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The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday. The Oct. 8 memo, signed by National Guard Bureau Director of …
Reddit threads like r/stopsmoking and r/IsraelCrimes are now blocked in the UK. Spotify, dating apps, even Discord face sweeping age checks. “The rollout of the Online Safety Act has shown just how disastrous this type of regulation can be,” said Mike Stabile of the Free Speech Coalition. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/porn-censorship-is-going-to-destroy-the-entire-internet/ar-AA1KJLaS In the U.S., 24 states already demand …
One night, in the Bay of Mecklenburg, off the coast of northern Germany, the students fired up the echosounders and mapped a swath of seafloor. “The next day, we downloaded the data,” says Geersen. “And it was then when we were sitting together, we saw that there was something on the seafloor. It was something …
“Facial Recognition vans are being used in London to help tackle crime. The vans scan people’s faces as they walk by and check them against a “watchlist” of wanted people.” Facial Recognition vans are being used in London to help tackle crime. The vans scan people’s faces as they walk by and check them against …