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Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor
The Mozilla Foundation says 30 companies should block web scrapers from ShadowDragon, an ICE contractor.
“The thorniest concern here is the meticulous targeting such data enables—putting the lives of protesters, researchers, immigrants, and human rights defenders participating in any form of civil resistance that challenges political powers at risk of arrest and intimidation. SocialNet’s widespread reach across major social networking sites and forums also puts data from millions of people at risk of unconsented exposure or exploitation,” the Mozilla Foundation said in a statement. ShadowDragon sells a tool called SocialNet that streamlines the process of pulling public data from various sites, apps, and services.
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