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Сбирка и програма
by Vasil Kolev 05 Oct '26

05 Oct '26

Добрутро, добри хора, Срокът (на теория) изтича на 1.10 (четвъртък). Дали може да планирате сбирка за подреждане на програмата? Кажете, ако ви трябва нещо. (освен смислени предложения за лекции, тормозя някакви хора, ама съвсем никой не иска да говори в наши дни)

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Re: Your proposal: The Four Horsemen of the Privacy Apocalypse
by Vasil Kolev 25 Sep '26

25 Sep '26

Hi, I've added our program committee to this thread, I'll check with them to confirm this as soon as possible. On Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:53:34 +0300 openfest--- via Core <core(a)openfest.org> wrote: > Dear friends! > > While I recognize that your CFP is still open until the 1st of > October, November is drawing very close. As an international speaker > I need to arrange my flights well ahead of time, and - by the way > - airBaltic flights have very low prices until the end of next week. > :) > > I'd appreciate if you'd be able to let me know before or on the 1st > of October, if I'm in or not. :) > > > Kindly > Kirils > > > On 31/07/2026 13:45, OpenFest 2026 wrote: > > > > OpenFest 2026 <https://cfp.openfest.org/openfest-2026/> > > > > > > Your proposal: The Four Horsemen of the Privacy Apocalypse > > > > Hi! > > > > We have received your proposal “The Four Horsemen of the Privacy > > Apocalypse” to OpenFest 2026. We will notify you once we have had > > time to consider all proposals, but until then you can see and edit > > your proposal at > > https://cfp.openfest.org/openfest-2026/me/submissions/Y8Z7TW/ > > <https://cfp.openfest.org/ openfest-2026/me/submissions/Y8Z7TW/>. > > > > Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! > > > > The OpenFest 2026 organisers > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Full proposal content: > > > > *Proposal title*: The Four Horsemen of the Privacy Apocalypse > > > > *Abstract*: Privacy in Europe is undergoing a structural shift > > toward proactive systems of identity verification, communication > > governance, environmental sensing, and data infrastructure control. > > > > This talk examines four converging mechanisms driving this > > transition: age verification frameworks that bind access to > > verified identity; ongoing EU-level proposals around inspection of > > private encrypted communications under the guise of child safety; > > expansion of ubiquitous physical-world surveillance through > > biometric systems, and mobile inference; and the accelerating > > impact of AI systems that transform public data into inferential > > and generative models with limited provenance guarantees. Together, > > these developments suggest a move away from privacy as a default > > property of digital systems toward privacy as a conditional, > > regulated state contingent on compliance with layered technical and > > legal requirements. Using EU policy trajectory as the primary case > > study, the talk argues that these mechanisms are not isolated > > policy choices but components of a broader convergence toward an > > "access-controlled internet," where identity, communication, and > > content are increasingly mediated by interoperable governance > > systems rather than open network principles. > > > > *Notes*: 1. Opening - "Nothing to Hide" Revisited > > a. "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" as > > enduring political slogan b. What changed over the last 8 years? > > Shift from surveillance debate to access control debate c. Privacy > > no longer framed as secrecy, but as conditional permission Core > > thesis: internet is becoming a permission system, not a network > > > > 1. > > > > What Privacy Used to Mean > > a. Autonomy over data processing and interpretation > > b. Ability to communicate without systemic inspection > > c. Right to remain untracked in physical and digital space > > d. Anonymous access as default, not exception > > > > 2. > > > > The Structural Shift (2018 -> 2026+) > > a. From observation (surveillance) to enforcement (compliance) > > b. From "data collection" to "identity verification" > > c. From passive tracking to active gatekeeping > > d. From technical capability to legal obligation > > > > 3. > > > > Identity Layer - Age Verification > > a. UK Online Safety Act enforcing age assurance for access to > > content b. EU digital identity frameworks enabling cross-platform > > verification > > > > * Facial age estimation, ID checks, financial verification > > systems > > * Anonymous access increasingly treated as risky > > 4. > > > > Communication Layer - Chat Control > > a. EU proposals for scanning private communications, including > > encrypted contexts (chat-control) b. "Safety obligations" and > > Online Safety Bill (so-far failed) attempts to backdoor encrpytion > > > > 5. > > > > Environment Layer - Ubiquitous Physical Surveillance > > a. CCTV + facial, gait recognition expansion in public space > > b. EU border systems (biometric entry/exit, travel tracking) > > c. Mobile location inference, telecom metadata, transport, > > "smart city" infrastructure linking identity > > d. Movement data becomes continuous identity signal rather than > > discrete events > > > > 6. > > > > Content Layer - AI Systems and Information Collapse (worldwide) > > a. Web data ingestion into training pipelines > > b. Re-identification and inference from aggregated datasets > > c. Synthetic content flooding original human content in a > > self-degrading feedback loop > > > > 7. > > > > Unification - The Four-Layer Stack - supported by the EU Data > > Act a. Identity: who you are (verification systems) > > b. Communication: what you say (chat inspection pressure) > > c. Environment: where you are (sensing systems) > > d. Content: what is created (AI generation + training loop) > > e. Data becomes governed infrastructure > > > > 8. > > > > Convergence Pattern > > a. Different legal systems, shared architectural direction > > b. Regulation drives interoperability of identity systems > > c. Platform liability shifts enforcement onto infrastructure > > providers > > > > 9. > > > > Closing - Redefinition of Privacy > > a. "Nothing to Hide" is now an access requirement > > b. The internet will become verified, inspectable, and > > attributable > > > > *Language*: en > > > > powered by pretalx <https://pretalx.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Core mailing list -- core(a)openfest.org > To unsubscribe send an email to core-leave(a)openfest.org

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