Other News from Participating Centers

Law, Metaphor, and the Encrypted Machine

Paper by Lex Gill: “The metaphors we use to imagine, describe and regulate new technologies have profound legal implications. This paper offers a critical examination of the metaphors we choose to describe encryption technology in particular, and aims to uncover some of the normative and legal implications of those choices.

Vecinos de Cerro Navia tendrá atención preferente en el HCUCH

Este viernes 9 de marzo el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, junto a las máximas autoridades del Hospital Clínico de la U.

Iniciativa CMM gana el premio Unesco-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum

El galardón destaca a proyectos globales dedicados a mejorar la calidad de la educación y el perfeccionamiento docente. Este reconocimiento fue entregado al programa de formación de profesores Suma y Sigue del Centro de Modelamiento Matemático de la Universidad de Chile.El proyecto Suma y Sigue (SYS), perteneciente al Centro de Modelamiento Matemático de la Universidad de Chile (CMM), fue reconocido con el Premio Unesco-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum 2017-2018.

Chapterthon Wins 2018 WSIS Prize for International and Regional Cooperation

We are proud to announce that Chapterthon 2017 on Digital Schools was recognized today as the winner of a 2018 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prize under the category “International and Regional Cooperation,” awarded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Witteveen Memorial Fellowship 2018 awarded to Kelly & Vicky Breemen

Neu in der Mediathek: Videos zum Tag der Lehre 2017

Inhaltlich stand der  Tag der Lehre 2017 unter dem Motto ‚Erfolgsfaktor: Studieneingangsphase!‘: Lehrende und Studierende loteten  im Rahmen einer gemeinsamen Talkrunde ihre jeweiligen Erwartungen in Bezug auf den Übergang ins Studium und das erste Studienjahr aus.

Boas vindas ao Regulamento Geral de Protecção de dados a 25 de Maio de 2018

Marquem já na Vossa Agenda.
Reservem o próximo dia 25 de Maio de 2018, para o evento que o CIJIC e a ISOC-Pt estão a preparar de recepção do Regulamento Geral de Protecção de dados, o Regulamento (UE) 2016/679 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 27 de abril de 2016, relativo à proteção das pessoas singulares no que diz respeito ao tratamento de dados pessoais e à livre circulação desses dados e que revoga a Diretiva 95/46/CE.
Para já, um possível grafo com tópicos essenciais.

Digitaler Salon: Catch me if you scan

Once a month the guests of our “Digitaler Salon” discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. On 28 March we take a closer look on crime & AI: Preventing... MORE
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Marion Fourcade: Social order in the digital society

How is social order constituted and legitimated in a society ruled by digital classifiers? Marion Fourcade, writer of the book “Ordinal Society” takes a look at social stratification and morality... MORE
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Future Thinking: Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson on the Role of Media

In 2017, the Internet Society unveiled the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The interactive report identifies the drivers affecting tomorrow’s Internet and their impact on Media & Society, Digital Divides, and Personal Rights & Freedoms. Last month we interviewed Nicholas Thompson, Editor in Chief of Wired, to hear his perspective on the forces shaping the Internet’s future.

Tarlach McGonagle is FdR Docent van het Jaar 2018

Patterns of Commoning: The Internal Dimensions of the External World: On Commons and Commoning

David Bollier and Silke Helfrich: In Part II of Patterns of Commoning, we introduced a broad diversity of remarkable commons. The goal was to explain their origins, context and other salient features, and in so doing make this invisible realm of social experience more visible – and thus more easily spoken about and discussed.

Co-creation in Urban Governance: From Inclusion to Innovation

Paper by Dorthe Hedensted Lund: “This article sets out to establish what we mean by the recent buzzword ‘co-creation’ and what practical application this concept entails for democracy in urban governance, both in theory and practice.

Stellenausschreibung: Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w)

Am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht,
Zivilrechtliche Abteilung werden ab dem 01.06.2018 zwei
Studentische Hilfskräfte (m/w)

mit einer Arbeitszeit von 5 Stunden / Woche gesucht.
Die Einstellung ist befristet. Eine längere Zusammenarbeit ist erwünscht.

IETF 101, Day 3: TLS & DPRIVE is no Diet Coke

This week is IETF 101 in London, and we’re bringing you daily blog posts highlighting the topics of interest to us in the ISOC Internet Technology Team. There’s plenty of variety on Wednesday, following the themes of Trust and Identity, IPv6 and the Internet-of-Things.

Data Analytics, App Developers, and Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Date published: March 20, 2018SLS Legal Aggregate BlogFacebook has come under increased scrutiny in recent months,  the social media giant’s efforts to protect its users’ data questioned.

Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Cryptography Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn interviewed on KTVU Fox 2. 

Uber's Fatal Crash

An automated vehicle in Uber’s fleet fatally struck a woman crossing a street in Arizona. A few points pending more information:
Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Related Topics: automated driving

Robot Sex: Connection, Privacy & Ethics in the 21st Century

Part of the Cyber Insecurity series.
Probe the difficult questions that we will need to address as human-robot relationships evolve in the coming decades. Explore the nuances of our future and prepare for the complex problems that will rise as our lives become more A.I. dependent.
Adults 18+ Only.
This program is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.April 25, 2018Museum of Science

8th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers

FPF is excited to announce that the 8th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers will open with remarks by