Canadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE
Summary
A Canadian opposition leader has asked the Canadian government to stop a data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Thomson Reuters, a Canadian company. The deal lets ICE access a large database with personal information to detect voter and immigration fraud.Key Facts
- The New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis wants the Canadian government to block Thomson Reuters’ data-sharing contract with ICE.
- ICE will pay $125 million to access the Clear database, which includes property, social media, and location information.
- Thomson Reuters has worked with ICE since 2015, helping track people for deportation.
- The new contract specifically supports efforts to find voter fraud, a claim repeated by President Trump but widely disputed by election officials.
- Critics worry the database could be used for human rights abuses.
- Thomson Reuters says Clear is only for legal investigations and denies it is a surveillance tool.
- The company is owned by the Thomson family through Woodbridge Company, one of Canada’s richest families.
- Avi Lewis also wants the government to stop companies from selling to ICE and withdraw government contracts from those that do.
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