Author: Tech Support

    • FBI and ICE have access to 641M photos including driver's license photos from 21 states for facial recognition searches, internal docs and GAO report show (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

    Drew Harwell / Washington Post: FBI and ICE have access to 641M photos including driver’s license photos from 21 states for facial recognition searches, internal docs and GAO report show  —  A cache of records shared with The Washington Post reveals that agents are scanning hundreds of millions of Americans’ faces without their knowledge or

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    • TradeLens, Maersk and IBM's blockchain-based platform, now has five of the world's top six carriers, responsible for 50%+ of all container shipping, on board (Emma Cosgrove/Supply Chain Dive)

    Emma Cosgrove / Supply Chain Dive: TradeLens, Maersk and IBM’s blockchain-based platform, now has five of the world’s top six carriers, responsible for 50%+ of all container shipping, on board  —  Dive Brief:  — Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) — the world’s fifth and sixth largest ocean carriers, respectively … TradeLens, Maersk and IBM's

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    Hackaday Links: July 7, 2019

    Like modular synths? Sure you do, and you need another hole to throw money into! For the last few months, Supplyframe has been hosting synthesizer and electronic music meetups in San Francisco. This week, the HDDG/Piqued meetup will have a great talk with the creator of VCV Rack. VCV Rack is an Open Source, virtual,

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    • UK's Financial Conduct Authority proposes a ban on the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives like futures, options, and ETFs to consumers from next year (Financial Times)

    Financial Times: UK’s Financial Conduct Authority proposes a ban on the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives like futures, options, and ETFs to consumers from next year  —  UK market regulators are planning to ban derivatives on cryptocurrencies for retail investors, warning it is “impossible” to value them reliably … UK's Financial Conduct Authority proposes a ban

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    • Uber Eats couriers in Mexico, delivering orders by bikes, describe dangerous work conditions and impossibility of obtaining promised insurance after accidents (Martha Pskowski/The Verge)

    Martha Pskowski / The Verge: Uber Eats couriers in Mexico, delivering orders by bikes, describe dangerous work conditions and impossibility of obtaining promised insurance after accidents  —  In the past six months, five Uber Eats couriers in Mexico have died in crashes, and dozens more have been injured. Uber Eats couriers in Mexico, delivering orders

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    • EU's Rapid Alert System to combat election interference has become hamstrung by disagreements, produced no alerts, and is at the risk of becoming defunct (Matt Apuzzo/New York Times)

    Matt Apuzzo / New York Times: EU’s Rapid Alert System to combat election interference has become hamstrung by disagreements, produced no alerts, and is at the risk of becoming defunct  —  BRUSSELS — The European Union launched an ambitious effort earlier this year to combat election interference: an early-warning system … EU's Rapid Alert System

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    • Some creators are posting apologies for bad behavior on alternate platforms, letting them acknowledge issues without damaging their main channels (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

    Julia Alexander / The Verge: Some creators are posting apologies for bad behavior on alternate platforms, letting them acknowledge issues without damaging their main channels  —  Creators have perfected the inauthentic public apology  —  When Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm released a statement apologizing for his behavior … Some creators are posting apologies for bad behavior

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