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NEW: On Wednesday shareholders in Thomson Reuters demanded the company’s board launch an investigation into whether its products have contributed to human rights violations, specifically with regards to Thomson Reuters’ ongoing sale of peoples’ personal data to ICE.
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Analysis Summary
Thomson Reuters shareholders demanded an investigation into whether the company's CLEAR database — which contains personal data like names, addresses, SSNs, and ethnicity information — contributes to human rights violations when sold to ICE. The shareholder proposal, filed by the B.C. General Employees' Union (a minority shareholder), cites multiple 404 Media investigations showing CLEAR is integrated with ICE's deportation-targeting tools, including one that flags neighborhoods and individual addresses with "confidence scores" for enforcement. Thomson Reuters also recently fired an employee who led an internal protest of 200+ staff opposing the ICE contracts, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
Claims Analysis (5)
“On Wednesday shareholders in Thomson Reuters demanded the company's board launch an investigation into whether its products have contributed to human rights violations, specifically with regards to Thomson Reuters' ongoing sale of peoples' personal data to ICE.”
Shareholder proposal from BCGEU explicitly documented and cited in article. Demand for investigation confirmed via proposal text.
“Thomson Reuters sells access to the CLEAR investigative database, which can include peoples' names, addresses, car registration information, Social Security numbers, and details on someone's ethnicity.”
Product details and data fields confirmed by Thomson Reuters' own marketing materials and internal ICE documents cited in article.
“CLEAR is integrated with ICE tools, including one ICE uses to find neighborhoods to target.”
Article cites 404 Media's documented investigation of Palantir's ELITE tool which integrates CLEAR data. ICE user guide confirmed this integration.
“Thomson Reuters fired the worker who led an internal protest of more than 200 employees expressing concern with ICE contracts.”
Article references newly filed lawsuit documenting firing of protest organizer following internal letter signed by 200+ employees.
“404 Media revealed in January the existence of a Palantir-made tool called ELITE that populates a map with potential deportation targets and includes a 'confidence score' on each person's address.”
Specific investigation documented with tool name, functionality, and data elements confirmed via ELITE user guide 404 Media obtained.
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