San Francisco reverses approval of killer robot policy, Congress drops a media bill as Facebook threatens to ban news in the US and Chinese hackers steal at least $20 million in US COVID-19 relief cash For
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During the second of two votes required before the policy is sent to the mayor’s office for final approval, the board voted 8-to-3 To explicitly ban the use of deadly force by police robots. The San Francisco Chronicle noted that this is very unusual, as the board’s second vote is usually just a formality that echoes the results of the first one. The policy would allow police to use robots equipped with explosives to “approach, incapacitate, or distract violent, armed, or dangerous suspects.” Dean Preston, one of the supervisors opposing the policy, said, “Black and brown people will be placed at disproportionate risk of harm or death.”
Congress Shelved a controversial media bill The Washington Post reported that after Facebook threatened to ban news in the US from the National Defense Authorization Act. The Journalistic Competition and Protection Act (JCPA) was introduced with bipartisan support by Senator Amy Klobuchar to give publishers and broadcasters power over how their news content is distributed on online platforms such as Facebook and Google. This requires social media firms to pay publishers for their news content. The bill was initially approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in September but received strong opposition from META.
Apt41A group of state sponsored cyber criminals Stole at least $20 million to COVID-19 relief funds from the US government, a Secret Service spokesman told NBC News on Monday. These funds included small business loans and unemployment relief in more than a dozen states. A March report by cyber security firm Mandiant revealed how computer networks of at least six state governments were hacked by the same group in 2021. Speaking to Reuters, Chinese embassy representatives said China firmly opposes and cracks down on all forms of cyberattacks. and termed the allegations as ‘baseless’.
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