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Another company wants hands to be a payment method
By scanning the veins in customers’ palm.
Tony Blair calls for WEF and WTO to introduce “digital infrastructure” that monitors vaccination status
“You need the data. You need to know who’s been vaccinated and who hasn’t been.”
WEF pushes digital battery passports
The technology is expected to come to the US through funding from President Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Prescribe Freedom” plan bans vaccine passports, supports doctors’ free speech
In contrast to other states like California.
US government scooped up information on money transfers without a warrant
Bulk data collection.
Moderna CEO, vaccine group chief, criticize online misinformation at WEF in Davos
Plus, accusing the US of allowing too much scientific and political debate.
China proposes making “dissemination of false information” a crime in UN treaty
Trying to export its ideals.
NYT publisher at Davos: “Disinformation” is “the most existential” challenge we’re grappling with as a society
And calling the media “fake news” is apparently something people should be “really worried about.”
Members
EU Commissioner says US will soon have “hate speech” laws, boasts about pushing advertisers to demonetize “disinformation”
Věra Jourová addresses The World Economic forum.
Internews President to WEF: “Gendered disinformation” is “terrifying,” online platforms need to keep people safe
Says platforms need to be held “accountable.”
Ukraine shares its CBDC plans with the World Economic Forum
Testing a centrally controlled currency.