Increasing Government Control, Repression: Journalists in Kashmir protest India’s curbs on press Associated Press•October 3, 2019 NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of journalists in Indian-controlled Kashmir held a sit-in protest Thursday against an ongoing communication blackout in the disputed Himalayan region, describing the blockade of the internet and […]
Increasing Government Control, Repression: Sri Lankan journalists fear situation may worsen. ‘One of the few journalists who survived after being abducted by a van squad was brutally tortured — his legs crushed, fingers broken and body burned — before being released.’ Associated Press•November 13, 2019 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka […]
Increasing Government Control, Repression: What’s in a name? India’s citizenship drive hits women hardest By Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation. Reuters•October 5, 2019 By Anuradha Nagaraj GUWAHATI, India, Oct 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Abanti Deka had no idea when she married her husband that taking his name […]
Global Economic Collapse: Digital Currency Coming Soon? Worldwide Push To Kill Cash PNW November 4, 2019 In a sign of the times, Hasbro has released a new cashless version of it’s classic board game Monopoly, designed for the digital age. In Hasbro’s latest edition of Monopoly, gone are […]
End Times Technology, Government Control and Repression: The Feds are building an America-wide face surveillance system – and we’re going to court to prove it, says ACLU Civil-rights warriors sue FBI, DEA, DoJ over fears of secretive mass-spying network By Kieren McCarthy in San Francisco 31 Oct 2019. Thregister.co.uk The American Civil […]
End Times Technology: Digital ID in Japan An initiative aimed at delivering a new digital ID in Japan promises to make banking more efficient for consumers in that country using technology that underpins digital currency transactions around the globe. That’s not all. Based on early reports and interest […]
End Times Technology: Digital ID in Thailand. A ‘NUMBER’ AVISIAN Staff. December, 2018 Digital ID in Thailand will reportedly begin a trial next month via a new program designed to boost financial inclusion. The program reportedly could pave the way for other digital ID efforts there, assuming tests […]
End Times Technology: Nigerian digital ID gets financial boost from World Bank 15 October, 2019 Chris Corum. Secure ID News. One of the most populous countries in the world is getting a big boost from a World Bank investment that promises to expedite the Nigerian digital ID initiative. […]
End Times Technology: Kenya’s plan to store its citizens’ DNA is facing massive resistance. 50 (5) million citizens. 15 (5+5+5) counties installed out of 50. $60 (6) million investment for those over six (6) years of age. By Abdi Latif Dahir. February 21, 2019. Quartz Africa. Seeking to build […]
End Times Technology: China is exporting facial recognition software to Africa, expanding its vast database By Lynsey Chutel May 25, 2018 Quartz Africa. For all the promise it holds for the future, artificial intelligence is still guilty of historic bias. Voice recognition software struggles with English accents that are not American […]
