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05/17/2024
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By Cassie B.
Google and Amazon cloud services linked to Israeli weapons firms supporting bloodshed in Gaza
Two top Israeli state-owned weapons manufacturers are contractually required to use Google and Amazon’s cloud services, documents show, even as both tech companies have gone out of their way to downplay any connections to the genocide in Gaza. The firms in question are responsible for manufacturing many of the weapons that Israel has been using […]
03/29/2024
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By Laura Harris
IDF accused of using AI facial recognition system to target innocent Palestinians in Gaza
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has been accused of using an artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition system to scan the faces of innocent Palestinians and compile them in a database of individuals purportedly affiliated with Hamas in Gaza. The Red Wolf system, developed by Unit 8200 of the IDF’s Intelligence Corps in collaboration with Israeli tech firm Corsight, utilizes […]
07/17/2023
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By Oliver Young
UNESCO: Combination of neurotechnology and AI threatens mental privacy
Neurotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) are not an ideal pair. On Thursday, July 13, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned that the combination of the two poses a threat to mental privacy. UNESCO has started developing a global “ethical framework” to address human rights concerns posed by neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans […]
07/06/2023
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By Laura Harris
Jennifer Bilek: Gender ideology paves way for TRANSHUMANISM
Feminist and investigative journalist Jennifer Bilek has warned that the noticeable societal shift toward the normalization of transgenderism could pave the way for transhumanism. During an interview on the Epoch TV show “American Thought Leaders,” Bilek noted that this drive for transgenderism has fueled a demand for what she dubbed the technological reproduction industry. Procedures in […]
02/04/2022
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By Ethan Huff
A whistleblower who was tortured in a Chinese prison for exposing Amazon’s horrific slave labor operations overseas asks for an apology
A Chinese whistleblower by the name of Tang Mengfing who says he was imprisoned and tortured by the communist regime after exposing Amazon for abusing its employees and treating them like slaves is now asking for an apology. According to reports, Tang spent two miserable years under the heavy boot of oppression for reporting on […]
05/17/2021
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By Cassie B.
At least 7 Apple suppliers are using slave labor in China, report reveals
A troubling new report shows that several Apple suppliers have been using forced labor in China, a problem that has long plagued the company and many other tech giants. Two human rights groups worked with The Information to identify seven companies supplying services and products to Apple that have supported forced labor programs targeting the […]
12/10/2020
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By Franz Walker
Intel, Nvidia questioned by lawmakers about their microchips being used to suppress human rights in Xinjiang
Two U.S. congressmen are questioning chipmakers Intel and Nvidia about allegations that their microchips are being used in Chinese computer systems to conduct mass surveillance in China’s Xinjiang region. In a statement made Dec. 8, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) raised several questions to Intel chief executive Bob Swan and his Nvidia counterpart Jensen Huang. They […]
12/02/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
US corporations lobbying against bill cracking down on products made with Xinjiang forced labor
A number of American corporations have been lobbying Congress to dilute a bill cracking down on products made with Uighur forced labor. Companies have set their sights on the Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which prevents broad categories of certain goods made by persecuted Muslim minorities in China from being brought into U.S. ports. While […]
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 […]
08/03/2020
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By Michael Alexander
American companies called out for selling technology to “anti-Christian” Beijing
American companies should stop supplying technology to Beijing, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said, noting the Chinese government’s hardline stance on religious and cultural expression. “Tech companies need to remember that they are American tech companies. And they should be sensitive to the values that we stand for,” USCIRF Commissioner Gary Bauer said […]
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