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Covid-19 and factories

vendredi 7 août 2020 à 02:00

*A garment factory supplying Gap, American Eagle and Amazon was at the centre of one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in Guatemala.* Over 200 people there contracted the disease.

SEC launches probe into Kodak

vendredi 7 août 2020 à 02:00

*SEC Launches Probe Into Kodak After Warren Raised Questions Over Lucrative Covid-19 Deal With Trump.*

A bill would require consent for doing face recognition

vendredi 7 août 2020 à 02:00

A bill would require businesses to get your explicit consent for doing face recognition with your photo.

This is a good first step, but not enough to prevent the danger. We need to prohibit the deployment of systems that can systematically watch or identify people. And not only by business.

Urgent: phone your congresscritter and ask per to sponsor the We The People amendment

jeudi 6 août 2020 à 02:00

US citizens: phone your congresscritter and ask per to sponsor the We The People amendment. Or thank per if perse has already done so. Here is a list of sponsors in the House of Representatives.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

If you call, please spread the word!

China is imposing censorship on global cinema

jeudi 6 août 2020 à 02:00

Because China is an important market for cinema, China is imposing censorship on global cinema (and first of all US cinema) by censoring release of movies in China.

The report suggests that if a company works on an obscure film that China objects to, it will punish big hit films that the company is involved with.