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Boris Johnson’s former anti-corruption tsar calls for urgent lobbying reform

John Penrose, who quit last week, says ethics adviser should also have more scope over any breaches by PM

The Guardian - UK

Giuliani faces ethics charge

The charges were brought against Giuliani by the District of Columbia bar

Salon

Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role

Rudy Giuliani was one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during Trump's failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

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House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions

WASHINGTON — A House select committee revealed Thursday that “multiple” Republican members of Congress had requested pardons from former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — but only named one of them.

Tribune News Service

House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions - Roll Call

Cheney’s accusation opened up questions about pardons and how laws and ethical rules will apply to lawmakers after the panel investigation.

Roll Call

Brinc Drones CEO apologizes for long-abandoned attack drones project

After publication of a front-page Seattle Times feature Sunday on Brinc Drones and its remarkable 22-year-old CEO Blake Resnick, a drone technology expert drew attention in a social media post to a December story by the investigative journalism outlet The Intercept — a much darker tale about an earlier Resnick…

Tribune News Service

Vatican unveils investment ethics body as corruption trial drags on

The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled a committee to oversee the ethics of its investments, even as a corruption trial related to a botched London real estate deal in which it lost more than 200 millions euros continued.

Reuters

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IT rules draft proposal to set up grievance committee goes live for public feedback

The information technology ministry has invited public feedback on proposed amendments to the Information Technology Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021. The proposed amendments include the creation of a Grievance Appellate Committee, which is supposed to hear appeals against the decision of grievance officers. The 2021 rules…

Newslaundry

GOP incumbents face House primaries in Democratic California

A slate of Republican U.S. House members in heavily Democratic California are facing primary challengers on Tuesday in races that will help determine control of Congress

The Independent UK

New panels want to talk ethics, rules of climate tinkering

The idea of tinkering with the air to cool Earth's ever-warming climate seems to be gaining momentum

The Independent UK

Taser abandons plans to build stun gun-equipped drones for schools

Flying stun gun plan in response to US school shootings was expression of potential, not launch timetable, says CEO

The Guardian - UK

Axon's ethics board resigns over CEO's dystopic Taser drone plan

Axon CEO, Rick Smith, announced his horrifying 'solution' to school shootings late last week.

Input

Axon halts plans for Taser drone as 9 on ethics board resign

Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, says it is halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone

The Independent UK

Why are so many big tech whistleblowers women? Here is what the research shows

A number of high-profile whistleblowers in the technology industry have stepped into the spotlight in the past few years. For the most part, they have been revealing corporate practices that thwart the public interest: Frances Haugen exposed personal data exploitation at Meta, Timnit Gebru and Rebecca Rivers challenged Google on…

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The Independent UK

Taser-maker pauses plan to arm drones in US schools after ethics board outcry

Nine members of ethics board resign from panel in protest

The Independent UK

2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 7 states

Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate battles this fall that will play into control of Congress

Chicago Sun-Times

By flouting ethics rules, tax commissioner sends wrong message to taxpayers

Board of Review Commissioner Tammy Wendt should abide by the ruling from the Cook County Board of Ethics.

WEKU

A firm proposes using Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings

Axon, which sells Tasers and police body cameras, floated the idea of a new police drone product last year to its AI ethics board, which quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy.

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The Independent UK

Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings

Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly into schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.”

The Guardian - UK

Stun-gun drones in schools? Not so fast, says Taser firm’s own ethics board

Axon’s plan for stopping mass shootings condemned just hours after being announced

The Independent UK

Taser maker proposes stun drone to try to stop school shootings

The company’s ethics advisory board, however, has objected to idea

Chicago Sun-Times

House Democratic candidate Jonathan Jackson did not file financial disclosure report; top rivals did

“That’s an oversight and a mistake that I did not file,” Jackson told the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Standards watchdog blasts Boris Johnson for failing to prove he's not above rules

Boris Johnson came under fire for issuing a new version of the code last week, which allows ministers who break the rules to avoid resigning

Wales Online

Government sneaks out bad news under the cover of the Queen's Jubilee

From deportations to ethics rules, a break is to off-load any troublesome headlines

Daily Mirror

4 bits of bad news sneaked out by Boris Johnson before Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The Jubilee festivities offer a reprieve to Boris Johnson, who has been trying to win over wavering MPs as he faces the threat of a no confidence vote in his leadership

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