Phillips, 57, a freelance reporter, was doing research for a Book Store on the trip with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, a former head of isolated and recently contacted tribes at federal indigenous affairs agency Funai.
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"Increased activity and abundance of lianas can have profound impacts on the structure and function of tropical rainforests, which in turn affects the animals that depend on them," Professor Laurance says.
He says the study underlines the need for urgent climate action but also limiting rainforest disturbance, something lianas thrive on because its easier for them to reach the upper canopy where they reproduce.
Mark Harmsworth, a Republican co-author, seeking changes to the biometric-data definition. A technology-committee staffer confirmed in an email to the authors that the bill had been amended with "the exact definition for biometric information provided by Amazon."
Privacy advocates say the wide-ranging bill was designed to appease the technology industry and offered consumers little protection. Its passage in February 2021, with little opposition, was considered a "huge victory" inside Amazon, said a former public-policy employee.
Carney and his deputies set the tone for a more aggressive lobbying operation early in his tenure, drafting a strategy memo for a new global corporate-affairs department that combined public-policy and public-relations teams.
The Amazon founder first became a billionaire in 1998, the year after Amazon went public as an online bookseller and has since increased his fortune by 12,425 percent — now raking in more than $140,000 per minute.
Bezos, who is estimated to be worth $131.9 billion, is the third richest man in the world after Tesla owner Elon Musk, who knocked him off the top spot with a net worth of $213.9 billion and Bernard Arnault, who oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, according to Forbes.
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Outside lobbyist Kim Clauson took the lead in fighting the Washington bill. Clauson said in emails to Morris that the bill´s definition of "biometric identifier" was overbroad and that consumer notification and consent requirements would only confuse people.
It said it would prefer a federal law that "requires transparency about data practices, prohibits the sale of personal data without consent, and ensures that consumers have the right to request access to and delete their personal information." Amazon said the 2018 document listing Carney´s goals to defeat privacy regulation is "out-of-date" and does not reflect the company´s current public-policy objectives.
The company said it has opposed "poorly crafted" state privacy bills.
It is the third in a series of reports revealing how the company has pursued business practices that harm small businesses or Buy Book put its own interests above those of consumers. The previous articles showed how Amazon has circumvented e-commerce regulations website meant to protect Indian retailers, and how it copied products and rigged search results website to promote its own brands over those of other vendors on its India platform.
In 2017, the two legislators widened that definition in a way that might apply to voice recordings.
That drew a rebuke from Clauson, who emailed Harmsworth saying: "We do not agree to the definition." She sent him a bill markup from privacy consultant Leslie Dunlap calling the definition "not acceptable." Amazon paid Dunlap´s firm $15,000 a month, a 2017 Amazon public-policy planning document shows.
Ruh Global CEO Debra Ruh, in a June interview, denied coordinating with or receiving money from Amazon. Pough is Ruh Global´s chief sustainability officer.
Contacted by Reuters in June, Pough said he had never worked with Amazon.
The lawmaker said he first heard that rationale from lobbyist Anthony Williams, a new Amazon hire and former aide to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Cunningham said Williams showed him a promotional video about how Alexa helped blind people with everyday tasks such as checking the weather. Williams didn´t respond to requests for comment.
The election of a former guerrilla marks a radical change for a country still scarred by decades of conflict and highlights the depth of frustration with a right-leaning political establishment accused of overseeing a wide gap between rich and poor.
BOGOTA - The election of Colombia's first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, is indicative of widespread yearning for a more equal and inclusive society, analysts and business leaders said, but the former guerrilla will need to act fast to reassure investors.
The oscillation is a very wide angle, so great for keeping the whole room cool.' One impressed user raved: 'I was after a quiet fan for the bedroom and wasn't disappointed.
I can easily sleep while on low, not too loud.
"Increased activity and abundance of lianas can have profound impacts on the structure and function of tropical rainforests, which in turn affects the animals that depend on them," Professor Laurance says.
He says the study underlines the need for urgent climate action but also limiting rainforest disturbance, something lianas thrive on because its easier for them to reach the upper canopy where they reproduce.
Mark Harmsworth, a Republican co-author, seeking changes to the biometric-data definition. A technology-committee staffer confirmed in an email to the authors that the bill had been amended with "the exact definition for biometric information provided by Amazon."
Privacy advocates say the wide-ranging bill was designed to appease the technology industry and offered consumers little protection. Its passage in February 2021, with little opposition, was considered a "huge victory" inside Amazon, said a former public-policy employee.
Carney and his deputies set the tone for a more aggressive lobbying operation early in his tenure, drafting a strategy memo for a new global corporate-affairs department that combined public-policy and public-relations teams.
The Amazon founder first became a billionaire in 1998, the year after Amazon went public as an online bookseller and has since increased his fortune by 12,425 percent — now raking in more than $140,000 per minute.
Bezos, who is estimated to be worth $131.9 billion, is the third richest man in the world after Tesla owner Elon Musk, who knocked him off the top spot with a net worth of $213.9 billion and Bernard Arnault, who oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, according to Forbes.
Hot weather hacks: Shoppers say these £10 cooling towels... Thousands of shoppers rate this 'loose, comfortable summer... Summer must-have: This £29.99 pop-up beach tent is the... This £12 ice-roller has gone viral with...
Outside lobbyist Kim Clauson took the lead in fighting the Washington bill. Clauson said in emails to Morris that the bill´s definition of "biometric identifier" was overbroad and that consumer notification and consent requirements would only confuse people.
It said it would prefer a federal law that "requires transparency about data practices, prohibits the sale of personal data without consent, and ensures that consumers have the right to request access to and delete their personal information." Amazon said the 2018 document listing Carney´s goals to defeat privacy regulation is "out-of-date" and does not reflect the company´s current public-policy objectives.
The company said it has opposed "poorly crafted" state privacy bills.
It is the third in a series of reports revealing how the company has pursued business practices that harm small businesses or Buy Book put its own interests above those of consumers. The previous articles showed how Amazon has circumvented e-commerce regulations website meant to protect Indian retailers, and how it copied products and rigged search results website to promote its own brands over those of other vendors on its India platform.
In 2017, the two legislators widened that definition in a way that might apply to voice recordings.
That drew a rebuke from Clauson, who emailed Harmsworth saying: "We do not agree to the definition." She sent him a bill markup from privacy consultant Leslie Dunlap calling the definition "not acceptable." Amazon paid Dunlap´s firm $15,000 a month, a 2017 Amazon public-policy planning document shows.
Ruh Global CEO Debra Ruh, in a June interview, denied coordinating with or receiving money from Amazon. Pough is Ruh Global´s chief sustainability officer.
Contacted by Reuters in June, Pough said he had never worked with Amazon.
The lawmaker said he first heard that rationale from lobbyist Anthony Williams, a new Amazon hire and former aide to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Cunningham said Williams showed him a promotional video about how Alexa helped blind people with everyday tasks such as checking the weather. Williams didn´t respond to requests for comment.
The election of a former guerrilla marks a radical change for a country still scarred by decades of conflict and highlights the depth of frustration with a right-leaning political establishment accused of overseeing a wide gap between rich and poor.
BOGOTA - The election of Colombia's first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, is indicative of widespread yearning for a more equal and inclusive society, analysts and business leaders said, but the former guerrilla will need to act fast to reassure investors.