On Wednesday, security researchers from Google and cybersecurity firm Mandiant announced that a network of fake pro-Chinese social media accounts had attempted to mobilize Americans to participate in anti-racism protests in response to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report the two organizations released, the network “appeared to be unsuccessful,” but in one case it … Read more
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all Americans regardless of age eight months after receiving the second dose of vaccine to ensure permanent protection from the coronavirus as the Delta variant spreads across the country . So say two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on … Read more
Some who are reluctant to get vaccinated point out that the vaccines are under emergency approval rather than full approval. It is important for Democratic and Republican leaders to state clearly and repeatedly that the FDA holds these vaccines to such high standards that the only real difference is having full approval steps like analysis … Read more
CHICAGO – They admitted they could have shown up months ago. Many were content to finally do the right thing. A few growled that they had no other choice. In a single day last week, more than half a million people in the United States flocked to high schools, pharmacies, and buses being converted into … Read more
Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has revived bill to create a new federal agency to protect Americans from the invasive practices of tech companies that operate in their own backyards. Last year, Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Data Protection Act, a proposal to create an independent agency to address modern privacy and technology concerns that existing state … Read more
Die Spenden kamen am 17. Dezember gegen 22 Uhr an. Ein Spender namens Li Zhang gab 100 Dollar. Ein paar Minuten später spendete jemand namens Jun Li 100 Dollar. Dann gab Hao Xu 20 Dollar, gefolgt von 25 Dollar von einem Ying Pei. Insgesamt gaben fast 1.000 Menschen mit chinesischen Nachnamen einer Spendenaktion auf der … Read more
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has proposed bill that would restrict the types of information that technology companies could buy and sell overseas and the countries in which it could be legally sold. The legislation is resourceful and not very specific. However, this indicates growing federal concerns about international data trading. “Shady data brokers shouldn’t get … Read more
Sindy Benavides felt he understood what the Asian community was going through after eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in Georgia this week. Benavides, national board chairman of the League of United Latin American Citizens, had felt the same trauma and then the onslaught of solidarity after a gunman in El Paso killed … Read more
Patients wait after receiving their Covid-19 puffs on February 11 at a vaccination center in Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Covid-19 infections in England have fallen by more than two-thirds in the last few weeks, according to initial results of a survey on the prevalence in the community. The interim … Read more