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CfP: IPP2016 Conference "The Platform Society", Univ. Oxford 22-23 Sept 2016
by Calderaro, Andrea Nov. 16, 2015

Nov. 16, 2015

Ciao tutt*, segnalo la nuova call per la prossima Internet, Policy & Politics Conference sul tema “The Platform Society”. Scrivetemi pure per qualsiasi ulteriore informazione. Andrea The call for papers is now available for the IPP2016 conference: "The Platform Society", which examines the politics and policy of online platforms (22-23 Sept 2016, University of Oxford) http://ipp.oii.ox.ac.uk/2016/call-for-papers This is the fourth conference of the journal Policy and Internet, convened by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) in collaboration with the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) standing group on Internet and Politics. Convenors: Helen Margetts (OII), Vili Lehdonvirta (OII), Jonathan Bright (OII), David Sutcliffe (OII), Andrea Calderaro (Cardiff University/ECPR). Abstract deadline: 14 March 2016. Contact: policyandinternet(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:policyandinternet@oii.ox.ac.uk> RATIONALE Large scale internet platforms such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Uber play an increasingly important role in contemporary society. These platforms facilitate connections between friends and family members, between consumers and producers, between voters and politicians, and between employers and employees. As such, they are becoming venues where large segments of contemporary life are played out. The data collected and in some cases made openly available by these platforms creates huge opportunities for advancing research in many fields of social science. Exciting advances have already been made in understanding, for example, how information spreads across networks and the importance of social influence on personal action. Yet researchers have only scratched the surface of the possibilities offered by new data sources and analysis methods. At the same time, the decisions made by these platforms increasingly shape contemporary life. Whether taking employment through Upwork, purchasing goods on Amazon, seeking information via Google, remitting money via PayPal, or debating politics on Twitter, our actions are enabled and constrained by sophisticated algorithms and company policies. The decisions, assumptions and interests reflected in these algorithms and policies have potentially very significant consequences to society at large, yet detailed understanding of these processes is still very limited. TOPICS The aim of this conference is to bring together scholars studying platforms, both in terms of interactions taking place on platforms and the data they generate, as well as the platforms themselves and how they are shaped and operated. We welcome theoretical as well as empirical, qualitative as well as quantitative studies, from all disciplines that can provide useful perspectives on the contemporary “platform society”. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Data driven studies of platform-mediated interactions (e.g. using APIs or scraped data) * Petition platforms and government as a platform * Studies of how algorithms and user interfaces shape interactions (e.g. STS, HCI) * Impacts of platforms in a given industry or government area (e.g. taxis, local gov) * Formal economic modeling of platform competition, strategy and policy * Political mobilization around platforms (e.g. Uber and AirBnB protests) * Open source and distributed platforms and their politics (e.g. Bitcoin, blockchain) * Innovation and entrepreneurship in platform marketplaces (e.g. App Store, Google Play) * Issues in research use of platforms (e.g. Mechanical Turk survey practices) * Conflicts between public policy and platform rules (e.g. Google in Europe) * Studies of how platform firms manage platforms (e.g. theoretical, ethnographic) * Comparative studies of platforms (e.g. rules of Twitter vs. Facebook) * Public policy development related to platforms (e.g. EU Digital Single Market) * Transnational issues in platforms and digital markets (e.g. TTIP, safe harbor) Accepted papers will be organized into thematically and methodologically relevant sessions and parallel streams. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Paper Proposals Paper proposals should consist of a title and a 1,000-word extended abstract that specifies and motivates the research question, describes the methods and data used, and summarises the main findings. Abstracts will be peer reviewed, and the authors of accepted proposals are expected to submit full papers prior to the conference. Applicants will have the opportunity to co-submit their paper to the journal Policy and Internet, which will operate a fast-track review process for papers accepted to the conference. Paper submissions can also be considered for a Best Paper Award (sponsored by the journal Policy and Internet). The prize will be awarded at the closing session of the conference. As the paper is intended to be published in a future issue of the journal, authors should indicate whether they would like their paper to be considered for the prize. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT: http://ipp.oii.ox.ac.uk/2016/forms/abstract-submissions (deadline: 14 March 2016) Poster Proposals Posters should summarise in a visually engaging manner the purpose, methods and results of an original piece of research. All accepted submissions will be considered for a Best Poster Award. The prize will be awarded at the closing session of the conference. SUBMIT YOUR POSTER: http://ipp.oii.ox.ac.uk/2016/forms/abstract-submissions (deadline: 14 March 2016) IMPORTANT DATES * Extended abstract submission deadline: 14 March 2016 * Decisions on abstracts: 2 May 2016 * Full paper / poster submission deadline (for accepted abstracts): 1 September 2014 * Conference dates: Thursday 22 - Friday 23 September 2016 ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD Lecturer in International Relations | Cardiff University Associate "Internet Policy Observatory" | Center for Global Communications Studies (CGCS) - Annenberg Centre/University of Pennsylvania Chair "Internet & Politics" Standing Group | European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) Research Fellow "Centre for Internet & Human Rights" | European University Viadrina Editor “Digital Technologies & Global Politics” Book Series | Rowman&Littlefield Latest Paper: Internet Governance Capacity Building in Post-Authoritarian Contexts. Telecom Reform & Human Rights in Myanmar. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2686095 ----------------------------------------------- Twitter: @andreacalderaro The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

