Marianne Lehnis

Articles by Marianne Lehnis

‘Longest-Ever’ Smuggling Tunnel Found Across Mexican Border

U.S. border officials released information Wednesday on a 4,309-foot smuggling tunnel that crosses the Mexican border. The tunnel, which is now the longest ever created, runs from an industrial site in Mexico ‘s Tijuana city through to San Diego in California, the BBC reported. This past August, Mexican officials identified the entrance in Tijuana. Since

Jan 30, 2020

3 min

Facebook To Pay $550 Million For Alleged Facial Recognition Tool Misuse

Facebook is set to pay $550 million in damages to users in Illinois who won a lawsuit against the social media giant’s use of facial recognition tools, the BBC reported. The users argued that Facebook violated the state’s privacy laws. Their lawyer, Jay Edelson, told The New York Times that anonymity is something that must

Jan 30, 2020

3 min