Amazon Facial Recognition Confuses Members of Congress with Criminals
"Only 20 percent of the members of Congress are racial minorities. But 39 percent of the members of Congress who were mistaken for criminals were racial minorities."
Facial Recognition Toll Booths Identify Drivers And Passengers, Notify Police In Seconds
"Roughly one in every two American adults—117 million people—are in the facial recognition networks used by law enforcement, according to a 2016 report."
Canada is using ancestry DNA websites to help it deport people
"In another example of the extraordinary lengths Canadian immigration officials go to deport migrants, the Canada Border Services Agency has been collecting their DNA and using ancestry websites to find and contact their distant relatives and establish their nationality."
Canadian pot investors are being banned for life upon entry into U.S.
Apparently, if you are a Canadian who has investments in U.S. cannabis companies, you may be banned from entering the states for life, even if you have never used marijuana yourself.
Second passports not just a “trophy” for the ultra-wealthy
"I didn’t do it as a status symbol. I did it because having a second passport is the ultimate insurance policy. It ensures that no matter what, you always have a place to go. To live. To work. To do business. To retire. And in some cases, even seek refuge. It also allows you more banking options, so you can move money out of your home jurisdiction (protecting your friends from frivolous lawsuits and overreaching governments). And even if you never end up needing or using your second passport, you will never be worse off for acquiring one."
Is There A Revolution Brewing In Puerto Rico?
"A tropical paradise is racked with bankruptcy then smashed by a killer hurricane. In rides a cavalry of digital evangelists selling hi-tech revolution. Will they save the day?"
23andMe Is Sharing 5 Million Clients’ Genetic Data with GlaxoSmithKline
"Though 23andMe gets the consent of its customers to use their genetic data, it's unlikely that most people are aware of this."
Fear of Lawsuits Actually Does Result in Unnecessary Medical Procedures
"The possibility of a lawsuit increased the intensity of health care that patients received in the hospital by about 5 percent — and those patients who got the extra care were no better off."
Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own Medicine
"By freely distributing plans for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, a loose collective of anarchists and hackers is threatening to pull the rug out from under one of the most regulated and profitable industries in the world. And they’re just getting started."
US bans generic form of opioid treatment drug Suboxone
"The UK based pharma company Indivior PLC had got the restraining orders against Dr Reddy's just a day after the US FDA granted the final approval last month."