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Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data

Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data

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Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass privacy protections that grant the state’s residents new rights over accessing and deleting their data held by big tech giants. The bill also bans companies from selling their users’ precise location data. Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House passed the state’s Consumer Data Privacy Act in a unanimous 146-0 vote on Thursday, months after all of the Senate’s 40 lawmakers voted in favor of advancing its own bill in September. Now, the bills will be combined in the Senate, and sent to the state governor’s office, where it is expected to be signed into law. It’s not immediately clear when that will happen. The move makes Massachusetts the latest U.S. state to push for stronger consumer privacy rights after years of documented abuses by the wider technology, advertising and social media industries. While the United States does not have a nationwide privacy law, unlike many of the world’s major democracies, U.S. states have filled the void of legislation by bringing their own patchwork of privacy rules that apply to their …

Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports As Ukrainian Attacks Cripple Refining

Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports As Ukrainian Attacks Cripple Refining

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Russia is banning exports of jet fuel through November 30, 2026, as it seeks to ensure domestic supply amid intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian refining infrastructure, OilPrice.com reported. Russia on Monday announced it is temporarily banning jet fuel exports until the end of November to keep sufficient domestic aviation fuel supplies. Supplies under intergovernmental agreements are exempted from the ban, the Russian government said today. The decision comes after drone strikes on refineries pushed Russia’s crude-processing rate to the lowest in more than 16 years. In an effort to curb the flow of petrodollars into the Kremlin’s coffers, Ukraine has targeted a wide range of energy assets including sea ports and pipelines.  The ban is not expected to be felt on the tight international jet fuel market as Russia is a small exporter of aviation fuels.  Last year, it exported an average of 30,000 barrels a day, or less than 2% of the global supplies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from analytics firm Vortexa Ltd. Daily average exports slipped to 28,000 barrels …

UK government bans two US political commentators

UK government bans two US political commentators

Published by Sam Flores

Turkish-American Cenk Uygur, 56, the founder and host of The Young Turks, a left-wing YouTube channel, meanwhile, had been scheduled to take part in a discussion called “Techno-Feudalism Is Here. Who Are The Lords?” on Wednesday. In a livestream in 2019, Piker sparked controversy when he reportedly said “America deserved 9/11”, a comment he later called “inappropriate”. Uygur condemned the government’s decision to refuse him entry. “I’ve been banned for criticising Israel. Are we free anymore?” he wrote on X.  “This is oppression of western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country,” he posted. Piker added in his post: “the uk has revoked my visa as well. all at the behest of israel. the west is betraying ‘liberal values’ for a genocidal fascist foreign government. soon we will all become israel.” The six-day London event, which runs until Saturday, is an offshoot of the Austin SXSW (South by Southwest) festival, combining live music performances, film and TV screenings with talks and panel discussions. Last month, the British government also blocked US …

Canada, Bahamas Imposes Ebola-Related Travel Bans

Canada, Bahamas Imposes Ebola-Related Travel Bans

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WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – Canada ⁠and ⁠the Bahamas said on Tuesday ⁠they will temporarily ban residents from the Democratic ​Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid an Ebola outbreak. Residents from ‌those countries will be banned ‌from entering Canada for 90 days starting Wednesday, the Canadian government ⁠said. ⁠It said the temporary border measure aimed to reduce the ​risk of Ebola entering and spreading within Canada. The Bahamian government added that its entry restrictions would take immediate effect and remain in place for a period ​of 30 days, subject to review by the Caribbean country’s health ⁠ministry. Reuters first ⁠reported that the archipelago would ⁠impose ​such a travel ban. The World Health Organization on Friday raised to “very high” ​the risk of the ⁠Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has declared the outbreak there and in Uganda an emergency of international concern. Last week, Washington banned non-citizens who had ⁠traveled to the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in recent weeks from ⁠entering the …

Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens

Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens

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Brent Green Group Leader, Mary Mitchell, said: “Brent residents voted clearly for change on May 7th. After losing twenty-four seats and control of the Council, Labour had a choice: embrace a new era of collaboration and accountability, or cling to the status quo. Instead, they’ve chosen to cling to power through a deal with the Conservatives. Source link

France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir from entry – POLITICO

France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir from entry – POLITICO

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The activists have since said they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs. Israel has denied mistreatment, calling the allegations “false and entirely without factual basis.” With his statement, Barrot joined a growing chorus of European leaders who are calling for EU sanctions against Ben-Gvir. “Like my Italian colleague, I call on the European Union to also impose sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir,” Barrot said in the social media post. But Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka on Wednesday vowed to block sanctions on Israeli government ministers, which require unanimity among the EU’s 27 member states. Last year Ben-Gvir was sanctioned by the U.K., Canada, Australia, Norway and New Zealand over what those governments described as his repeated incitement of violence against Palestinians. Source link

France Bans Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir After ‘Unspeakable’ Flotilla Detainee Taunts

France Bans Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir After ‘Unspeakable’ Flotilla Detainee Taunts

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PARIS (AP) — France on Saturday banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his “unspeakable” behavior targeting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force. “As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory. This decision follows his unspeakable actions toward French and European citizens who were passengers on the Global Sumud Flotilla,” the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, announced in a post on X. “We cannot tolerate that French nationals can be threatened, intimidated or brutalized in this way — all the more so by a public official,” Barrot posted, calling on the European Union to also sanction Ben-Gvir. The Associated Press has sought comment from Ben-Gvir’s spokesperson and the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This week, Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting detained flotilla activists. In one clip, Ben-Gvir is seen waving a large Israeli flag over hunched-over detainees whose hands appear to be bound. In another, he taunts a kneeling detainee whose wrists are zip-tied, yelling …

France bans far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir from French territory

France bans far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir from French territory

Published by Sam Flores

France has ​decided to ​ban Israel’s Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from ​access ‌to ⁠French territory, said Foreign ‌Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on ⁠Saturday, adding that the decision reflected ​anger over ‌the treatment of Gaza-bound flotilla activists. “As from today, ‌Itamar Ben-Gvir is ​banned from entering French territory,” wrote Barrot on ​X. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices “Along with ​my Italian ​counterpart, I am ​asking the European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar ⁠Ben-Gvir,” he added. Western governments have voiced ‌outrage after Ben-Gvir posted a video of himself taunting Gaza-bound ​flotilla activists being pinned to the ground. Some of the activists have alleged they were beaten and sexually assaulted by Israeli security forces while in detention. Israeli minister Ben-Gvir banned from entering France To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need …

Madison Square Garden Bans Lawyer Representing New York Cop Injured at a Boxing Match

Madison Square Garden Bans Lawyer Representing New York Cop Injured at a Boxing Match

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His client is a New York cop who was injured during a private security gig at Madison Square Garden. He sued the Garden on behalf of the cop. Now John Scola, a lawyer well known for representing local police officers, is banned from the high-profile arena and several others owned by the famously controlling James Dolan. For years, Dolan openly excluded entire law firms from his venues if a single attorney was in any sort of legal dispute with the Garden; those bans would then be enforced by Dolan’s increasingly sophisticated facial recognition system. What wasn’t entirely clear was whether Madison Square Garden was continuing to grow its legal blacklist. A letter to Scola, dated April 30 and reviewed by WIRED, suggested this practice continues. “Any tickets to MSG Venues,” the letter reads, “are hereby revoked.” The ban also highlights the fissures in the multilayered relationship between New York City’s public servants and its most iconic arena. As WIRED reported last month, MSG security functionally acted as a second, unsanctioned surveillance force in midtown Manhattan—without …