Researchers harvest people’s mask selfies without consent to improve facial recognition software

Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more

Coronavirus tests should be delivered to people’s homes using DRONES, study suggests 

Coronavirus tests should be delivered to people’s homes using drones to cut the spread of the deadly infection, a study has suggested.  The proposal would see batches tests of tests ferried from centralised test facilities out the the public, allowing authorities to determine who needed to be quarantined. At the same time, removing the need … Read more

Little People’s Zach Roloff’s wife slams haters who accused husband of being ‘rude and selfish’ over Amy’s engagement

LITTLE People, Big World star Zach Roloff was robustly defended by his wife Tori over this reaction to his mom’s engagement. Tori, 28, slammed back after a viewer accused her and Zach of being rude to Amy Roloff after she shared her engagement news in the latest episode of the TLC show. 8 Little People, … Read more

Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn and Baby Rani make history on cover of People’s Most Beautiful issue

Kate Hudson discussed her historic People cover alongside mother Goldie Hawn and daughter Rani Rose – the first time the mag ever featured three generations in their Most Beautiful Issue (now in its 30th year). ‘I was so happy they asked about it being a family picture because it’s now more than ever, family is … Read more

Ministers ‘order NHS app that tracks people’s movements’ to speed up lifting of coronavirus lockdown

Ministers ‘order NHS mobile phone app that tracks people’s movements’ to allow the coronavirus lockdown to be lifted – but ex-MI5 chief warns that there must be rigorous ‘accountability’ for the public to accept invasion of privacy NHSX is said to be working on software which uses bluetooth technology  It would alert users when they … Read more

Impact of continued lockdown on poor people’s health to be weighed when it comes to exit strategy

Impact of continued lockdown on poor people’s health will be balanced against the risks from allowing people out when it comes to finalising an exit strategy, Chris Whitty says Prof. Whitty said government had to consider long-term health impacts on poor  Downing Street urges focus on flattening curve before looking at next phase  But Prof. … Read more

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills

BBC suggests adding TV licence fee to people’s BROADBAND bills as it says decriminalising non-payment will cost it £1billion in five years Broadcaster told ministers viewers would suffer if the income stream was taken If licence was decriminalised, two alternative civil systems have been suggested  One is a civil penalty model, the other a civil … Read more

Shocking video shows women deliberately coughing in people’s faces

Shocking video shows women deliberately coughing in people’s faces as they walk down the street amid coronavirus pandemic Shocking video of three women spluttering on others was filmed in Glasgow   Incident happened Tuesday, the same day the UK locked down due to COVID-19  The Home Office has bolstered police powers, allowing them to jail people … Read more

Coronavirus UK: BBC makes changes to ‘lift people’s spirits’

BBC viewers have been warned that ‘things will look and sound a bit different’ during the coronavirus crisis.  In a blog post on the corporation’s website, BBC News Chief Fran Unsworth outlined a number of changes its newsroom was making in light of the ‘rapidly evolving situation’.   Among the changes, presenters will doing their own … Read more

Shameless fraudsters are knocking on elderly people’s doors

Fraudsters are increasingly impersonating officials, knocking on the doors of the elderly and scamming them during the coronavirus crisis, a body has warned. Exploitative criminals are committing burglary or fraud by pretending to be Government, council or medical officers, the Local Government Association (LGA) said. People are also being targeted with phishing emails offering quick … Read more