In an era where surveillance technologies are multiplying faster than our ability to understand them, ISGroup renews its commitment to those who defend digital freedom and privacy. We do so with a clear, convinced choice: sponsoring e-privacy XXV – Summer Edition, scheduled for June 6th and 7th, 2019, in Turin, at the “Luigi Ciminiera” conference hall of the Cittadella Politecnica.

The title of this year’s edition is eloquent: “New control technologies”. It is not just a warning. It is a reality right before our eyes. From algorithmic profiling to facial recognition, from social scoring to predictive surveillance, the perimeter of privacy is shrinking every day, often in general silence.

But we, silent, do not accept this.

ISGroup chooses to be there, as a sponsor and partner, but above all as a voice. A technical, conscious, and uncompromising voice. Because we believe that security is not synonymous with control. That technology should serve people, not catalog them. That privacy is a right, not a luxury.

The conference, organized by the Winston Smith Project and the Hermes Center, will feature speeches by jurists, technologists, activists, and scholars ready to discuss uncomfortable but essential questions: what happens to our data when we access a smart city? What are the implications of using decision-making algorithms in election campaigns? Is there still a boundary between marketing and surveillance?

E-privacy 2019 is a cultural battlefield, where transparency and opacity, rights and abuses, awareness and resignation challenge each other. And we have chosen which side to be on.

Our mission – to make cybersecurity an ethical opportunity – compels us to act. Not only by protecting our clients’ systems, but by supporting those who work for a future where digital freedom is a guarantee and not an exception.

For ISGroup, sponsoring e-privacy means defending democracy, one line of code at a time.

We look forward to seeing you in Turin. Because the time to resist is now.