Oversight articles
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TSA’s use of facial recognition technology prompts urgent calls for congressional oversight
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties.In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as a vehicle to limit TSA’s use of the technology so Congress can put in place some oversight.“This technology poses significant...
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Discussion paper calls for consideration of cross-border oversight body for Derry university expansion
‘Finding common ground, building community: strengthening and stimulating tertiary regional collaboration in the north-west of the island of Ireland’ was published by the RIA this week. Funded by the Government of Ireland-Irish Research Council New Foundations scheme and the Shared Island Unit it builds upon previous work by the RIA’s Higher Education Futures Taskforce. Authored by Professor Gerry McKenna, Senior Vice-President of the Royal Irish Academy, Sinéad Riordan and Jennifer Kenneally it...
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Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
Legislation to create a new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament.