Homeless people given barcodes so they can accept online payments

In an attempt to adapt to the cashless society they now face some homeless people have been wearing barcodes around their necks so passersby can give them money by using their smartphone, in a Oxford University-backed scheme.

‘Greater Change’ – a social innovation project being trialed in Oxford – has issued homeless people with a QR code. Members of the public who want to give them money, but have no change, can use their smartphones to scan the code before completing an online payment.

The donation is deposited in an account controlled by one of the projects workers, who then ensures that the money is spent on beneficial targets, that can include a deposit for rent.

The project has been supported by Oxford University Innovation and Oxford’s Said Business School.

Speaking to the BBC, Alex McCallion, founder of ‘Greater Change,’ said: “The problem we’re trying to solve here is that we live in an increasingly cashless society and as well as this when people give they worry about what this money might be spent on. So the solution we’ve come up with is a giving mechanism through your smart phone with a restrictive fund.”

As well as allowing you to donate money, upon scanning the barcode one can see a profile of the homeless peron, which informs about their circumstances; how they started living on the streets and their previous profession.

Neil Coyle MP, the Labour co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness, told the Telegraph: “Necessity has again become the mother of invention and now there is an app to try and help generate more public donations to homeless people.

“This intervention should not be necessary but with a Government ignoring the scale of the problem, any extra donations may help homeless people directly.”

The number of people sleeping rough in England has recently hit a record-high – with a 73 percent increase over the last three years. Official government data showed that on any given night in autumn last year some 4,751 people were sleeping rough, over double what was recorded in 2010. However Crisis, a national charity dedicated to homeless people, stated that the real number was a lot higher, citing their own research of more than 8,000 people currently sleeping rough in England.

Following the data’s release, a spokesman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government stated that: “No-one should ever have to sleep rough. That’s why this Government is committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027.”

https://www.rt.com/uk/435527-homeless-barcode-payment-scheme/

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‘I’m from a people who taught world to endure despite all odds’ – Asma Assad on her cancer battle

Syrian First Lady Asma Assad has addressed the public a day after revealing she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, saying she shares the same resilience as her compatriots who have endured the hardships of war.

“I belong to the [Syrian] people who’ve taught the world the endurance, the strength and facing the odds,” said Asma’s statement in Arabic, released by the Syrian presidency. The mother of three said she’s been empowered by the “determination and strength” of the Syrian people which has only grown in the recent years.

The Syrian presidency announced Wednesday that the 42 year old had a malignant breast tumor. The post was accompanied by a photo of Asma and her husband, Syrian President Bashar Assad, sitting at a Damascus hospital.

Asma Assad was born to Syrian parents in London and graduated from King’s College there. In 2000, the Syrian-British national married Bashar Assad. The couple have three children: Hafez, Zein and Kareem.

The first lady has long been involved in charity work, and has launched a number of organizations under the charity sector of the Syrian government. Photos on her official Instagram account and media agencies often show her visiting children, injured soldiers or religious minorities.

Back in 2016, while speaking to Russia’s Rossiya 24 channel, Asma Assad said that the Western world is “dividing our children in this conflict according to the political beliefs of their parents.” She accused the mainstream media of concentrating only on those stories which bolstered their narrative and agenda. “These are all children, they are all innocent children and they are all a loss to Syria, irrespective of which side of the conflict we support,” she said.

https://www.rt.com/news/435513-asma-assad-syrian-people/

DNC wants Facebook to tell it who has seen fake news

The Democratic National Committee’s chief technology officer, Raffi Krikorian, wants Facebook to tell the DNC, and the Republican National Committee, which audiences had been fed misinformation.

Who is Raffi Krikorian?

Krikorian is a former Uber executive who was brought onto the staff of the DNC after the 2016 election. Krikorian reportedly has been working to increase security at the DNC.

What does he want Facebook to do?

Krikorian, who said that the Democratic Party’s current relationship with Facebook and Twitter was “okay, not as great as we want,” told CNN:

What we would love to do is give every campaign [something] like a weather report to tell every campaign what is being said on social media in the morning and how they can combat it.

In Krikorian’s vision, Facebook would reveal what audiences (but not, notably, what individuals) had seen Russian disinformation campaigns. For example, if students at a university saw that information the names of the individual students would be kept hidden, but the DNC (or RNC) would be notified and could supply that specific market with what they believed to be more accurate information.

“I’d love to know what type of audiences were these hundreds of thousands of people,” he said, “because we want to talk to them.”

TheBlaze has reached out to the RNC for their thoughts on Krikorian’s idea, but has not received a response.

How did Facebook respond?

In a statement to CNN, Facebook avoided directly addressing Krikorian’s comments but said:

We have been in touch with the DNC dozens of times over the past months to both share information and solicit feedback about our election security and political ad transparency efforts. The open invitation we made to the organization to hear their suggestions, address their concerns or schedule a briefing still stands.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/09/dnc-wants-facebook-to-tell-it-who-has-seen-fake-news

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Trump Admin Removes 2,300 Alleged Child Sex Predators in Sting Operation – No Word on Mueller’s Star Witness

The Trump Department of Justice removed 2,300 alleged child sex predators from the streets of America in a sting operation during the months of March, April and May.

So far no official word from the Mueller witch hunt.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/trump-admin-removes-2300-alleged-child-sex-predators-in-sting-operation-no-word-on-muellers-star-witness/

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