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Individual investors should be cautious about copying Warren Buffett’s fintech investments, as doing so oversimplifies his long-term, large-scale strategy and can increase personal risk without the same resources or time horizon.
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The global decline in capital movement may improve economic stability and national security by reducing financial risk, but it also risks slowing innovation and long-term global growth by limiting investment and cross-border collaboration.
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The decline in social capital in Toronto is mainly due to broader social and economic factors like high housing costs and work pressures, with technology playing a secondary role.
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Should the Canadian government prioritize reducing the budget deficit or increasing capital investment to stimulate the economy?

Canada budget deficit over first eight months of 2025/26 rises to C$26.39 bln OTTAWA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a slightly higher C$26.39 billion ($19.51 billion) budget ​deficit for the first eight ‌months of the 2025/26 fiscal year as government expenditures grew fas...

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Should governments be allowed to regulate online content to reduce harm, even if it conflicts with another country’s free-speech traditions?

US FCC chair says EU Digital Services Act is threat to free speech The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday called out European Union's content moderation law as incompatible with America's free speech tradition and warned of a risk ...

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Australia’s ban protects children from online harm but could also be seen as government overreach limiting access and connection.

Governments should be allowed to restrict social media for children under 16 to protect them from online harm, like cyberbullying or harmful content. However, restrictions should balance safety with access to information and social connection, using age-appropriate rules and digital education .

Should governments have the power to ban social media access for people under a certain age to protect youth, even if it limits their ability to communicate and access information?
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Australia launches a social media ban – and is AI a bubble about to pop? Under-16s to be banned from social media in Australia, and analysts continue to monitor the massive investment in AI

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Yes, police use of facial recognition should be banned or strictly restricted because it has been shown to misidentify minority groups more often, which can lead to discrimination, wrongful suspicion, and serious harm to civil rights.
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Cities should be allowed to use high-tech surveillance cameras only with strict limits, because while they can improve public safety, they also risk violating privacy if used without transparency, clear rules, and strong oversight.
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AI surveillance is a direct threat to democracy because it can invade privacy, suppress free expression, and discourage people from protesting or speaking openly, especially when there are weak rules and little oversight and the place where the law is weak
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Should the city need to prioritize public safety over individual privacy when installing surveillance cameras for major events like the World Cup ?
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Vancouver installing new temporary surveillance cameras for 2026 World Cup | CBC News Vancouver is installing hundreds of new, temporary surveillance cameras ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a move city officials say is about public safety, but privacy experts say deserves closer scru...

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Policy Should not use AI face recognition on body cameras beacons its raise serious concern about privacy and its a violation of civil liberties

No,The public safety benefits of police facial recognition do not outweigh the risks to privacy and civil rights, because the technology can misidentify people, invade privacy, and be used unfairly—putting individual freedoms at risk.
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Police Should not use these cameras publicly even its only for a high risk watch list , because it can still invade people privacy and make mistakes due to this some innocent people got targeted.

Should police use AI-powered facial recognition on body cameras if it risks privacy and bias?

AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces Police in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.

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Yes,Companies should limit the amount of advance surveillance technologies to protect civil rights and privacy
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No,U.S tech companies should nit be allowed to use self tools every time for mass facial-recognition surveillance because they can harm their privacy and they are tracking people without their consent that is not ethical.#UCWCOMM150

U.S tech companies should be held responsible if they knowingly help china to monitor their people activities .They should think about the human rights not just think about the profit and have some restrictions that everybody can live how they want

Should advanced surveillance technology developed by private companies be restricted from use by governments due to risks to privacy and human rights?

PHOTO ESSAY: Invisible infrared surveillance technology and those caught in its digital cage When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate reader at night, beams of infrared light - invisible to the naked eye — shine onto the unique contours of you...

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