an artificial intelligence tool has developed a mind of its own. a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. the measures include tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21 and moves to prevent people buying such arms for others who are restricted from purchasing them. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals pass into law, they would represent the first gun control measures this country has seen in decades. the proposals themselves are fairly modest, they include tighter background checks for gun sales involving customers under the age of 21, and the introduction or expansion of so called red flag laws which would potentially lead to the confiscation of weapons in the hands of people deemed a risk to themselves or others, and gr
People have taken their own lives after being abused and blackmailed by loan apps. Bbc Eye Investigations goes undercover to reveal the scam thats plaguing india. And to expose the people making money from misery, fear and shame. This is how the trap is set. You get a message saying youve been approved for an instant loan. All you have to do is download the app, accept the terms and conditions. And the money is yours. What you dont know is youre already in the trap. The app is extracting all your personal information your id cards, your photos and videos. The names and numbers of yourfamily, your colleagues, yourfriends. Thats when the extortion begins. My name is poonam agarwal. I am an investigative reporter. Last year, i began to hear stories about people scammed by loan apps. Most victims are too ashamed to talk, but one wanted to warn of the dangers of the trap. Bhoomi moved from loan app to loan app, borrowing one loan to pay another, often getting 30 or a0 calls a day. Eventuall
Across india, at least 60 people have taken their own lives after being abused and blackmailed by loan apps. Bbc Eye Investigations goes undercover to reveal the scam thats plaguing india. And to expose the people making money from misery, fear and shame. This is how the trap is set. You get a message saying youve been approved for an instant loan. All you have to do is download the app, accept the terms and conditions. And the money is yours. What you dont know is youre already in the trap. The app is extracting all your personal information your id cards, your photos and videos. The names and numbers of yourfamily, your colleagues, yourfriends. Thats when the extortion begins. My name is poonam agarwal. I am an investigative reporter. Last year, i began to hear stories about people scammed by loan apps. Most victims are too ashamed to talk, but one wanted to warn of the dangers of the trap. Bhoomi moved from loan app to loan app, borrowing one loan to pay another, often getting 30 or
this is how the trap is set. you get a message saying you ve been approved for an instant loan. all you have to do is download the app, accept the terms and conditions. ..and the money is yours. what you don t know is you re already in the trap. the app is extracting all your personal information your id cards, your photos and videos. ..the names and numbers of yourfamily, your colleagues, yourfriends. that s when the extortion begins. my name is poonam agarwal. i am an investigative reporter. last year, i began to hear stories about people scammed by loan apps. most victims are too ashamed to talk, but one wanted to warn of the dangers of the trap. bhoomi moved from loan app to loan app, borrowing one loan to pay another, often getting 30 or a0 calls a day. eventually, she paid them off. but one app, asan loan, kept calling. asan loan had photoshopped bhoomi s face onto this porn image and sent it to every contact on her phone. it had been hard to find a victim willing to