S.F. facial recognition ban may have spared it from surveillance hack By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A wide-ranging breach of San Mateo security camera technology company Verkada appears to have compromised the security of thousands of private and public institutions across the world, including some in the Bay Area.
San Francisco’s city government seems to have been spared, however, due in part to a 2019 ordinance banning the use of facial recognition technology by the city’s Police Department and other agencies.
The intrusion was first reported by Bloomberg.
The Chronicle obtained a supposedly leaked list of Verkada customers. While it could not be independently verified, the list contained detailed information about companies and public agencies including some Bay Area municipalities and school districts.
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In the past year, much attention has been brought to vitamin D in light of the pandemic with some research emerging that vitamin D might help safeguard people from severe cases of COVID-19. But beyond its potential protective role in the ongoing war against coronavirus, vitamin D is also a boon for overall immune health.
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Mar 10, 2021 08:00 AM By Yvonne Stolworthy History shows that pandemics can cause widespread trauma across society. PlusLexia.com / Flickr
Besides the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the body, there is growing recognition of the psychological impact that Covid-19 is having on the community at large, and a growing concern for the enduring effects on the psyche.
The numbers lend credence to the concern: 66.4 million people are recovered from Covid; scores of millions who have yet to recover; and the families of the 2.6 million dead.
The psychological impact of previous pandemics suggests what to expect as Covid-19 continues to take a toll on physical and mental health. Findings from Ebola, H1N1 influenza pandemic (2009), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS, 2002/2003), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS, 2012) outbreaks show that people were distressed by changes to their daily routine, fear, grief, loss and stigmatization long after the
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