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US police have run nearly 1M Clearview AI searches, says founder

US police have used Clearview AI facial recognition tech to conduct nearly one million searches since the company launched in 2017 – but its...

Lady Luck: The Challenges of Women Moving Into Education Leadership

According to Zippia’s data science team, more than 3,842,796 teachers are currently employed in the United States. Of these, almost 4 million teachers, 74.3%...

Dems offer ban on Feds using facial, voice recognition

A group of 16 US lawmakers today reintroduced a bill that would ban the nation's federal agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric...

Is a US CBDC Inevitable? In DC, Fight Brews Over Digital Dollar

A digital dollar moves inexorably onward. But criticism is building into a crescendo.“CBDC is one of several options for upgrading the legacy capabilities of...

Tennessee City Council Urges Governor Lee to Decriminalize Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana

Recently, the city council of Nashville, Tennessee voted to urge Governor Bill Lee to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. This resolution...

Tulipshare calls on PayPal to end discriminatory account suspensions

Tulipshare, a mobile app that empowers individuals to drive ethical change at public companies by becoming a shareholder, has filed a proposal to...

New York Cannabis Retail Off and Running 2023

Article Via: CNN   The first public sales of regulated cannabis in New York began at a dispensary in Manhattan’s East Village on Thursday at...

Dems in Congress Opt to Keep Ban on Washington, D.C. Cannabis Sales

Voters in the nation’s capital legalized weed years ago, but customers still can’t legally buy cannabis in D.C.

The post Dems in Congress Opt to Keep Ban on Washington, D.C. Cannabis Sales appeared first on High Times.

Senators: CIA Has Secret Program That Collects American Data

The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress.

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One U.S. state stands out in restricting corporate use of biometrics: Illinois

By Michael Berens ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - When night fell, a clerk at a bustling 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch from behind the...

Paypal Plans to Study Transactions That Fund Extremism, Anti-Government Groups – Bitcoin News

The fee processing big Paypal has revealed it has partnered with the nonprofit group the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the announcement, Paypal is researching transactions settled on the fee community that allegedly fund hate teams and extremism. Paypal to Study Transactions With the Anti-Defamation League A report from Reuters notes that Paypal is learning […]

The post Paypal Plans to Study Transactions That Fund Extremism, Anti-Government Groups – Bitcoin News appeared first on Bitcoin Upload.

Connecticut Legalizes Cannabis, Aimed for Sales in 2022

After years of failed attempts, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, laying the groundwork to direct cannabis revenue into communities of color that have long been targeted by policies criminalizing the drug. Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, signed a bill to legalize the use and cultivation of recreational cannabis and expunge thousands of past convictions […]

The post Connecticut Legalizes Cannabis, Aimed for Sales in 2022 appeared first on The Cannabis Business Directory.

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