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Startups jurídicas: novos caminhos para o Direito

Em que tempo vivemos?
Assunto que tem ganhado repercussão nas discussões envolvendo tecnologia e Direito, as legal techs, ou startups jurídicas, estão no centro de debates sobre a aplicação da tecnologia ao Direito e suas repercussões para o exercício de atividades que ainda podem ser consideradas convencionais, como a advocacia ou a magistratura. Em última instância, novos modelos de negócio, de base tecnológica, envolvendo o Direito, povoam o imaginário, em misto de desconfiança e entusiasmo, sobre o futuro.

IZEW Members speak at Studium Generale

Prof. Dr. Thomas Potthast, Marius Albiez, Andri König and Dr. Uta Müller will give a presentation at Studium Generale regarding this question.When: 07/18 2018 18:00c.t.Where: Kupferbau, Hörsaal 25This lecture is part of the Studium Generale series: "Lehrer*innenbildung für eine Schule der Zukunft. Perspektiven aus der fachdidaktischen Forschung".

Videos: What Happened at the 2018 CMPF Summer School?

The week-long 2018 CMPF Summer School kicked off on June 11 at with a core focus on journalism in the era of algorithms and artificial intelligence.
From the Robert Schuman Centre’s Villa Schifanoia in sunny Florence, our participants were treated to a number of interesting presentations from speakers working at the forefront of their respective fields. For those who were unable to attend we have compiled a few brief video interviews with some of the summer school speakers who were kind enough to share their thoughts and ideas on the future of journalism.

Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech’s Repair Monopoly

Mumbai: Winning textile workers’ housing rights

A 17-year struggle by Mumbai’s textile millworkers against powerful mill-land owners, for land and housing as compensation for job losses, resulted in a historic gain of workers’ rights over a part of urban industrial land.

IETF 102, Day 1: IETF arrive à Montréal

Tomorrow sees kickoff of the Working Groups sessions at IETF 102 in Montreal, Canada, we’re bringing you daily blog posts highlighting the topics of interest to us in the ISOC Internet Technology Team. Monday is an important day, with meetings of the TLS, 6MAN and SIDROPS Working Groups, along with two other IoT related groups.

The Inconsequential Choice-Of-Law Question Posed By Jesner V. Arab Bank

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United States

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How AT&T’s plan to become the new Facebook could be a privacy nightmare

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United States

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Bots of the Internet, Reveal Yourselves!

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United States

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The GovLab Publishes Digital Compendium Showcasing Global Practices for Engaging the Public in Making Laws and Policies

The GovLab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of the CrowdLaw Catalog, a compendium of real-world examples from 39 countries and six continents demonstrating how legislatures, parliaments, city councils, and public bodies around the world are leveraging technology to involve more people in the process of making policies and laws.

Is Open Data Working for Women in Africa?

Web Foundation: “Open data has the potential to change politics, economies and societies for the better by giving people more opportunities to engage in the decisions that affect their lives. But to reach the full potential of open data, it must be available to and used by all. Yet, across the globe — and in Africa in particular — there is a significant data gap.

Big Data for the Greater Good

Book edited by Ali Emrouznejad and Vincent Charles: “This book highlights some of the most fascinating current uses, thought-provoking changes, and biggest challenges that Big Data means for our society. The explosive growth of data and advances in Big Data analytics have created a new frontier for innovation, competition, productivity, and well-being in almost every sector of our society, as well as a source of immense economic and societal value.

Book of the Day: Srnicek and Williams’ Inventing the Future

Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams. Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (London and New York: Verso, 2015, 2016).

How Wireless Carriers Get Permission to Share Your Whereabouts

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United States

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The Skeptic’s Guide to Open Government

Open Gov Partnership: “Whether you are inside or outside of OGP, you may not yet be convinced of the benefits of opening government. When you open government, what do you get in return? If you are asking this question, this guide is for you.

How these 3 citizen-led initiatives saved and restored public land

Open spaces are key to the health and vitality of cities. Walkable, safe, green spaces increase the possibilities for people to meet and nurture relationships beyond family, friends, and colleagues. But a discussion about Sharing Cities can’t focus on open spaces alone. Gentrification should be a part of that discussion.

ISOC’s Hot Topics at IETF 102

The 102nd meeting of the IETF starts tomorrow in Montreal, Canada. This is will be the third time that an IETF has been held in the city, and tenth time in Canada – the first being way back in 1990.
The ISOC Internet Technology Team is as always highlighting the latest IPv6, DNSSEC, Securing BGP, TLS and IoT related developments, and we discuss these in detail in our Rough Guide to IETF 102. But we’ll also be bringing you daily previews of what’s happening each day as the week progresses.

Rough Guide to IETF 102: DNSSEC, DNS Security and Privacy

DNS privacy will receive a large focus in the latter half of the IETF 102 week with attention in the DPRIVE, DNSSD, and OPSEC working groups. In an interesting bit of scheduling (which is always challenging), most of the DNS sessions are Wednesday through Friday. As part of our Rough Guide to IETF 102, here’s a quick view on what’s happening in the world of DNS.
Given that IETF 102 is in Montreal, Canada, all times below are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is UTC-4.
IETF 102 Hackathon

​NTU Singapore partners the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission to develop innovative e-waste recycling technologies

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Government Gives Nod To Bill For Building DNA Databases In India, For 'Criminal Investigation And Justice Delivery'

The bill will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon session.
The article was published in the Huffington Post on July 5, 2018. Elonnai Hickok was quoted.