Amazon proposes ethical guidelines on facial recognition software use
After months of public outcry over potential ethical abuses of Amazon's facial recognition software Rekognition, Amazon proposes a set of...
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Shareholders tell Amazon to stop selling Rekognition facial recognition tech to govt
Amazon shareholders file a resolution demanding that Amazon stop selling facial recognition software Rekognition to government and law enforcement, citing...
World’s largest electronics manufacturer may solve human rights violations by replacing workers with robots
The world's largest electronics manufacturer with a reputation for human rights abuses, Foxconn, looks to replace human workers with robots in...
China’s massive animal cloning factory led by disgraced Korean scientist underway
China is building the world’s largest animal cloning factory in the world under the direction of a Korean scientist who...
How Iceland crowdsourced the creation of its new constitution
When Iceland began the process of creating a new constitution the Icelandic government turned to the public and crowdcourced its creation.
United Nations: Internet access a human right but coming under threat from ‘fearful governments’
Access to the internet is a basic human right which is coming under threat from "fearful governments", according to a special report by the United Nations.
