Other News from Participating Centers

You can help stop human trafficking with the TraffickCam app

 in TechCrunch: “In a world where the phrase “oh god, not another app” often springs to mind, along with “Yeah, yeah, I’m sure you want to make a world a better place” TraffickCam is a blast of icy-fresh air.

How A Videogame Can Be A Source For Innovation

Jiwon Kim at PSFK: “The nonprofit Games For Change has a mission to utilize games to change the world.

DARPA wants to design an army of ultimate automated data scientists

Michael Cooney in NetworkWorld: “Because of a plethora of data from sensor networks, Internet of Things devices and big data resources combined with a dearth of data scientists to effectively mold that data, we are leaving many important applications – from intelligence to science and workforce management – on the table.

Big Data Challenges: Society, Security, Innovation and Ethics

Book edited by Bunnik, A., Cawley, A., Mulqueen, M., Zwitter, A: “This book brings together an impressive range of academic and intelligence professional perspectives to interrogate the social, ethical and security upheavals in a world increasingly driven by data. Written in a clear and accessible style, it offers fresh insights to the deep reaching implications of Big Data for communication, privacy and organisational decision-making.

Digitaler Salon. Forever Punk!

No more real rebels today – just money-hungry dorks? TV is long gone, but are teen stars on YouTube really more popular than rock idols live on stage? We want... MORE

José Javier Uranga y los orígenes de la Facultad de Comunicación

José Javier Uranga y los orígenes de la Facultad de Comunicación
El legendario periodista navarro ha fallecido a los 91 años de edad

25/06/16 12:43
Carlos Barrera

Geneva Internet L@w Research Colloquium

Organised by the School of Law of the University of Geneva in collaboration with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the CRIDES Center for Economic Law and Society at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Digital Asia Hub, the Geneva Internet Platform and the Institute for Technology and Society of Rio, the colloquium provided researchers working on internet law the opportunity to:

Frankenstein’s paperclips

Date published: June 25, 2016"Deep learning, with its ability to spot patterns and find clusters of similar examples, has obvious potential to fight crime—and allow authoritarian governments to spy on their citizens. Chinese authorities are analysing people’s social-media profiles to assess who might be a dissident, says Patrick Lin, a specialist in the ethics of AI at Stanford Law School.The Economist

The U.K. has voted for Brexit. Here’s what happens next.

Author(s): Henry FarrellPublication Date: June 24, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingAfter a bitter referendum campaign, the United Kingdom has voted for Brexit, making the decision to leave the European Union. This is the first time that the E.U. has lost a member and will have dramatic consequences for European politics.

Net neutrality advocates target zero-rated offerings from Verizon, T-Mobile, others

Date published: June 24, 2016"Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford law professor and net neutrality expert, filed a report earlier this year with the FCC claiming Binge On "harms competition, innovation and free speech." The program likely violates the FCC's net neutrality rules, she argued, because its technical requirements "categorically exclude" some content providers."
Fierce Wireless

"Creo que el problema se llevó a un estadio que no corresponde"

El Premio Nacional de Periodismo 2011, Sergio Campos, quien lanzará su libro "La voz de la radio está llamando. Mis memorias" en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile este 15 de junio, conversó con Prensa UChile sobre su publicación y se refirió a los acontecimientos que han marcado sus décadas de trabajo profesional.

U. de Chile impartirá cursos a niños y jóvenes en estas vacaciones

Potenciar las capacidades de pensamiento lógico en jóvenes y entregar herramientas para el autocuidado y la prevención de la malnutrición, son algunas de las actividades que la Casa de Bello ofrecerá a estudiantes de educación básica y media en estas vacaciones invernales, desde la Escuela de Verano (EdV), aportando a la motivación y formación de las nuevas generaciones.A través de una oferta académica, compuesta de ocho cursos intensivos, la Universidad de Chile, desde la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, la Facultad de Medicina, y la Escuela de Verano (EdV), med

En Hualañé U. de Chile reiteró compromiso con educación pública

El pasado viernes 10 de junio el equipo de la oficina de Equidad e Inclusión de la Universidad de Chile, en coordinación con la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Académicos y de la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Estudiantiles y Comunitarios, realizaron una jornada de trabajo junto con académicos de diferentes facultades en el Liceo Hualañé, en la que realizaron talleres con estudiantes y profesores, y difundieron el Sistema de Ingreso Prioritario de Equidad Educativa (SIPEE).El sello de la actividad residió en el aprendizaje mutuo y el intercambio de experiencias, entre los académicos de

Oneerlijke handelspraktijken: alternatief voor privacyhandhaving

Privacyhandhaving vindt in Europa vrijwel uitsluitend plaats door nationale privacytoezichthouders. Zij passen primair sectorspecifieke regulering toe gebaseerd op de Europese Privacyrichtlijn.2 De verantwoordelijkheid ligt primair bij de onafhankelijke nationale privacytoezichthouders. In de Verenigde Staten wordt op federaal niveau privacy vooral gehandhaafd door de Federal Trade Commission op basis van algemene regels inzake misleidende en oneerlijke handelspraktijken. In dit artikel wordt het Amerikaanse systeem besproken en naast de Europese kaders gezet.

The Best of Both Worlds? Free Trade in Services and EU Law on Privacy and Data Protection

The article focuses on the interplay between European Union (EU) law on privacy and data protection and international trade law, in particular the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the WTO dispute settlement system. The argument distinguishes between the effects of international trade law in the EU legal order on the one hand, and, on the other hand, how EU data protection law would fare in a hypothetical challenge under the GATS.

The Best of Both Worlds? Free Trade in Services and EU Law on Privacy and Data Protection

Prepublication version of the article.

Survey and data gathering to support the Impact Assessment of a possible new legislative proposal concerning Directive 2010/13/EU (AVMSD) and in particular the provisions on media freedom, public interest and access for disabled people

Study carried out for the European Commission by Visionary Analytics in cooperation with SQW Limited, Ramboll Management Consulting and with support from the Advisory Board: Dr. K. Irion, M. Ledger, Dr. E. Varney, A. Moledo, Brussels: European Commission, 2016.

ICANN and the Jurisdiction Issue

Jurisdictional issues pertaining main Internet actors have always been hotly debated. One of the most recent debates which is going to start again soon relates to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... MORE

Heading into Helsinki: Core issues at ICANN56

The upcoming 56th ICANN meeting shall be held in Helsinki, Finland from 27-30th June 2016. This is the first ‘Meeting B’ as per the new meeting strategy, which means a shorter, 4-day meeting focusing solely on policy work and outreach, and no public forum or public board meeting. A full schedule of this meeting can […]

Using Data for More than Operations

While at Stanford to talk about "ethical data" I had a chance to read through the latest issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review within the walls where it is published.  One particular article, Using Data for Action and Impact by Jim Fruchterman, caught my eye.  Jim lays out an argument for using data to streamline operational efficiencies and monitoring and evaluation within non-profit organizations.