In my last post, I wrote of moral hazards created by privacy, using extramarital affairs as just one example (really, any legal or moral wrongdoing facilitated by secrecy illustrates the point). Privacy, as it happens, also encourages use of networked information technologies for confession of moral wrongs and provides incentives for both wrongdoers and victims to find support from others with similar interests and concerns.

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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: Cédric Laurant from Artículo 12, A.C. What: Litigation, advocacy, materials for youth Mission/vision: To defend Mexican users’ privacy on and offline through litigation Where: Mexico Since: 2013 (but the […]

Na última quinta-feira, 15 de março, a professora Lígia Fabris realizou sustentação oral no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) representando a entidade CEPIA (Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação), na condição de amicus curiae, no julgamento da Ação Direita de Inconstitucionalidade (ADI) nº 5.617, que trata da representatividade das mulheres na política. Proposta pela Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR), a ação discute a constitucionalidade da norma prevista no art.

De Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) is voor FDMCI, het lectoraat Netwerkcultuur (Institute of Network Cultures), onderdeel van het Kenniscentrum (CREATE-IT), per 1 juni 2018 op zoek naar
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De Faculteit Digitale Media en Creatieve Industrie (FDMCI) is onderdeel van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en telt ruim 6.600 studenten en 425 medewerkers. De faculteit, met een sterke crossmediale, mode en ICT­-focus, is ambitieus en wil op alle fronten kwaliteit uitdragen.
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Del 7 al 25 de marzo estará disponible el sistema de postulación a los "Cursos de Invierno", que la Escuela de Verano de la Universidad de Chile ha programado para el primer semestre del año 2018. Las clases se realizarán los días sábado entre el 14 de abril y el 11 de agosto, y serán dictadas por académicos y docentes de nuestro plantel.Iniciada hace 29 años, la Escuela de Verano de la Universidad de Chile (EdV) es un programa académico que busca motivar la pasión por el aprendizaje y formar jóvenes con sentido crítico y espíritu de investigación. 

La convocatoria está dirigida a los autores cuyos respectivos trabajos hayan sido publicados entre 1997 y 2011, en ciencias, y entre 1999 y 2007, en literatura. Los trabajos ganadores en cada categoría obtendrán $22 millones.

El músico y director letón se presentará por primera vez en el país, donde actuará como solista en el concierto que la orquesta ofrecerá el 16 y 17 de este mes, el que contempla obras de Dvorak y Brahms.La Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional abrirá su temporada oficial 2018 con un invitado de lujo. Se trata del destacado chelista David Geringas, quien llegará hasta el Teatro Universidad de Chile para interpretar el Concierto en si menor para violonchelo, op. 104, de Dvorak.

La anunciada reunión entre el presidente de Estados Unidos y el líder de la República Popular Democrática de Corea, Kim Jong-Un, ha traído esperanza para quienes temen que la escalada de amenazas y sanciones entre ambos pudiera desatar eventualmente un conflicto nuclear. El profesor del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IEI), Walter Sánchez, comenta en esta columna las dudas que rodean el encuentro, y sus consecuencias para el mundo.En la reciente visita de la ex Presidenta Bachelet a Japón se hizo un homenaje a las víctimas de las bombas nucleares.

I’m pleased to introduce our new project New Digital Rights MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), that will teach citizens about  their personal data rights through GDPR and MyData frameworks. It is funded by the Internet Society’s Beyond the Net Funding Programme and made possible with volunteers.

Book by Gordon C.C. Douglas: “When local governments neglect public services or community priorities, how do concerned citizens respond? In The Help-Yourself City, Gordon Douglas looks closely at people who take urban planning into their own hands with homemade signs and benches, guerrilla bike lanes and more. Douglas explores the frustration, creativity, and technical expertise behind these interventions, but also the position of privilege from which they often come.

Report by the WebFoundation: “The exponential growth of data provides powerful new ways for governments and companies to understand and respond to challenges and opportunities.

The post Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius in the news about Cambridge Analytica and online political microtargeting appeared first on IVIR.

How do we connect everyone, everywhere, to the Internet? What role do “community networks” play in helping connect more people? How can we best use wireless spectrum and what are the issues with that? How can satellites fit into the picture? And what is the state of satellite technology? And what about the role of “space lasers”?
All that and more was the subject of yesterday’s featured panel at the Technical Plenary at IETF 101 in London.

On March 13-17, 2018 The GovLab brought together two dozen crowdlaw experts from around the world to collaborate on developing new ways to include more and more diverse opinions and expertise at every stage of the law- and policy-making process. The convening was held at the Rockefeller Foundation’s famed Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy. This post is the first in a series of blog posts from the crowdlaw conference participants.

Landtags-Vizepräsidentin Angela Freimuth würdigte die Arbeit der Universitätskliniken in Aachen, Bonn, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Essen, Köln und Münster, deren Aufgaben die Krankenversorgung, die Forschung und die Lehre seien. Ohne wissenschaftliche Forschung beispielsweise sei kein medizinischer Fortschritt möglich. Sie betonte: "Neue effiziente und schonende Methoden in Diagnostik und Therapie helfen den Menschen im Kampf gegen viele Krankheiten und deren unliebsame Folgen. In der Regel werden neue Verfahren erstmals in der Universitätsmedizin eingesetzt."

A few weeks back we announced Michel Bauwens’ intervention at Democracy Day in Belfast. Now, courtesy of our friend and colleague Kevin Flanagan, we present the audio for Michel’s talk.
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Das inzwischen auch an vielen Hochschulen in Deutschland implementierte Konzept des Service-Learning sieht eine Verschränkung von wissenschaftlichem Arbeiten und ehrenamtlicher Praxiserfahrung vor. Wichtig ist dabei, dass Studierende selbst auf dem Hintergrund einer intensiven Erarbeitung von theoretischen und empirischen Grundlagen eigene Projektideen für die Praxis entwickeln und umsetzen. Insofern wird ein zweisemestriger Zyklus von Erarbeitung der wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen sowie empirische Bedarfsermittlung (1. Semester), Entwicklung und Umsetzung von konkreten Teilprojekten (2.

In October 2015, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India referred challenges to the Aadhaar program to a constitution bench. One of the primary concerns of this petition was to decide on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, which has since been upheld. Other similar petitions, concerned with the legitimacy of […]

We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2018 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award are now open. Do you know someone who should be a recipient?
This annual award is presented to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions in service to the data communications community and places particular emphasis on those who have supported and enabled others.

With recent news reports discussing changes with net neutrality, many are wondering, "What does it mean for my startup?!" It’s an important issue that affects anyone whose work and livelihood involves the web. For the sake of your business, you should be aware of the changes and how they affect your business.March 22, 2018New Orleans Entrepreneur Week