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jb apartelle malaybalay bukidnon Imposing pet passports for dogs, cats and ferrets to travel from one part of the UK to another has been branded an “outrage” at Westminster. The condemnation came as the House of Lords debated regulations paving the way for a scheme which would require animal lovers on the British mainland to have documentation in order to visit Northern Ireland. Critics view the move as further evidence of Northern Ireland still having to follow EU rules post-Brexit and being treated differently from the rest of the UK – a major source of contention to the unionist community. The paperwork, which will be free to apply for, includes a declaration that the owner will not travel onwards to Ireland or another EU country with their pet or assistance dog. Animals will have to be microchipped and have their own individual pet travel document, which will be valid for its lifetime. Northern Ireland residents returning after a stay in Great Britain with their pet or assistance dog will not need a travel document. The scheme is being introduced under the Windsor Framework, a revised deal for Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements aimed at tackling issues caused by the protocol. Raising her concerns in Parliament, Baroness Hoey, a Northern Irish Brexit supporter and former Labour MP, said: “These regulations are in effect about a new aspect of the Irish Sea border that has not had expression until this point because of the grace periods.” She added: “The experience of visiting Northern Ireland with your pet dog or cat, or even a ferret, will be made to feel like a visit to a foreign country. Lady Hoey went on: “This could spell the end of holiday trips for pet owners from GB to NI and then on to the Republic, when they want to explore both Northern Ireland and the Republic. “If they have a pet passport, they will have renounced their right to go to the Republic. That makes the border more of an obstruction than having border control posts on it, because at least in that eventuality, you could still cross over it.” Rejecting claims it was a result of the UK leaving the EU, she said: “The reality is that this is happening precisely because Northern Ireland has not got Brexit. “As we say repeatedly, it is still subject to EU rules and the EU could change the rules overnight.” Former DUP deputy leader Lord Dodds of Duncairn said: “Every one of the statutory instruments that come forward under the Windsor Framework must be properly debated, because these laws are being brought forward to implement what a foreign jurisdiction has decided should be the law of the United Kingdom. “In the 21st century, we should not accept colonial rule. We abolished it elsewhere. We believe it should not be tolerated for one second. People should have the democratic right to decide their laws for themselves, in their interests.” He added: “The ridiculous part about this debate is that we are having to debate European laws regulating the movement of pet animals owned by British citizens between one part of the United Kingdom and another. That is an outrage.” Lord Dodds went on: “As I said, there will be hundreds, thousands more of these regulations, in all areas, affecting the daily lives of people in Northern Ireland. They all add up to a grievous assault on Northern Ireland’s constitutional position.” But former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick said: “I support the Windsor Framework because it is a necessary legal device to deal with the complexities that were presented to us in Ireland, north and south, on the issue of Brexit. “We need a pragmatic solution rather than choosing to have political contests and duels simply for the sake of them.” Introducing the regulations, environment minister Baroness Hayman of Ulloch said: “This scheme will simplify the requirements associated with moving pet dogs, cats and ferrets from Great Britain to Northern Ireland significantly. “It replaces single-use animal health certificates with a free-of-charge lifelong travel document and removes the need for costly pet health treatments. “Pet owners who travel frequently with their pets, or those who rely on the services of an assistance dog to travel independently, will benefit substantially from this change in approach.” However, she acknowledged the concerns raised by peers and promised to continue engagement with them.

