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New reporting links Thomson Reuters data to ICE targeting tools. Its CLEAR database, which contains personal data like SSNs, addresses, and vehicle records, appears to feed systems used to identify deportation targets.

https://www.404media.co/how-thomson-reuters-powers-ice-and-palantir/

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How Thomson Reuters Powers ICE and Palantir

Thomson Reuters’ data, which can include peoples’ addresses and details on their ethnicity, is linked to tools used by ICE.

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Oakland Privacy 1d ago

Documents suggest CLEAR data is used in ICE tools built by Palantir Technologies, including ELITE, which maps targets and assigns “confidence scores” to addresses. The same data is also tied to license plate tracking systems used in investigations.

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Employees inside Thomson Reuters have raised concerns about these contracts, questioning whether the company’s data is enabling deportation efforts. Meanwhile, DHS calls CLEAR “vital” for identifying people, assets, and affiliations at scale.