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September 26, 2022
Topics: Clean-green jobs, Menlo Park, cannabis, AB2188, California, Meta, tech, BlocPower, composting, FTC
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🍁New law protects cannabis consumers at work California Gov. Newsom last week signed AB 2188. The law stops employers from penalizing workers for consuming cannabis or cannabis-infused products after working hours. As an amendment to the state's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the law provides equal protection against discrimination for cannabis consumers as it does for veterans, women and all similar forms of workplace discrimination.
The law that becomes effective by January 2024 does not permit workers to come high to work. But it orders employers to find a more effective way to test workers for impairment or to know whether workers have taken cannabis during working hours. The current testing method fail to detect. Other states with similar laws are Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
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💚Menlo Park, CA going 100% renewable by 2030 The California city of Menlo Park, with a population of approximately 36,000 people, wants to become the first U.S. city to achieve carbon neutrality. Through an historic partnership with climate tech company BlocPower in June, the city is phasing out fossil fuel usage in its buildings. The old system will be replaced with renewable energy, a program expected to bring full electrification by 2030.
The partnership will also see to installation of EV charging stations and battery storage throughout the city. BlocPower adds that the program will create hundreds of green jobs for residents. Menlo Park is also working with local nonprofit Menlo Spark to raise $35 million to support the program.
😡Seriously, Meta?? Barely one month after security researcher Felix Krause announced (AGREEN1 Aug 29 issue) Facebook's parent company Meta’s JavaScript injection practices violate users’ privacy rights, two Facebook users are now suing the technology company in San Francisco federal court. And you can too, as the proposed class action lawsuits are structured to invite anyone affected to join the suit.
According to Krause, Meta is able to track “anything you do on any website,” such as typing passwords. The two cases: Willis v. Meta Platforms Inc., 22-cv-05376, and Mitchell v. Meta Platforms Inc., 22-cv-05267, were filed in U.S. District Court. The plaintiffs, also iPhone users, said that Meta ignored Apple’s 2021 privacy restrictions for third parties, and broke federal and state laws by illicitly tracking Apple users on Facebook beyond the technology company’s ecosystem via the same Krause reported. Apple’s 2021 privacy prompt with iOS 14.5 demands from third-party apps and websites that its users must consent to them tracking their activities across platforms.
👎Tech used to spy on users Consumer privacy violation is a growing concern as technology is in every aspect of all or lives. Tech companies, websites, and advertisers steal people’s data and resources, reported on September 15 by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The report asserts that Vizio TV collects and shares viewers data.
Dark Patterns, coined in 2010 by user design specialist Harry Brignull, refers to tactics used by tech companies and other internet actors to trick or manipulate people into making choices they would not otherwise have made that may cause harm. The report revealed practices like "disguising ads to look like independent content, making it difficult for consumers to cancel subscriptions or charges, burying key terms or junk fees, and tricking consumers into sharing their data."
🌱New option for California burials Human composting, meaning transforming corpses naturally into nutrient-rich soil, is gaining traction in the U.S. as a sustainable alternativeto cremation and burial. The sustainable practice, already working in states like Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Vermont was signed into law by California Gov. Newsom on September 18. The new law, sponsored by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), gives the Golden State residents the right to choose to have their bodies or that of their loved ones composted after death starting in 2027. In addition, family members of decomposed corpses can have the soil after the process or donate it for use on conservation lands.
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