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IN THE NEWS: VIDEOS CONTRADICT POLICE ACCOUNTS
UNDATED (AP) — It’s said that seeing is believing. And lately, videos posted online of some police interactions with people have led many not to believe the official accounts authorities have given. For example, police in Minneapolis first told the public George Floyd died after a “medical incident during a police interaction.” We’ve all since seen tapes by bystanders showing a police officer pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, as he pleaded for air. And over the weekend in Buffalo, New York, police said a 75-year-old male protester “tripped and fell" as they tried to clear a street. Video shared online and on TV told a different story; a police officer shoved the man backward, causing him to strike his head on the pavement.
IN THE NEWS: IBM LEAVING FACIAL RECOGNITION BIZ
UNDATED (AP) — IBM is doing an about-face on facial recognition. The tech giant says it is getting out of the business — because it’s concerned the technology can be used for things like mass surveillance and racial profiling. IBM was one of several companies that sought to tweak face-scanning software. But research found that the technology didn’t work well when it came to identifying minorities and women. Now, the CEO of IBM is questioning whether facial recognition software should be used by police at all.
ON THE WEB: CORONAVIRUS AND MASKS
CYBERSPACE (AP) — To wear masks, or not to wear masks — that is the question. And these days, the answer is as confusing as ever. The World Health Organization is backtracking on what appear to be contradictory claims about whether people should wear masks in public, especially if they don’t have COVID-19 symptoms. The U.N. health agency has posted a clarification on its website. You can find it on the home page under the feature “When and how to use masks.”
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by Oscar Wells Gabriel II
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