TechSonar: a step into the future

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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) regularly publishes TechSonar reports on emerging technologies.  TechSonar aims to anticipate emerging technology trends: the main aim of this initiative is to better understand future developments in the technology sector from a data protection perspective. Based on the collective intelligence of the EDPS staff, we aim to contribute to

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Brazil records almost 52 thousand complaints of rights violations against people with disabilities in the first nine months of 2023

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O Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (MDHC), por meio da Ouvidoria Nacional de Direitos Humanos, registrou até o terceiro trimestre deste ano 51.734 denúncias contra os direitos humanos de pessoas com deficiência. Os dados indicam aumento de 150% na comparação com o período anterior. No total, o terceiro ciclo de 2023 aponta para

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OECD highlights CGU’s role in combating transnational corruption

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A Organização para Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), por meio do seu Grupo de Trabalho sobre Suborno Transnacional (Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions – WGB), divulgou, nesta quinta-feira (19), o relatório de avaliação final do Brasil no cumprimento das obrigações da Convenção Antissuborno. O documento foi aprovado após discussão em sessão plenária

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Department of Labor announces new actions in White House task force report to protect migrant, US workers against employer exploitation

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WASHINGTON – Today, in the White House H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce report, the U.S. Department of Labor joined the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development to announce new efforts to strengthen protections for workers in the H-2B program, who are vulnerable to exploitation by their employers. Each agency involved in

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EPA Releases New Food Waste Reports

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EPA Releases New Food Waste Reports Reports reveal the impacts of food waste on landfill methane emissions and provide updated recommendations for managing food waste. October 19, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON  – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released two new reports quantifying methane emissions from landfilled food waste and updating recommendations

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