What? DOJ Won’t Release Biden Special Counsel Audio, Concerned Deepfakes Would Be Spread
The Biden Department of Justice is being slammed for an irrational excuse used to prevent audio of Joe Biden speaking with special counsel Robert Hur from going public.
The DOJ ridiculously claimed people would make deepfake AI-generated audio clips of Biden saying things he didn’t really say if they release the official audio.
While there would likely be some comedic fakes after the audio’s release, the media and government would be sure the real audio reached the people.
In fact, without the DOJ releasing the official audio anyone could make a deepfake interview with Biden and pass it off as the original.
Legal expert Jonathan Turley joined Fox News this week to discuss the bizarre DOJ reasoning, saying, “It is so illogical. It is neither legally nor practically sensible to make that argument. The fact is that if you release the audiotape, it’s going to make it easier to refute any deepfake version.”
Jonathan Turley Blasts DOJ For Using ‘Deepfake’ Possibility As Reason For Not Releasing Biden Interview Audio pic.twitter.com/MmLsWSvar0
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 3, 2024
He continued, “Part of the problem for the Department of Justice is that their position has never made any sense. You release the transcript as unprivileged, but you’re claiming the audio version is privileged.”
Turley then exposed the elephant in the room, explaining the DOJ isn’t “worried about a false version of the audiotape, they’re worried about the real audiotape being heard before the election.”
The corrupt Merrick Garland Justice Department appears to be stalling the release of the audio until after the 2024 presidential election as it would likely be damaging to the Biden campaign.
Maxine Waters Says Trump Supporters Are “Domestic Terrorists”
Maxine Waters has called Donald Trump supporters “domestic terrorists”. The Democrat Rep made the comments during an appearance on MSNBC where she was discussing the guilty verdict against the former president. She also said she […]
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Malfunctioning Facial Recognition Technology may put Innocent Individuals at Risk
Government entities, including seven law enforcement agencies in the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, have instituted the use of facial recognition to verify or ascertain someone’s identity using an algorithm that matches a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces.
However, the case of Harvey Eugene Murphy, Jr. is proof that flawed or misused facial recognition systems can put citizens at risk.
Murphy visited his home state of Texas to get his driver’s license renewed at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Within minutes, he was approached by a police officer who notified him there was a warrant out for him. Murphy said he was not told any details about his supposed crime except for the date the robbery occurred.
“I almost thought it was a joke,” Murphy said. The 61-year-old grandfather was arrested for the armed robbery of a Sunglass Hut in Houston. Murphy’s alibi was that he was back home in California when the theft occurred.
In contrast to law enforcement’s fast action on their “suspected” thief, investigations were too slow. In fact, by the time the Harris County District Attorney’s Office figured he was nowhere in the robbery scene, three men had already sexually assaulted Murphy in a prison bathroom, leaving him with permanent injuries.
“Mr. Murphy’s story is troubling for every citizen in this country,” said Daniel Dutko, the lawyer representing Murphy. “Any person could be improperly charged with a crime based on error-prone facial recognition software, just as he was.”
Murphy’s case is the seventh known case of a wrongful arrest due to facial recognition in the U.S., further highlighting the flaws of a technology already widely adopted by police departments and some retailers.
The said technology is also being used by some British police forces, such as London’s Metropolitan Police. It was also used last year to watch crowds at the King’s Coronation, at a soccer match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, a concert by singer Beyonce and during the F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone.
(Related: British police secretly using U.K. passport database to conduct facial recognition searches.)
The civil liberties group Big Brother Watch said since the Met Police started using facial recognition tech, 85 percent of all matches identified by the system were wrong. In South Wales, 90 percent of matches were incorrect.
“We’ve [personally] witnessed people being wrongly stopped by the police because facial recognition misidentified them,” the group said in a report. Despite these disastrous figures, policing minister Chris Phelps wrote to police chiefs last October urging them to “double the number of [facial recognition] searches by May 2024, so they exceed 200,000 across England and Wales.”
“This dangerously authoritarian technology has the potential to turn populations into walking ID cards in a constant police lineup,” Big Brother Watch Director Silkie Carlo warned.
Consequently, when former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and House of Lords member William Hague jointly released a report in February last year calling for “a secure, private, decentralized digital-ID system,” the prime minister’s spokesman was able to say with a straight face: “There are no plans to introduce digital ID. Our position on physical ID cards remains unchanged. We are already carrying out work to enhance the digitalization of public services.”
Facial recognition is also coming to Canada
Ontario’s York and Peel regional police offices are now implementing a facial recognition system to utilize crime scene images for comparison with mugshots.
Both police agencies have engaged with the Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario to ensure compliance with best practices and privacy standards. Idemia Public Security was selected to provide biometric facial recognition software following the consultation.
To ensure the protection of individual privacy rights, the comparison of digital images will be conducted by the Identification of Criminals Act, which provides the legal framework for the collection and use of such images, authorities claimed.
The police services also stated that individuals whose mugshots and fingerprints have been collected by York Regional Police under the said act may request the destruction of these records.
“Partnering with Peel Regional Police is cost-effective and enables us to collaborate more extensively to make both communities safer,” says Jim MacSween, York Regional Police chief.
However, privacy considerations have been a critical issue in the adoption of biometric capture for law enforcement in the country. Controversy erupted when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other Canadian police forces were found to have used Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology, which scraped over three billion images from the internet without consent.
