To prevent fraud relating to the retaking of the national entrance exam for medical degree programmes, the Indian government has suspended access to the platform even for users who are completely unconnected to the incident. This case illustrates the shift from cracking down on specific types of behaviour to the preventative and blanket restriction of communications: an approach that also sheds light on the controversial European initiatives on content moderation and the new British protocols for managing online crises by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica
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Anthropic, Google and liability for the use of AI
Anthropic makes last-minute changes to Fable 5’s safeguards, whilst a German court rules that Google is liable for the results of AI Overview: provider liability for the operation of AI systems is gaining ground even beyond the screen of disclaimers by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “Anthropic, Google and liability for the use of AI”
Mass surveillance in times of war is a necessary evil. But who says we’re at war?
The changing nature of contemporary conflicts is legitimizing the introduction of mass surveillance tools even in the absence of a formally declared war, redefining the relationship between security and freedom in Western democracies by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica-Italian Tech Continue reading “Mass surveillance in times of war is a necessary evil. But who says we’re at war?”
Always defend yourself, control everything: the invisible price of digital security
From the Amazon case to the use of Microsoft software to manage the judiciary’s systems: why defending networks means normalising preventive surveillance by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “Always defend yourself, control everything: the invisible price of digital security”
Why we have accepted that software can fail (and why we can no longer afford to)
From aeroplanes to medical care, from algorithms to cars: software errors are everywhere. And without rules on liability, the risk will continue to grow by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “Why we have accepted that software can fail (and why we can no longer afford to)”