@NYinLA2121 7h
The people who call vaccinated people sheep are taking drugs that are made for sheep.
Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD @jennifermcaputo Aug 21
I haven’t said anything about what’s going on with #COVID here in FL bc I haven’t had the words to describe it. The truth is we’re caring for 3x the number of patients we had last summer. 12 of our floors have been converted to covid units. We are stretched to the breaking point.
Florida becomes first US state where the daily deaths in current wave have exceeded previous waves.
Dr Alexandra Phelan @alexandraphelan 5h
Delta demonstrates the importance of the layering of multiple public health interventions (vaccination + masks + distancing + ventilation etc).
In Florida: only 50% fully vaccinated
+
bans on mask mandates
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unwinding distancing
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daily deaths exceeding both previous waves
BREAKING: South Dakota sees the country’s LARGEST two-week COVID surge with a 230%+ increase in cases in the wake of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
On a positive note, covid wasn’t the only thing caught at Sturgis, a 9 person child sex-trafficking ring were caught as well.
@RonFilipkowski 10h
As usual, MAGAs today tout the crowd size at Trump’s rally as proof that he couldn’t have lost the election.
The fact that that many people traveled to a cow pasture in AL in Aug to attend a political rally for a leader just defeated proves only how utterly deranged this cult is.
@TristanSnell 11h
Dear Matt Gaetz:
The “spousal privilege” does not cover communications before the marriage. So, yes, Ginger can still be compelled to testify against you.
Have a great weekend and congrats!
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WHY WE NEED PRIVACY
China passes strict data privacy law protecting personal data
Celine Castronuovo </author/celine-castronuovo>08/20/21 11:38 AM EDT
China’s top legislative body on Friday passed a new data privacy law that places limits on companies’ collection of personal user data, the latest action in the government’s ongoing efforts to tighten restrictions on tech giants operating in the country.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress approved the Personal Information Protection Law, which is expected to officially go into effect on Nov. 1, according to The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-passes-one-of-the-worlds-strictest-data-privacy-laws-11629429138?mod=hp_lead_pos1>.
The China law, which is similar to the online privacy protection framework under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, states that companies must have a valid interest in obtaining personal information and that the use of the data should be restricted to the “minimum scope necessary to achieve the goals of handling” data, Reuters reported <https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-passes-new-personal-data-privacy-law-take-effect-nov-1-2021-08-20/>.
The law also requires companies to obtain an individual user’s consent to collect personal information, and also includes guidelines for how data is allowed to be transferred and handled outside of China.
The full text of the final version of the law was not released by the legislative committee on Friday, though a second draft was publicly released in April.
The Journal reported that under the latest draft, facial recognition cameras used for security in urban residential compounds and other areas must only be used as a means of public security and must display alerts that can be clearly viewed by members of the public.
Potential punishments under the privacy law include fines of up to $7.7 million or up to 5 percent of a company’s income from the previous year, according to the Journal.
The Personal Information Protection Law comes as a second measure, the Data Security Law, is set to take effect on Sept. 1 and provides guidance for companies on how to categorize data based on factors like economic value and importance to China’s national security, according to Reuters.
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The Chinese government in the past year has sought to increase restrictions and penalties on technology companies over allegations of online fraud, data theft and anti-competitive business practices.
Last month, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced that it had issued anti-monopoly fines <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/561978-china-fines-22-internet-giants-in-anti-monopoly-cases> against 22 internet companies, including six owned by Alibaba Group, five by Tencent Holding Ltd. and two by retailer Suning.com Ltd.
Alibaba was previously hit in April with a nearly $2.8 billion fine <https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/547509-chinese-regulator-imposes-28-billion-fine-on-alibaba> following China’s completion of an investigation that found that Alibaba’s “exclusive dealing agreements” limited the sale of products on rival online platforms.