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  isoc-ny 2:57 pm on February 27, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: civic hall ( 19 ), platform coop ( 8 ), trebor scholz   

  WEBCAST TODAY: Cooperative Alternatives for the Digital Economy – @TreborS w/ @YochaiBenkler @CivicHall #platformcoop 

  
  Today, Monday February 27 2017 at 6pm ET (23:00 UTC), Civic Hall presents Cooperative Alternatives for the Digital Economy , featuring Trebor Scholz in conversation with Yochai Benkler to celebrate the publication of Trebor’s new books, Uberworked and Underpaid: How Workers are Disrupting the Digital Economy (Polity) and, co-edited with Nathan Schneider, Ours to Hack and to Own. The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, a New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet (OR Books). A live webcast will be available.

  View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4wY5lLe9Z9I

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  isoc-ny 10:04 pm on February 21, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: CIS Stanford ( 4 ), privacy.surveillance   

  VIDEO: American Spies – Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, and What to Do About It @granick @StanfordCIS 

  On February 8 2017 Stanford Law School hosted Jennifer Granick – Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet & Society – talking about the themes of her new book American Spies: Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, and What To Do About It (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Writing for a general audience, Granick shows how surveillance law has fallen behind as surveillance technology has given American spies vast new powers, and explores various avenues of reform. Video is below.

  View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JEciOaRJqfA
  Book website: https://www.americanspies.com/
  1/11/17: Sharon Driscoll Q&A with Jennifer Stisa Granick

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  isoc-ny 10:40 am on February 21, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: borders, CDT ( 12 ), netfreedom ( 8 )   

  @InternetSociety joins @CenDemTech and others in condemning Social Media snooping at U.S. Borders #netfreedom #NoPassForGov 

  Today the Internet Society joined with 50 other organizations to issue a joint statement expressing concerns about a proposal to require disclosure of social media account passwords as a condition of entry to the U.S.:

  NO to DHS Social Media Password Requirement

  A companion statement  from our President and CEO Kathy Brown: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/02/internet-society-speaks-out-against-proposed-password-disclosure has been shared on  @InternetSociety social media channels at:

  • https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/834044479501959169
  • https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/photos/a.10150120109253239.254763.56134108238/10154045837103239/?type=3&theater
  • https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/92XyJvx4yzk

  There is also a supporting post explaining more about why social media accounts are of such a great  concern: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2017/02/danger-giving-social-media-passwords-so-many-other-services-are-connected

  Any assistance with amplifying these messages on social channels would be greatly appreciated.

   

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    Albert Williams BSc hons Comp and IT (Open) MBCS 6:13 am on February 23, 2017 Permalink | Reply

    Thanks for sharing. I have begun the process of sharing the statement on my social media platforms, and I am in the process of preparing my own response.

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  isoc-ny 6:12 pm on February 18, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: betaNYC ( 21 ), school of data ( 3 )   

  REGISTER NOW: NYC School Of Data – Mar 4 2017 #nycSoData #opendataday @betanyc @ThinkRiseNY 

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  New York City School of Data is a community conference showcasing NYC’s civic design, civic/government technology, and open data ecosystem.

  Through TEN thought provoking sessions and THIRTEEN small group workshops, this year’s conference asks for your help in improving community resources, and challenges you to build a collective future.

  Join us and others around the world on Saturday, 4 March, for International Open Data Day to demystify technology, policy, data, and celebrate New York City’s inaugural Open Data Week!

  Date: Saturday, 4 March 2017

  Location: Rise NYC, 43 West 23rd Street, 2nd Floor, Flatiron District, Manhattan.

  Registration: $30, this includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, and covers facilities charges. Ticket sales cover the event’s production costs. If you can volunteer two hours or desire a hardship ticket, please apply via screendoor. Thanks to generous support from Socrata, we are able to provide free, on-site childcare from Sitters Studio.

