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Sep 15 2024HEALTH

Mpox Pandemic: A Wake-Up Call for Africa

The African continent is facing an unprecedented mpox outbreak, with a staggering 107 new deaths reported in the past week alone. This alarming rise in fatalities has led the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to brand the situation as "not acceptable." But what's behind t

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Sep 11 2024TECHNOLOGY

Cops Go Virtual: Apple's Vision Pro Revolutionizes Surveillance

Imagine a world where police officers can access real-time crime data, monitor surveillance feeds, and deploy officers to a location all from the comfort of their own virtual reality headset. The Orange County Sheriff's Department has started piloting the VR headsets to create a virtual version of

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Sep 06 2024TECHNOLOGY

TikTok's Troubling Ties: Is Your Data Safe?

The Justice Department has dropped a bombshell accusation against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. They claim that these Chinese tech giants have been secretly gathering bulk data on American users based on their views on sensitive topics like abortion, gun control, and religion. This revela

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Aug 28 2024TECHNOLOGY

Revving Up Surveillance: DHS Eyes In-Motion Face Recognition at the Border - A Privacy Pandora's Box?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has set its sights on an ambitious new project: deploying facial recognition scans on drivers and passengers as they approach the southern border. As detailed in a DHS document obtained by The Intercept, the initiative aims to capture the facial likenesses

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