Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data from anyone who enters its supermarkets, according to new signage posted at the chain's Manhattan and Brooklyn locations earlier this month. read more
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday demanded that the U.S. free President Nicolás Maduro following his capture in his own nation. read more
In case there's any doubt, American Interventionism is back as demonstrated by the overnight attacks on Caracas, and the forced extradition of President Nicols Maduro. The latest attacks on Venezuela demonstrate that the charade of Donald Trump as a man of peace continues unabated.
In less than one year, he has attacked Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela. He has also said that additional attacks may be needed against Venezuela and Iraq, and has suggested that Colombia, Cuba and even Mexico could be next on the list.
The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife solidifies America's role as a gangster state. Violence does not generate peace. It generates violence. read more
"It hasn't started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It'll be great. Everyone loves it," Trump told POLITICO when reached by phone from Mar-a-Lago. "They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch." The proposed structure -- modeled loosely on European victory monuments -- is one of several high-profile projects Trump has personally championed as part of the semiquincentennial celebrations, a sprawling effort expected to include national and local events across the country. read more
"The chain had initially said that the scanning system was only for a small group of employees and promised to delete any biometric data it collected from shoppers during the pilot rollout.
The new notice makes no such assurances."
"Will Owen, a privacy advocate with the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, said that storing customer's biometric data can open them up to risks from hackers or immigration enforcement.
"It's really chilling that immigrant New Yorkers going into Wegmans and other grocery stores have to worry about their highly sensitive biometric data potentially getting into the hands of ICE," he said."
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Chinese Gov Security has Surveillance Tech everywhere in cities, plus Forced DNA Testing... and you know how Donnie so admires people like Xi and Putin.
Here's a short vid on Wegmans surveillance, and efforts in NYC (also in the article) to protect citizen's privacy and data rights.... that have stalled recently, but maybe will resume as NYC has New Management, eh?
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