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FGV Direito Rio lança programa “Embaixadores FGV Direito Rio”

Objetivo é estreitar as relações com Universidades internacionaisA FGV Direito Rio lança nesta semana o programa Embaixadores FGV Direito Rio, que tem como objetivo estreitar a conexão entre a Escola e Universidades internacionais de destaque ao redor do mundo. O Coordenador de Relações Internacionais da Escola, Rodrigo Vianna, explica que a ideia de criar e lançar esse projeto surgiu com a junção de alguns fatores.

Pat Kane on Future Fest, Play, Music and Activism

In this episode we are speaking with Pat Kane the founding curator of Future Fest. He discusses his relationship between music and his professional life. Pat also discusses with us how he grew into his profession with education and how he was able to apply it to music.

Pat attended Glastonbury University and obtained a degree in English and Media Studies

https://ouishareradio.com/podcast-download/1966/pat-kane-a-true-player.mp3

Building an Agrarian Commons: Learning from Farmers & Community Organizers

Agrarian Trust staff had the pleasure of meeting with farmers, landowners, and organizers at in late October. We learned a lot from our colleagues in the Hudson Valley and reflected on the economic and social aspects of our beginning agrarian commons work. Above all, it was an honor to spend time with organizations and people engaged in such compelling and inspiring place-based work with larger justice implications.

Towards a New Reconstruction: Land, Racism, and Economic Emancipation

DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) Support in Mozilla Firefox

Recent releases of Firefox have introduced the concept of DNS privacy under the name “Trusted Recursive Resolver”. Although Firefox ships with DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) disabled by default, there has been some discussion within the Mozilla developer community about changing the default to “enabled”.

How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 polls

Rohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the 34-year-old found himself constantly checking his phone for updates and plunging headlong into increasingly noisy debates, where he had little personal connect.

Is Aadhaar Essential To Achieve Error-Free Electoral Rolls?

The Election Commission’s plans to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls may have stirred a hornet’s nest.
The article was published in Bloomberg's Quint on December 16, 2018. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

AI for Social Good Summit

Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the event co-organized by Google AI and United Nations ESCAP on December 13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Arindrajit spoke at the panel " How can governments use AI in Public Service Delivery" along with Malavika Jayaram, Jake Lucci,Punit Shukla,Simon Schmooly and Gal Oren. He presented CIS research on AI in agriculture in Karnataka-which will be published as part of a compendium documenting case studies worldwide soon.

Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts say

The Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain.
The blog post by Abhishek Dey was published in Scroll.in on December 22, 2018.

Ten Indian government agencies can now snoop on people’s internet data

In a significant attack on online privacy, India’s Home Affair’s Ministry has authorised no fewer than ten different central government agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer”.
The blog post by David Spencer was published by VPN Compare on December 24, 2018. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Centre’s order on computer surveillance is backed by law – but the law lacks adequate safeguards

The Information Technology Act’s surveillance scheme furthers a colonial hangover.
The blog post by Nehaa Chaudhari and Tuhina Joshi was published by Scroll.in on December 23, 2018.

The Wired Nursery

This month, we’ve asked parents to share their experiences of raising kids in the tech age. Today’s guest author is Kimberly Rae Miller, author of Beautiful Bodies and the bestselling memoir Coming Clean.

Many sites bypass porn ban

They use proxy and mirror sites to cater to India, now on a list of countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that block intimate content online.
The article by Rajitha Menon was published in Deccan Herald on December 6, 2018. Akriti Bopanna was quoted.

The Week in Internet News: India Rethinks Frequent Internet Shutdowns

Keep the pipes flowing: The Indian government’s Department of Telecommunications has told state governments they should avoid Internet shutdowns in situations not involving an emergency or public safety, Business Insider India reports. There were about 130 Internet shutdowns in the country in 2018, up from 79 the year before.

DNS Security & Privacy discussed at e-AGE18

The Internet Society continued its engagement with Middle East networking community by participating in the e-AGE18 Conference, where we took the opportunity to promote the importance of DNS Security and Privacy. The conference was held on 2-3 December 2018 at the Marriott Hotel in Amman, Jordan and was organised by the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) and co-sponsored by the Internet Society.

Massive Reset: Holochain Documentary

Video by Marko Golub, originally published on YouTube
The post Massive Reset: Holochain Documentary appeared first on P2P Foundation.

U. de Chile inicia este sábado período de acreditación por 7 años

El pasado miércoles 14 de noviembre la Comisión Nacional de Acreditación comunicó su decisión unánime de acreditar a la Casa de Bello por el máximo período contemplado en la Ley. El positivo resultado, que entrega un sello de excelencia a los distintos ámbitos de su quehacer como plantel universitario, renueva la acreditación institucional hasta el 22 de diciembre de 2025.

Alternativas de financiamiento para la educación superior

Gratuidad, becas de arancel y mantención, créditos, y el recientemente aprobado arancel ajustado, son algunas de las alternativas de financiamiento disponibles. Además, quienes se matriculen en la U. de Chile pueden optar a las distintas alternativas gestionadas exclusivamente por esta Casa de Estudios.El Ministerio de Educación (MINEDUC) y la Universidad de Chile ponen a disposición una serie de beneficios para apoyar el financiamiento del arancel, y ofrecer alternativas de mantención para el 2019.

Universidad de Chile: N° 1 del país en los rankings de mayor prestigio

La Casa de Bello nuevamente se consolidó como la primera institución de educación superior de Chile y una de las más importantes a nivel latinoamericano en las mediciones objetivas de mayor reconocimiento.

"Gráfica con microbios" el taller que vincula el arte con la ciencia

El proyecto busca que futuros profesores implementen nuevas formas de transmitir conocimientos a estudiantes de educación media de manera lúdica y entretenida.

Court Recommends Denying the Public Access to Its Sealed Surveillance Docket

In September 2016, my colleague Jennifer Granick (now at the ACLU) and I filed a petition in the federal district court for the Northern District of California that sought to unseal years' worth of sealed surveillance matters filed in that court. It is well-established that the public and the press have First Amendment and common-law rights to access court records.
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