Edward Hasbrouck writes: Putting government surveillance and control of travelers ahead of what is supposed to be their mission of protecting of the public against infectious diseases, the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered that, effective today, all air travelers must risk their lives by removing their face masks on demand of Transportation…
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Lawmakers press NSA for answers about Juniper hack from 2015
Justin Katz reports: A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the National Security Agency to account for its part in the five-year-old breach of Juniper Networks, following a congressional investigation of the company last year. “The American people have a right to know why NSA did not act after the Juniper hack to protect…
Here’s a Way to Learn if Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos
Cade Metz and Kashmir Hill report: …. Companies, universities and government labs have used millions of images collected from a hodgepodge of online sources to develop the technology [for facial recognition systems]. Now, researchers have built an online tool, Exposing.AI, that lets people search many of these image collections for their old photos. The tool, which matches…
Court rules for Sofia Vergara in case said to be brought by unborn children
John O’Brien reports: Actress Sofia Vergara has received a favorable ruling in Louisiana in a lawsuit brought by a former boyfriend who says he’s acting on behalf of their unborn children. Ex-boyfriend Nick Loeb sued Vergara, of Modern Family fame, in Louisiana state court but has not found any favorable judges there. On Jan. 27,…