The wave of protests will not cease to haunt the United States of America. This time the attention of activists focused on technology companiesthat provide various services for Immigration and customs enforcement, U.S. (ICE). In several regions held rallies in which the protesters demanded from the firms having valid agreements with ICE to terminate the contract of such a kind. We are talking about the companies Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce and many other representatives of high-tech sector.
For example, in California, several dozen activists gathered in front of the office of the firm Palantir. They read an open letter addressed to the Director General Alex Karp, and demanded to immediately stop any cooperation with ICE. It should be noted that this firm specializiruetsya on advanced data analysis, and one of its programs is an effective tool for prediction of possible crimes.
People power — no one going in or out of @PalantirTech #AbolishICE #FamiliesBelongTogether #NationalDayofAction pic.twitter.com/xGNdnvFVHV
— Beth Felicia G. (@fbg0811) July 31, 2018
After reading his message, people tried to start a dialogue with representatives of Palantir. But the company ignored the protesters and did not come out to them. Because of this activists have secured a letter directly to the office entrance door.
Experts believe that such actions will not cause the company to refuse government contracts. Now, Palantir has held 2 contracts, with a total value of $92 million, and it is unlikely that the leadership of the company willing to donate a similar amount for future illegal immigrants.
Similar actions also took place in Boston, new York, Philadelphia and other cities. The goal of the activists became the offices of technology companies. They tried to convey their position and called for the termination of cooperation with Immigration and customs enforcement. However, none of these campaigns while not reached the desired result.
Recall that earlier we wrote about the robot company Amazon, which is found among the U.S. congressmen, 28 criminals. It happened in the process of researching the work of face detection. the Program mistook politicians for violators of the law.
