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Urgent: End child labor practices

dimanche 5 janvier 2020 à 01:00

Everyone: call on Hershey, Nestlé and Mars to end child labor practices in their supply chains.

If you sign, please spread the word!

Domestic violence deadlier than "terrorism"

dimanche 5 janvier 2020 à 01:00

*Domestic violence kills 15 times as many as terrorism in Britain.*

I am sure the ratio is similar in the US. "Terrorism" is exotic and sensational, and on rare occasions has many victims, so people see it as bigger than it really is. By contrast, violence tends to be covered up and downplayed.

Facial recognition technology

dimanche 5 janvier 2020 à 01:00

*"Facial recognition technology is now being sold as standard in CCTV systems, for example, so hospitals are having to work out if they should use it.*

If we forbid surveillance cameras, and permit only security cameras, this issue won't arise.

Watch list

samedi 4 janvier 2020 à 01:00

*Amazon’s Ring Planned Neighborhood "Watch Lists" Built on Facial Recognition.*

Teaching polluters

samedi 4 janvier 2020 à 01:00

The WWF works with companies that damage the environment, hoping to teach them to do that less.

It sounds great in theory — supposing that it achieves the intended results. But I wonder what they are giving those companies today to achieve the hoped-for improvement years from now. And what they will do if the improvement achieved is less then hoped.