Aljazeera reports: A Pakistani court has banned the use of virginity tests on female rape survivors in a landmark ruling that is being lauded by women’s rights activists. The Lahore High Court on Monday ruled that the tests, conducted as a matter of routine by medico-legal examiners in rape cases across the South Asian country,…
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This is how they lure us into acceptance…
Beware the risk of anthropormorphizing. And if they program friendly faces and expressions, will we be more likely to accept robots that actually have no emotions or altruistic intentions? And no, I’m not suggesting Reza Zadeh is the problem — just embedding their tweet with so you can see the video. It’s pretty awesome how…
Assange wins, U.S. loses: UK judge refuses U.S. request to extradite Assange
CNN reports: A British judge has rejected a US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to America, ruling that such a move would be “oppressive” by reason of his mental health. The 49-year-old Australian has been charged in the US under the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified military and diplomatic cables. “I…
More privacy news stories that you may have missed
From the great Joe Cadillic, some recent news stories you may have missed: Privacy Nightmare: Japan Creates World’s First Biometric Smart Prison “Smart wristbands that record prisoners’ heart rate and whereabouts and a CCTV with video analytic monitoring functions will be put in use to help detect inmates’ abnormal behavior, such as self-harm, fighting and…