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By Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times (TNS) Every day millions of people share more intimate information with their accessories than they do with their spouse. Wearable technology — smartwatches, smart rings, fitness trackers and the like — monitors body-centric data such as your heart rate, steps taken and calories burned, and may record where you go along the way. Like Santa Claus, it knows when you are sleeping (and how well), it knows when you’re awake, it knows when you’ve been idle or exercising, and it keeps track of all of it. People are also sharing sensitive health information on health and wellness apps , including online mental health and counseling programs. Some women use period tracker apps to map out their monthly cycle. These devices and services have excited consumers hoping for better insight into their health and lifestyle choices. But the lack of oversight into how body-centric data are used and shared with third parties has prompted concerns from privacy experts, who warn that the data could be sold or lost through data breaches, then used to raise insurance premiums, discriminate surreptitiously against applicants for jobs or housing, and even perform surveillance. The use of wearable technology and medical apps surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but research released by Mozilla on Wednesday indicates that current laws offer little protection for consumers who are often unaware just how much of their health data are being collected and shared by companies. “I’ve been studying the intersections of emerging technologies, data-driven technologies, AI and human rights and social justice for the past 15 years, and since the pandemic I’ve noticed the industry has become hyper-focused on our bodies,” said Mozilla Foundation technology fellow Júlia Keserű, who conducted the research. “That permeates into all kinds of areas of our lives and all kinds of domains within the tech industry.” The report “From Skin to Screen: Bodily Integrity in the Digital Age” recommends that existing data protection laws be clarified to encompass all forms of bodily data. It also calls for expanding national health privacy laws to cover health-related information collected from health apps and fitness trackers and making it easier for users to opt out of body-centric data collections. Researchers have been raising alarms about health data privacy for years. Data collected by companies are often sold to data brokers or groups that buy, sell and trade data from the internet to create detailed consumer profiles. Body-centric data can include information such as the fingerprints used to unlock phones, face scans from facial recognition technology, and data from fitness and fertility trackers, mental health apps and digital medical records. One of the key reasons health information has value to companies — even when the person’s name is not associated with it — is that advertisers can use the data to send targeted ads to groups of people based on certain details they share. The information contained in these consumer profiles is becoming so detailed, however, that when paired with other data sets that include location information, it could be possible to target specific individuals, Keserű said. Location data can “expose sophisticated insights about people’s health status, through their visits to places like hospitals or abortions clinics,” Mozilla’s report said, adding that “companies like Google have been reported to keep such data even after promising to delete it.” A 2023 report by Duke University revealed that data brokers were selling sensitive data on individuals’ mental health conditions on the open market. While many brokers deleted personal identifiers, some provided names and addresses of individuals seeking mental health assistance, according to the report. In two public surveys conducted as part of the research, Keserű said, participants were outraged and felt exploited in scenarios where their health data were sold for a profit without their knowledge. “We need a new approach to our digital interactions that recognizes the fundamental rights of individuals to safeguard their bodily data, an issue that speaks directly to human autonomy and dignity,” Keserű said. “As technology continues to advance, it is critical that our laws and practices evolve to meet the unique challenges of this era.” Consumers often take part in these technologies without fully understanding the implications. Last month, Elon Musk suggested on X that users submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs and other medical images to Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot, to seek diagnoses. The issue alarmed privacy experts, but many X users heeded Musk’s call and submitted health information to the chatbot. While X’s privacy policy says that the company will not sell user data to third parties, it does share some information with certain business partners. Gaps in existing laws have allowed the widespread sharing of biometric and other body-related data. Health information provided to hospitals, doctor’s offices and medical insurance companies is protected from disclosure under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , known as HIPAA, which established federal standards protecting such information from release without the patient’s consent. But health data collected by many wearable devices and health and wellness apps don’t fall under HIPAA’s umbrella, said Suzanne Bernstein, counsel at Electronic Privacy Information Center. “In the U.S. because we don’t have a comprehensive federal privacy law ... it falls to the state level,” she said. But not every state has weighed in on the issue. Washington, Nevada and Connecticut all recently passed laws to provide safeguards for consumer health data. Washington, D.C., in July introduced legislation that aimed to require tech companies to adhere to strengthened privacy provisions regarding the collection, sharing, use or sale of consumer health data. In California, the California Privacy Rights Act regulates how businesses can use certain types of sensitive information, including biometric information, and requires them to offer consumers the ability to opt out of disclosure of sensitive personal information. “This information being sold or shared with data brokers and other entities hypercharge the online profiling that we’re so used to at this point, and the more sensitive the data, the more sophisticated the profiling can be,” Bernstein said. “A lot of the sharing or selling with third parties is outside the scope of what a consumer would reasonably expect.” Health information has become a prime target for hackers seeking to extort healthcare agencies and individuals after accessing sensitive patient data. Health-related cybersecurity breaches and ransom attacks increased more than 4,000% between 2009 and 2023, targeting the booming market of body-centric data, which is expected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, according to the report. “Nonconsensual data sharing is a big issue,” Keserű said. “Even if it’s biometric data or health data, a lot of the companies are just sharing that data without you knowing, and that is causing a lot of anxiety and questions.” ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as soon as his first day in office, saying those incarcerated are “living in hell.” Trump made the comments, his most sweeping since he won the election, in an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. He also said he won’t seek to turn the Justice Department on his political foes and warned that some members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack “should go to jail.” On his first day in office, Trump said, he will bring legal relief to the Jan. 6 rioters who he said have been put through a “very nasty system.” “I’m going to be acting very quickly. First day,” Trump said, saying later about their imprisonment, “They’ve been in there for years, and they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.” Trump said there “may be some exceptions” to his pardons “if somebody was radical, crazy,” and pointed to some debunked claims that anti-Trump elements and law enforcement operatives infiltrated the crowd. At least 1,572 defendants have been charged and more than 1,251 have been convicted or pleaded guilty in the attack. Of those, at least 645 defendants have been sentenced to incarceration ranging from a few days to 22 years in federal lockup. About 250 people are in custody, most of them serving sentences after having been convicted. A handful are being held in pretrial custody at the order of a federal judge. Trump didn’t rule out pardoning people who had pleaded guilty, even when Welker asked him about those who had admitted assaulting police officers. “Because they had no choice,” Trump said. Asked about the more than 900 other people who had pleaded guilty in connection to the attack but weren’t accused of assaulting officers, Trump suggested that they had been pressured unfairly into taking guilty pleas. “I know the system. The system’s a very corrupt system,” Trump said. “They say to a guy, ‘You’re going to go to jail for two years or for 30 years.’ And these guys are looking, their whole lives have been destroyed. For two years, they’ve been destroyed. But the system is a very nasty system.” Charges have ranged from unlawful parading to seditious conspiracy in the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation, which included rioters captured on video committing assaults on officers and those who admitted under oath that they’d done so. Jan. 6 defendants in custody include Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy, a Jan. 6 defendant recently convicted of plotting to kill the FBI special agents who investigated him , another charged with firing gunshots into the air during the attack and another arrested outside former President Barack Obama’s home after Trump posted a screenshot that included the address. Trump said he wouldn’t direct Pam Bondi, whom he has said he will nominate for attorney general, to investigate special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two separate federal cases against Trump that were ultimately dropped after the election. Trump called Smith “deranged” and said he thinks he is “very corrupt.” Ultimately, he said, he’d leave those decisions to Bondi, and he said he wouldn’t direct her to prosecute Smith. “I want her to do what she wants to do,” Trump said. “I’m not going to instruct her to do it.” Trump claimed that members of the House Jan. 6 committee had “lied” and “destroyed a whole year and a half worth of testimony.” He singled out Republican Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, a vocal Trump critic who left Congress, and Democrat Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi, who chaired the committee, saying that they had destroyed the evidence collected in their investigation and that “those people committed a major crime.” Cheney said in a statement released Sunday that Trump "lied about the January 6th Select Committee" when he said committee members "should go to jail." "There is no conceivably appropriate factual or constitutional basis for what Donald Trump is suggesting — a Justice Department investigation of the work of a congressional committee — and any lawyer who attempts to pursue that course would quickly find themselves engaged in sanctionable conduct," Cheney added. Cheney called for the release of materials gathered by Smith during his investigation, adding, "Ultimately, Congress should require that all that material be publicly released so all Americans can see Donald Trump for who he genuinely is and fully understand his role in this terrible period in our nation’s history." The committee has preserved transcripts and videos of some of the more than 1,000 witness interviews and posted them online. Some interviews that included private and sensitive information were sent to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for review to ensure that certain information wasn’t released improperly. Those transcripts remain with the agency, and the White House and a separate House committee continue to have access. “Honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said about the committee members, insisting he wouldn’t direct his appointees to arrest them. The interview offers an in-depth look at Trump’s thoughts about the Justice Department and FBI. Trump — who faced four separate criminal cases and was the first former president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts in the Stormy Daniels hush money case — expressed deep grievances toward the justice system but insisted he was looking forward. “I’m not looking to go back into the past,” he said when he was asked whether he would