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Grabbing the Cybersecurity and Privacy Problems by the Horns: ECT News Roundtable, Episode 3
2020-01-23 22:26:57| TechNewsWorld
Cybersecurity and privacy threats aren't confined to the tech world. They've cast their pall on the world in general. Computer viruses, malware and data leaks have become commonplace, personal privacy has become a bad joke, and cyberwar looms like a virtual mushroom cloud. What sometimes gets lost in the gloom are the many ways security professionals have been working to shore up cyberdefenses.
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'Beach grabbing erodes our birth rights,' say Mauritians
2018-03-16 13:03:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Activists on the island of Mauritius are rising up against foreign property developers.
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AI-Driven Report is Grabbing More Car Shoppers on Their Mobile
2017-06-15 17:42:12| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Situation - What you need to grasp about AI in Sales AI-Driven Car Sales on mobile devices are increasing. Dealer report gives car shoppers Pricing, Condition, & Analysis; Fewer live prospects bailing dealer sites Significance or The Strategic Result for Dealers Mobile-first design increases dealer visitor traffic. Car shoppers become more engaged & on right vehicle Leads automatically positioned for every vehicle in dealer inventory
Land grabbing and environmental destruction could now be prosecuted under international law
2016-09-22 22:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The International Criminal Court (ICC), housed at The Hague in the Netherlands, has mostly focused on human rights abuses and war crimes committed during armed conflicts throughout its 14-year history. But the court has now signaled that it will begin investigating crimes such as land grabbing, environmental destruction, and forced evictions that are often committed during peacetime in the pursuit of profit. In a detailed policy paper on case selection and prioritization released last week, ICC...
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Land Grabbing Is Accelerating as Pressure on Agricultural Resources Grows
2015-10-09 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An area about the size of Japan -- roughly 140,000 square miles -- has been purchased or leased by foreign entities for agricultural use during the last 15 years, according to a report by the Worldwatch Institute. An additional 58,000 square miles are under negotiation, the report found. Land grabbing, a term for the purchase or lease of agricultural land by foreign interests, has emerged as a threat to food security in several nations. Globally, over half of this land is in Africa, especially...
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