Prison

• “The FTC is committed to protecting the rights to privacy and security of personal information for all consumers, including incarcerated consumers and their loved ones,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
• A forensic analysis showed that a handful of hackers accessed billions of bytes of the exposed data.
• The company also repeatedly and falsely claimed in marketing materials following the incident that it had never suffered a data breach.
• As part of the proposed order with the FTC, Global Tel*Link and two of its subsidiaries are prohibited from misrepresenting their data security practices and will be required, among other things, to:

This year, the Insights series has covered a wide range of important topics but the themes of ‘unheard voices’, artificial intelligence (AI) and mental health have led the way. In long-form articles and podcasts, our authors have put the spotlight on groundbreaking new research, at times giving voice to those who rarely get a chance to tell their stories.

Unheard voices

• Around 7,500 islanders are fighting to keep their homes as the government plans to uproot them to make way for a multi-billion dollar Chinese-backed manufacturing hub.
• Nikita Sud visited the island and reported on the violent backlash from state forces as protestors took to the streets.
• She believes Rempang is just the latest “sacrificial zone” in the international quest for green energy which is reliant on developing countries.

AI and data

We’ve also been keeping a close eye on developments in AI and machine learning and the real-life consequences of this fast developing technology. David Beer’s story investigated the history of neural networks and revealed how the early analogue versions of ChatGPT were huge contraptions which performed baffling memory tasks which their creators could not understand.

• For more than two decades, a “black box” AI system has been influencing decisions made by our courts and prisons, and by parole and probation officers.
• Read more:
  A 'black box' AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it's time to open it up

Mental health

• Tackling the Mental Health Crisis aimed to better understand the complex challenges – and the potential solutions – around this huge issue.
• Read more:
  How to solve our mental health crisis

  To kick off the series, health historian Matthew Smith wrote about how we already know how to solve the mental health crisis – we just don’t care enough about society as a whole to do it.

Peter Rabbit

• Most of us know Peter, the little rabbit in the blue coat.
• These stories are held to be decidedly British, believed to have sprung from the mind of Potter who was inspired by the rolling green countryside of north-west England and her pet rabbit Peter.

• Over the past seven days, Jennifer has submitted five separate Emergency Grievances with the prison begging for treatment of symptoms commonly associated with heart attacks.
• These reports indicate that Jennifer is experiencing pain radiating down her left arm and chest, fatigue and difficulty walking.
• On Thursday December 14, Jennifer was taken to a cardiologist at the University of Virginia for treatment.
• Following this visit, the prison has reportedly not taken any action to treat Jennifer's growing cardiac-related symptoms.

• Vancouver, BC., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8A) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, is pleased to announce its third quarter financial results.
• Gross profit for Q3 2023 was $894,683 up 42.7% from the same period last year primarily driven by higher product sales.
• The Company recorded a comprehensive loss of $5,530,248 in the third quarter of 2023 compared to $4,992,533 in the same period of 2022.
• Draganfly will hold a shareholder update and earnings call on November 9, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. PDT / 5:30 p.m. EDT.