Thread by @CloseTheCampsBA

THREAD: From ICE workplace raids to foreign intervention to points-based “predictive policing,” @PalantirTech has created a reign of terror that targets the most marginalized w/ impunity. We must act now to #DisarmICE and the tech backbone that oppresses and destroys communities.

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy 1. Palantir’s $52 million contract w/ ICE helps it access & manage personal data: biometrics, DMV & property records, healthcare information, bank statements, phone records, & more. ICE builds profiles of and targets people through use of @PalantirTech.
theintercept.com/2017/03/02/pal…

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy 2. ICE uses @PalantirTech to gather information about anyone, incl. undocumented fam members that come forward to claim kids at detention centers. It enables family separations & keeps kids in cages longer as guardians can't claim dependents w/o risk.
mijente.net/2019/05/02/pal…

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy 3. @ConMijente uncovered ICE files that classified @PalantirTech as “mission-critical” to raid operations. Officers were instructed to use @palantirtech's FALCON app, including in 2017 for Operation Mega, the largest raid planned with all 24 field offices.
mijente.net/icepapers

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy 4. Police Dpts. incl. @sccgov can use Palantir to build profiles of people even if they're innocent. PT is responsible for the racist Predictive Policing Program using AI to assign points of how likely someone is to commit a crime to anyone Police stop.
tinyurl.com/y4hlwfwx

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy @SCCgov 5. Palantir has survived off CIA funding and private investment for over 15 years, but they’re headed for an IPO in 2020 to make an ever greater profit off of terror, family separations, & war. They also won an $800 million Pentagon contract this year.
cnbc.com/2019/03/27/pal…

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy @SCCgov 6. The US army chose @PalantirTech to deploy a battlefield intelligence system to gather info. on targets & terrain. PT also provided the CIA services for the imperialist invasion of Afghanistan. The Marines use Palantir to keep fingerprints & DNA samples. techcrunch.com/2015/01/11/lea…

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy @SCCgov 7. In a federal investigation, @PalantirTech was found to eliminate Asian applicants from hiring pools even though they had the same qualifications as White ones. It also helps law enforcement further target POC by providing tools to surveil & oppress us.
theguardian.com/technology/201…

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy @SCCgov WHAT CAN BE DONE? We must join together in action to #DisarmICE and demand that @PalantirTech #DropICEContracts! We will be taking action every day for 7 weeks until their September deadline to renew the contracts. Join us -- it's all hands on deck. bit.ly/DisarmICE

@PalantirTech @ConMijente @4aPeoplesParty @svdebug @SIREN_BayArea @RAICESTEXAS @bayarea_twc @techworkersco @PSL_SF @JVPBayArea @OaklandPrivacy @SCCgov @carolineha_ @motherboard @MPower_Change @mjburnsy @georgejoseph94 @culturejedi @cfarivar @ImmDefense @codepink @kenklippenstein @Haleaziz @mer__edith @SFBayResistance @occupyicesf @theworkerslab @mediajustice @paloaltoweekly @sjpjc @SJSpotlight