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FTC bans Rite Aid from using facial recognition technology

The Rite Aid pharmacy chain can’t use facial recognition technology to identify customers for five years after a Federal Trade Commission investigation found the company inappropriately used it to criminally profile customers.

Tech trade group sues over ā€˜unconstitutionalā€™ Utah teen social media curfew law

The law wouldn’t just affect minors. DepositPhotosThe state’s Social Media Regulation Act is set to take effect March 1, 2024. The post Tech trade group sues over ā€˜unconstitutionalā€™ Utah teen social media curfew law appeared first on Popular Science.

Rite Aid barred from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers.

Adorable Cat Video Reaches Earth After 16-Million-Mile Journey from Deep Space

NASA just combined all of my favorite things: space, lasers, and cats. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration of deep space optical communication, the space agency streamed a high-definition video from 19 million miles away from Earth. And as it turns out, NASA is just as obsessed as we are when it comes to sharing catā€¦Read more…