go after outgoing President Joe Biden. “I’m looking to make our country successful. Retribution will be through success.” While Trump had previously said he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Biden, he said that he didn’t plan to do so “unless I find something that I think is reasonable” and that any such move would “be Pam Bondi’s decision and, to a different extent, Kash Patel,” his pick for FBI director. FBI Director Christopher Wray — the Republican whom Trump appointed during his first term after he fired James Comey — would need to resign or be fired for Patel to take his place. Under a post-Watergate reform, FBI directors have 10-year terms, though only one FBI director — Robert Mueller, who ultimately served 12 years and went on to become the special counsel investigating Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russian interference in that election — made it that long. Trump said he wasn’t “thrilled” with Wray because he “invaded my home,” referring to the search of his Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida during the investigation of Trump’s handling of classified documents, which found boxes of records in the resort, including some stored in a bathroom. “I’m suing the country over it. He invaded Mar-a-Lago,” Trump said. “I’m very unhappy with the things he — he’s done, and crime is at an all-time high.” (Law enforcement data shows a “ historic” drop in crime .) Trump indicated Wray would be fired if he didn’t resign. Asked about a list of 60 members whom Patel proclaimed to be members of the so-called deep state in his book, Trump said Patel would “do what he thinks is right” if he were confirmed, adding that he thought Patel would have an “obligation” to investigate if “somebody was dishonest or crooked or a corrupt politician.” There are still more than 40 days until Trump takes office, and Justice Department prosecutors continue to press cases against individual rioters, but the coming administration change hasn’t gone unnoticed. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, stressed the importance of “ truth and justice, law and order ,” before he sentenced a Jan. 6 defendant to a year in prison. After he imposed the sentence, Lamberth ordered Philip Grillo to be taken into custody. “Trump’s gonna pardon me,” Grillo said as he removed his belt and surrendered. Kelly O'Donnell contributed. This article first appeared on NBCNews.com . 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The Vancouver Canucks may be without captain Quinn Hughes longer than initially expected. Both Hughes and Elias Pettersson are suffering from undisclosed injuries that forced both of them to miss Saturday’s game against the Seattle Kraken. that the belief is that neither injury is considered serious and that both Hughes and Pettersson will not be out long-term. That is certainly good news for the Canucks, but head coach Rick Tocchet painted a slightly different picture this afternoon. He told media that both Pettersson and Hughes will not join the team on their upcoming road trip to Calgary and Seattle. However, when he got into timelines, it appeared that Hughes is a bit further away than Petey. “They aren’t gonna make the trip. Petey is probably a week away... Quinn is probably week-to-week,” Tocchet said. Pettersson being a week away from returning to action would put him in line to miss at least the next three Canucks games, including the two-game road trip and Friday’s game against the Nashville Predators. The more concerning part is Tocchet listing Hughes as being week-t0-week, making it possible he could miss more than a week of action. Hughes is the heartbeat of this Vancouver squad and the undisputed leader of the defensive corps. Having him out of the lineup for an extended period will have a profound effect on this team on and off the ice. Add that to the fact that the Canucks are already missing Filip Hronek due to injury and all of a sudden, the blueline is looking rather thin. Though, this is a group who should be used to playing without their star players with both Thatcher Demko and J.T. Miller being out for long stretches this season. It’s not clear what kind of injuries Pettersson and Hughes are suffering from. The team has not provided any clear picture of the nature of either injury, but there are some theories. Pettersson took a spill into the end-boards against the San Jose Sharks before the holiday break and appeared to hit his shoulder at an awkward angle while Hughes is reportedly fighting through something affecting his hand, . Add this to the heaps of adversity that this Vancouver squad has already gone through over the first three months of the season. If they can weather this one, they should be in a good position going into the new year.

Allianz is a global company committed to operating a business that supports sustainability. From the 17 Sustainable Development Goals created by the UN, Allianz emphasises three -- climate action, decent work and economic growth, and partnerships. As a branch of Allianz, Allianz Ayudhya has adopted these three goals to reinforce its environmental policy. Five years ago, Allianz Ayudhya launched a policy to promote waste sorting in the company. Patchara Taveechaiwattana, chief customer officer and chief of sustainability at Allianz Ayudhya, explained that the company aims to encourage its employees to understand waste sorting. "Allianz Ayudhya has 1,200 employees and we believe if we can get people into a habit of sorting waste correctly at the office, they will naturally do the same at home. We aim to cultivate a new habit among our employees by providing an area for waste sorting. Although we cannot force everyone to sort waste, we have consistently provided waste sorting information for five to six years. This includes internal activities such as competitions between different floors and awards to those who cooperate and perform well at waste sorting," said Patchara. "Between 2022 and 2024, Allianz Ayudhya significantly reduced the amount of waste sent to landfills. We are proud of this achievement and grateful for the significant contribution of our housekeeping staff who play a crucial role, since not all employees care to sort waste. Our next goal is to achieve zero waste for landfills. We are proud to say that Allianz Ayudhya does not need garbage collectors from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to collect trash at the company