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UAE: Tech firms to sell facial recognition technology in Gulf despite potential damage to privacy rights
Author: Megha Rajagopalan, Buzzfeed News
"Facial Recognition Technology is Facing a Huge Backlash in the US but some of the World's Biggest Tech Companies Are Trying to Sell it in the Gulf", 29 May 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence
- Related companies: Briefcam Canon Hikvision HP (Hewlett-Packard) Huawei Technologies IBM Microsoft NEC Nuance Communications Sensetime
Author: Mode in Textile
« La Fair Labor Association et l’ASN Bank annoncent un projet de suivi des données salariales pour les travailleurs de l’habillement », 14 mai 2019 La Fair Labor Association et l’ASN Bank ont annoncé un projet visant à faire progresser la collecte e...
- Related companies: ASN Bank (part of SNS Reaal) SNS Reaal
Shareholders to question Northrop Grumman over human rights implications of its surveillance technology & risks to democratic freedoms
"Northrop Grumman shareholders demand rights report over DHS biometric database contract", May 9 2019...
- Related companies: Northrop Grumman
AI non-profit to track air pollution from every power plant in the world and make data public
Author: David Roberts, Vox
"We'll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world. That's huge.", 7 May 2019....
- Related in-depth areas: Climate justice Extractives Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Google (part of Alphabet)
Sierra Leone: One-month fishing ban fails to address illegal fishing activity & replenish stocks for local population
Author: Kate Hairsine & Claudia Anthony, Deutsche Welle
"Sierra Leone's one month fishing ban achieves little", 29 April 2019....
- Related in-depth areas: Agriculture Chinese investment overseas Latest news on natural resources Natural Resources
NGO report finds that most conflict in eastern Dem. Rep. of Congo not related to mining, warns that responsible sourcing initiatives could negatively impact local community
The Danish Institute for International Studies and the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) released an updated report and webpage analyzing 10 years' worth of data relating to conflict and artisanal mining in Eastern DRC. The findings...
Author: Human Rights Watch
Les entreprises des secteurs de l’habillement et des chaussures devraient mettre fin à certaines pratiques commerciales qui aggravent le risque de violations du droit du travail dans les ateliers de confection, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un...
Author: Human Rights Watch
...Le présent rapport est fondé pour une large part sur des entretiens avec des fabricants de vêtements, des inspecteurs des pratiques sociales et des experts de l’industrie du vêtement, dont certains ont au moins dix ans d’expérience dans le sourçage...
Author: Resource Matters (Belgique)
Le rapport Ni Vus Ni Connus documente comment les grandes entreprises qui achètent du cobalt en RDC ne font pas assez pour atténuer les risques de corruption potentiels dans leurs chaînes d’approvisionnement. Cela est en contradiction avec leur soutien...