   

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  isoc-ny 9:50 am on February 17, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: caribbean ( 29 ), isoc ( 149 ), isoc bb ( 3 ), kathy brown ( 16 )   

  WEBCAST TODAY: @ISOCBB launches “Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean” Report w/ Kathy Brown 

  Today, Friday February 17 2017 at 10am ET (15:00 UTC), the Internet Society Barbados Chapter will host the launch of an Internet Society report “Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean: Removing Barriers to Connectivity and Stimulating Better Access in the Region” Commissioned by the Internet Society, this study identifies solutions that promote continued development of the Internet in the Caribbean, specifically with respect to infrastructure and access services, and provides recommendations to help address the region’s unique challenges. Internet Society President & CEO Kathy Brown will be in attendance. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

  
  

  View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/carib

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  isoc-ny 3:49 pm on February 16, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: digital rights ( 3 ), library, new america nyc ( 2 ), oti ( 19 )   

  WEBCAST TONIGHT: The Future of #DigitalRights Is A Library Card #LibraryData @newamericanyc @oti 

  Today Thursday February 16 2017 New America NYC will present The Future of Digital Rights Is A Library Card – a panel of leaders of New York’s public library systems will have a conversation on the unique opportunity public libraries have in preparing individuals and communities for the challenges of always-on, digitally networked, and easily surveilled lifestyles. Speakers: Jaime L. Anno, Manager of Organizational Assessment, Queens Library; William Marden (@MardenBill), Director, Data Privacy and Compliance, New York Public Library; Story Bellows (@storybellows), Chief Innovation and Performance Officer, Brooklyn Public Library; Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Fellow, New America’s Open Technology Institute. Moderator: Joshua Breitbart (@joshdotfm), Senior Advisor for Broadband, Office of the Mayor of New York City. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

  What: The Future of Digital Rights Is A Library Card
  Where: Interface NYC
  When: Thursday February 16, 2017, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (23:00-01:00 UTC)
  Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/nanyc
  Twitter: #LibraryData https://twitter.com/hashtag/librarydata

  
  

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  isoc-ny 9:41 am on February 16, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: CSMAC, ntia ( 27 ), spectrum ( 18 )   

  WEBCAST TODAY: @NTIAgov Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee #CSMAC – Jan 25 2017 

  On January 25 2017 the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee held an Open Meeting in Washington DC. CSMAC provides advice to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters. A recording of the meeting will be streamed at 10am ET (14:00 UTC) today on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

  
  

  View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/csmac
  Meeting Agenda: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_agenda_-_january_25_2017.pdf
  Topics & Questions: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_topics_jan_25_2017.pdf
  Transcript: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/0125csmac.pdf
  NTIA Preliminary Response: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/prelminary_ntia_actions_170125.pdf
  Twitter: #CSMAC https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSMAC

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  isoc-ny 3:25 am on February 16, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: diplo ( 22 ), internet governance ( 25 ), the gip ( 10 )   

  WEBCAST TODAY: @theGIP Digital Watch Briefing: Internet Governance in January 2017 #thegip 

  The GIP Digital Watch Internet governance briefings provide a ‘zoomed-out’ update of the major global IG and digital policy developments. View the re-stream of the January 31 2017 briefing for a round-up of the major global IG and digital policy developments. Local hubs in Rio de Janeiro and Tunis share regional perspectives.
  
  
  View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gipdwjan17
  Twitter: #thegip https://twitter.com/hashtag/theGIP

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  isoc-ny 4:24 pm on February 15, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cybersecurity ( 62 ), passcode ( 2 ), ransomware   

  VIDEO: #Ransomware; the State of Cybersecurity; and Defense in Depth @CSMPasscode @HighwirePR #CSMRansomware #RSAC2017 

  On Today, Wednesday February 15 2017, the Christian Science Monitor Passcode in association with HighWire PR presented Ransomware; the State of Cybersecurity; and Defense in Depth. Executives at Darktrace, Qualys, SentinelOne, Trustwave, vArmor, Veracode and Zscaler discuss the rising professionalism of cyber-criminals; the strategies that enterprises are using to protect their networks; and why those strategies must continue to evolve in order to keep up.

  View on YouTube: http://bit.ly/CSMransomware
  Twitter: maybe #CSMRansomware

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  isoc-ny 1:31 pm on February 15, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: isoc england ( 18 ), trust ( 11 ), user trust   

  WEBCAST TODAY: @ISOCUKEngland Webinar on #UserTrust 

  On Tuesday February 14 2017 the Internet Society UK England Chapter (ISOC-E) hosted a webinar – A Policy Framework for an Open and Trusted Internet in preparation for a European Chapters Meeting on February 22-23 2017. A presentation by Ansgar Koene was followed by a discussion. An edited version will be streamed today on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. Also available on YouTube.

  
  

  View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/usertrust
  View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ik5fPRnfw2A

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