Sources and docs: Palantir's Immigration OS helps ICE track undocumented immigrants and deport them; a decade ago, Alex Karp said Trump's plans made “no sense”
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data-mining company's chief executive.
Mexico plans to launch an app in January 2025 that will let Mexican migrants warn relatives and alert the nearest consulate if US immigration agents detain them
on both sides of the border Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : Mexico Launches Emergency App for Migrants Amid US Deportation Fears Sarah Arnold / Townhall : Mexico Is Alerting Citizens About To Be De...
How a California college uses data collection tools to track students' daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers
A Markup examination of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech … Threads: @craignewmark . Mastodon: @irisRichardson@mastodon.art , @trent@eigenma...
An in-depth look at how ICE, under Obama and then Trump, has aggressively used big data, fed by social media, to clamp down on undocumented immigrants
a testament to the agency's quiet embrace of big data. https://www.nytimes.com/... “Surveillance works best when you don't notice it.” Tim Shorrock / @timothys : NYT reports that, via public record re...
Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 per hour for all 350K+ US workers, including part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees, effective next month
here are the costs and benefits US Day One Blog : Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees Conor Sen / Bloomberg : Amazon's Minimum Wage Will Change How Americans Think About Work Dere...
More than 100 CEOs and company executives including Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos sign open letter urging Congress to protect DACA
More than a hundred prominent chief executives are urging Congress to pass legislation to protect the young undocumented immigrants …