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Terms of Service not legally binding?
by Charles M. Ess 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

Dear colleagues, With apologies for spamming the lists - on behalf of both a student project and our development of further refinements in internet research ethics I'd like to ask the following. I've heard somewhere recently that a U.S. court has ruled that Terms of Service are not necessarily legally binding. If anyone can forward more exact details of the ruling, I'd be very grateful indeed. Why? There is considerable discussion regarding the creation of fake profiles as part of research into social media, algorithms, etc. I have the impression that this has become common practice, and this ruling may give some direct and/or indirect support to arguments for such a practice. (With important caveats, generally a good thing in my view, FWIW.) At the same time, however, Norwegian law and thereby research ethics, as a start, tend to be considerably more strict than the U.S. (and even, in some instances, the E.U.). I would like to figure out the differences and resulting nuances in the implications for research ethics - both for the sake of the general example and for an MA student project that I have the pleasure of supervising. Many thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions. All best, - charles ess -- Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Postboks 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no

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[CFP][DM and ML papers are welcome]IEEE GLOBECOM call for papers: SAC on Social Networks
by Yang DN 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

*Call for Papers* IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) SAC on Social Networks (December 9 to 13, 2018 in Abu Dhabi) *Scope and Motivation:* Recently, social network research has advanced rapidly with the prevalence of the online social applications and mobile social communications systems. Online social networks have generated a significant share of the Internet traffic and become a dominant form of social interactions on the Internet. In addition to utilizing a desktop computer to write blogs, upload photos and chat with friends, an explosively increasing number of people are now used to share personal contents to friends on the fly with mobile devices, thanks to the development of broadband wireless networks and location sensing technologies. Facing this trend, researchers are increasingly interested in addressing a wide spectrum of challenges in social networks, such as developing social-aware algorithms for communications systems, identifying the static topological common structures and information/influence flows, analyzing the dynamic social media and evolutions of social graphs, and exploiting location-based and contextual information embedded in mobile social networks to create innovative applications. In light of the above crucial needs, Selected Areas in Communication Symposium in Social Networks will serve as a forum for researchers and technologists to discuss the state-of-the-art, present their contributions, and set future directions in social networks. *Main Topics of Interest:* In light of this trend, Selected Areas on Communication Symposium in Social Networks solicits original research papers on topics including, but not limited to: - Applying social network analysis to network design and distributed computing - Graphical modeling and analysis of networked and computing systems - Social network analysis to facilitate cognition and intelligence in networking and computing - Leveraging social network analysis to big data analytics, machine learning, multi-agent systems and artificial intelligence - Data analytics related to network science - Artificial intelligence (machine learning) related to networks, communications, and multi-agent systems - Cognition and related computing in general networking domain - Discovery of communities in large-scale social networks - Analysis of dynamics and trends in the evolutions of social networks - Modeling of information propagation and loss in social networks - Influence optimization for viral marketing in social networks - Analysis and control of belief and rumor in social environments - Analysis of social media, trust, and reputation - Privacy, security, and anomaly detection in social network - Data mining, machine learning, information retrieval, and artificial intelligence in social contexts - Recommendations in commercial social systems - Social signal processing - Social-aware network solutions in communications systems - Cross-layer design for social networks and the underlying communications platforms - Optimization and protocol design for mobile social networks - Infrastructure, platform, protocol design, and optimization for mobile social clouds and social Internet-of-Things - Innovative applications in social networks and services for mobile Internet, multimedia networks, mobile e-commerce, and cyber-physical systems - New services for social network platforms - Visualization and layout of complex social networks and structures - Social network functionality for health care, journalism, politics, and other related fields - Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on social networks All final submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of six (6) printed pages (10-point font) including figures without incurring additional page charges. Papers exceeding 7 pages will not be accepted at EDAS. Notable dates are as follows: · Paper submission deadline: 15 April 2018 · Acceptance Notification: 15 July 2018 · Camera-Ready: 15 August 2018 Standard IEEE conference templates for LaTeX formats are found here: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html All abstracts/papers should be submitted to: https://edas.info/N24297

