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Japan imposes sanctions against Russia and other foreign entities over war in Ukraine

JURIST

The list of sanctioned Russian individuals includes several corporate directors, such as Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation, Sergei Petrov, CEO and owner of PSV Technologies LLC, Pavel Marinychev, CEO of the diamond mining company Alrosa, and Ruslan Bulatov, General Director of LLC Testkomplekt.

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Cambridge report finds UK police use of facial recognition technology may breach ethical and legal obligations

JURIST

A report released Thursday from Cambridge University claims the United Kingdom police’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has breached numerous ethical and human rights obligations. The second issue regarded discrimination, a common concern with large-scale FRT projects due to potential biases within the AI technology.

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Civil society groups urge UK to ban live facial recognition technology

JURIST

Thirty-one UK and European-based civil society organizations have issued a letter to the UK Parliament calling for a ban on the use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT) by police and private companies.

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Australia proposes new regime to fine tech companies for anti-competitive practices

JURIST

The Australian government on Monday unveiled a proposed competition scheme to introduce new laws that would allow global technology companies to be fined up to $50 million AUD for anti-competitive behavior and obstructing consumer choice. The government, however, had to abandon proposed laws targeting misinformation on these platforms.

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EU dispatch: G7 leaders’ breakthrough on regulating artificial intelligence complements EU initiative

JURIST

In a joint statement, the G7 leaders stated that they hope that the guiding principles will “ foster an open and enabling environment where safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems are designed, developed, deployed” which will “maximize the benefits of the technology while mitigating its risks, for the common good”.

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UK and Australia sign first post-Brexit free trade agreement

JURIST

The United Kingdom and Australia Friday signed a new free trade agreement. This is the first UK trade agreement to be negotiated and signed since their formal withdrawal from the European Union in 2020. The trade agreement will remove the majority of tariffs on goods exported from the UK to Australia. billion of additional trade.”

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Report: UK Police Forces Behind On The Curve On Technological Advancements

The Crime Report

A new analysis into the effectiveness of digital forensic units and practices in law enforcement finds a gap between the increasing need for digital forensic units to investigate and prosecute crimes and current police force capacity. Recommendations.