Biometrics: UK food bank users swap face scans for free food
Charities say digital cash transfers give users autonomy, while digital rights groups argue that biometric data can put vulnerable people at risk. LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Poor lose out as rich countries link aid with trade, says UK thinktank
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Rich countries are using their aid budgets to promote their own national interests rather than focusing on helping people in poor countries, according to research published by a global thinktank on Tuesday. As populism and economic pressures rise, countries that have pledged to spend part of their national income on aid are […]