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New York State has enforced a ban on the use of facial recognition technology in schools. This decision was prompted after a comprehensive report outlined the potential risks to student privacy and civil rights. The report brought to light a potentially higher rate of false positives for marginalized groups, suggesting that the technology may only create an illusion of safer schools rather than genuinely improving security. This groundbreaking decision, however, does not extend to other biometric technologies, such as digital fingerprinting, leaving their use up to local districts.While facial recognition has been banned, the use of other biometric technologies such as digital fingerprinting has been left to the discretion of local districts. The report found this technology to be considerably less risky and potentially beneficial for certain applications. Despite the concerns about facial recognition, it seems that New York S...

A Perilous Journey on 'La Bestia' For Johandri Pacheco, a 23-year-old Venezuelan migrant, the journey to a better life took a perilous turn when she went into labor on a northbound train known as "La Bestia". Along with her partner, José Gregorio, and their 4-year-old son, Gael, Pacheco was journeying through Mexico in a bid to reach the United States. Their intent was to ensure that the birth of their second child, Mia, would occur on U.S. soil. The family had patiently waited for five days in Irapuato for the train, their hopes pinned on reaching their destination before Pacheco's labor commenced. The prospect of giving birth in Mexico filled Pacheco with dread, stemming from a belief that this could result in their deportation to the Guatemalan border and Mia being registered as a Guatemalan citizen. From Caracas to Peru and Beyond Pacheco's journey started in a poor neighborhood in Caracas, Venez...