Amazon shareholders will vote to ban facial recognition tech
Amazon's board opposes it and wants government regulation instead.
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Shareholders ask Amazon to halt sales of facial recognition tech
They want to assess whether it could violate human rights.
Google employees plan walkout over censored Chinese search engine
Staff want more transparency around the ethics of Project Dragonfly.
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Microsoft’s AI tech will aid humanitarian efforts
The company will put $40 million towards humanitarian work.
Facebook is hiring a human rights policy director
They'll help the company promote peace and basic human freedoms.
Facebook bans Myanmar military officials following damning UN report
It banned accounts followed by up to 12 million people.
Apple iCloud data in China is being stored by a state-run telco
It might be time to get a new iCloud account.
China accused of 'unjustifiable' DNA sample collection
Blood, fingerprints and iris scans have been taken from residents in Xinjiang.
Digital rights groups speak out against EU plan to scan online content
A proposed rule would require websites to filter uploaded material for copyright violations.
India’s privacy ruling could disrupt its biometric society
India's biometric identification program has data on one billion Indians.
Tech workers unite against a potential US Muslim registry
'We refuse to build a database of people based on their Constitutionally protected religious beliefs.'
China's new cybersecurity laws are a nightmare
Real names only, harsh censorship and the government gets access to everything you're doing.
Turkey shuts off internet service in 11 Kurdish cities
The shutdown affects 6 million citizens and comes amid protests over the detention of one city's mayors, Turkey Blocks reports.
UN rights council condemns the disruption of internet access
The resolution is non-binding, but it sends a strong message.
Panasonic pushes same-sex equality in Japan
The move is groundbreaking in the socially conservative nation.
