To: Looking Glass Cyber Solutions
Stop monitoring peaceful protests
Peaceful protestors pose no national security threat. Do not spend our tax payer dollars monitoring peaceful protests, even at the direction of a government agency. Protect our civil liberties and right to privacy.
Why is this important?
On June 30, 2018 hundreds of thousands of peaceful protestors took the streets in over 750 locations organized by MoveOn, National Domestic Workers Alliance, and hundreds of partners calling for an end to the Trump Administration's cruel policy of forcibly separating children from their families at the border.
The Intercept reports that the Department of Homeland Security received data on the protests from LookingGlass, a government contractor, and circulated that data to offices and agencies within their department. There was no reason for the government to collect this data, or share it with any law enforcement agencies as the protestors did not break any laws or pose any threats to this country. This is a glaring infringement on personal privacy by the federal government and its contractors.
Looking Glass had no right to collect this data and provide it to government agencies. Together, we can shine a light on this breech of trust, and demand a policy change to protect our civil rights.
The Intercept reports that the Department of Homeland Security received data on the protests from LookingGlass, a government contractor, and circulated that data to offices and agencies within their department. There was no reason for the government to collect this data, or share it with any law enforcement agencies as the protestors did not break any laws or pose any threats to this country. This is a glaring infringement on personal privacy by the federal government and its contractors.
Looking Glass had no right to collect this data and provide it to government agencies. Together, we can shine a light on this breech of trust, and demand a policy change to protect our civil rights.