Data protection bill: Will India's hard-won information law get weaker?
A crucial new law will make it hard to use the landmark right to information legislation, activists say.
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'It gave us some way to fight back': New tools aim to protect art and images from AI's grasp
For months, Eveline Fröhlich, a visual artist based in Stuttgart, Germany, has been feeling "helpless" as she watched the rise of new artificial intelligence tools that threaten to put human artists out of work.
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Norway fines Facebook owner Meta over privacy breaches
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined 1 million Norwegian crowns ($98,500) per
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Fact check: RFK Jr.'s misleading viral claim about Secret Service protection
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Joe Biden, baselessly suggested Friday that the Biden administration is singling him out for rare treatment by denying him Secret Service protection.
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Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers
A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to "draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks."
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Seven AI companies agree to safeguards in the US
White House says it's a 'critical step' towards the responsible development of the technology.
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There are almost no national safety rules protecting workers exposed to high heat
OSHA, the federal agency charged with protecting you on the job, can do little or nothing if your boss orders you to work outside in the searing summer sun.
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US extends Citgo Petroleum's protection from Venezuela creditors to October
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday renewed a license that protects Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum
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Norway regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches
OSLO Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day over privacy
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Privacy activists slam EU-US pact on data sharing
The deal overcame objections about US intelligence agencies' level of access to European data.
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A bipartisan bill aims to protect journalists from being forced to reveal their sources
Journalists could soon enjoy greater protections under federal law.
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DHS reassigns top official at Customs and Border Protection following death of 8-year-old
The Department of Homeland Security has removed the chief medical officer at US Customs and Border Protection following the death of an 8-year-old girl held in US custody last month, according to a Homeland Security official.
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