Tag Archives: Surveillance

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scaled back a federal-state surveillance program for foodborne pathogens. As of July 1, the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which works with the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and 10 state health departments to track infections commonly transmitted through food, has reduced required surveillance to …

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CDC slashed food safety surveillance, now tracks only 2 of 8 top infections

CDC slashed food safety surveillance, now tracks only 2 of 8 top infections

In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically, but quietly, scaled back a food safety surveillance system, cutting active tracking from eight top foodborne infections down to just two, according to a report by NBC News. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)—a network of surveillance sites that spans 10 states and covers about 54 million Americans (16 …

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The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told NBC News. Before July, the program …

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians | Israel-Gaza war

Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians | Israel-Gaza war

Microsoft has launched an “urgent” external inquiry into allegations Israel’s military surveillance agency has used the company’s technology to facilitate the mass surveillance of Palestinians. The company said on Friday the formal review was in response to a Guardian investigation that revealed how the Unit 8200 spy agency has relied on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to store a vast collection …

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“This Changes Everything” as NASA Sends Historic Radio Telescope to Moon’s Far Side and Sparks Fierce Debate Over Space Power and Global Surveillance

“This Changes Everything” as NASA Sends Historic Radio Telescope to Moon’s Far Side and Sparks Fierce Debate Over Space Power and Global Surveillance

IN A NUTSHELL 🌙 Scientists plan to deploy the LuSEE-Night radio telescope on the Moon’s far side to avoid Earth’s radio interference. 🔭 The mission aims to explore the Cosmic Dark Ages by monitoring low-frequency radio signals free from terrestrial noise. 🚀 Equipped with advanced technology, the telescope will operate in the Moon’s harsh environment with a substantial lithium-ion battery …

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“They’ll Know Everything You Click”: AI-Powered Mobile Browsers Are Here and GEO Experts Warn “This Changes the Surveillance Game” – Rude Baguette

Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment – NPR

“They’ll Know Everything You Click”: AI-Powered Mobile Browsers Are Here and GEO Experts Warn “This Changes the Surveillance Game”  Rude Baguette How Aravind Srinivas turned Perplexity AI into an $18 billion would-be Google killer  Fortune I tried Perplexity’s new browser and returned to Chrome in no time  xda-developers.com Dia launches a skill gallery, Perplexity to add tasks to Comet  TechCrunch AI Will Replace Recruiters …

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Congress introduces bill to ban AI surveillance pricing • The Register

Congress introduces bill to ban AI surveillance pricing • The Register

Two Democratic members of Congress, Greg Casar (D-TX) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI,) have introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives to ban the use of AI surveillance to set prices and wages. During Delta’s Q2 earnings call last week, Delta’s president Glen Hauenstein said that the airline has already rolled out AI-controlled dynamic pricing for 3 percent of its …

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“This Is Digital Stalking”: New Wi-Fi System Tracks People Without Devices and Sparks Outrage Over Invisible Surveillance Power – Rude Baguette

Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment – NPR

“This Is Digital Stalking”: New Wi-Fi System Tracks People Without Devices and Sparks Outrage Over Invisible Surveillance Power  Rude Baguette Your body can be fingerprinted and tracked using Wi-Fi signals  PCWorld I’m Sensing a Disturbance in the Wi-Fi  Hackster.io Humans can be tracked with unique ‘fingerprint’ based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals  theregister.com WhoFi: New surveillance technology can track people by how …

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