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Tracking deforestation in West Africa with satellites and drones: Open Data Day 2020 report

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

Letizia Chiappini: Why I feel unsafe and stay in the Netherlands

It’s early morning and the Italian news is dramatic. The Corona virus hits Northern Italy with a magnitude comparable to China. My mother and my grandmother are there, alone. Confined at home, scared and victims of a wretched television that shows sensationalist news about Corona-virus. Numbers are growing at a rapid pace. Young individuals are safe, they said, elderly and vulnerable are in danger. I am puzzled, between heartbroken for my beloved ones in Italy and incredulous because in the Netherlands one month ago everything was still ‘gezellig’ (cozy, mellow and normal).

Launch of LAVA, Letters from the Volcano-Issue #1: Be Water

Letters from the Volcano is an experimental zine conceived by Franco “Bifo” Berardi and developed by Mitra Azar, Hugo Sir, and a small group of agitators from the four corners of the world. LAVA emerged from a desire to understand the recent wave of social movements starting in autumn of 2019.

Corona culture

How COVID-19 is activating the digital society  COVID-19 is teaching us how rapidly things can change. All of a sudden, we are living in a new stay-at-home culture. This entails new norms and cultural practices that show what else the internet could be. An article about the digital society in the time of corona. Even…
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Vacancies: senior/junior researchers

Legal ICT Law Researcher (M/F) with interest in Biometric Technologies

Vacancies: 2 Early Stage Researcher positions in law for H2020 MSCA ITN - TreSPasS

CEAC suspende eventos de sus cuerpos artísticos durante marzo y abril

Debido a la rápida propagación del virus COVID-19 en nuestro país, y en línea con las medidas anunciadas por las autoridades -entre ellas la prohibición de realizar eventos de alta convocatoria- el Centro de Extensión Artística y Cultural de la Universidad de Chile (CEAC) confirma la suspensión de todos los conciertos y espectáculos de sus conjuntos, agendados para los meses de marzo y abril de 2020.

Rector fue reconocido por sus aportes a la educación pública

El premio, que desde 1996 es entregado por la Corporación de Artistas Proecología de Isla Negra, reconoce a personas destacadas en temas sociales, ecología, cultura, economía y territoriales.

'Coughing while Asian': living in fear as racism feeds off coronavirus panic

To Pre-Empt Future Pandemics, Governments Should Invest in the Welfare State, Not Private Surveillance

Do You Have COVID-19 Questions? We Have Answers: Ask a Scientist Launches

This blog post was written by  and originally appeared in the Federation of American Scientists blog on March 18, 2020.

Coronavirus misinformation makes neutrality a distant memory for tech companies

Global Perspectives on COVID-19

​NTU scientists develop handheld, high-resolution medical imaging device with potential for bedside scanning

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Zoom does not respect users’ privacy!

With the spread of COVID-19, many firms, organizations, and universities have adopted work from home policies and more people than ever are using online conferencing tools. Zoom, one of the platforms that has gained the most popularity recently, has a number of privacy issues, including monitoring computer activity and collecting[...]

It Wasn’t Just Trump Who Got It Wrong

Update: Campusweite Einschränkung des Publikumsverkehrs

Seit dem 24. März sind als weitere Präventionsmaßnahme zur Kontaktreduktion die Außentüren aller Gebäude der HHU nicht mehr zentral geöffnet. Der Zutritt kann nur durch Personen mit einer Schließberechtigung zu den jeweiligen Gebäuden erfolgen. Die Schließberechtigungen bleiben wie im Normalbetrieb bestehen. Personen, die eine Außentür aufschließen werden gebeten, die Tür nach Durchgang wieder zu verschließen.

Fundación Botín recebe inscrições para o Programa de Fortalecimento da Gestão Pública na América Latina

Com o objetivo de contribuir para o fortalecimento das instituições públicas na América Latina e aprimorar o talento criativo de universitários com potencial de liderança, a Fundação Botín seleciona alunos de graduação para o programa de bolsas do curso de Fortalecimento da Gestão Pública na América Latina. As inscrições para o programa, que está em sua 11ª edição, devem ser feitas até 30 de abril.

A Backdoor Is a Backdoor Is a Backdoor

Beware of false promises and threats to encryption security online.

It’s easy to understand why United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray would ask companies to provide a means for law enforcement to access private data and communications.