09 dicembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 663

Travolto dalla neve --no, dai, pochi centimetri-- ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


The White House is launching its Alliance for the Future of the Internet this week. But behind the scenes, digital rights advocates and even other US officials have spent the last month scrambling to reshape what they say was a flawed and rushed plan
Web, Internet
::: issielapowsky

A mysterious threat actor, tracked as KAX17, has been running thousands of malicious Tor relays in entry, middle, and exit positions on the Tor network since 2017. Has bee operating hundreds of servers on a daily basis, with some still active
Web, Internet
::: campuscodi

Advent of Code
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot ::: KalmanReti ::: landimatte ::: jakevdp

JetBrains Announces 'Fleet' IDE to Compete with Microsoft's Visual Studio Code
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Nine WiFi Routers Used by Millions Were Vulnerable to 226 Flaws
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Twitter Admits 'Coordinated and Malicious' Activity Weaponizing Its New Privacy Policy
Twitter
::: Slashdot

Scoop: The U.S. government is awarding facial recognition startup Clearview AI a lucrative patent for its "search engine for faces"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Ali_Lev

Let's just cut to the chase. Web3 is Bullshit
Web, Internet | crittografia
::: smdiehl

This helicopter-shot video, shocking in the scale of destruction it reveals, pans along 4km of Amazon forest in a protected Indigenous reserve in the state o Pará destroyed by illegal wildcat mining. This is what the Bolsonaro gov plans to legalise
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: domphillips

Of course Elsevier's "enhanced pdf viewer" tracks where you click, view, if you hide the page, etc. and then transmits a big base64 blob of events along with ID from University proxy when you leave. I'm sure straight to SciVal for sale. Is this the way we want science to work?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: json_dirs

Willem de Sitter and Albert Einstein

This person will almost certainly be fired and may be getting a visit from law enforcement. I will be following with interest to see how it turns out
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | diritto di riparare
::: evacide

The AFP is using new technology - Massively Parallel Sequencing - which can predict the visual traits of a criminal from the DNA they leave at a crime scene, such as their gender, biogeographical ancestry, eye colour and, in coming months, hair colour
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: AusFedPolice

Etica dell’IA: risolta
artificial intelligence | algoritmi, codice
::: dilettahuyskes_

“Crime Data Is Racist.” “Data Driven Evidence Based Policing = Pseudoscience”
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: jaromil

Someone Stole $120 Million in Crypto From a DeFi Website
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Con @ORARiccardo oggi usciamo con la nostra ricerca sulle tecnologie biometriche per identificare e controllare le frontiere italiane. Volti, impronte, mani: il viaggio dei dati biometrici dei migranti parte dall'Italia e arriva a Strasburgo
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: lracrr

TikTok doesn't read your mind
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Creating new databases for machine learning is too expensive. So a small number of benchmark datasets are used & reused in AI research. They originate from 7 institutions: Stanford, Microsoft, Princeton, Facebook, Google, Max Planck, AT&T
machine learning
::: AntonioCasilli

Meet the People Living in Simulations of Life on Mars
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


Il prigioniero politico Julian Assange finisce in «Camera caritatis»
Julian Assange | politica
::: ilmanifesto

The Case for a Four-Day Work Week
ditelo a Renatino
lavoro
::: Slashdot

After 25 Years, Quake 1 Gets Major 'Horde' Mode Update
games
::: Slashdot

As Ice Melts, Arctic Ecosystem Confronts Emboldened Killer Whales
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Another Crypto Heist: $150M+ Stolen from Trading Platform BitMart
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Which Developers Were Paid the Most in 2021?
'mericani naturally
programming, codice, snippet | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

In November 2021, the #Arctic was +3.24°C warmer than the average November of 1951-1980
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: anttilip

I've released difftastic 0.13!
Difftastic is an experimental structured diff tool that compares files based on their syntax
tool, componente software
::: _wilfredh


When I talk about the climate crisis am talking about myself.This is where my mother works from, see how much they are loosing and the risk of me and my siblings not going to school 😭. How long am I supposed to stay in this anxiety? How can I adapt to this mental torture? 😭
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: patienceNabz

The F.T.C. said the deal between Nvidia, which makes chips, and Arm, which designs chips, would stifle competition and harm consumers
economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Firefox 95 Enhances Security, Slack, and CPU Usage #firefox #opensource
browser
::: omgubuntu

Family safety app Life360 is selling the precise location data for tens of millions of their users, including children
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

Python 3.10.1 is ready
Python
::: gvanrossum ::: gvanrossum

Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils
linguaggi di programmazione
::: UnixToolTip

😮 This thing is from future !!!
la voglio la tastiera virtual-laser! ⚡ 🤓
hardware
::: TheGreyTech

Meta Has a 'Moral Obligation' To Make Its Mental Health Research Transparent, Scientists Say
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Must Pay $100 Million In Suit
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot


America Tries to Fill 600,000 Vacant Cybersecurity Positions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

DeepMind Cracks 'Knot' Conjecture That Bedeviled Mathematicians For Decades
matematica
::: Slashdot

SolarWinds Hackers Have a Whole Bag of New Tricks For Mass Compromise Attacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Verizon Might Be Collecting Your Browsing History
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Companies Linked To Russian Ransomware Hide in Plain Sight
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Eurostar Tests Facial Recognition System On London Train Station
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

