The Department of Homeland Security wants to expand facial recognition scans in the airport to also include citizens, which had previously been exempt from the mandatory checks. TechCrunch reports: In a filing, the department has proposed that all travelers, and not just foreign nationals or visitors, will have to complete a facial recognition check before they are allowed to enter the…
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US Tells India It’s Mulling Caps On H-1B Visas For Nations That Force Foreign Companies To Store Data Locally
PolygamousRanchKid shares a report from Reuters: The United States has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, widening the two countries’ row over tariffs and trade. India, which has upset companies such as Mastercard and irked the U.S. government…
Hacker Dumps Thousands of Sensitive Mexican Embassy Documents Online
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A hacker stole thousands of documents from Mexico’s embassy in Guatemala and posted them online. The hacker, who goes by the online handle @0x55Taylor, tweeted a link to the data earlier this week. The data is no longer available for download after the cloud host pulled the data offline, but the hacker shared…
US facial recognition will cover 97 percent of departing airline passengers within four years
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/18/18484581/us-airport-facial-recognition-departing-flights-biometric-exit…
Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech
The Trump administration bars a critic of Israel from America. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/omar-barghouti-bds-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
U.S. Wants to Allow More Foreign Workers While Also Restricting Immigration
The move to expand the H-2B visa program appeared to clash with the Trump administration’s repeated message about a crisis on the southern border. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/trump-administration-h2b-visa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Migration Surge From Central America Was Spurred, in Part, by Mexican Policies
The López Obrador administration’s migrant-friendly policies appear to have encouraged more migrants to move north. Border cities are straining to shelter them. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/americas/mexico-migration-border.html?partner=rss&emc=rss