Thread by @ConMijente

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Our report details how firms like @Amazon @Microsoft @Palantir profit from detention & deportations.

We show how tech lobbying —> massive gov. contracts —> storing biometric data on millions & providing tech for deportations #NoTechForICE

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.@Amazon is *far ahead* of any other tech company in storing sensitive data—it has 204 FEDRamp authorizations, compared to Microsoft's 150, Oracle's 34, Salesforce's 31, & Google's 27.

It & other tech co's gave $250K to Congress, then won contracts to privatize gov data storage.

They’re part of a new #CloudIndustrialComplex that lobbies legislators in Washington, DC to prioritize cloud storage for sensitive data, resulting in a huge migration of sensitive data to private cloud firms like Amazon, which get multi-million contracts to store the data.

These authorizations mean more & more sensitive personal data lives on @AWSCloud servers; @Amazon now hosts backups of all DHS biometric info—230M unique identities, including 36.5M faces & 2.8M irises.

Much of this data is used to track, hunt, detain, & deport immigrants.

.@Amazon also hosts @Palantir’s programs for ICE, designed *specifically* to target, detain & deport immigrants.

Agents collect mass data (school info, finances, addresses, phone #s, etc.), build profiles of immigrants, & use them to find & deport those living in our country.

This surveillance data is dystopian, but also flawed. Agents can pinpoint immigrants’ locations, but they don't always get it right.

This year, ICE killed two parents of six in a car crash after mistakenly surveilling the wrong couple outside their home. latimes.com/local/lanow/la…

And it’s not just happening within U.S. border -- for the first time this report reveals DHS’s biometric data sharing between the Mexico government and the U.S. government.

#NoTechForICE

We need an end to this use of software. There is no reason why any firm should support ICE's mission.

Read the report. Delve into the massive connections between Silicon Valley & Washington, DC.

See how big tech is helping Trump’s deportation machine.

Tech workers: Tell your execs you won’t build tools that enable mass deportation & human rights abuses.

Sign our petition below, & connect with us to find out how you can hold your companies accountable.

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Check out this video.

It breaks down how @amazon and @PalantirTech fuel the administration's deportation machine: