Facebook’s currency and the system for its peer-to-peer transfer once again confront States with their progressive loss of sovereignty and transfer individual wealth into the hands of a private entity in exchange for a ‘voucher’ by Andrea Monti initially published in Italian by Strategikon an Italian Tech Blog Continue reading “Novi and Diem’s True Face”
The VPN wars and the Powerless State
Google offers its VPN also to Italian users, and Apple is preparing to do the same with a similar service, as is – on the activist side – Mozilla. The security of individuals increases (perhaps), the sovereignty of the State decreases (indeed). Moreover, the cybersecurity agency can do nothing about it. The analysis of Andrea Monti, adjunct professor of Digital Law at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net
Apple and Child Pornography. The Nobility of the Goal does not justify the means
This article has been written together with Guido Scorza and initially published in Italian by Huffingtonpost.it
Apple recently announced its intention to scan the content of the devices of its millions of users for child pornography images, for now only in the United States of America. It has triggered a global debate of enormous magnitude. It is understandable but hardly acceptable. Continue reading “Apple and Child Pornography. The Nobility of the Goal does not justify the means”
Apple to take public powers’ role in children protection
Apple anticipates Italy and the European Union and announces the forthcoming adoption of technological tools that, in order to protect minors, will analyse the contents conveyed through its products. At stake is not (only) privacy, but above all national political sovereignty, writes Andrea Monti, adjunct professor of Digital Law at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Apple to take public powers’ role in children protection”
Tokyo 2020, sport and geopolitics
Banned countries, compression of the freedom to express one’s thoughts, health treatments, states’ sovereignty, and power of sports institutions. The analysis of Andrea Monti, professor of fundamental of sports law and legislation, University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net