Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café
04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café* “At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris. Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and online services. As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for their registration. […] Continua qui: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-an...
quantomeno l'ispezionabilita' in caso di posizioni dominanti, imho.. On 07/12/2015 14:12, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote:
04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café*
“At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris.
Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and online services.
As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for their registration.
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In data lunedì 7 dicembre 2015 16:34:34, Stefano Quintarelli ha scritto:
quantomeno l'ispezionabilita' in caso di posizioni dominanti, imho.. Aggiungo che, IMHO, il trattamento dei dati personali delle persone fisiche da parte della PA dovrebbe essere realizzato solo ed esclusivamente con software libero, che dovrebbe essere liberamente ispezionabile da parte dei cittadini stessi.
Segnalo che questo tema è "antico" ed è stato codificato (con scarsi esiti pratici) in alcune leggi regionali sul sw libero[1]. È interessante come le buone idee prima o poi ritornano a galla. :-) m.c. [1] per esempio, vedi l'art. 5 della L. 9/2009 della regione Piemonte http://arianna.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/ariaint/TESTO%3FLAYOUT=PRESENT...
On 07/12/2015 14:12, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote:
04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café*
“At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris.
Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and online services.
As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for their registration.
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Carissim*, come diceva Lessig: "code is law" (Lessig L., "Code and other laws of cyberspace", Basic Book, 1999) se il codice incorpora la norma allora il codice deve essere trasparente ... Ciao! Norberto Il 07/12/2015 14:12, J.C. DE MARTIN ha scritto:
04.12.2015 - Communication & Information Sector *Privacy expert argues “algorithmic transparency” is crucial for online freedoms at UNESCO knowledge café*
“At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right,” argued American privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris.
Rotenberg, president and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), explained that algorithms, complex mathematical formulas and procedures through which computers process information and solve tasks, have an increasing impact on people’s lives in areas related to commerce, employment and housing. Other areas impacted include access to information and knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection online. Regarding access to information, he indicated that every search engine uses its own search algorithm which influences what information can be found and how results are displayed to users’ queries, as do social media and online services.
As more decisions become automated and processed by algorithms, these processes become more opaque and less accountable, with risks of secret profiling and illegal discrimination. For Rotenberg, “at the core of modern privacy law is a single goal: to make transparent, the automated decisions that impact our lives.” He sees “algorithmic transparency”, the principle that data processes which impact individuals be made public, as the next stage in the development of transparency law, internet law and privacy law. The lack of algorithmic transparency in the current internet ecosystem poses a crucial challenge to defending fundamental human rights online, ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to security. In addition to algorithmic transparency, Rotenberg pointed to other emerging issues which need to be examined, notably the increasing access to drones and robots and the need for their registration.
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J.C. DE MARTIN -
Marco Ciurcina -
Norberto Patrignani -
Stefano Quintarelli