Der Oberste Gerichtshof weigerte sich, ein texanisches Gesetz zu blockieren, das die meisten Abtreibungen am Mittwoch kurz vor Mitternacht verbietet, weniger als einen Tag nach seinem Inkrafttreten und wurde zur restriktivsten Abtreibungsmaßnahme der Nation. Die Abstimmung war 5 zu 4, wobei der Oberste Richter John G. Roberts Jr. sich den drei liberalen Mitgliedern des Gerichts … Read more
An international coalition of consumer protection, digital and civil rights organizations as well as data protection experts have added their voice to the growing demands for a ban on so-called “surveillance-based advertising”. The objection is against a form of digital advertising that relies on a massive background computing machine that soaks up information about individuals … Read more
Two years ago, reports revealed that Amazon was making facial recognition software available for use by law enforcement agencies, despite questions about bias, privacy, and potentially life-destroying errors that could arise from it. A year ago Amazon announced a year-long moratorium on the use of its Rekognition platform, and now Reuters reports that Amazon has … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida on February 28, 2021. Facebook blocked Donald Trump’s account in January following the riot in the U.S. Capitol. The former president hasn’t changed his news since the lockdown, according to CNN political scientist Jackie Kucinich. “We see the same news … Read more