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Vermont AG requests information on Border Patrol use of facial recognition technology

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Donovan Monday requested information about Border Patrol’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition technology in Vermont. Clearview AI aims to support law enforcement and government agencies solve crimes “by revealing leads, insights, and relationships.” Vermont Attorney General T.J.

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Radio Free Asia to close Hong Kong bureau citing safety concerns

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Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) president, Bay Fang, announced Friday that the news organization has already closed its Hong Kong bureau and will “no longer have full-time personnel in Hong Kong” due to safety concerns after the enactment of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

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EU institutions agree on draft proposal for new independent ethics body

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In a 2023 plenary session , MEPs found the draft proposal’s powers to be weak. We are now, for the first time, creating a body to monitor the integrity of both EU Commissioners and MEPs. Without adequate resources, the ethics body will simply window dress critical lapses in the EU’s integrity framework.

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Australia regulator orders US software company Clearview AI to delete collected data

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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk found that Clearview AI breached Australia’s privacy laws through the covert collection of biometric information form the internet and then incorporating it into a facial recognition tool.

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Argentinian judiciary opens case against Myanmar military

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A report by the Anadolu Agency shows that nearly 24,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed, 34,000 Rohingya Muslims were thrown into fires, over 114,000 Rohingya Muslims were beaten, approximately 18,000 women and girls were raped, over 115,00 Rohingya homes were burnt down, and more than 750,000 Rohingyas were forced to flee into Bangladesh.

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International Operation Shuts Down iSpoof Call Spoofing Site, Arrests 142 Scammers

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Last Thursday, Europol announced that a task force of judicial and law enforcement agencies in Europe, Australia, Ukraine, Canada and the United States succeeded in shutting down a “spoofing” website that allowed criminals to impersonate corporations or personal contacts in order to scam people out of their sensitive information. .

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Pathways for Improving the Floor

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In the March 6th vote to approve the SEC’s final climate disclosure rule , the Commissioners split along party lines, with the rule passing by a 3-2 vote. 553, which requires federal agencies to give sufficient notice to interested parties about proposed rules and then allow those parties to participate in the process by providing comments.