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Benjamin Koellmann, a German national and personalised employment pass holder, was stung by a stingray at Tanjong Beach. Picture by Benjamin Koellman
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SINGAPORE, April 5 The Sentosa Development Corporation has urged visitors to be vigilant and take precautions when swimming in its beaches after two incidents involving marine stings on the island last week.
In response to TODAY’s queries, a spokesperson from the corporation, which manages the island, said today that its beach patrol officers had responded to two requests from guests for first-aid assistance on Sunday, March 28.
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The web of waterways draining out of tropical regions of South America is home to dozens of species of freshwater stingrays. The fish evolved from seagoing ancestors, but exactly how they got inland has always been unclear. Now it seems they were carried by the Caribbean Sea reaching deep into the continent millions of years ago.
Central and South America are home to about 20 per cent of the world’s total fish species, says João Pedro Fontenelle at the University of Toronto in Canada.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 10, 2021) – Yesterday, a second Florida Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban warrantless location tracking and the use of stingray devices to sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in Florida, but it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.
Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) filed Senate Bill 144 (S144) for the 2021 legislative session. The legislation would help block the use of cell-site simulators, known as “stingrays.” These devices essentially spoof cell phone towers, tricking any device within range into connecting to the stingray instead of the tower, allowing law enforcement to sweep up communications content, as well as locate and track the person in possession of a specific phone or other electronic device.
LONG BEACH After a hiatus due to the pandemic, The Aquarium of the Pacific has relaunched its Animal Encounters program, giving visitors the opportunity to get up close and personal with its residents. Now at the Aquarium of the Pacific, we re offering penguin encounters, seal and sea lion encounters, shark and ray encounters, said Mammalogist II Sarah Larsen. Just trying to get people up close with our animals again.
The Shark and Ray Encounter is available on Thursdays and Fridays while the Seal and Sea Lion Encounter and the Penguin Encounter are available daily. My favorite part about the Shark and Ray Encounter is actually getting into the water and getting that experience with our cownose rays, said Aquarist II Rachel Munson. They swim right up to you and they are really flashy and inquisitive and super sweet as well.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 10, 2021) – Bills introduced in the Rhode Island House and Senate would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Rhode Island; it would also hinder the federal surveillance state.
A bipartisan coalition of eight senators introduced Senate Bill 134 (S134) on Jan. 26. A coalition of five Republicans introduced a companion bill (H5319) on Feb. 1. Titled the “Electronic Information and Data Privacy Act,” the legislation would prohibit law enforcement agencies from obtaining “the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device; or electronic information or data transmitted by the owner of the electronic information or data to a remote computing service provider without a warrant based on probable cause.