Il tema del rapporto tra diritti umani/costituzionale e sistemi informatici si fa sempre più pressante, anche fuori dalla Cina.
La domanda è: Quale architettura di governance “istituzionale” informatica per una archiettura istituzionale democratica ?
Serve una riflessione multidisciplinare, ancorata alla dichiarazione dei diritti dell’uomo ed alla Costituzione (nel nostro caso) e degli atti politici conseguenti.
Source: The Conversation
Russia is building its own kind of sovereign internet — with help from Apple and Google
On September 17, the first day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Apple and Google agreed to demands from the Russian government to remove a strategic voting app developed by opposition leader Alexei Navalny from the iOS and Android app stores.Apple then disabled its Private Relay feature (which enhances web browsing privacy) for users in Russia. Google also removed YouTube videos giving advice on how to vote strategically in the elections.In the past, large tech companies have generally ignored censorship requests from the Russian government. So why did the US tech giants finally cave in to pressure?The answer provides a glimpse into how Russia, a sophisticated cyber superpower, is building its sovereign internet. It is preserving control, but without isolating itself from the broader internet.Is digital democracy a delusion?Apple and Google have both placed democratic values at the centre of their sales pitch.Google used to have “don’t be evil” as its unofficial motto and within its code of conduct. It now proclaims its mission is to “organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”.Apple’s official policy is that “where national law and international human rights standards differ, we follow the higher standard”. Such marketing claims draw on the language of cyber-utopianism, a concept that sees the internet as a force for democracy in the world.
Source: Russia is building its own kind of sovereign internet — with help from Apple and Google
