Tech & Science

(AXIOS) Proof-of-vaccination requirements in the United States and Europe have spurred a new market for counterfeit certificates, The Wall Street Journal reports. The big picture: Illegitimate vaccine cards have multiplied on social-media sites, messaging apps and on the dark web in recent weeks, per The Wall Street Journal. "As a segment of the population tries to … [Read more...] about Fake Vaccine Cards Emerge in U.S. and Europe as Vaccine Mandates Loom

(AP) Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others are eyeing it warily as they weigh its usefulness against the privacy and security concerns they have with Facebook. In Facebook … [Read more...] about Some Praise, Some Doubts as Facebook Rolls Out a Prayer Tool

(The Christian Post) Google Play will no longer carry sugar dating apps widely known for promoting compensated sexual acts that have led to many cases of sex trafficking and sexual assault among young women and underage girls.   The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) had been pressuring Google for over a year to change its Google Play app store policies by … [Read more...] about Google Play Will Remove Sugar Dating Apps Fostering Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

(AP) Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens. The tool designed to detected known images of child sexual abuse, called “neuralMatch,” will scan images … [Read more...] about Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is “very glad” he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be “far worse.” The news prompted several other lawmakers to get quick COVID-19 tests and report their status. A handful of … [Read more...] about Graham 1st Vaccinated Senator To Test Positive for COVID-19