any more." Sureeporn Jantaraprasart of the Soi Phrajen Community. Allianz Ayudhya After the success of the company's internal waste sorting project, Allianz Ayudhya collaborated with Mahamitr (Alliance for Sustainability) Group to create events such as the "Pathumwan Zero Waste" project and "Think Throw... Life" exhibition to promote responsible waste sorting among the public. This year, Allianz Ayudhya extended its cooperation with waste management partners to create a model for reducing and sorting waste at the community level, starting with a pilot project in Soi Phrajen. Located close to Allianz Ayudhya, the Soi Phrajen Community covers over 22 rai of land and consists of around 1,000 residents from over 373 households. The Soi Phrajen Community Waste Sorting Station is part of Mahamitr Group's efforts. It is the result of collaboration of four key organisations, namely Allianz Ayudhya, Wastebuy Delivery (by Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi Recycle Station), Champion Garbage Bags (by Danudet Industry) and Khaya (by Jak Reward Technology). These organisations share a common goal of reducing waste sent to landfills while promoting income generated through waste sorting. While Allianz Ayudhya established a waste sorting station to serve as a hub for storing and collecting sorted waste in the Soi Phrajen Community, Wastebuy Delivery supports income generation from waste purchase; Champion Garbage Bags provide trash bags and equipment for waste sorting; and Wastebuy Delivery and Khaya provide waste sorting education to the community as well as collecting waste sorting data. Itthikon Srichanban of Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi Recycle Station and Wastebuy Delivery. Penggym Within three months, the Soi Phrajen Community Waste Sorting Station reduced the amount of recyclable waste sent to the landfill by more than 6.4 tonnes, which is equivalent to reducing over 12,400kg of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the community has generated more than 26,000 baht in revenue from selling recyclable waste. Sureeporn Jantaraprasart, chairperson of the Soi Phrajen Community, said that she had been interested in waste sorting for years. Many years ago, an effort to encourage community waste sorting failed due to the absence of a sheltered public space for storing the waste. "We had no covered space to keep the waste out of the rain and sunlight. Moreover, garbage collectors from the district office did not come to the community consistently to collect the waste. This meant residents ran out of places to dispose of waste, which led the community to eventually abandon the project. When employees from Allianz Ayudhya approached me about a waste sorting project, I asked if it would be possible to find a covered area to store the waste," said Sureeporn. An income of 26,000 baht may not seem much for some communities, but Sureeporn is satisfied with the result. "The project helps unemployed people or those unable to work to earn some money. As part of this project, ML Jiratip Devakula, chief operating officer of Jak Reward Technology and founder of Khaya, helps educate children about waste sorting and exploring the environment in the community," she said. Kris Danudejsakul of Champion Bags. Penggym At the Soi Phrajen Community Station, waste is sorted and piled according to its category. This includes clear PET plastic bottles, green or brown plastic bottles, clear or green glass bottles, cardboard boxes, milk cartons, juice cartons and used clothing. The price of each type of waste is listed on a cardboard sign. Sing, a community resident who is informed about waste sorting, explained that crushed plastic bottles and aluminium cans have a higher piece than those not crushed. The reason why crushed plastic bottles have a higher price is because they reduce labour involved in the recycling process. "Residents who separate their waste will earn more money than those who simply dump all their trash together. Milk cartons and juice cartons can either be washed or left unwashed. If they are not washed, simply place them in plastic bags and tie them tightly to prevent air from getting in, so the cartons won't give off bad odours," said Sing. "PET plastic bottles earn 10.50 baht per kilo, but crushed PET plastic bottles fetch 11.50 baht a kilo. Soda cans earn 31.70 baht, but crushed soda cans are 32.70 baht." Besides the Soi Phrajen Community, other people can sort waste and contact Wastebuy Delivery through its application to pick up rubbish at their homes. Itthikon Srichanban, chairman of the executive committee of Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi Recycle Station and Wastebuy Delivery, explained that the company came up with Wastebuy Delivery to help people to rid of their waste. ML Jiratip Devakula, founder of Khaya, educates children about waste sorting. Allianz Ayudhya "Our company, Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi, does not have a pick-up service. At Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi, many customers line up to sell their waste, but we realised that there are other customers who cannot come to the company. Many Bangkokians understand waste sorting, but do not know where to dispose their sorted waste. They find it inconvenient, time-consuming and not worth the effort," explained Itthikon. "Therefore, we came up with Wastebuy Delivery which provides a pick-up service. The Wastebuy Delivery app also provides information about selling prices of waste. In addition to earning money, customers will also get points from selling their waste and can use these points to redeem various items, such as bags and mugs." After three months of the Soi Phrajen Community Waste Sorting Station, 10% of the community participated in the project. Patchara hopes that the project can expand to 20%, 30% and 40% in the future. "We are proud of this first step and grateful to our partners. We hope that the Soi Phrajen Community will be a waste sorting model for other communities. In the future, we may manage wet waste from the community since there are food scraps which cause bad odours and attract diseased animals. At Allianz Ayudhya, we have a 200kg waste composting machine, but we aren't sure how to handle wet waste properly. We have to discuss more about it." Sing at the Soi Phrajen Community Waste Sorting Station. Allianz Ayudhya The Soi Phrajen Community Waste Sorting Station. Allianz Ayudhya