it all went wrong (The Guardian) Qui: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/12/facebook-free-basics-ind… f.

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Germany will end copyright liability for open wifi operators / Boing Boing
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

http://boingboing.net/2016/05/11/germany-will-end-copyright-lia.html (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Fwd: Congresso STS Italia track sulla robotica
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

(Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: <d004620(a)polito.it> > From: guglielmo.tamburrini(a)unina.it > Date: 10 maggio 2016 10:11:35 CEST > To: > Subject: Congresso STS Italia track sulla robotica > > > cari tutti, > > vi segnalo una track dedicata alla robotica nell'ambito del prossimo convegno STS Italia. > > In allegato la descrizione della track, che è stata proposta da Maria Carmela Agodi e Ilenia Picardi, due mie colleghe della Federico II. > > Ecco il link al sito del congresso: > > http://www.stsitalia.org/conferences/ocs/index.php/STSIC/index/schedConfs/c… > > La scadenza per la presentazione degli abstract è il 30 maggio. > > Molti cari saluti. > > Guglielmo > > > > > -- > Guglielmo Tamburrini, PhD > > Professor, Philosophy of Science and Technology > DIETI - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie dell'Informazione > > Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II > > https://www.docenti.unina.it/guglielmo.tamburrini

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Lunedì Ermes - trattamento documentale a norma
by ermes＠unina.it May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

Chiarissimi professori e gentili colleghi, Ho piacere di invitarVi per conto del Direttore del Centro Ermes (Centro Europeo di Ricerca sui Media per la Società dell'Informazione), prof.ssa Giovanna De Minico, al secondo dei 'Lunedì di Ermes', il 16 maggio 2016, ore 15.00, al Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell'Università Federico II di Napoli, corso Umberto I, 40, in Aula Graziani. Dopo il primo partecipato esperimento del 9 maggio, nell'incontro in oggetto si confronteranno in un seminario informale ingegneri, prof. A. Mazzeo e dott.ssa S. Romano, e una giurista, dott.ssa M. Orefice, sulle diverse angolazioni de 'Il trattamento documentale a norma'. L'incontro successivo sarà il 6/6/2016, ore 15.00, nell'Aula Guarino dello stesso edificio: riguarderà 'Spettro radio e 5G: criticità e sfide', con il prof. L. Paura e le dott.sse M. Avvisati e A. S. Cacciapuoti. Per ulteriori informazioni, rinvio al programma su http://www.ermes.unina.it/index.php/it/ o Vi invito a contattarci all'indirizzo ermes(a)unina.it. Cordialmente, Maria Francesca De Tullio

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SAVE THE DATE: Università Bocconi, 23 maggio | W. Fisher (Harvard University)
by Aura Bertoni May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

Cari amici della lista Nexa, ho il piacere di invitarvi alla open lecture di William W. Fisher (Wilmer Hale Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard University) organizzata dalla Bocconi Law School: Legal Solutions to the Global Health Crisis 23 maggio 2016, ore 17:15 Stanza 11, I piano, Via Sarfatti 25 Milano In allegato il programma. Per informazioni: Bocconi Law School +39 02 58363526 Un caro saluto, Aura Aura Bertoni, PhD, LLM Bocconi University ASK Research Centre Department of Legal Studies Via Roentgen 1 20136 Milan Italy +39 02 5836 5771 --- Dai il tuo 5x1000 alla Bocconi. Aiuta gli studenti meritevoli a costruire il proprio futuro. CF 80024610158. www.unibocconi.it/5x1000 Please note that the above message is addressed only to individuals filing Italian income tax returns. ---

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Floridi su AI
by Alberto Cammozzo May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016

Should we be afraid of AI? Machines seem to be getting smarter and smarter and much better at human jobs, yet true AI is utterly implausible. Why? <https://aeon.co/essays/true-ai-is-both-logically-possible-and-utterly-impla…>

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the battle over encryption shifts to Capitol Hill
by Alberto Cammozzo May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016

Police and Tech Giants Wrangle Over Encryption on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON — Cyrus R. Vance Jr. <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/v/cyrus_r_vance_…>, the district attorney of Manhattan, visited Washington late last month to argue his case on a pressing issue: encryption. In a string of meetings with members of Congress, Mr. Vance told <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/opinion/apple-google-when-phone-encryptio…>central <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/opinion/apple-google-when-phone-encryptio…>lawmakers <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/opinion/apple-google-when-phone-encryptio…> that encryption needed to be diminished during criminal investigations. During a 45-minute session with Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine who is on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mr. Vance said his office had 230 iPhones that might contain crucial information for cases but were useless because Apple <http://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/apple-incorporated?inline=nyt-org> refused to help the police break the encryption on the devices. “I wanted to express a sense of urgency around resolution of this issue,” Mr. Vance said in an interview about his Washington visit. A day after Mr. Vance <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/opinion/apple-google-when-phone-encryptio…> was on Capitol Hill, tech executives including Kent Walker, the general counsel of Google, and Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, also met with lawmakers — but with a very different message on encryption. Tech executives at the meetings said they were concerned about any laws that would force companies to weaken the security of their technology, according to news officials representing these companies. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/technology/police-and-tech-giants-wrangle…> [...] after years of shrugging off the issue, Congress finally seems motivated to create a legal framework for one of our most critical digital security features. Here’s a quick rundown at some of the politicians who are shaping the encryption debate—and the laws that will come of them <https://www.wired.com/2016/05/encryption-laws/>

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EU commission proposes facial recognition for refugees
by Alberto Cammozzo May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016

In its attempts to bring the refugee crisis to heel, the European Commission wants to expand its fingerprint database, introduce facial recognition software, store the information for even longer than before and include minors in the process. The EU is planning wholesale changes to the bloc’s asylum law. In addition to a “fairer” distribution system for refugees and an extension of border controls within the Schengen area, the Eurodac fingerprint database, which is currently used to identify asylum seekers and irregular migrants, is to be enlarged. The system is set to be supplemented with facial recognition software and personal data will be stored for a longer period of time, with the aim of ensuring that irregular migrants stay on the authorities’ radar; the information of underage refugees will also be kept. The upgrade will cost some €30 million. [...] Besides increasing the amount of time data can be stored, from 18 months to five years, border authorities will be allowed to use facial recognition tools as well. The scheme insists that police and border guards will be able to establish the identity of people more efficiently and quickly using the specialist software. In the Commission’s view, fingerprint collection is no longer sufficient, as third country nationals often use means “to deceive” the curent system. Biometric technology is therefore a “central component” of the new European asylum system. <http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-proposes-minor…> Commento: una volta ottenuti i dati biometrici ber il border processing sarà difficile non usarli per l'enforcement e collegarli con le videocamere CCTV. Alberto

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