French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help ICE in US (www.theguardian.com)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 31 Jan 06:47
https://sh.itjust.works/post/54440488

French lawmakers have demanded an explanation after one of the country’s biggest tech companies signed a multimillion dollar contract to help the US enforcement agency ICE trace and expel migrants.

The revelation that a subsidiary of Capgemini, a multinational digital services firm listed on the Paris stock exchange, had agreed to provide “skip tracing” – a technique for locating targeted people – with big bonuses if successful, has provoked outrage in France.

Ministers and MPs are calling for more transparency over contracts that could breach human rights. ICE is facing an intense backlash after its agents shot dead two US citizens in Minnesota this month.

Capgemini admitted that its US subsidiary, Capgemini Group Solutions (CGS), had signed a contract with ICE in December but said it had not yet come into effect.

The website Observatoire des Multinationales, a corporate watchdog, revealed that CGS had agreed a $4.8m deal with ICE’s Detention Compliance and Removals office for “investigation and personal background check services”. The document states that CGS will provide “skip tracing services for enforcement and removal operations” with bonuses of up to $365m for successfully identifying and localising foreigners.

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venusaur@lemmy.world on 31 Jan 07:55 next collapse

Uh, because money?

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 31 Jan 08:53 collapse

Yeah, but here in Europe, we still have some legal and ethical standards on what our companies can do for said money as well as some politicians who aren’t too corrupt to at least TRY to enforce them.

Not anywhere near as many of either as we used to, but we still have SOME left!

HumbleExaggeration@feddit.org on 31 Jan 08:22 next collapse

At least the French are fighting back. Hope they are successful.

whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works on 31 Jan 10:31 next collapse

capgemini.com/…/Capgemini-CBE_2021_English-v3.2.p… page 2:

Our Code of Business Ethics does not rule out the need to exercise good judgment, but rather helps us to do the right thing. When in doubt, you should ask yourself the following questions: Does it feel right? Is it in line with the Group Values, Code of Business Ethics and other company policies? Would I be comfortable explaining it to fellow team members, team managers, clients, family or, externally, to the press? Is it legal? If the answer to even one of these questions is “no”, it is probably not the right thing to do. Open a dialogue with your team manager, your Ethics & Compliance Officer, […]

<img alt="" src="https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/57c393e8-e17a-49a4-a8c7-9aa15941f6f5.jpeg">

Evolushan@lemmy.world on 31 Jan 17:34 next collapse

Idk why but I could imagine someone bringing this up in capgemini and getting fired over it. But most likely they just don’t care cause nobody cares about ethics when money is involved.

zeograd@lemmy.world on 31 Jan 22:06 collapse

I like how illegal is just “probably not the right thing to do”, and is open to discussion.

gazoo@lemmy.world on 31 Jan 19:48 collapse

According to: Homeland Security and Defense Forum

www.hsdf.org/…/capgemini-government-solutions/

Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS) was established in 2002 as an independent operating division of the Capgemini Group … to serve the U.S. government, along with aerospace and defense companies …"

“We support a wide variety of federal clients, including the U.S. Department of Navy, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Capgemini Government Solutions is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and operates out of a Top-Secret level facility, certified by a Defense Security Services (DSS) Special Security Agreement (SSA).”