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WashPost: "The astonishing amount of data being collected about your children"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 15, 2015

Nov. 15, 2015

*The astonishing amount of data being collected about your children *By Valerie Strauss November 12 Parental concerns about student privacy have been rising in recent years amid the growing use by schools, school districts and states use technology to collect mountains of detailed information on students. Last year, a controversial $100 million student data collection project funded by the Gates Foundation and operated by a specially created nonprofit organization called inBloom was forced to shut down because of these concerns, an episode that served as a warning to parents about just how much information about their children is being shared without their knowledge. Here’s an important piece on the issue by Leonie Haimson and Cheri Kiesecker. Haimson was a leading advocate against the inBloom project who then, along with Rachael Stickland, created the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, a national alliance of parents and advocates defending the rights of parents and students to protect their data. Kiesecker is a member of the coalition. […] Continua qui: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/11/12/the-astonish…

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Beware of ads that use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC | Ars Technica
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 14, 2015

Nov. 14, 2015

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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7th IEEE International Conference on Information Forensics and security. Rome, Italy, 16 November 2015. Rectoratus of Roma Tre University, in Via Ostiense 159.
by Fulvio Sarzana Nov. 13, 2015

Nov. 13, 2015

Multimedia Truthfulness Verification in Legal Environment and Social Media WIFS 2015, Roma, Italy, 16 November 2015, Afternoon: 14:15-18:30 Organizers: Prof. M. Barni (Univ. of Siena), Prof. A. Piva (Univ. of Firenze), Dr. A. De Rosa (FORLAB - Univ. of Firenze) Truthfulness and trustworthiness verification of multimedia objects like audio tracks, digital images and video sequences has or should have a key role in our daily life. Audio-visual data are nowadays valuable sources of information: due to the diffusion of digital devices able of easily acquiring audio tracks and visual contents, each of us may become an active participant in the production of knowledge; furthermore, internet and social media make this knowledge shared and distributed. We can say that we live in a network of sensors, network of people, network of knowledge. Program http://www.wifs2015.org/images/WIFS2015_TM_MultimediaTruthfulnessVerificatio nLegalSocial.pdf Participation is free, but it is required to send an email to <mailto:tm_wifs2015@forlab.org> tm_wifs2015(a)forlab.org to register for the Thematic Meeting --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Paper: "Towards Digital Constitutionalism? Mapping Attempts to Craft an Internet Bill of Rights"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 13, 2015

Nov. 13, 2015

Gill, Lex and Redeker, Dennis and Gasser, Urs, Towards Digital Constitutionalism? Mapping Attempts to Craft an Internet Bill of Rights (November 9, 2015). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-15. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2687120 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2687120 *Abstract: * The idea of an “Internet Bill of Rights” is by no means a new one: in fact, serious efforts to draft such a document can be traced at least as far back as the mid-1990s. Though the form, function and scope of such initiatives has evolved, the concept has had remarkable staying power, and now — two full decades later — principles which were once radically aspirational have begun to crystallize into law. In this paper, we propose a unified term to describe these efforts using the umbrella of “digital constitutionalism” and conduct an analysis of thirty initiatives spanning from 1999 to 2015. These initiatives have great differences, and range from advocacy statements to official positions of intergovernmental organizations to proposed legislation. However, in their own way, they are each engaged in the same conversation, seeking to advance a relatively comprehensive set of rights, principles, and governance norms for the Internet, and are usefully understood as part of a broader proto-constitutional discourse. While this paper does not attempt to capture every facet of this complex political behavior, we hope to offer a preliminary map of the landscape, provide a comparative examination of these diverse efforts toward digital constitutionalism, and — most importantly — provoke new questions for further research and study. The paper proceeds in four parts, beginning with a preliminary definition for the concept of digital constitutionalism and a summary of our research methodology. Second, we present our core observations related to the full range of substantive rights, principles and themes proposed by these initiatives. Third, we build on that analysis to explore their perceived targets, the key actors and deliberative processes which have informed their character, and the changes in their substantive content over time. Finally, we look forward, identifying future directions for research in this rapidly changing policy arena and for the broader Internet governance community.

