A US court has attributed responsibility for access carried out via Perplexity’s AI assistant to the user, but has not ruled on a key issue: the liability of those who design software capable of operating on third-party infrastructure against the owner’s will by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica
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The Anthropic project that will give Big Tech (and the US) unprecedented power
Claude Mythos promises to revolutionise software security, but it increases the concentration of technological, economic and strategic power in the hands of Big Tech by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech-La Repubblica Continue reading “The Anthropic project that will give Big Tech (and the US) unprecedented power”
When Reading a Manual Becomes a Crime: Why the Hunt for “Banned Books” Threatens Democracy
From the investigation into neo-Nazi minors to the legal conundrum: Can possessing critical information constitute evidence of a crime? The crux lies in the transition from thought to action by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech-La Repubblica Continue reading “When Reading a Manual Becomes a Crime: Why the Hunt for “Banned Books” Threatens Democracy”
Russia’s ban on Facetime is not censorship, but strategy
The ban is not an isolated case but part of a global race to control encrypted communications. From the United Kingdom to India, from the EU to China: states are increasingly determined to bend encryption for civilian use to the reasons of national security. Commentary by Andrea Monti, professor of digital identity, privacy and cybersecurity at the University of Rome-Sapienza – Originally published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Russia’s ban on Facetime is not censorship, but strategy”
The dangers of self-surveillance: the De Martino case and the vulnerability of the “digital home”
The videos stolen from the anchorman’s house are not just a news story: they expose the contradictions of a technological model based on surveillance and the illusion of control by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The dangers of self-surveillance: the De Martino case and the vulnerability of the “digital home””