Harmless replicas of weapons used in movies and video games are a constant presence in the world of cosplayers and science fiction fans. Never before, however, has a real firearm been ‘designed’ as a gadget for social network users. It looks like a toy, but it really kills by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian by Strategikon – Italian Tech Continue reading “Why Kalashnikov made a Streaming-Ready Rifle”
Data Protection and scientific research, a change is urgent
Over the years, a reading of the legislation on protecting personal data (erroneously equated with ‘privacy’) has become entrenched, hampering scientific research. There is room to interpret the law more correctly and allow scientists to work more effectively for the common good by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Scienza in rete Continue reading “Data Protection and scientific research, a change is urgent”
The cultural limits of the EU AI regulation
The European Commission wants to regulate artificial intelligence but does so with a confused and conceptually wrong proposal by Andrea Monti- Initially published in Italian by PC Professionale n. 363
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The Great Game
by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon, an Italian Tech blog
On 30 May 2021, Denmark Radio (DR), the Danish public broadcaster, found out that, between 2012 and 2014, Finnish military intelligence collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA), allowing it to “wiretap” Danish submarine cables on which data and conversations pass to spy on European persons of interest. DR carried out the investigative report with its Swedish, Norwegian and German counterparts and the newspapers Süddeutsche Zeitung and Le Monde. The report added new details to what emerged in 2013 when Edward Snowden’s leaks gave us an idea of what was going on. Continue reading “The Great Game”
Bulk-interception and National Security according to the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights establishes essential principles for the protection of national security. Bulk interception cannot be banned, but it must be possible to control the use governments make of it. by Andrea Monti, adjunct professor of Digital Law at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Bulk-interception and National Security according to the European Court of Human Rights”