Do machines have morality? Should robots have rights? Which ethical guideline should we adopt to orient their advancement? In this paper we will discuss the main normative and ethical challenges imposed by the artificial intelligence context.
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The countering of terrorism propaganda online, through private companies, may little by little kill our right to freedom of expression.
Given the weakness of consent-dependent agreements in relation to profiling and prediction markets, consumer protection needs improvement.
"Did I leave the light on when leaving the house?" 5 kilometres from home, Nathalie Trenaman finds the answer to her question via her mobile phone. In her spare time, she implemented the IPv6 protocol onto home devices to try to figure out if IPv6 is the driver behind the Internet of Things?
The revelations of Edward Snowden have created a sense of urgency to finalise the future framework for protecting privacy and personal data in the European Union. But how far has it progressed?
gTLDs are the highest level of domain names in the domain name system, including .com, .net and .org; their number has been restricted to twenty-two for several years. This will change, as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - the organisation responsible for managing and coordinating the system - rolls out a new gTLDs programme. Businesses and organisations are now able to apply for their own customised top-level domain names. But ICANNs move is mired in controvery, as Francesca Musiani reveals.
Cloud computing is an inherently international matter, because it usually involves storage and processing of data in different locations. However, regulatory frameworks in non-EU contries do not always live up to European demands, i.e. concerning data protection. Looking at the EU cloud computing strategy, three political mechanisms can be identified through which the EU might try to promote regulatory changes beyond its borders.
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Regulation, Positive conditionality, Emulation, Legal adequacy, Data protection, Multi-stakeholderism, Digital Millennium Act, Cloud, Cloud strategy, Free trade agreements, Marco Civil da Internet, EU Data Protection Regulation, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), Notice and take down, Cloud services
Over the last few years, privacy has become a trending topic when it comes to the mobile internet. Mobile app developers and providers of app stores have increasingly been put under pressure by privacy advocates.
What does politics have to take into account when ever more objects are connect to the internet? EU experts publish their report on the “internet of things”.
People who deal with draft bills are in for the long haul. Uta Meier-Hahn explains how far the reform of EU’s data protection laws has progressed.
In early December 2012, the European Commission released a study on collaborative eGovernment. Drawing on case studies, the 150-page report makes policy recommendations to foster citizen participation in eGov. But how can companies do their share in ‘participatory eGov’?