Microsoft

Microsoft is a technology company that was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and is one of the largest and most influential companies in the world. Microsoft is known for its software products, including the Windows operating system, the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, and the Internet Explorer web browser. In addition to software, Microsoft also produces and sells a range of hardware products, including personal computers, tablets, and gaming consoles. Microsoft has a diverse business portfolio and is involved in a wide range of industries, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.

 

 

Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery  – Bolts
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Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery  – Bolts

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Throughout Abron Arrington’s decades-long incarceration in Colorado, he often found himself in solitary confinement—not because he was causing trouble, but simply because he refused to work. He didn’t see the point given he was paid 13 cents an hour and figured his time could be better spent learning physics. Before Arrington was incarcerated in 1989,…

“When Seeing and Hearing is no Longer Believing” Melissa Dykes of Truthstream Media Breaks Down The Current State of the Art of AI Visuals and Audio and How it is Affecting Self-Awareness
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“When Seeing and Hearing is no Longer Believing” Melissa Dykes of Truthstream Media Breaks Down The Current State of the Art of AI Visuals and Audio and How it is Affecting Self-Awareness

ByBilly Joe Cain

Editor’s note: Melissa Dykes’ documentarian background and her extensive experience of researching very real psychological mind control techniques and their effects on a population should be taken into account (visit her IMDB page here) when watching this piece. She has a keen take on how people get manipulated by media, and this (user-generated self-images and…

China hacked Japan’s NISC, trafficking fuels cyber scams
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China hacked Japan’s NISC, trafficking fuels cyber scams

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Chinese threat actors breached Japan’s cybersecurity agency Earlier this month, Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy, or NISC, disclosed a data breach exposed emails to a third-party. The Financial Times’ sources say the Japanese government believes China’s People’s Liberation Army orchestrated the attack. It’s believed the hack took place in October 2022, but…

Internet Safety Month: New Reports, New Resources, and Actions You Can Take – Engage Together
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Internet Safety Month: New Reports, New Resources, and Actions You Can Take – Engage Together

ByEyes on Trafficking News

June is Internet Safety Month, and with youth being out of school, at home, and online more often, we urge you to become aware of dangers facing kids and teens online as well as how you can address the topic of online safety with the youth in your life. At the end of May, which…

Americans thought child labor was a travesty ‘over there.’ That myth has been shattered.
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Americans thought child labor was a travesty ‘over there.’ That myth has been shattered.

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Child labor in palm oil industry in Southeast Asia tied to Girl Scout cookies In India, I have squatted with kids on towering heaps of smelly trash, helping as they picked through rubbish for the tiny items they think they can sell or use. In Congo, I have knelt at the 2-foot openings of unstable…

Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House
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Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House

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GOP lawmaker introduces bill to sanction those who promote organ harvesting. (Click here to watch video.) Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, introduced a bill to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) organ-harvesting industry, which is used in a prolific and profitable transplant business. Experts say China uses incarcerated prisoners of conscience as an organ donor…

US depends on prison labor, but is slow to mandate fair conditions
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US depends on prison labor, but is slow to mandate fair conditions

ByEyes on Trafficking News

From uniforms to bed sheets to state flags, U.S. prisons have a long history of profiting from prison labor. The Bureau of Prisons, which houses federal inmates, sells products through its company Unicor. Unicor brought in $528 million in 2021 alone. Similarly, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sells products through Texas Correctional Industries. TCI brought in roughly $82…

Long Beach man charged with human trafficking, pimping 2 women
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Long Beach man charged with human trafficking, pimping 2 women

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A 42-year-old Long Beach man was arrested and charged with human trafficking and pimping two women, authorities announced Thursday. Darrell Elder was arrested Jan. 31 after a weeklong investigation in Anaheim, according to a news release from the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force. Authorities said they contacted a woman believed to be a sex worker…

Idaho bill would criminalize transportation of minors across state lines as a form of human trafficking
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Idaho bill would criminalize transportation of minors across state lines as a form of human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: this information is presented for your research.   A bill introduced in Idaho’s House of Representatives would criminalize the transportation of a minor within the state or across state lines to seek an abortion as a violation of the state’s human trafficking law. Republican Rep. Barbara Ehardt introduced House Bill 98 on Tuesday, which…