2022-09-05
A spreading technology enabling ships to fake their locations and carry out illegal business operations could transform how goods are moved around the world, with profound implications for the enforcement of international law. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
US officials say large ships are increasingly manipulating their GPS-based automatic identification systems, or AIS, to evade international laws and sanctions
2022-09-04
A spreading technology enabling ships to fake their locations and carry out illegal business operations could transform how goods are moved around the world, with profound implications for the enforcement of international law. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
US officials say sanctioned countries are increasingly manipulating the GPS-based automatic identification systems, or AIS, of ships to evade international law
A technology enabling the transmission of fake locations to carry out murky or even illegal business operations … Tweets: @aliabunimah , @indianexpress , @amidaniel1 , @steve_e , @...
2021-11-14
The social media site Telegram is growing rapidly in Brazil, fueled largely by conservative politicians and commentators for whom it has become the most permissive disseminator of problematic content — including disinformation. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones
including disinformation. https://www.nytimes.com/... Alexios / @mantzarlis : “While rival apps have adopted stricter and more clearly defined policies on abuse and disinformation,...
2020-09-28
Countries that had traditionally resisted Amazon are now also falling into its grasp after retail stores shut down for months because of the coronavirus. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Amazon, which had struggled to gain a foothold in Italy, benefited from a shift to online shopping during pandemic lockdown as 75% of Italians shopped online
2020-09-27
Countries that had traditionally resisted Amazon are now also falling into its grasp after retail stores shut down for months because of the coronavirus. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Amazon, which had struggled to gain a foothold in Italy, benefited from a shift to online shopping during pandemic lockdown as 75% of Italians shopped online
The e-commerce giant had struggled to gain a foothold in a society that prefers to shop in person, with cash, but now Italians are hooked on online shopping.