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Defendida una tesis sobre José Javier Uranga Santesteban, antiguo director de Diario de Navarra

Defendida una tesis sobre José Javier Uranga Santesteban, antiguo director de Diario de Navarra
Miguel Ángel Iriarte (fcom'97) defendió la tesis doctoral titulada "José Javier Uranga Santesteban. Perfil biográfico (1925 -) y análisis de su articulismo (1953-2015)"

Miguel Ángel Iriarte.
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Smart cities and collaborative mapping tools

Smart Cities on 1 February 2016 at 15:07PM The UrbanData2Decide project has partly been about getting to know local government administrators and understanding more about the types of data related challenges they face when policymaking. One common refrain is that there simply isn’t enough information, and what there is goes out of date quite quickly. Hence decisions have to be made on [...]

Google Funds Frictionless Data Initiative at Open Knowledge

We are delighted to announce that Open Knowledge has received funding from Google to work on tool integration for Data Packages as part of our broader work on Frictionless Data to support the open data community.

 

What are Data Packages?

Grand Theft Auto ontmoet Mr. R van Fassbinder

Door Robert van Boeschoten
Het toneelstuk ‘Warum lauft Herr R. Amok’, geschreven door Michael Fengler en Werner Fassbinder en geregisseerd door Susanne Kennedy, is verplichte kost voor alle gamedesigners. In het stuk wordt de geschiedenis getoond van Herr R. die probeert zijn leven invulling te geven door tevreden te zijn met wat hij heeft maar dat niet mag van zijn omgeving. Zowel zijn familie als zijn werk eisen van hem dat hij moet streven naar succes, dus promotie.

KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law and iMinds-SMIT advise Belgian Privacy Commission in Facebook investigation

In November 2014, Facebook announced that it would revise its Data Use Policy and Terms of Service. At the request of the Belgian Privacy Commission, ICRI/CIR (KU Leuven), in cooperation with iMinds-SMIT (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) conducted an extensive analysis of Facebook’s revised policies and terms.

Reconciling Perspectives: New Report Reframes Encryption Debate

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Don't Panic: Making Progress on the "Going Dark" Debate

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This report from the Berkman Center's Berklett Cybersecurity Project offers a new perspective on the "going dark" debate from the discussion, debate, and analyses of an unprecendentedly diverse group of security and policy experts from academia, civil society, and the U.S. intelligence community.

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TV White Space Trials & The TRAI

On November 26, 2015, the Chairman TRAI convened a meeting of representatives from the various institutions conducting spectrum trials using TV White Space, as well as concerned government agencies.
This was following Shyam Ponappa's suggestion that there was a need for the research by different institutions to fulfill various criteria that would be useful for the purposes of formulating policies for the use of TV White Space.

Facebook’s Fight to Be Free

In India, Mark Zuckerberg can’t give Internet access away.
The article by Adi Narayan and Bhuma Shrivastava was published in Bloomberg Businessweek on January 15, 2016. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Researcher: T-Mobile Binge On likely violates net neutrality

Date published: January 31, 2016"A Stanford Law School professor in a paper published January 29, concludes T-Mobile US’ Binge On streaming video service, which doesn’t count against a subscriber data allotment, “violates key net neutrality principles and harms user choice, innovation, competition and free speech online.” Read more » about Researcher: T-Mobile Binge On likely violates net neutrality

Stanford Study Supports Idea That T-Mobile's 'Binge On' Violates Net Neutrality, Is 'Likely Illegal'

Date published: January 31, 2016"T-Mobile’s new Binge On feature may be popular with some of its users – not to mention streaming services – many view it as problematic when viewed in light of Net Neutrality considerations.

If U.S. privacy negotiations with Europe fail, it’s a recipe for chaos

Author(s): Henry FarrellPublication Date: January 31, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingThe European Union and the United States are about to give us some idea of how their negotiations over the Safe Harbor dispute are going. The European Court of Justice ruled that the Safe Harbor arrangement — a critical bridge for e-commerce firms and other businesses that need to move personal information across the Atlantic — was invalid, because it did not protect European citizens against U.S. surveillance.

Is T-Mobile's Binge On Illegal? Stanford University Law Professor Says Yes

Date published: January 31, 2016"A Stanford University law professor has argued that T-Mobile's Binge On service, which allows users to stream content from a list of approved providers without eating into their monthly data allocation, is illegal. The professor argues that the system set up by T-Mobile favors some content providers over others, violating rules of fair competition.

Monnaies virtuelles: avantages, risques, réglementation

Quels sont les avantages et les inconvénients de monnaies virtuelles telles que le Bitcoin ? Les députés de la commission des affaires économiques et monétaires se sont penchés lundi sur la question lors d’une audition publique. Selon eux, une réglementation à l’échelle européenne devrait se limiter à la prévention de la criminalité et à la lutte contre celle-ci. Le Parlement prépare actuellement un rapport autour des monnaies virtuelles qui sera voté au cours de ces prochains mois.
Qu’est-ce qu’une monnaie virtuelle ?

Monnaies virtuelles: avantages, risques, réglementation

Quels sont les avantages et les inconvénients de monnaies virtuelles telles que le Bitcoin ? Les députés de la commission des affaires économiques et monétaires se sont penchés lundi sur la question lors d’une audition publique. Selon eux, une réglementation à l’échelle européenne devrait se limiter à la prévention de la criminalité et à la lutte contre celle-ci. Le Parlement prépare actuellement un rapport autour des monnaies virtuelles qui sera voté au cours de ces prochains mois.
Qu’est-ce qu’une monnaie virtuelle ?

Direct democracy may be key to a happier American democracy

 and in the Conversation: “Is American democracy still “by the people, for the people?” According to recent research, it may not be.

Facebook is no charity, and the ‘free’ in Free Basics comes at a price

Who could possibly be against free internet access? This is the question that Mark Zuckerberg asks in a piece for the Times of India in which he claims Facebook’s Free Basics service “protects net neutrality”.

#NetNeutrality, Data Protection Laws among topics at ITechLaw Conference

The who’s-who of the technology law sector convened at the ITechLaw India International Conference held from January 27-29 in Bangalore.
The last three days saw panel discussions being held on a varied set of topics related to technology law. The debates were led by a number of Indian and international legal professionals from law firms, companies and policy houses.

Stanford Law Professor Says T-Mobile Binge On Violates Net Neutrality

Date published: January 30, 2016"The battle rages on over T-Mobile Binge On, a new service idea from T-Mobile that allows customers to watch streaming video without eating their data. The latest squall comes out of Stanford University where law professor Barbara van Schewick has published a paper on why Binge On violates net neutrality.

OER16: Open Culture

The 7th Open Educational Resources Conference, OER16: Open Culture, will be held on April 19 and 20, 2016 at the University of Edinburgh. The event is organized by Association for Learning Technology.