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Thorough background checks; kicking accused predators off the apps; reporting assaults to police and working more closely with authorities. These might be reasonable ways for ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to deal with the tsunami of complaints the companies face from riders who say their drivers have sexually assaulted them. Or, more easily, you could just record your ride on your phone. Indeed, Uber on Wednesday announced they would be rolling out a new feature on the app: The ability to make audio recordings of rides and send the audio to the company in the case of severe misconduct. What’s more, attorneys who represent the plethora of survivors who have experienced an assault in a ride share agree that this is “a step in the right direction,” even if it’s not an all-out solution. Uber confirmed to Digital Trends that they had piloted the program in Brazil and Mexico, and designed the feature to comply with local laws in all pilot cities, but … [Read more...] about Attorneys: Recording rides won’t fix Uber’s assault problem but it’s a good step

THIS is how you can use Sarah's Law to find out if there are paedophiles and sex offenders living in your neighbourhood. The disclosure scheme was set up after eight-year-old Sarah Payne was abducted and murdered in 2000. Her killer already had a conviction for abducting and indecently assaulting an eight-year-old girl. Sarah's parents argued at the time that the knowledge of his conviction could have prevented their child's death. Their tireless campaign brought about a change in British law, meaning parents can now find out of a child sex offender is living in their area. The scheme allows anyone in England and Wales to formally ask the cops if someone with access to a child has a record for child sexual offences.Police will reveal details confidentially to the person most able to protect the child (usually parents, carers or guardians) if they think it is in the child’s interests. To access the information you can make a request (in relation to a child in your care) by either … [Read more...] about How you can use Sarah’s Law to find out if there are paedophiles and sex offenders living in your neighbourhood

Downing Street has called for social media companies to do more to expunge extremist material from the internet. The prime minister’s spokesman said firms such as Facebook and Google “can and must do more” to remove inflammatory material from the web and that it was up to them to respond to public concern. “Social media companies have a responsibility when it comes to making sure this material is not disseminated and we have been clear repeatedly that we think that they can and must do more,” the spokesman told journalists. “We are always talking with them on how to achieve that. The ball is now in their court. We will see how they respond.” The London terror attack has reignited concern about the easy availability of material promoting violent extremism online, although No 10 said on Friday it was making a general point and that it was not not necessarily saying online material was a factor in the radicalisation of Khalid Masood, the terrorist … [Read more...] about Internet firms must do more to tackle online extremism, says No 10

Once again, the United Nations is pushing abortion into developing countries under the guise of “accelerating” progress for women. And once again, the Trump administration is fighting back. Backed by Western organizations and money, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA), Norway and Kenya staged a summit last week in Nairobi to reflect the narrow interests of abortion proponents. Among supporters are the abortion-promoting organizations Plan International, the Gates Foundation, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Women Deliver, the U.N. Foundation, and She Decides.Coming on the heels of the September U.S. Joint Statement on Universal Health Coverage, the summit seems a direct contradiction against 21 U.N. member states committed to “not support … ambiguous terms and expressions, such as sexual and reproductive health and rights in U.N. documents.” In response to the summit, the U.S. issued another statement on behalf of eleven countries reaffirming a … [Read more...] about GARRISON: The UN Is Pushing Abortion On Developing Countries, But The Trump Administration Is Fighting Back

Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersFive takeaways from the Democratic debate As Buttigieg rises, Biden is still the target Leading Democrats largely pull punches at debate MORE (I-Vt.) often bashes “the drug companies and the insurance companies” as he makes the case for “Medicare for All.”But there’s another major health industry player, also fiercely opposed to Medicare for All, that Sanders usually does not mention: hospitals.ADVERTISEMENTSanders is not alone. In the Medicare for All fight and in the push to lower health care costs in general, hospitals usually fly under the radar. But they actually make up a significantly larger share of health care spending than drug companies, who are receiving far more attention in Washington amid a bipartisan push to lower drug prices.Experts say any major health care cost reform will eventually also have to deal with hospitals. But that’s not easy. Hospitals are politically powerful, given that essentially … [Read more...] about Critics seek more scrutiny on hospitals in health cost fight