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PhD position in Information Society with focus on Digital Human Science and Design
by Charles M. Ess 07 Apr '18

07 Apr '18

Dear AoIRists, With the usual apologies for cross-posting: please pass along to potentially interested candidates this announcement of a PhD position at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, University of Stockholm: <https://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/phd?rmpage=job&rmjob=5020&rml…> As noted within the description, the PhD project should be grounded within a current research strand such as: • Critical Design – Design intended to provoke and challenge norms and attitudes. • Ancestral Design – Socially sustainable design for generations onward. • Semiotic Engineering – Critical analysis of meaning and interpretations of interactive systems. At the same time, projects involving existential, ethical, and virtue ethics' dimensions will be considered. Many thanks in advance, Charles Ess -- Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Postboks 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no

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2 PhD bursaries, open area, School of Information and Communication Studies, University College Dublin
by Kalpana Shankar 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

We have 2 funded PhD positions (4 years, EU fees + bursary; students will be expected to support teaching or research management) in the School, areas open. Full information is available here: http://www.ucd.ie/ics/ study/phdresearchprogrammes/ I strongly suggest contacting academic staff in the School if interested to see if there's a fit as we will not be considering applicants for the bursary if they have not been in touch with School faculty to develop a project. Deadline: 1 May, 2018 for autumn date (we accept applications later but would not consider funding) -- Kalpana Shankar Professor of Information and Communication Studies Head of School 2015-2018 School of Information and Communication Studies University College Dublin Belfield 4 Dublin +353(1) 716-8359 kalpana.shankar(a)ucd.ie

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Public Record Under Threat: News and the Archive
by Sharon Ringel 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Dear all, Please join us for a conference on *Public Record Under Threat: News and the Archive in the Age of Digital Distribution <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-record-under-threat-news-and-the-archiv…>*, hosted by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism <https://towcenter.org/?mc_cid=4639db7077&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d> and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation <https://brown.stanford.edu/?mc_cid=4639db7077&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d> at Stanford University on April 13 (1-5pm) Panels will feature journalists, technologists, librarians, and engineers who will discuss how they are preserving the first draft of history in an era of newsroom cutbacks, ephemeral social media, and disappearing data. Learn how newsrooms are handling the digitization of print content and the preservation of digital-born news. Who makes the decisions? What are the biggest challenges and how are news organizations solving them? The conversation will also address the importance of the public record and how reporters are using and thinking about archives, as well as how their practices and policies will affect access to content in the future. Registration is free and can be completed here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-record-under-threat-news-and-the-archiv… Best, Sharon -- Sharon Ringel, Ph.D. Columbia Journalism School, Visiting Scholar Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Fellow

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WEBCAST TODAY: Symposium – Disrupting Distance Evolving Connections and Disconnects in the Digital Age @BardGradCenter
by Joly MacFie 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Just kicked off. Looks to be interesting. First event I've ever seen streamed on Vimeo, seems a little hit and miss, So the later YouTube option may be best! [image: BGC] <https://www.bgc.bard.edu/>Today *Friday April 6 2018* at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the *Bard Graduate Center <https://www.bgc.bard.edu/>* presents a symposium *Disrupting Distance Evolving Connections and Disconnects in the Digital Age <https://www.bgc.bard.edu/events/790/06-apr-2018-symposium-disrupting>* in NYC. This symposium focuses on recent advances in mobile technologies and new media and the ways that they are complicating, expanding, and disrupting our understanding of temporal, physical, and social distance. Papers presented will explore this topic through a variety of technologies that will help illuminate the changes, challenges, opportunities, and disorientations we face and their implications for the future. Keynote speaker is Professor *Shannon Mattern* of the New School, author of *Code and Clay, Data and Dirt <https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/code-and-clay-data-and-dirt>*. The event will be webcast live on *Vimeo <https://vimeo.com/263513237>* (no captions), and archived on *YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/user/bardgradcenter>*. *Agenda: https://www.bgc.bard.edu/events/790/06-apr-2018-symposium-disrupting <https://www.bgc.bard.edu/events/790/06-apr-2018-symposium-disrupting>View on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/263513237 <https://vimeo.com/263513237>Twitter: BardGradCenter <https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=bardgradcenter&src=t…>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10041#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10041#comments> *Permalink* *http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10041 <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10041>* -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Gender and social media?
by Darcy Besch 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Dear all, I am looking for an overview of the relationship between gender and social media for a 200 level Women's Studies class. Does anyone have any resources they might share? Best, Darcy Besch -- Darcy Besch Iowa State University Sociology Department - M.S. Student

