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Published: January 22nd, 2021
A proposal to install facial recognition cameras in an Indian city draws backlash, a stealthy call for coders has been found on the White Houseâs website, and Ajit Paiâs final report deserves an eye-roll.
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A proposal by police in the Indian city of Uttar Pradesh to set up AI-based cameras in the cityâs “hotspots” to detect the expressions of women in distress, is drawing tons of backlash. The move is part of safety initiatives launched by the Lucknow police department, but journalists, policy experts and women’s rights activists are warning the move is a huge misstep. The Lucknow police department says the cameras become active as soon as âthe expressions of a woman in distress change.â The hope, police say, is to alert police to the distressed citizen before they even call
If you re reading this, we need your help building back better, says a line in the HTML code for the home of WhiteHouse.gov.
The line ends with a link to the website of the U.S. Digital Service, an executive branch division whose staff builds and improves digital tools used by people interacting with the federal government electronically.
Isaac Hepworth, a Microsoft employee, highlighted the unusual Help Wanted listing in a Twitter post Wednesday, just after
Joe Biden was sworn in as president.
Hepworth s post was replying to a tweet from an editor at The Verge, who complimented the updated White House website for having a dark mode that allows viewers to have a black background for the text and photos.
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U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Is there a secret message on the new WhiteHouse.gov website? Yes, there is. Multiple news outlets reported, in the aftermath of President Joe Bidenâs inauguration ceremony, that the recently updated website of Bidenâs White House carried an invitation, hidden between lines of code.
On Wednesday, a Microsoft developer called Isaac Hepworth spotted the message embedded in the siteâs back end. The message read: âIf youâre reading this, we need your help building back better.â
White House, dark mode: Biden admin refreshes presidency’s website, vows accessibility
WhiteHouse.gov, the official website for all presidential actions and efforts, is among the first things to be changed up under the freshly inaugurated President Biden. A fashionable dark mode appeared, as well as a large text toggle for straining eyes, and the webmaster has committed to making the whole site conform to the latest accessibility guidelines.
The look isn’t so very different from the previous administration’s site they’re both fairly modern and minimal experiences, with big photos up front and tidy lists of priorities and announcements once you drill down into a category.