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Author(s): Jennifer GranickRiana PfefferkornPublication Date: March 3, 2016Publication Type: Litigation Brief
Arguing that if the court should not compel Apple to create software to enable unlocking and search of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, it will jeopardize digital and personal security more generally.
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Środowisko edukacyjne z nadzieją oczekiwało na europejską propozycję reform prawa autorskiego – Komisja zobowiązała się do doprecyzowania zakresu swobód dla edukatorów (tak zwanego dozwolonego użytku edukacyjnego) i dostosowania prawa do realiów cyfrowego świata. Oczekiwaliśmy, że Komisja zaproponuje wyjątek od prawa autorskiego, który skutecznie odpowiadałby na wyzwania związane z nauczaniem online.
Środowisko edukacyjne z nadzieją oczekiwało na europejską propozycję reform prawa autorskiego – Komisja zobowiązała się do doprecyzowania zakresu swobód dla edukatorów (tak zwanego dozwolonego użytku edukacyjnego) i dostosowania prawa do realiów cyfrowego świata. Oczekiwaliśmy, że Komisja zaproponuje wyjątek od prawa autorskiego, który skutecznie odpowiadałby na wyzwania związane z nauczaniem online.
No dia 22 de março, o Instituto de Referência em Internet e Sociedade – IRIS e o GNet deram início ao Café & Chat, uma série de encontros mensais com o objetivo de aprofundar os debates sobre Direito de Internet na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Da propriedade intelectual à sociedade da informação, os temas a serem tratados nesses encontros existem muito além da prática jurídica, refletindo transformações sociais decorrentes das novas tecnologias.
Daniel Castro at Center for Data Innovation: “Changing demographics in Europe are creating enormous challenges for the European Union (EU) and its member states. The population is getting older, putting strain on the healthcare and welfare systems. Many young people are struggling to find work as economies recover from the 2008 financial crisis.
Linda Poon in CityLab: “Harnessing the power of open data is key to developing the smart cities of the future. But not all governments have the capacity—be that funding or human capital—to collect all the necessary information and turn it into a tool. That’s where Mapbox comes in.
Localization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons for sticking to English is the steep learning curve and the lack of standardization in various aspects of the localization process.
The post by Mayank Sharma was published by Opensource.com on October 3, 2016. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was quoted.
This post originally appeared on Scroll.in on 19th September 2016. On September 7, Seema (name changed) became the youngest person in India to get an Aadhaar number, after she was enrolled within five minutes of her birth in Khajuwala, Rajasthan. The government’s biometric-based identification system, which assigns each citizen a unique number, covers 98% of […]
New Report by William J. Drake about the Risk of Internet Fragmentation
La destacada investigadora brasileña realizó diversas actividades en la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades donde se refirió a la experiencia de su país en materia educacional, específicamente al Plan Nacional de Educación de Brasil (PNE), que hoy se ve amenazado por el complejo escenario político.
Estudiantes, funcionarios y académicos de la Universidad de Chile, junto a expertos de diferentes facultades e institutos, abordarán semanalmente aspectos cruciales de la discusión con el objetivo de incidir en la Reforma a la Educación Superior, a partir de la propuesta institucional que construirá la comunidad universitaria.
Mobile Internet services have been suspended in Kashmir for the past 87 days. There has been a sharp increase in both the frequency and duration of ICT shutdowns in the past two years. We have been tracking ICT shutdowns since 2012 as part of our research for the Freedom on the Net- India Report (2014 & 2015). […]
New book edited by Rob Reich, Chiara Cordelli, and Lucy Bernholz: “Philanthropy is everywhere. In 2013, in the United States alone, some $330 billion was recorded in giving, from large donations by the wealthy all the way down to informal giving circles.
The feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
The article by Tariq Engineer was published in Mumbai Mirror today. Sunil Abraham was quoted.
Este 21 de septiembre se celebra en nuestro país el Día Nacional del Trabajador de la Radiodifusión Sonora, declarado en 1991, fecha que tiene como antecedente el Día de la Radio, instaurado en 1942.
By Shilpa Rao When the security advisors of BRICS countries met in New Delhi on September 15, 2016, they emphasised the need to improve cooperation in cybersecurity to combat cybercrime. They also agreed to enhance cybersecurity efforts through information sharing and improving cooperation between technical and law enforcement agencies. This follows from steady and increasingly […]
The much-discussed IANA transition has finally been completed, now that the U.S. Government’s contract with ICANN for IANA Functions has expired. This brings to an end the governmental oversight of these functions, a plan outlined back in 1998, and transfers it to a global multistakeholder community. The Centre for Communication Governance’s coverage of the transition over the last […]
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Date: Sat, 10/01/2016The Internet Society Board of Trustees joins the Internet community in celebrating today’s historic milestone whereby the stewardship of the IANA functions will be transitioned to the global Internet community.