France’s data protection authority (CNIL) imposed a €20 million fine on Clearview AI - the maximum penalty allowed under GDPR Article 83 - for unlawful processing of biometric data through its facial recognition technology. The CNIL found that Clearview had collected over 20 billion images …
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act of 1939 on November 4, repealing the arms embargo provisions of earlier Neutrality Acts and allowing arms sales to belligerent nations on a “cash-and-carry” basis, effectively ending the policy designed to prevent American business …
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The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase treaty by a vote of 24-7, with President Thomas Jefferson abandoning his strict constructionist constitutional principles to complete the acquisition of French territory despite acknowledging the Constitution grants no explicit power to purchase …
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