FutureTech.news has more stories on the dystopian measures of governments and law enforcement to surveil citizens.
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Spanish Court Rules That Sex With Children Is Part Of Gypsy Culture
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UK Issues Urgent Warnings About Horrifying Psychiatric Side Effects of Popular Allergy Medication
The U.K. has issued an urgent warning about one of the most popular allergy and asthma medications on the market due to its potential to cause neuropsychiatric issues ranging from nightmares and depression to thoughts of suicide.
The U.K. government’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently announced that it will be adding stronger warnings to the informational insert in the asthma and allergy drug Montelukast, the active ingredient in Singulair, in the wake of ongoing reports from patients and caregivers alike about its neuropsychiatric risks. A review conducted by the MHRA found that many patients are unaware of these dangers.
The drug has already been associated with side effects such as flu-like symptoms, stomach pains, coughs and headaches. Now, warnings on the box will point to risks such as depression, hallucinations, insomnia, attention and memory issues, agitation, anxiousness, sleep disturbances and suicidal behavior.
It is believed that the drug’s inhibition of the GPR17 receptor on glial cells and neurons could be related to these effects as it can disrupt normal brain functioning.
FDA issued black box warning for montelukast
The U.K. joins more than a dozen other countries that have issued similar warnings about the drug. In 2020, the FDA issued a boxed warning for it, which is the highest type of safety warning a medication can receive. The agency also mandated that every patient taking the drug receive a medication guide that explains how to take the drug safely and its potential risks. The agency also emphasized in a press release that there are several other medications that can effectively treat allergies without these side effects.
However, in February, New York Attorney General Letitia James asked the FDA to take stronger action on the drug, pointing to a rise in mental health incidents despite the black box warning and calling for greater awareness and better safeguards to protect young people who use the medication. Data shows that children are more susceptible to the neuropsychiatric dangers of the drug than adults.
Unfortunately, many of the people who take the drug are younger. Because it can help to manage asthma and allergies in pill form, it is often given to children and the elderly who struggle to use inhalers properly. In fact, it is even available in powders that can be mixed with food or drinks and chewable tablets, making it easily accessible to a range of patients.
Montelukast works by targeting key elements in inflammatory responses to allergens known as leukotrienes. These are what tighten the muscles in the airway and increase the production of mucus, which can manifest as tightness in the throat and coughing; blocking these chemicals can help to alleviate these symptoms.
The drug has been shown in studies to cross the blood-brain barrier, and it is known to interact with the essential brain antioxidant glutathione.
According to a recent review of the FDA’s adverse events reporting system carried out by The Epoch Times, there were nearly 35,000 reports of adverse events related to Montelukast, and more than 28,000 of them were considered severe. They note that more than 22 percent of the severe cases involve children younger than 17. More than 1,000 deaths have been linked to Montelukast.
Sadly, the black box warning has done little to deter doctors from prescribing the drug. In 2021, 31 million prescriptions for Montelukast were issued in the U.S. alone. Although the FDA advises people to only use the drug if other treatments, such as steroid nasal sprays, antihistamines and allergy shots, are not effective, numerous Americans are still taking the drug and putting themselves at risk of serious neuropsychiatric effects.
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‘Use Firearms’ – Right-Wing Confederation Party Leader Backs Armed Response Over Migrant Crisis at Polish-Belarusian Border
Deputy Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Krzysztof Bosak, argued that border services should have the authority to use firearms in proportion to the threats they face at the Polish border.
“If health or life is endangered, the orders should be such that they can use firearms that shoot,” Bosak stated during an interview on Polsat News commercial TV channel, emphasizing the need for clear rules of engagement.
Bosak, representing the Confederation party, also commented on the government’s plan to reintroduce a buffer zone along the Polish-Belarusian border. He noted: “The government has not asked for our support, nor do they need it. We have supported border security before there was even a barrier.”
???WATCH: Dramatic video shows a Polish soldier brutally stabbed in his rib cage at the border by a migrant through the border fence near Belarus.
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 29, 2024
In this surveillance footage, the soldier is being treated by a fellow soldier while migrants toss objects at him from the other… pic.twitter.com/O5nJUmbx6S
Further discussing the empowerment of border officers, Bosak asserted, “They are uniformed formations, however, they should have orders to use weapons proportionally to the situation.”
He clarified the importance of ensuring that officers can respond appropriately to threats without exceeding necessary force.
Additionally, Bosak highlighted the need for better support and equipment for the Border Guard and Polish soldiers stationed at the border.
“Over two years ago, I publicly questioned the instructions regarding the use of weapons and the availability of direct coercion means for the officers,” he said, suggesting that focusing on these aspects is crucial for effective border security.
Reflecting on the types of firearms, Bosak pointed out that the public often misunderstands the range of available weapons.
“People often think about firearms as being rifles with live ammunition. However, we have smoothbore weapons, shot ammunition, various kinds of weapons that deter but do not kill,” he explained.
Addressing broader issues, Bosak criticized the previous and current government efforts concerning border security, suggesting that there has been no significant innovation in strategies since the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party’s policies were enacted.
He also disparaged the opposition for their lack of clarity regarding fortification plans, emphasizing that government policies have not diverged significantly across different administrations.
Bosak also condemned any support for illegal migration corridors, asserting that such positions compromise Poland’s security and align with the interests of Belarusian and Russian services.
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