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U.S. Warns Against Europe Looking to Huawei for Mobile Solutions
September 30, 2020
As European countries consider their next generation mobile networks, Keith Krach, the U.S. undersecretary of state for economic affairs during a European tour warned that Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of China’s surveillance state, complicit in human rights abuses and that EU governments should instead choose between Finland's Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson.
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U.S. will Block Palm Oil from Malaysian Producer over Human Rights Abuses
September 30, 2020
Following a year long investigation, an official from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agency will detain shipments of palm oil and its products from FGV Holdings Berhad in Malaysia after a wide range of labor abuse indicators were found, including physical and sexual violence and forced child labor.
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The Atlantic: AI Heightens Challenges for Disinformation Campaigns
September 23, 2020
As Artificial Intelligence generated content becomes more sophisticated, it will be increasingly difficult to differentiate it from the content that is created by humans, particularly when confronting the problem of disinformation campaigns
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Amnesty International: EU companies selling surveillance tools to China’s human rights abusers
September 23, 2020
According to Amnesty International, by selling digital surveillance technology to China’s public security agencies, including facial recognition and network cameras, technology companies are willing to risk widespread human rights abuses
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The Guardian: UK Using Chinese Surveillance Cameras Banned by U.S.
September 23, 2020
Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, a Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are being widely used in the UK, raising privacy concerns.
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