Google staff urge divestment from ICE and CBP over surveillance ties
TL;DR
More than 900 Google workers signed an open letter calling on the company to disclose contracts with ICE and CBP and divest from the agencies, citing Google’s involvement in surveillance and immigration enforcement. The letter also demands worker protections, an internal question-and-answer on DHS and military contracts, and transparency to determine where Google should draw the line.
- Nearly a thousand Google workers sign letter urging company to divest from ICE, CBP CNBC
- Google Workers Demand End to Cloud Services for Immigration Agencies The New York Times
- Google Employees Call on Company to End ICE, CBP Contracts Bloomberg.com
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- Hundreds of Google workers demand firm cuts ties with ICE BBC
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