Month: October 2023

Delete Act signed by governor Gavin Newsom strengthens existing regulations so users will be able to scrub info from a single page In a victory for privacy advocates and consumers, the California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would enable residents to request that their personal information be deleted from the coffers of all …

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GMB union says online retailer’s planned wage rise is little comfort to staff facing ‘poverty pay’ More than 1,000 Amazon workers at the online retailer’s Coventry warehouse are to go on strike for four days next month, including on the busy Black Friday sales day. The action was announced as the GMB union said the …

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US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working McDonald’s and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged foreign worker exploitation Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia McDonald’s and Amazon’s ties to alleged labor trafficking: five key takeaways Before he …

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The e-sim is gaining traction as smartphone connectivity shoots for the stars, but it’s not without risk – as I found when I fired up my new iPhone 15 • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A shocking thing happened when I upgraded to an iPhone 15 Pro: my sim card …

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Foreign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh conditions and a legal limbo with few protections Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia McDonald’s and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged foreign worker exploitation Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed …

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Dozens of contract workers at Amazon warehouses say they were tricked into toiling and living in grueling, squalid conditions McDonald’s and Amazon’s ties to alleged labor trafficking: five key takeaways Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders McDonald’s and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged foreign worker exploitation …

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Wording will form communique for AI summit next month where agreement on organisation to scrutinise technology is unlikely to be reached Rishi Sunak’s advisers are trying to thrash out an agreement among world leaders on a statement warning about the risks of artificial intelligence as they finalise the agenda for the AI safety summit next …

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Investment manager tells of how fraudsters managed to persuade him to hand over his life savings ‘I lost £240,000’: fraud victims share their stories What to do when you think you have been scammed Six common scams – and how to avoid them A senior manager at a UK investment firm has told how he …

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Alex Lykos documents life without a smartphone, tablet or laptop in Disconnect Me Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email No technological invention has become omnipresent so fast, no gadget has revolutionised the way we interact socially and gather and share information so rapidly, as the smartphone. In the last two decades most of us …

Armed with a street directory, alarm clock and push-button phone, can this film-maker survive a 30-day digital detox? Read More »

Elon Musk endorsed users who have posted ‘wrong and unverifiable things’ while paid-for accounts spread fake news X’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict has come under scrutiny after a “deluge” of fake posts and Elon Musk’s recommendation of war coverage from accounts that have made false claims or antisemitic comments. The owner of X, formerly …

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