Last April, I blogged about a talk on trigger warnings I gave as a representative of the Board of the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), a nonprofit whose mission is to promote freedom of thought, inquiry and expression and oppose censorship in all its forms. Earlier today, at the request of Executive Director Chris Finan, I presented to the rest of the Board some early thoughts about ascendent challenges and emerging threats to those concerned […]

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Openbare vergadering van Facebook Liberation Army maandag 16 april 20.00 uur in De Waag, Amsterdam.
Het Facebook Liberation Army is verheugd dat de beweging om Facebook te verlaten publieke aandacht heeft gekregen. Na de Cambridge Analytica onthullingen van whistleblower Chris Wylie komt #deletefacebook goed op gang. In Nederland zet de lancering van www.byebyefacebook.nl door Zondag met Lubach de stroomversnelling in gang.

By Alina Ostling

Quando o Instituto Coreano Avançado de Ciência e Tecnologia (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology – KAIST) anunciou nesta terça-feira uma iniciativa para o desenvolvimento de armas autônomas – artefatos bélicos controlados não por seres humanos, mas por inteligência artificial -, um grupo de mais de 50 pesquisadores em Inteligência Artificial reagiu convocando um boicote.

Ce 5@7 santé est organisé par la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la culture collaborative en droit et politiques de la santé et la Chaire de recherche du Canada — Design et adaptation des systèmes de santé.
CONFÉRENCIERS 

Pracownia Otwierania Kultury na zlecenie Ośrodka KARTA przebudowuje serwis edukacyjny „Uczyć się z historii. Doświadczenie totalitaryzmów XX wieku”. Jego odbiorcami będą przede wszystkim nauczyciele (szkół podstawowych – od klasy 4, gimnazjalnych oraz średnich). Chcielibyśmy zadać kilka pytań praktykom, aby serwis w nowej odsłonie jak najbardziej odpowiadał ich potrzebom. Będziemy bardzo wdzięczni za odpowiedzenie na pytania do 20 kwietnia (piątek) włącznie oraz przesłanie tego kwestionariusza do innych nauczycieli.

MoneyLab #5: Matters of Currency
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center
341 DELAWARE AVE., BUFFALO, NY 14202
27–28 April 2018
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MATTERS OF CURRENCY 

On Saturday 31 March 2018, students from the Faculty of Communication Arts Communication Management program held a one-day English Camp for students at Wat Lad Ya Sai School in Nakhon Pathom.

Chinese technology companies are now world leaders in areas such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce and fintech. After investing heavily in South East Asia, they are rapidly establishing themselves in India, with venture capital firms following suit.

Dans le cadre des Midi-conférences des jeunes chercheurs, le Centre de recherche en droit public est heureux de présenter la conférence de Marianne Kaldas, candidate au doctorat à la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal.  Sa présentation s’intitule : « Interdisciplinary Inventory of the Anti-corruption solutions in Egypt: A study of the Theory of Law and Public Governance ».
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How-To Digitale Kunstkritiek
Donderdag 19 april, 17.00- 19.00, Spui 25, Amsterdam
Door Sonja van der Valk

The annual report 2017 gives inside in:

• The work of our two junior research groups;

• Starting projects;

• The second "Tübingen Symposium on Ethics" and further events,

• Structural changes and our employments ;

• Publications and interviews.

PANEL 1 – Le droit privé à l’épreuve du numérique 
VOLET 1 – Le droit civil à l’épreuve du numérique (JOUR 1 – lundi 07 mai – 9h)

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Voir le Programme ici

 
INSCRIPTIONS
Cette activité ne fait pas l’objet d’une reconnaissance pour la formation continue au Barreau du Québec et à la Chambre des notaires du Québec.
En conséquence, aucune heure de formation continue n’est attribuée à cette activité.

Linking the Normative Role of the World Health Organization (WHO) with National Legal Compliance:  a Prerequisite for Global Health Leadership

• Prof. Dr. Katharina Zweig (TU Kaiserslautern, department Informatics) prsents on April 09th at 06:00 pm c.t. on „dehumanized decisions. When computers can and should (not) decide (Entseelte Entscheidungen. Wann Computer (nicht) entscheiden sollten)“. Location: Auditorium at "Oberschulamt" at Keplerstraße 2.

O começo de 2018 tem presenciado fortes debates sobre privacidade e proteção de dados pessoais dos cidadãos dos EUA e Europa, principalmente devido ao escândalo da Cambridge Analytica e o Facebook, e à entrada em vigor da nova regulação europeia denominada General Data Protection Regulation  (GDPR).

How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Vivian Zúñiga from Sulá Batsú What: Litigation, campaigning, research Mission/vision: To promote local development through solidary social economic practices in different fields, including information and communication technologies Where: Costa […]

Já está disponível a nova edição da Cyberlaw by CIJIC.
No url de sempre: http://www.cijic.org/publicacao/
«O poder inebriante, e sem precedentes na nossa história civilizacional, detido por algumas organizações, denominadas de tech-giants, tem rompido as estruturas sociais, políticas, comerciais e, até, tecnológicas. Qual a origem de tão avassalador poder disruptivo destas organizações, destes tech-giants?