Claudio Agosti
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Claudio Agosti
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technology won't save us, but still is the best I've to offer
Well said. I think this kind of "no algorithm = fair algorithm" is a bit like "free market = fair market". no way!

But at least is the type of feed where on top can be built additional filters defined by the user? maybe? I still have to see and try the feed customisation.
November 24, 2024 at 9:52 PM
muchas gracias, un artículo en español explicando investigación: www.elsaltodiario.com/glovo/glovo-... pero la investigación de la autoridad ha añadido elementos muy importantes que aún no han sido relatados. (+ atribuciones correctas: Gaetano Priori análisis técnico; I operativa y estrategia)
Glovo espía y comparte los datos de sus riders incluso cuando no están trabajando
Una investigación concluye que la app de la empresa envía datos personales y de geolocalización incluso cuando los trabajadores no están activos
www.elsaltodiario.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Right! the only explanation I could come up with was that it was such a multidisciplinary effort that it became difficult to make it convincing. I want to believe at this point that the aim was to prove a point -to replicate it. it would be a fail if we had to spend 5 years on each and every action
November 23, 2024 at 1:08 PM
scusa forse ho usato la parola sbagliata. non "impugnare" nel senso di contestare, ma nel senso di replicare. prender e riutilizzare. declinare nel loro stato. non sarebbe una guerra, ma un lavoro di concerto. potrebbe funzionare?
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Forse hai risposta: la sentenza del Garante riguarda GDPR e statuto lavoratori [quindi, solo italiano], ma il diritto del lavoro in EU non è poi così diverso, quindi, sarebbe possibile per altre DPA impugnare questo procedimento e replicare l'azione verso Glovo, se presente sul loro territorio?
November 22, 2024 at 7:41 PM
watch a video of our talk at the CCC, where we explain both the methodology and the reverse engineering techniques in detail: reversing.works/posts/2023/1... (-6/end)
Mobile reverse engineering to empower the gig economy workers and labor unions
37c3 session (recorded and streamed)
reversing.works
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM

The Italian DPA investigation covers many aspects, but if you want an overview of our contribution, you can read it at algorithmwatch.org/en/glovo-tra... or (5/6)
Food delivery service Glovo: tracking riders’ private location and other infringements - AlgorithmWatch
A recent investigation by Tracking Exposed shows that Glovo’s subsidiary in Italy, Foodinho, registers couriers’ off-shift location and shares it with unauthorized parties. The delivery app provider h...
algorithmwatch.org
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM

Meanwhile, we should also acknowledge the success of the Italian Data Protection Authority, which once again proved to be up to the challenge like no other in the EU, and the Digital Freedom Fund, which supported our efforts (as tracking.exposed) (4/6)
Tracking Exposed 2016 - 2023
Goodbye Tracking Exposed, Hello AI Forensics: an Evolution in Algorithm Accountability
tracking.exposed
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM

We hope that trade unions, workers' councils and other NGOs fighting for digital rights will take this as an example and support a more adversarial approach when it comes to exposing abuses. (3/6)
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Two of the main findings, tracking outside working hours and sending private data to third parties, were the result of our technical analysis, also documented here: www.etui.org/publications... (2/6)
www.etui.org
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Ciao Christian! quale reazione radicale immagini? che rivedano le loro logiche (forse cambieranno infrastruttura del tutto, visto che sono fusi a delivery hero? ec.europa.eu/commission/p...) o che abbandonino il mercato italiano? non so cosa aspettarmi.
November 22, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Claudio Agosti
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November 14, 2024 at 10:53 AM
A truly open LLM system needs to document all this overridden information for future peer review, and to update the accuracy of the information requires the same power that censorship and "AI alignment" have used.

Is there any work I'm missing that tries to guarantee such accountability?
November 15, 2024 at 9:43 AM
This is true for factoids in our brains, paper hard copies, search engine indexes, LLM vector spaces, and historical video transcripts.
November 15, 2024 at 9:43 AM
I made 400 days!! and then abandoned. It was just a game and not an effective way to learn a language.
I basically lost against gamification :D
January 13, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Last week we were submitted to Hacker News and this gave us a good temporary visibility, converted in receiving many new political figures and new faces. Please consider sharing Don't Spy EU until we are not sure has been seen by the interested subjects. The time is running out, thank you!
November 18, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Of course, for a moment I was going to forget to include my current Prime Minister, who is also responsible for this dumpster fire that the AIAct could become. Btw AI misgender and misread most of what it claim to do dontspy.eu/x/74
Don't Spy EU - Giorgia Meloni
surprised 58.21%, neutral 41.74%
dontspy.eu
November 18, 2023 at 4:08 PM
As EDRi summarizes in this slide, the situation doesn't look good for civil society needs
November 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM
The troubling consequence is that AI companies are presenting themselves as "the only ones who can certify accurate information," while at the same time enabling the worst kind of automated garbage.

Read between the lines: blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
Microsoft announces new steps to help protect elections - Microsoft On the Issues
The next year may bring unprecedented challenges for the protection of elections. That’s why today we are announcing five new steps to protect electoral processes in the United States and other coun...
blogs.microsoft.com
November 18, 2023 at 3:46 PM