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The new coronavirus that has infected millions of people around the globe can wreak havoc far beyond the lungs. Some…
State and local authorities from New Hampshire to San Francisco have begun banning the use of facial-recognition technology. Their suspicion…
The new coronavirus that has infected millions of people around the globe can wreak havoc far beyond the lungs. Some…