News & Articles By Ramon Tomey
11/17/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
Apple suspends business with Taiwanese iPhone assembler following labor abuses originating in China
Technology company Apple Inc. froze its business with its Taiwanese partner Pegatron Corp. after Apple discovered the iPhone assembler’s labor violations. According to the California-based tech giant, Pegatron misclassified student workers and allowed some to work nights and overtime. Employees subsequently “went to extraordinary lengths” to cover up the violations – which went against Apple’s […]
10/19/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
Chinese Communist Party ramps up surveillance in the guise of fighting coronavirus pandemic
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its surveillance efforts on Chinese citizens, taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to do so. Collaboration between local security bureaus—similar to police departments—and medical institutions such as hospitals made bolstered surveillance efforts possible. According to leaked documents, security bureaus obtained broad powers to collect health data and track […]
09/27/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
Japanese convenience stores using VR-controlled robots to restock shelves
Two Japanese convenience stores have adopted a seven-foot-tall robot to restock store shelves. The robots, controlled remotely using virtual reality (VR), address concerns over social distancing for human employees in the workplace and Japan’s impending critical labor shortage. Japanese robotics company Telexistence is responsible for the robotic stock clerk, dubbed Model-T after Henry Ford’s famous […]
09/20/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
Facebook accused of spying on Instagram users – through their phone’s cameras
Social media giant Facebook is in hot water once more over alleged privacy violations. A New Jersey user sued the company over alleged spying on Instagram users through unauthorized access of their mobile phone cameras. The lawsuit filed Sep. 17 follows a report in July that the social media app owned by Facebook appeared to […]
09/16/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
TSA tries out new biometric ID system – is this yet another infringement on travelers’ rights?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it would begin pilot testing of a new biometric identification and tracking scheme for domestic travelers at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Aug. 2. Travelers who “volunteer” for the new scheme are instructed to insert their driver’s license or ID card into a magnetic stripe reader or place their passports on […]
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