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薛教授在数据安全与发展专家研讨会发言

由中国国家创新与发展战略研究会数字治理研究中心、中国网络空间安全协会网络治理与国际合作工作委员会、互联网实验室等主办的数据安全与发展专家研讨会于2023年7月5日通过线上线下相结合的方式举行。会议讨论了数据的分类分级应遵循哪些标准或原则,重要数据识别规则,以及《电信领域重要数据和核心数据识别指南》对要数据范围的界定等数据安全与数字经济发展中的重大问题。10位不同领域的专家对这些问题发表了看法和观点。薛教授在发言中称,重要数据的分类是数据安全法、网络安全法等安全法系统的概念,与数据要素领域的界定标准和范围并不同相同,应注意分清在不同领域的重要数据的法律地位及其影响,在保证数据安全的前提下促进数据要素的有效流通。

Gemeentelijke grip op private sensorgegevens: Onderzoek voor de gemeente Amsterdam

Private partijen verzamelen informatie met behulp van sensoren over het gedrag van personen in de openbare ruimte. Bij sensoren gaat het niet alleen om camera’s, maar ook bijvoorbeeld om sensoren die verkeersbewegingen tellen, intelligente reclameborden en wifi-trackers.

SMEX-Cyrilla Workshop: Mapping Internet Laws in WANA

“Mapping Internet Laws” is a three-day workshop hosted by SMEX, in collaboration with Cyrilla, to deepen participants’ understanding … SMEX-Cyrilla Workshop: Mapping Internet Laws in WANARead More »

Dr Laura Drechsler was a guest on the Serious Privacy Podcast

PhD defence Daniela Spajic - 18 April 2023

FGI France 2023

Forum sur la gouvernance de l'Internet France, 6 juillet 2023, en ligne et à Paris.
L’article FGI France 2023 est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

#OpenGovRetrospective – What we’ve done inspires what comes next

Latest update: August 14, 2023

The next Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit is just around the corner – it will be in Tallinn, Estonia, on the 6th and 7th of September. Open Knowledge is a historic contributor to this network of people and organizations working to make governments more open, transparent and designed to serve citizens.

2nd visuAAL Doctoral Seminar

Stockholm University hosted visuAAL’s 2nd Doctoral Seminar in April, where early stage researchers presented the progress of their PhDs. It was very satisfying to see how they have progressed in recent months towards achieving the objectives of their research projects and the commitment and participation of the members of the supervisory committees, who actively contributed to the discussions and contributed to the multidisciplinary knowledge of the visuAAL project.

2nd visuAAL Doctoral Seminar

Stockholm University hosted visuAAL’s 2nd Doctoral Seminar in April, where early stage researchers presented the progress of their PhDs. It was very satisfying to see how they have progressed in recent months towards achieving the objectives of their research projects and the commitment and participation of the members of the supervisory committees, who actively contributed to the discussions and contributed to the multidisciplinary knowledge of the visuAAL project.

Männerhumor ist anders

„Kommt eine Blondine an eine Tankstelle …“ Witze dieser Art gibt es viele – eine Google-Suche nach „Blondinenwitze“ erbringt jedenfalls rund 230.000 Treffer. Dass Frauen sich darüber amüsieren, ist eher unwahrscheinlich. Bei dieser Art von Humor scheint es sich um eine Männerdomäne zu handeln.

Immer der Nase nach

Längst nicht alle Bienen und Wespen leben in Staaten mit mehreren tausend Individuen. Die Gehörnte Mauerbiene (Osmia cornuta) etwa nistet solitär. Bei der Wahl des Nistplatzes nutzen die Weibchen bestehende Hohlräume. Diese reichen von verlassenen Nestern anderer Bienenarten über Mauerritzen bis zu künstlichen Nisthilfen in Insektenhotels.

Von Würzburg in die Welt

Was arbeiten Absolventinnen und Absolventen der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)? Um Studierenden verschiedene Perspektiven vorzustellen, hat Michaela Thiel, Geschäftsführerin des zentralen Alumni-Netzwerks, ausgewählte Ehemalige befragt. Diesmal ist Pierre Dubosq an der Reihe.

Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain

Article du New York Times, avec Ksenia Ermoshina, 3 juillet 2023.
L’article Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Lebanon: Internet Providers Beat Ogero to Price Hike

Internet service providers are planning to increase end-user subscriptions from around USD 10 to USD 25 for a … Lebanon: Internet Providers Beat Ogero to Price HikeRead More »

PDC 2022

Divyansha Sehgal and Yatharth presented their work - Designing Domestic Work Platforms - on critical design assessments of gig work platforms at the Participatory Design Conference.
For more detail on the conference held from 19 August to 1 September 2022, click here

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/raw/pdc-2022

Women in Gig Work

Aayush Rathi was a speaker on a panel on domestic work and digital platforms, as part of WageIndicator Foundation’s 5th webinar on women and gig work.
According to the International Labour Organisation, the number of digital labour platforms has multiplied by five in just the last ten years. The Covid-19 pandemic has further accelerated the digitalisation of the workplace and the expansion of the gig economy across different sectors.

As Equals: Frequently Asked Questions

Chiara Furtado was a panellist on the ‘As Equals’ series hosted by CNN since 2018 which aims to reveal what systemic gender inequality looks like. Chiara participated in a roundtable on digital harms and gender equality.
For more information, click here

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/raw/as-equals-frequently-asked-questions

Online cab booking | Why finding a cab is a nightmare now

Many drivers said the rise in commissions payable to ride-hailing platforms and higher fuel costs, among other expenses, have made it impossible for them to survive in the once-lucrative profession.
Aayush Rathi was quoted in this news article on how corporate policy is leading to difficulties in hailing cabs online:

Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a cost

Chiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
Chiara Furtado, researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society, says since women make up only 0.5 and 1% of the workforce in these two sectors – food delivery and cab-hailing industry – the standardised policies for workers end up being gendered. “Algorithm incentivises longer hours of work, late shifts, peak hours and consecutive rides, which prove to be discriminating against women,” she adds.

Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Beaten, and Abused in India

An Uber driver was mugged. An Ola driver was beaten and left in a coma. Platform workers say tech companies are doing little to protect them.
Aaysh Rathi, was quoted in a news article on the violence that platform workers face in their line of work. Wired UK published the article, as part of the Pulitzer Centre’s support for reportage on the harms of technological systems.