[A2k] NEXA: Job Opening: Anonymity, Privacy and Internet Access
Andrea Glorioso
andrea@digitalpolicy.it
Mon Aug 10 10:24:09 2009
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Dear all,
to avoid misunderstandings, please keep in mind that since 2008 I do
not work for the NEXA Research Center for Internet and Society. This
message was meant as a way to spread an announcement that I personally
find very interesting.
For further information, please contact directly NEXA at the
email/phone numbers provided in the announcement.
Best,
Andrea
>>>>> "andrea" == Andrea Glorioso <andrea@digitalpolicy.it> writes:
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> http://nexa.polito.it/job-openings/anonymity-privacy-access
> Job Opening: Anonymity, Privacy and Internet Access
> Published Wed, 05/08/2009 - 14:58
> The NEXA Center for Internet & Society at the Politecnico di
> Torino (DAUIN) seeks two bright, proactive and motivated
> researchers for the following job posting.
> Title of the project and main objectives
> Title: Identifying Internet users: technical, legal and
> economic analysis of the consequences on privacy, fundamental
> freedoms, innovation and business models.
> The project concerns the growing possibility of identifying
> Internet users and tracking their on-line activities. This issue
> is to be analyzed from a multidisciplinary point of view, taking
> simultaneously into account technical, legal and economic
> aspects and their consequences on privacy, fundamental freedoms,
> innovation and business models.
> The topic is very broad. To start from a specific example,
> the research is to be focused, at least initially, on the
> Italian Decree 27/07/2005, n. 144 (now Law n. 155 of 31 luglio
> 2005). This law was adopted as an emergency measure to fight
> terrorism and to increase the safety of citizens and of national
> infrastructures and currently conditions Internet access on the
> strong identification of Internet users (via picture I.D., or,
> in recent cases, via SMS). While enhanced safety is certainly a
> worthy societal objective, the consequences on privacy and other
> fundamental freedoms of citizens, but also on innovation and
> business models, have so far not been investigated. Among the
> issues involved are: the widespread availability of Wi-Fi in
> Italy, the adoption of advanced technologies, such as wireless
> mesh networks, the likelihood that shopping malls or bars offer
> free Internet connection to their customers. A rational
> costs-benefits analysis, therefore, has so far not been
> possible, preventing the identification of solutions
> representing a widely agreed upon trade-off between, on the one
> side, enhanced protection from criminal activities and, on the
> other side, individual and entrepreneurial fundamental
> liberties.
> The impact of the aforementioned Italian law, therefore, is
> to provide the initial case study for the research project, but
> would not represent the exclusive focus of the analysis. The
> research, in fact, should provide a comparative analysis of the
> situation and similar laws in OECD countries; furthermore, the
> NEXA Center for Internet & Society intends to study this and
> similar issues and their social and economic impact, with the
> goal of reaching a deeper understanding of the interrelationship
> between anonymity, privacy and Internet access.
> Additional information
> The project will be supervised by the directors of the NEXA
> Center for Internet & Society and will take place in
> coordination with the staff of the Center.
> For additional information about the NEXA Center for Internet
> & Society, see: http://nexa.polito.it.
> This job opening concerns a research grant ("assegno di
> ricerca") for the duration of 1 year (in principle, renewable)
> and with a yearly salary of euro 17,700 (entirely tax-exempt
> under Italian fiscal laws). The deadline for the submission of
> applications (and of the required documents) is 30 September
> 2009. Please, see the link below for additional information.
> The selected applicants are expected to start their research
> activity on 1^st November 2009.
> Selection criteria
> The selection will be based both on the curricula,
> publications and other relevant documents submitted by the
> applicants (deadline: September 30, 2009) and on an interview
> that will take place on 9^th October 2009 in Turin, Politecnico
> di Torino, DAUIN, third floor (at 11:00 AM the selection
> committee will post the results of the curricula examination;
> interviews will start at 11:30).
> Topics of the Interview
> Internet: architecture and main technological
> characteristics; Elements of computer & Internet Law; Economics
> of innovation and economic analysis of law (i.e. elements of the
> law and economics of innovation); the Italian Decree 27/07/2005,
> n.144 (today law 31 luglio 2005, n. 155) and other laws and
> bills concerning the identification of Internet users: effects
> on innovation, on business models, on privacy and on the digital
> divide in Italy. During the interview, the curriculum of the
> applicant will be discussed (along with the submitted
> publications and other relevant documents) and the degree of
> proficiency of the applicant with respect to the English
> language will be tested; for foreign citizens some basic
> communications skills in Italian will also be tested.
> Relevant topics for the applicants' publications and curricula
> Computer & Internet law and interaction between law and
> digital technologies, with special reference to privacy related
> issues; Economic analysis of law (law&economics), with
> particular reference to the interaction between the legal system
> and innovation; Economics; Wi-fi networking, identification and
> monitoring of users.
> Required degree
> The research grant is open to researchers holding one of the
> following degrees: Degree in Economics, Statistic Economic and
> Social Sciences, Econometrics, Law, Computer or Software
> Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering of
> Telecommunications or equivalent foreign degrees (please, see
> the official call LINK for a detailed list of admissible
> degrees). Applications from post-doc researchers are
> appreciated, but holding a Ph.D. is not a formal requirement for
> applicants.
> The official call for applicants (in Italian) will be
> available at the following link: *
> http://www.swas.polito.it/services/concorsi/assric.asp?id_docum
> ento_padre=51803; *
> http://www.swas.polito.it/_library/downloadfile.asp?id=57229
> (direct link to the PDF file).
> Applications should follow the formal procedure described at
> the above mentioned link, but - if you need additional
> information - please feel free to contact the NEXA Center for
> Internet & Society at the following address: info [at] nexa
> [dot] polito [dot] it, object "Job Opening 2/2009: Anonimity,
> Privacy and Access" or call +39 011 564 5956 during business
> hours (CET).
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* Le opinioni espresse in questa mail sono del tutto personali *
* The opinions expressed here are absolutely personal *
"Constitutions represent the deliberate judgment of the
people as to the provisions and restraints which [...] will
secure to each citizen the greatest liberty and utmost
protection. They are rules proscribed by
Philip sober to control Philip drunk."
David J. Brewer (1893)
An Independent Judiciary as the Salvation of the Nation
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