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Re: [Air-L] ethics
by Markus, Sandra 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Hello. I am a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University. My dissertation examines the practices of three crafting groups, which have an offline and online presence. I am interviewing members of the groups, who have requested anonymity. So, if I am using a pseudonyms for the members, is it ethical to identify the actual group's name, or should I use a pseudonym for the groups' name as well? Any advice and articles on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Sandra Markus Teachers College

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[Call for Papers] SPECIAL ISSUE ON Recent advances on Cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things, April 25th, 2018
by Yassine MALEH 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- *SPECIAL ISSUE ON Recent advances on Cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things * *International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF) <https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-digital-crime-fore…> * *Indexed in: *SCOPUS, ACM Digital Library and 14 more indices <https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-digital-crime-fore…> *Calls for Papers: *https://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special <https://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special/international-journal-d…> *Submission link: *https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-manuscript <https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-manuscript/?jid=1112&cfcid=1eb…> *Submission Deadline: April 25, 2018* ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- *OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:* The main goal of this special issue is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches and novel techniques to increase the security posture of Cloud of Things devices (Smart sensors, 6lowpan, M2M, IoT,…). The overall objectives are: · To improve the awareness of readers about cyber Security and Privacy for Cloud-of-Things. · To analyze and present the state-of-the-art of the cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things and Edge Computing and related technologies and methodologies. · To highlight and discuss the recent development and emerging trends related to cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things. · To propose new models, practical solutions and technological advances related to cyber Security and privacy for Cloud-of-Things. · Discusses new cyber Security and privacy models, prototypes and protocols for the Cloud of Things environment *RECOMMENDED TOPICS:* Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following: · Cybersecurity dynamics theory in Cloud of things devices; · Cybersecurity dynamics simulation in Cloud of things · Cybersecurity dynamics modelling technologies in Cloud of things · Computer forensic investigation in cloud of things; · Malware analysis in Cloud of things; · Privacy-preserving solutions in Cloud of things; · Countermeasures solutions in Cloud of things; · Seamless security solutions of Cloud of things; · Threats and vulnerabilities in in Cloud of things; · Botnets analysis for Cloud of things; · BYOD security in Cloud of things; · Identity management in Cloud of things; · Cybercrime and digital forensics in Cloud of things. *DEADLINES: * Submission of Manuscripts: *April 25th, 2018* First Decision Notification: *May 30th, 2018* Submission of Revised Articles: *June 30th, 2018* Final Decision Notification: *July 20th, 2018* *SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: * Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue *International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF)* *on or before* *April, 25*. Only papers describing previously unpublished, original, state-of-the-art research, and not currently under review by a conference or a journal will be considered. Extended works must have a significant (over 70%) of new/rewritten content. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/publ ish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. *GUEST EDITORS * Yassine MALEH, , Hassan 1st University, Morocco Ghita Mezzour, International University of Rabat Marinella Petrocchi, Institute for Informatics and Telematics IIT, Italy Abdelkrim Haqiq, Hassan 1st University, Morocco *CONTACT:* Dr. Maleh Yassine *Associate Editor* *International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF)* *E-mail:* y.maleh(a)uhp.ac.ma *Tél: *+212608867568

