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Lawyers: How can we scrutinize surveillance records that remain sealed?

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United States

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In Re: Petition of Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn

CIS's Director of Civil Liberties and Cryptography Fellow are petitioning the federal court for the Northern District of California to unseal years' worth of sealed surveillance matters filed in that court.

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United States

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Atresmedia y la Facultad de Comunicación lanzan una especialización en producción de programas de entretenimiento

Atresmedia y la Facultad de Comunicación lanzan una especialización en producción de programas de entretenimiento
El certificado, que se impartirá en Madrid en formato ejecutivo, contará en su claustro con profesores de la Facultad de Comunicación y profesionales del grupo

Patricia Pérez, directora general de Atresmedia, y Mónica Herrero, decana de la Facultad de Comunicación
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05/05/17 17:31
Álvaro Pérez

CSER Quarterly Report April 2017

Read our Quarterly Report from April 2017 here: CSER Quarterly Report April 2017.
Overview: We’ve had a busy Winter break and Lent term, in which we’ve:

The rise of the algorithm need not be bad news for humans

 at the Financial Times: “The science and technology committee of the House of Commons published the responses to its inquiry on “algorithms in decision-making” on Apri

OK Greece releases Key Performance Indicators Application… and other 2017 updates

This blog post is part of our on-going Network series featuring updates from chapters across the Open Knowledge Network and was written by the Open Knowledge Greece team

​NTU partners ST Aerospace and Evonik to research 3D printing technologies

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Cierre Asamblea de Red de Macrouniversidades de A. Latina y el Caribe

Un fortalecimiento a la red de intercambio estudiantil entre las universidades de la región que incluya el compromiso de los Estados, y el rol de éstos con sus planteles en cuanto a financiamiento y promoción de la matrícula, fueron algunas de las conclusiones de este encuentro, cuya próxima versión se realizará en la Universidad Autónoma de México en abril del 2018.Este viernes 21 de abril concluyó la Asamblea General de la Red de Macrouniversidades de América Latina y el Caribe, mediante la cual representantes de más de 30 planteles de la región s

El efecto de pruebas competitivas en el rendimiento de las mujeres

Chile es uno de los países con mayores diferencias en resultados de pruebas entre hombres y mujeres. Ante esta situación, un estudio realizado entre el Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) y del Centro de Economía Aplicada (CEA) de Ingeniería Industrial de la U.

Abiertas inscripciones para curso sobre arte y espacio público

Una invitación a reflexionar en torno a la ciudad y sus múltiples capas materiales y lecturas subjetivas es la que ofrece este programa en línea. Para participar, los interesados deben abrir una cuenta en www.uabierta.uchile.cl e inscribirse antes del 2 de mayo.

E-health in Germany – consumers set the trend

There has been an increased discussion about digital health recently, nevertheless the development of E-health in Germany is proceeding slowly. However, E-health can open up new possibilities for the German... MORE

Linking PAN with Aadhaar – Update from the Supreme Court Hearing (Day – VI)

The arguments in the writ petition challenging the vires of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act continued for the sixth (and final) day today. The counsel for Mr. Binoy Viswam continued his rejoinder submissions today. A summary of arguments made over the last five days can be found here. During the course of his […]

CMPF in Budapest for World Press Freedom Day to present the Media Pluralism Monitor

Budapest, 3 May 2017
Mario Viola spoke in a seminar in Budapest (Hungary) on Journalism and Politics in the Age of Misinformation to mark the World Press Freedom Day. The seminar was organised by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS), both part of the School of Public Policy of the Central European University and by the CMPF.
Mario presented the Media Pluralism Monitor and some aggregate findings of the MPM 2016 round.

Submit a proposal to the INC Longform series

At the Institute of Network Cultures we are encouraging the publication of longform articles and to that end we are looking for new submissions for the INC Longform series. We are looking for authors from both freelance and professional backgrounds, working on interesting topics and eager to share their work with a wide international audience. All are welcome to submit a reflective piece of work ranging between 3000-8000 words for online publication.

Solving a Global Digital Identity Crisis

Seth Berkley at MIT Technology Review:” In developing countries, one in three children under age five has no record of their existence. Technology can help….Digital identities have become an integral part of modern life, but things like e-passports, digital health records, or Apple Pay really only provide faster, easier, or sometimes smarter ways of accessing services that are already available.

Faculty Lecture on IP and new trade and investment agreements

Informatierecht studeren? Deadline inschrijving: 15 mei 2017!

Algorithmic accountability

 at TechCrunch: “When Netflix recommends you watch “Grace and Frankie” after you’ve finished “Love,” an algorithm decided that would be the next logical thing for you to watch. And when Google shows you one search result ahead of another, an algorithm made a decision that one page was more important than the other.

Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites

A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
The article by Aijaz Hussain was published in Livemint on May 4, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say experts

Jammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
The article by Shruti Dhapola was published in the Indian Express on April 28, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.