Patrice Riemens on Mon, 9 Feb 2015 18:33:05 +0100 (CET) |
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Re: [Nettime-nl] Invitation to TA3M. Next week at de Waag |
R.U. Sure? No date given, and nothing to be found on the Waag site! Last TA3M was on 09 september 2014 ... > You are cordially invited to join us next week at de Waag > > The February edition > > Location: Torenkamer De Waag. Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam > > Time: 16-02-15 20:00 > > Stylometry, Mapping Data in Slums and Catching IMSI-Catchers in The Hague. > All at â??De Waagâ?? in Amsterdam > > Program: > Computational stylometry and (your) anonymity > "Computational stylometry is an attempt to uncover some information about > the author of a given text. This can be the author's age or gender. > Sometimes the author is known to be a member of a specific group (e.g. a > political party). In such a case it can be possible to identify which > member of the group is most likely to have written the text. This has > implications for the anonymity of authors." > > With: RZ, Master student Artificial Intelligence > > Nairobi Slum Mapping > The mapping and online publication of slums in Nairobi. > > There is no comprehensive map of all Nairobi slums. There is a lot of > information about the large and well-known slums but hardly any knowledge > exists about the smaller slums. Due to this lack of knowledge these small > settlements are more vulnerable to illegal evictions. Organizers of > evictions and their accomplices find it easier to go ahead because the > evictions and human rights violations taking place out of sight of the > public. The more information is known about a particular slum, the harder > it is to evict it unseen and without protest. The mapping system is > connected with a database, where slum residents can upload & collect all > kind of digital material. Slum Mapping is both a preventive measure and > gathered information can be used for journalistic and legal purposes. > > With Ralf Graf > <https://ta3m.org/2015/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.sasahivi.com/%E2%80%9C>, > Multimedia Artist, Photo Journalist, Social Entrepreneur & Human Rights > Activist. > > Catching IMSI catchers > IMSI Catchers are used in mobile networks to identify and eavesdrop on > mobile phone communication. How hard is it to catch the IMSI-catcher? We > present the tools we used and provide a tutorial and results from a drive > through The Hague. > > With DrWhax and Dosch of Greenhost <https://greenhost.net/> > Your lightning talk! > Please share your ideas, projects and cunning schemes with all present and > enjoy smart and valuable feedback! > > TA3M is explicitly informal and open. Meaning that you are invited to hack > the process, ask questions, and be critical. You are very welcome to join > in if you have something you want to share or discuss. > > We invite a diverse crowd from different communities developing or using > technology for change. This months edition will be held at de Waag. TA3M > is an initiative of OpenITP in New York. The TA3M in Amsterdam is > organized by Greenhost <https://greenhost.net/>. > > We hope you will join us at TA3M Amsterdam or one of the other TA3M > events! > > > More at https://ta3m <https://ta3m/>.org > ______________________________________________________ > * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet > * toegestaan zonder toestemming. <nettime-nl> is een > * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. > * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: > * http://www.nettime.org/. > * Contact: Menno Grootveld (rabotnik@xs4all.nl). > ______________________________________________________ * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet * toegestaan zonder toestemming. <nettime-nl> is een * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: * http://www.nettime.org/. * Contact: Menno Grootveld (rabotnik@xs4all.nl).