Etiket: protect
Paris 2024 Olympics: Tinder and Grindr limit their features to protect LGBTQ+ athletes
More users but also more risks: dating apps have limited their functionality in certain areas and are issuing warnings before the start of the Paris Olympics, particularly to protect athletes…
Federal emergency decree to protect caribou would lead to at least 2,000 job losses, warns Quebec
If it does indeed go ahead with its emergency decree to protect caribou, Ottawa will have to “bear the burden” of at least 2,000 job losses, warns the Quebec government,…
Secret Service ‘failed’ to protect Trump, admits director Kimberly Cheatle
The US Secret Service “failed” in its mission to protect Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who was targeted in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13, Director Kimberly Cheatle…
When Website Design Fails to Help Protect Privacy
Canada’s privacy commissioner says a review of websites and mobile apps found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult to protect people’s privacy are not only widespread, but often…
British Columbia | Environmental group buys Fraser River island to protect salmon
(Vancouver) Important salmon habitat will be protected after an environmental organization purchased an island in British Columbia’s Lower Fraser River with help from the federal government and private donors. Published…
To protect itself against Chinese competition, Brazil taxes its main trading partner
Brazil recently followed the example of other countries and decided to tax its main trading partner, China, and in particular its steel resold to Brazil. The country is trying to…
Equipping yourself to protect heritage
Saving a heritage building can quickly become a path of suffering for a group of citizens or a municipality. To help structure a project, specialized organizations have come up with…
Federal government to ban logging on 1.6 million hectares to protect caribou
As part of its decree for the protection of the woodland caribou, the federal government plans to withdraw 1.6 million hectares from the forestry industry, including one million hectares in…
Heatwave | Biden administration wants rules to protect workers
(Washington) President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it is proposing new regulations aimed at protecting some workers exposed to high temperatures as heat waves increase due to climate change.…
Quebec unhappy that Ottawa wants to intervene to protect three caribou herds
Despite virulent criticism from the Legault government, the federal government is moving forward with its plan to impose an “emergency decree” in order to protect essential habitat to avoid the…
software suppresses emotions of unhappy customers to protect employees in call centers in Japan
In call centers, more and more workers in Japan are dealing with increasingly obnoxious customers. To the point that a company has developed software capable of erasing the emotions in…
It takes a village to protect children in the digital world
I recently spoke out in The duty on the importance of taking into account the evolving capacities of the child in our discourse on their relationship to screens. Another element…
” Without you[T] »: “protect memories”
Since May 4, the winners of the second season of RevolutionJanie Richard and Márcio Vinícius Paulino Silveira, are on tour across Quebec with their new creation, Without you[T]. This time,…
“Palestinian films protect memory”, for directors Mohanad Yaqubi and Rashid Masharawi
The Palestine Film Festival, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, opened Friday June 7 in Paris with a tribute to Gaza and the archive work of Palestinian directors. France Télévisions…
Adoption of Bill 57 to protect elected officials against threats
Citizens who intimidate, harass or “abusively” obstruct the work of an elected official will be liable to a fine of up to $1,500. Bill 57, which aims to protect elected…
Colombia | A strange underwater museum to protect the corals of the Caribbean
Like a small army of specters, their rock silhouettes are outlined at the bottom of the water. In the Colombian Caribbean, a curious underwater museum intends to help protect coral…
The law to protect elected officials should not lead to an avalanche of fines, according to Minister of Municipal Affairs Andrée Laforest
The future law aimed at protecting elected officials should not lead to an avalanche of fines against citizens, according to Minister of Municipal Affairs Andrée Laforest. “Honestly, I don’t think…
Protection of elected officials | Quebec amends its bill to protect freedom of expression
(Quebec) The Legault government amends its bill to protect elected officials against intimidation, in order to respond to the concerns of the media and union centers, and specifies that it…
She bans intimate images created by AI to protect her friends
Thanks to the efforts of a 15-year-old American girl, a new law will soon ban the making and sharing of fake, explicit images depicting minors in her home state of…
the WHO wants to protect children from industrial marketing and the United Kingdom wants to ban them from sales for life
Since 1987, World No Tobacco Day has been held every May 31. Every year, eight million people die from this product, including more than a million passive smokers. An illness…