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[Call for Papers] Digital Intimacies 4: Porousness & Permutations
by Tama Leaver 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Digital Intimacies 4: Porousness & Permutations December 5, 6 & 7, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Digital Intimacies is now in its fourth year and continues to bring scholars of digital culture together from across Australia and beyond, across disciplines including media and communication, cultural studies, sociology, and gender studies. This year’s symposium is convened by Amy Dobson and Tama Leaver, and is hosted by Curtin University’s Centre for Culture and Technology and the discipline of Internet Studies in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. As social media open up intimate lives and practices to public and semi-public gazes, we are in the midst of important cultural contestations over the meaning of intimacy. How intimacy plays out in, and in relation to, the digital has become a prominent concern in scholarship of digital cultures, as well as in broader public debate. Intimacy is generally understood as to do with the ‘personal’ and with ‘closeness’ — as describing feelings or relationships that are most ‘inward to one’s personhood’ (McGlotten, 2013). But, as much queer and social theory tells us, intimacy is also socially and culturally constructed and sanctioned, defined by institutions, laws, and social and cultural norms and practices. Norms around various kinds of intimacies and intimate practices involving media increasingly play out online, and via social media platforms. Digital platforms are structured by a ‘like’ economy (Gerlitz and Helmond, 2013), by drives towards the quantification of self (Lupton, 2016), and algorithms, as well as algorithmic ‘imaginaries’ (Bucher, 2018; Carah and Angus 2018). Digital intimacy has been described in this context as a new kind of social capital (Lambert, 2016), as well as new media ‘genre’ (Raun, 2018). Practices of certain kinds of intimacies via the digital are increasingly seen as vital to ‘successful’ and economically productive use of social media, especially for cultural intermediaries and ‘internet celebrities’ (Abidin, 2018). Simultaneously, many forms of intimacy and communication are being encoded, aggregated, analysed and commercialized as forms of big data, provoking difficult and unsettling questions about new forms of surveillance, influence, and control, as well as distinct lack of transparency around new practices and forms of governance, made publicly visible around recent Cambridge Analytica scandals (Andrejevic, 2013; Leaver, 2017). We are calling for paper abstracts on the themes of digital media, digital cultures, and intimacy, with particular interest in porousness and permutations of every kind; that is, papers that map the flow between boundaries – shifts and permeations of practice and understanding towards new forms, new configurations, and the unsettling existing norms in unexpected and as yet unnamed ways. Within these broadly understood boundaries of digital culture(s) and digital intimacies we invite particular exploration of: * how existing structures, boundaries and norms of intimacy are constituted, reconstituted and made porous in terms of identities, practices and platforms; * how practices of intimacy via the digital can be challenged, changed and new permutations emerge in terms of the social, cultural, and political; * how ‘digital disruption’ (of various sorts) shapes, configures, constitutes and impacts intimacy of every kind. The single stream symposium will formally run for two days, December 5 and 6. Following the successful implementation at last year’s symposium, an optional third day for more focused workshopping, writing, and project planning, driven by the intersections made visible during the two conference days, will be available of December 7th for those who wish to participate. Keynote speaker: Professor Jessica Ringrose from University College London; further keynote speaker to be announced soon. Please submit abstracts of 250-300 words to digitalintimacies(a)gmail.com by June 30, 2018. We will send notifications of acceptances out by the end of July. We are hoping to make this a low-cost event, especially for students, but there will be a small registration fee to cover costs. [Call for Papers] Digital Intimacies 4: Porousness & Permutations Symposium, Dec 5-7 2018, Perth, Western Australia. 300 word abstracts due 30 June 2018, details at https://digint18.tumblr.com/cfp -- Associate Professor Tama Leaver Internet Studies Faculty of Humanities, MCASI, Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA Australia 6845 Ph: (+61 8) 9266 1258 Email: t.leaver(a)curtin.edu.au Web: www.tamaleaver.net Twitter: @tamaleaver CRICOS Provider Code: 00301J (WA)

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