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DHS says its facial recognition system, in use at 15 US airports now, identified 7K travelers who overstayed visas, plans to screen 97% of US departures by 2023 — The US immigration system was designed to track who comes into the country, not who leaves. For more than two decades …
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Leaked letter: Facebook is willing to exempt EU parties from some political ad rules after fears they would hinder cross-border ad campaigns from pan-EU groups — Facebook is ready to give in to pressure from Brussels over criticism that its new rules on online political advertising restricts EU parties … | Washington Post: |
Sri Lanka blocks access to social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook, to curb spread of misinformation after a series of deadly explosions — LONDON — The Sri Lankan government blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday, following a string of explosions that claimed …
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How two towns in Kansas soured on educational software from Summit Learning, funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Summit CEO says protests are about nostalgia — WELLINGTON, Kan. — The seed of rebellion was planted in classrooms. It grew in kitchens and living rooms, in conversations between students and their parents.
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A look at the rising use of surveillance technologies by companies to monitor their employees in the workplace — The emergence of sensor and other technologies that let businesses track, listen to and even watch employees while on company time is raising concern about corporate levels of surveillance.| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
The French government debuts Tchap, its messaging app with end-to-end encryption, and open sources the code; a security flaw has already been found and patched — French government open-sources in-house-made end-to-end encryption IM app named Tchap. — The French government has developed …
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UK Government Digital Service says users can now ask Google Assistant or Alexa for answers from 12K data items on gov.uk like how to get free childcare — Smart speakers are great for answering basic questions, like “what's the weather tomorrow” or “what's the population of Brazil” (it's 209.3 million, in case you were wondering).
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Huawei reports Q1 revenue of $26.8B, up 39% YoY, 59M smartphones shipped, and 40 new commercial 5G contracts with carriers despite US opposition — HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies said on Monday its first-quarter revenue jumped 39 percent to 179.7 billion yuan ($26.81 billion) …
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Profile of Boom, one of seven tiny fact-checking firms Facebook hired before India's elections, which finds fighting misinformation a Sisyphean task — - The company has hired contract firms during India's elections — At least one fact-check team says it's struggling to keep up| Annaliese Griffin / Quartz: |
A look back at a distinctly gendered condescension that has often defined the news coverage of Pinterest because of its overwhelmingly female audience — Even as Pinterest prepares to go public, tech journalists covering the company remain slightly befuddled when it comes to defining what it does.| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
EU lawmakers vote for a WiFi-based standard, backed by Volkswagen and Renault, for internet connected cars, favouring it over 5G tech backed by BMW, others — STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Commission's push for a wifi-based standard for cars backed by Volkswagen took a big step forward … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Sony partners with five Japanese taxi companies with a combined fleet of over 10,000 cabs to launch S.Ride, a cab-hailing service in Tokyo — Uber's fledgling cab-hailing service in Japan has a new competitor, and it's not by one of its usual rivals. It's called S.Ride …
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