Australia to Investigate Kmart and Bunnings Over Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Australian major retailers Bunnings and Kmart have become the subject […]
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Chinese authorities violently stop peaceful protestors demanding their life savings back from banks
Chinese authorities violently stopped a peaceful protest by bank depositors who were demanding their life savings back from banks that are experiencing a worsening cash crisis.
More than 1,000 depositors in China gathered in front of the People’s Bank of China building […]
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07, 2022
The Psychology of Totalitarianism
“Alternative voices are stigmatized by a veritable Ministry of Truth, which is crowded with “fact checkers.” Freedom of speech is curtailed by various forms of censorship and self-censorship; people’s right to self-determination is […]
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07, 2022
Hong Kong to introduce electronic tracking bracelets to stop residents breaking Covid quarantine
HONG KONG’S new health minister said that electronic tracking bracelets will be introduced from Friday, July 15 to stop residents of the special administrative region of China from breaking the Covid quarantine law.
Health minister Lo Chung-mau said on Monday, July 11 that ‘all Covid patients under home quarantine will […]
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07, 2022
Remembering Dr. Judith Reisman on the One Year Anniversary of her Death
By Thomas Hampson, President Truth Alliance Foundation
Until her untimely death on April 9, 2021 Dr. Judith Reisman was a lifelong champion for the rights of children. For decades she dedicated her […]
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07, 2022
Top US, UK officials warn Chinese spying a ‘long-term’ threat to West
The top American and British law enforcement officials made a rare joint appearance in London Wednesday to sound the alarm about the threat posed by Chinese spy rings, paying special attention to Beijing’s ongoing efforts to plunder Western intellectual property while using “elaborate shell games to disguise its efforts.”
“We […]
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07, 2022
D-Day Approaches for Remaining Vaccine Mandates in Western Australia
We may assume that the worse of all those COVID-19 restrictions and emergency powers have finally gone in Australia. However, this is not entirely so, particularly in Western Australia (WA), where vaccine mandates remain in place and thousands of local workers across numerous industries have either stood down or are being stood down.
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07, 2022
Australia proposed the idea of using Digital ID system to de-anonymize social media users
Employees at the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) have opposed the use of the Australian government’s proposed digital identity scheme to de-anonymize social media accounts. Former minister for employment, workforce, skills, small and family business Robert Stewart proposed the use as a way to stop online trolling, Crikey reported.
Related: Australia […]
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07, 2022
Bill Gates tells governments to invest in technologies for “payment and ID systems”
Account ownership and digital payments have increased, so has the gender gap in account ownership, according to the World Bank, after it analyzed the Global Findex 2021 database.
The World Bank attributed the improvement on financial inclusion by controversial modern digital ID systems, and called for more investment in the […]
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07, 2022
Australia pauses Covid travel app after negative reviews. But it’ll likely return in some form.
Australia has retired the Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) app, which had lots of bad reviews. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the app “needs a lot more work.”
Earlier this week, O’Neil announced that people traveling to Australia will no longer be required to complete a DPD to declare their […]