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View More NewsThis week, the Federal Trade Commission released a policy statement incentivizing additional data collection of American citizens when using the internet.The following statement can be attributed to Ari Cohn, FIRE lead counsel for tech policy:Age verification is identity verification, plain and simple. By announcing that it won’t enforce the prohibition against collecting children’s personal data online when it is done for age verification purposes, the government admits what we’ve been saying all along: Age-gating the internet means forcing you to hand over your ID, sacrifice your anonymity, and put your sensitive data at risk.We’re routinely told to be worried about data collection…
Freezes and seizures of cryptocurrency by the Scam Center Strike Force from Southeast Asian crime networks have topped $580 million, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.In an announcement Thursday, Jeanine Pirro stated that the force had made “significant progress” in freezing, seizing and forfeiting crypto from scam networks operating in countries including Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. In only three months, our Scam Center Strike Force has made significant progress, freezing, seizing, and forfeiting cryptocurrency from these criminals. To our American victims: we are here for you, we care for you, and we will continue fighting like hell…
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Gorton and Denton is a relatively new British parliamentary seat in Greater Manchester. The constituency stitches together two distinct social landscapes. One part is Gorton in inner-urban Manchester: a location characterised by dense housing, a young and transient population, and the demographic profile of a modern city shaped by high rates of immigration. The other part is Denton, on the more suburban edge of Manchester: a more settled, locally-rooted electorate, with the rhythms and instincts of an older working- and lower-middle-class England. In total, 28 percent of constituents identify as Muslim, while 41 percent identify as Christian.A by-election, to be…
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