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Vaughn Cockayne

vcockayne@washingtontimes.com

Vaughn Cockayne is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Times. He is an Ohio native and holds a bachelor's degree in Multi-Platform Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Vaughn previously worked as a freelance writer, covering data security and privacy issues before joining The Washington Times. He can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Vaughn Cockayne

A Rite Aid sign is displayed on the facade of a store in Pittsburgh, Jan. 23, 2023. Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that a surveillance system it used incorrectly identified potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The deal announced late Tuesday, Dec. 19, settles Federal Trade Commission charges that the struggling drugstore chain didn’t do enough to prevent harm to its customers and implement “reasonable procedures,” the government agency said. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)

FTC bans Rite Aid from using facial recognition technology

The Rite Aid pharmacy chain can't use facial recognition technology to identify customers for five years after a Federal Trade Commission investigation found the company inappropriately used it to criminally profile customers.

December 20, 2023
This Oct. 16, 2019, file photo shows a sign at a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa. General Motors is recalling nearly 340,000 big SUVs in the U.S. because their daytime running lights may not shut off when the regular headlights are on. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, that having both lights on at the same time could cause glare, increasing the risk of a crash. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

GM announces layoffs at EV factories

General Motors plans to cut around 1,300 workers in two of Michigan's plants, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification.

December 15, 2023
Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory, on Sept. 18, 2023. The conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark where transport workers with the country’s largest trade union on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 said it was establishing a sympathy conflict against the Texas-based automaker. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Swedish transport union could quit picking up Tesla’s trash

Employees from Sweden's Transport Workers Union announced Wednesday that it won't collect garbage from Tesla's facilities in the country if no collective deal is solidified. It would mark another expansion of sympathy strikes in the region.

December 13, 2023