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Tanzania Bans Plastic Bags, Taiwan Legalizes Gay Marriage, San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition

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17.05.2019
by Roxana Adam
#Asia, #Facial Recognition, #Gay Marriage, #Plastic Bag Ban, #Plastic Bags, #San Francisco, #Surveillance, #Taiwan, #Tanzania
Photo: Pxhere (CC0)

Tanzania bans plastic bag ban in an effort to tackle plastic pollution; Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriages in historic first for Asia; San Francisco is the first city in the US to ban high-tech surveillance from being used by local agencies.

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Good News
17.05.2019
by Roxana Adam
#Asia, #Facial Recognition, #Gay Marriage, #Plastic Bag Ban, #Plastic Bags, #San Francisco, #Surveillance, #Taiwan, #Tanzania
Photo: Pxhere (CC0)
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