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A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmedMississippi's new law empowers the state's top law enforcement to create a registry of undocumented immigrants, sparking fears of targeting...
Meta AI glasses pilot faces privacy scrutinyPrivacy experts are flagging significant risks with Meta's AI glasses pilot for visually impaired citizens in Gujarat. Concerns centre on p...
Quote of the day by Abraham Lincoln for Juneteenth: 'Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for...' - the Great Emancipator's inspiring words on freedom for all, equality, liberty and justiceQuote of the day by Abraham Lincoln for Juneteenth: Abraham Lincoln's words, spoken during a divided America, underscore the universal natu...
Trump delays his own national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with fellow RepublicansPresident Donald Trump has disrupted the confirmation of his intelligence chief nominee. This move jeopardizes the renewal of a vital surve...
Why Trump and other G7 leaders meeting without China might be a mistakeThe G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about excluding China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. However, the G7's ...
Trump and other G7 leaders are meeting without China. Is that a mistake?The G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about its relevance without China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. Howeve...
A 93% police face match in Florida sent a Fort Myers crabber to jail after a child-luring case, but the arrest is fueling a bigger fight over one of the oldest facial-recognition systems in the USRobert Dillon was wrongfully arrested after facial recognition software flagged him for a crime committed hundreds of miles away. This inci...
On This Day in History, June 10: Salem witch hangings, Italy enters World War II, the Six-Day War ends, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, the Lidice massacre and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 10, several pivotal events shaped the course of world history. The date is remembered for Benjamin Franklin's ...
Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks on collision course with EU privacy rulesMeta's AI training tool, Model Capability Initiative (MCI), is reportedly capturing extensive U.S. employee computer usage, including non-U...
Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 'The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is...' Life lessons on growth, success and human nature by Swiss-born philosopher and writerQuote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau continues to inspire discussions on imagination, human nature, freedom and growth. Rousseau belie...
On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and libertyThe operation was an example of a technology the Metropolitan Police say is transforming policing, helping officers arrest around 2,500 wan...
Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New YorkA judge has stopped federal agents from making arrests near Manhattan immigration buildings. This practice, started under the Trump adminis...
US DHS to vet immigrants for what it calls extremist views, raising free speech concernsThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security will scrutinize immigrants' past statements, including criticism of Israel and pro-Palestinian pro...
Russia's Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial branded 'extremist'Russia's Supreme Court has declared the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial an extremist organization. This move intensif...
Federal appeals court blocks Louisiana’s controversial law regarding public schools which put Christianity at the forefrontA federal appeals court has blocked Louisiana's law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, affirming a ...
South Asian human rights body slams Pakistan over forced conversion of Hindu girlsSouth Asia Collective's (SAC) "South Asia State of Minorities Report, 2020: Minorities and Shrinking Civic Space" released recently, has de...
Google, adtech firms targets of fresh EU privacy complaintsAlphabet unit Google and digital advertising firms are the targets of fresh privacy complaints filed in six EU countries on Thursday over t...
UK says its electronic spy agency legally allowed to track activities of Facebook, Twitter and Google usersOffice for Security and Counterterrorism chief Charles Farr said data sent on those services is classed as "external" rather than "internal...
New human rights condition for UK visaVisitors can not be excluded from entering the country on the basis of human rights abuses, but the new proviso will change the conditions.
- Indian-origin campaigner threatens to sue UK minister
An Indian-origin civil rights campaigner has threatened to sue a cabinet minister for allegedly insinuating that her relationship with form...