French IT group Capgemini is facing growing scrutiny over a controversial contract between its US subsidiary and ICE. While the company says the deal is “not currently being executed” and that it became aware of the contract “through public sources”, investigations by several French media outlets reveal a relationship stretching back nearly two decades.
I know it’s easy, and right, to be hitting the US for what’s going on but y’all in Europe have to get this stuff dealt with now. They will turn it against you.
Mmmmmhmmmm. <nods furiously>
If your company works with capgem, it should not renew existing or sign new contracts. If you work for capgem, drag your heels with every task while you look for a new gig. Don’t give power to schmucks.
IBM helped automate the holocaust with punch cards and tabulating machines.
Expect that all large companies are actively pursuing business with the US Gov and DHS until such time that the US gov or specific departments are declared as sanctioned entities, otherwise it is difficult for a public corporation to not do business with it. They are here to make money, and these are the rules they govern themselves with. Further, the Democrats consistently support funding bills that are diverting massive amounts of money to DHS/ICE, so it has become one of the few departments awarding business, not to mention very large lucrative projects.
Now consider sales reps, business units that are basically going to lose their job if the don’t make their number and their only client is the US Gov, then consider these are white collar Americans, the last people in the world that would stick their neck out for anyone, so they are all obedient & complicit. Privately, they may say they are conflicted, but that is nonsense, there is nothing to be conflicted about, and then slither back into something about professionalism.
The contacts are massive to build detainment camps, the AI powered databases of people to fill them, the private cloud to do the processing, 5G network to connect it, the coordination systems, it is all being built as I write this. Let alone the transport services to haul the captives around. Check out the opportunity to profit, the procurement site is public:
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I’m very mixed about this one.
On one hand wtf Capgemeni profiting of fascism in the US…
On the other hand US is getting a taste of its own medicine.