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"Think you’re reading the news for free? New research shows you’re likely paying with your privacy"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 13, 2015

Nov. 13, 2015

*Think you’re reading the news for free? New research shows you’re likely paying with your privacy** * *Tim Libert** *PhD Candidate in Communication, University of Pennsylvania * Victor Pickard* Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania You may already know that every time you go online, your browsing history could be exposed to numerous advertisers and data brokers who then send you “targeted” advertisements. But what about visiting the news websites you trust most? Our current research finds that browsing news-related websites actually exposes you to over twice as much tracking as the rest of the web. The surprising extent to which news organizations subject readers to third-party tracking deserves closer attention. As a society, we often hold news organizations to higher ethical standards. They’re not just businesses; they’re supposed to provide a vital public service, and they depend on public trust. While the ethics of readers unknowingly “paying” for content with their privacy are certainly questionable, the practice is also indicative of the precarious situation the news industry finds itself in. Meanwhile, the rise of ad-blockers – a hindrance to the business model of news websites – has only further complicated matters. [...] Continua qui: https://theconversation.com/think-youre-reading-the-news-for-free-new-resea…

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NGOs Reject "Safe Harbor 2.0, " Urge EU and US to Protect Fundamental Rights
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 13, 2015

Nov. 13, 2015

EU-US NGO Letter on To Secretary Pritzker and Commissioner Jourová Safe Harbor after Schrems <http://thepublicvoice.org/EU-US-NGO-letter-Safe-Harbor-11-15.pdf> Conclusions: [] A revised Safe Harbor framework similar to the earlier Safe Harbor framework will almost certainly be found invalid by the national data protection agencies and ultimately by the CJEU. In a recent Communication the Commission also acknowledges that it must ensure that “a new arrangement for transatlantic transfers of personal data fully complies with the standard set by the Court.” It is impossible to ignore that the Schrems decision requires necessary changes in the “domestic law” and “international commitments.” Any proposal from the Department of Commerce and the European Commission that attempts to substitute a trade pact for fundamental rights set out in Articles 7, 8, and 47 of the Charter will be subject to “strict” review by the CJEU. []

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zero rating distorce investimenti
by Stefano Quintarelli Nov. 12, 2015

Nov. 12, 2015

http://goo.gl/FvkGg5 come lo zero rating distorce gli investimenti inducendo investimenti non nella rete ma in hardware di compressione -- meet me at http://me.quintarelli.it blog: http://blog.quintarelli.it web clips: http://clips.quintarelli.it tumblr: http://stefanoquintarelli.tumblr.com

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Microsoft opta per un data trustee tedesco
by Alessandro Mantelero Nov. 12, 2015

Nov. 12, 2015

Microsoft will host data in Germany to hide it from US spies [...] opening new data centers in Germany will provide a future safeguard against US demands for data. The company has also announced plans for new data centers in the UK, but Germany's data-protection laws are some of the most rigorous in Europe. By placing its data centers under the control of a Germany company as a "data trustee," Microsoft is forcing any requests for information to be routed through Germany authorities. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/11/9711378/microsoft-german-data-centers-su… Mi pare una prospettiva interessante, che contribuisce a sottolineare come occorra fare distinguo fra le imprese IT statunitensi. AM -- 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 http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero @mantelero EMAIL POLICY: twice a day (Mon-Fri)

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The Intercept: Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 12, 2015

Nov. 12, 2015

NOT SO SECURUS Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege <https://theintercept.com/2015/11/11/securus-hack-prison-phone-company-expos…> Nov. 11 2015, 6:43 p.m. AN ENORMOUS CACHE of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation’s prisons and jails. The materials — leaked via SecureDrop by an anonymous hacker who believes that Securus is violating the constitutional rights of inmates — comprise over 70 million records of phone calls, placed by prisoners to at least 37 states, in addition to links to downloadable recordings of the calls. The calls span a nearly two-and-a-half year period, beginning in December 2011 and ending in the spring of 2014. [...]

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