How the EU Council is rewriting the AI Act?
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

There is so much awfulness going on in this story about a Swiss company (Mitto AG) selling access to their network for govts to use for mobile phone location tracking that I don't even know where to start
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide ::: evacide

Un articolo di @mchicco sul decreto capienze e la recente moratoria di 3 anni sul riconoscimento facciale. Con alcuni miei commenti e di altri che si occupano del tema
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: mrk4m1


shlex — Parse Shell-style Syntaxes
Python
::: pymotw

"Parole agghiaccianti", "numeri drammatici", "spaventosa ansia", "tremenda profezia", "futuro nero": dalla home del Tempo ora
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

The term "software developer" suggests
umorismo
::: fchollet

Non Sequitur for December 06, 2021
economia, lavoro
::: _juhan

Così, per decenni, la più grande associazione commerciale americana per l'industria del #petrolio e del #gas ha guidato campagne di disinformazione sul #clima #API
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: DomaniGiornale

To reduce the harms of AI, we need to increase worker power
artificial intelligence
::: timnitGebru

📢 Don't smile for the camera! Heute streiken in vielen Städten Statuen gegen #biometrische #Gesichtserkennung. Wir brauchen ein Verbot in der 🇪🇺, damit die Tüte nicht die Lösung bleibt. Jetzt unterzeichnen! #dontsmile #ReclaimYourFace
(sì, c'è la versione inglese)
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch

France To Mimic Musk With Own SpaceX-Style Launcher, Minister Says
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 million over Myanmar hate speech
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi


the new World Inequality Report 2022!
economia, lavoro
::: PikettyLeMonde

Eni, l’abito verde non fa il monaco dell’energia fossile più sostenibile
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: _juhan

“Una sorta di allucinazione”
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: RadioProzac

Linux Mint's (Ace) Sticky Notes App Works Great on Ubuntu
Ubuntu | applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

“total CO2 emissions from fossil fuel in the EU in 2020 amounted to 2600 megatonnes, in other words - wildfires this year generated 148% more than total EU fossil fuel emissions in 2020/…/this figure is likely to grow”
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

The tiny jumping robot weighs the same as a paper clip and is around the size of a squished tennis ball
robots, automazione, droni
::: nytimestech

Metaimperi. In Cina fin dal 2020 si parla di metaverso e si investe in brevetti e in personale ad hoc. Ma tutta l’Asia si muove: la Corea, regina del soft power, è tra le più pronte
metaverso
::: chinafiles

Why Hyderabad became India’s surveillance capital
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi


Back in 2015 was asked by academic colleagues what my thesis on "Algorithmic Sovereignty" predicted would happen in the future... well, this
lavoro
::: jaromil

Why the Kremlin Blocking TOR Is a Big Deal
censura
::: fabiochiusi

Shiny auto-generated docs 📝 for the Coalton standard library. It ain't perfect, but it's unusually helpful. This is the first time auto-generated docs in Lisp were actually useful to me, thanks to inferred types
Lisp
::: stylewarning

Even in the Metaverse, Not All Identities Are Created Equal
metaverso
::: Slashdot

We presented first results from sustAIn today at #TRAIF2021. Nice work with @algorithmwatch and the @DAI_Labor towards comprehensive indicators for #sustainable #AI throughout the lifecycle. Looking forward to the publication of our approach next week!
artificial intelligence
::: ioew_de

Over 200 Papers Quietly Sue Big Tech
Web, Internet | informazione
::: Slashdot

Airplane Landings at Risk of Delays on FAA Move To Ease 5G Risk
5G
::: Slashdot

Missouri Planned To Thank 'Hacker' Journalist Before Governor Accused Him of Crimes
politica
::: Slashdot

Norway’s privacy watchdog has lashed out against an Irish ruling in a major Facebook case, saying it would render European data protection law “pointless,” according to a document obtained by POLITICO under FOI
Facebook | Unione Europea
::: vmanancourt


Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Tax authorities with a 2.75 million Euro fine for the use of a discriminating self-learning algorithm that was used for fraud detection with Childcare benefits
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | dati, raccolta
::: merel_ai

Prof, perché non ha messo anche l'Italia!? Why don't I see Italy in this chart!? Spaventoso. Terrifying
lavoro
::: FabioSdogati

Over the last several decades, the #Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average...
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ZLabe

Rocket Lab Shows off its new Reusable Neutron Rocket, due for Launch in 2024
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Until this summer, video games in Tesla’s software package — there were more than a dozen — could be played only while a car was in park. Not anymore
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | games
::: nytimestech

On Monday @YouTube released its first ever #copyright transparency report which shows that overblocking by #uploadfilters is a very real thing: In the first 6 months of 2021 alone, YT issued 2.2 Million unjustified actions against uploaders
social media | copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

This week in AI: Decoded 👀 Scoop: What's in the @COE4AI recommendation for the world's first AI treaty 💼 Timnit Gebru's new gig 🙏 The European Parliament starts work on the AI Act
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: Melissahei

Apple Reaches Quiet Truce Over iPhone Privacy Changes
dati, raccolta
::: Slashdot

IVE ridotte per i prodotti ambientalmente sostenibili, via libera dall'Europa... Finalmente ci siamo
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | Unione Europea
::: Leonardobecchet

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