The Daily Populous

Strict surveillance measures adopted to monitor citizens during coronavirus lockdowns could result in the long-lasting theft of personal freedoms, the United Nations’ privacy chief has warned.

“Dictatorships and authoritarian societies often start in the face of a threat,” Joseph Cannataci, the UN special rapporteur on the right to privacy told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The coronavirus pandemic has led governments to declare themselves essentially on a war footing – with many politicians referencing an “invisible” enemy or attacker. »

A majority of voters believe the U.S. political system only works for insiders with money and power, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.

Fifty-seven percent of registered voters said the country's political system works for the elite while 32 percent said it works for everyone.

Sixty-one percent of low-income voters said the U.S. political system only works for insiders with money and power compared 55 percent of higher-income voters. »

The Trump administration is rolling back the US government’s strongest attempt to combat the climate crisis, weakening rules which compel auto companies to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Donald Trump is expected to laud the new rule as a boost to the US economy, which has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The effects will be worse on communities near oil processing facilities and highways, often people of color and poorer Americans. »

To say the first weekend was a success was an understatement as every show of Spider-Man Homecoming since it opened on Friday has been sold out.

In fact, every ticket through Tuesday has been sold and the theater is planning on adding additional showtimes later this week.

Every evening, movie fans can park their cars in the theater parking lot and enjoy a film from the COVID-safe confines of their automobile. »