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#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Discussion: Should Facial Recognition Be Banned or Regulated? China's Social Credit System

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Discussion: Should Facial Recognition Be Banned or Regulated?

Facial recognition technology came slamming into modern reality with very few people prepared for it. In many cases, we see it being used by governments and law enforcement agenciestesting its accuracy and value for future purposes. The most common argument …
bubmag
November 24, 2019
Seven Worlds, One Planet: Europe recap: an overly ambitious hamster was the comic relief in another awe-inspiring episode Plastic Pollution

Seven Worlds, One Planet: Europe recap: an overly ambitious hamster was the comic relief in another awe-inspiring episode

Its been a good week for Sir David Attenborough, who received yet another award to put alongside his knighthood and 32 honorary degrees. The Queen put her Prince Andrew-based troubles aside earlier on Tuesday to surprise her old friend and fellow 93-year-old…
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November 24, 2019
Secret documents reveal inner workings of China’s mass detention camps for Uyghurs, other minorities – The Globe and Mail Xi Jinping

Secret documents reveal inner workings of China’s mass detention camps for Uyghurs, other minorities – The Globe and Mail

A detention camp in Hotan, in China's Xinjiang province, is seen on Aug. 2, 2019. GILLES SABRIÉ/The New York Times News Service The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there to prevent escapes. Uyghurs and othe…
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November 24, 2019