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Check the sky for flying ? bc Rep. Meadows, much of the Freedom Caucus & I are in agreement on preventing total surveillance of Americans without their knowledge.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 22, 2019
Whether it’s Amazon or Gov, no one should be tracked w/o consent or a warrant. https://t.co/JQh5WVNTdg
Amazon repeatedly failed to act in response to the growing chorus of voices urging it get out of the face surveillance business, forcing its shareholders to intervene. https://t.co/Xzpshf3DDT
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 22, 2019
Amazon's shareholder meeting seems to be quite a spectacle. Roku on the other hand opted for a virtual shareholder meeting today, which was over in just 8 minutes. Very different companies obviously... but still, an odd format. https://t.co/IOmZEkSr8d
— Janko Roettgers (@jank0) May 22, 2019
And we're working in cities and states across the country to ensure residents — through their local governments and elected officials — are empowered to decide how surveillance technologies like facial recognition are used — if at all. https://t.co/97mjCaPLMf
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 22, 2019
Big group of Amazon employees stands in white shirts during annual meeting to support climate change shareholder resolution. Company prohibits photography inside annual meeting and doesn't webcast proceedings.
— toddbishop (@toddbishop) May 22, 2019
ACLU has criticized the rejections, but said the vote tally isn't yet known. If it gets 3% or more, the proposals can be reintroduced.
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) May 22, 2019
More: https://t.co/aL8Dc1gKpq pic.twitter.com/kj95GY6Qu3
Cunningham: no issue more important for customers or employees than climate change.
— Matt Day (@mattmday) May 22, 2019
"We are falling far short ... Jeff, all we need is your leadership."
Hanging out in Amazon's annual meeting, which is full of shareholder proposals.
— Matt Day (@mattmday) May 22, 2019
Folks advocating for a reduction in food waste, corporate governance reform, facial recognition audits, and a proposal backed by thousands of employees (https://t.co/Iu2ctz3x0G) on climate change.
We have long sounded the alarm on the dangers of law enforcement use of face surveillance technology, which continues to grow rapidly, recklessly, and often in secret — and presents an unprecedented threat to our civil liberties and privacy.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 22, 2019
Shankar Narayan of the ACLU of WA stands for a ban on sales of facial recognition tech to government.
— Matt Day (@mattmday) May 22, 2019
Such tools "permanently alters the balance of power between governments and individuals."
At the Amazon shareholder meeting. I delivered the presentation about our climate resolution. Still shaking. It was emotional. But feeling excited and exhilarated.
— Emily Cunningham (@emahlee) May 22, 2019
Exactly one year ago today, we released emails revealing Amazon is aggressively marketing face recognition technology to police, and helping them deploy it. https://t.co/6vE1cRMbA0
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 22, 2019
The blowback over Amazon's facilitation of pervasive government surveillance was immediate. You signed petitions. Members of Congress wrote letters. A group of over 100 anonymous Amazon employees voiced concerns. And over 85 groups urged Amazon to leave the surveillance business.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 22, 2019
Dozens of folks stand inside the room in support of Amazon's employees' climate change resolution as employee Emily Cunningham speaks.
— Matt Day (@mattmday) May 22, 2019
Most dramatic moment I've seen inside an Amazon shareholders meeting
Amazon shareholders vote down proposals on facial recognition and climate change https://t.co/oLxULNgii4 pic.twitter.com/SSsvNgpfrN
— The Verge (@verge) May 22, 2019
Republicans and Democrats agree: it’s time to regulate facial recognition tech https://t.co/x8Z3B5xaTs pic.twitter.com/IKYCwVAxHM
— The Verge (@verge) May 22, 2019
$AMZN shareholder meeting turns testy as investors demand action on climate crisis and diversity https://t.co/IMtHnsMQG3 #Teamsters #1u
— IBT MarketWatchman (@TeamstersCS) May 22, 2019
The shareholder proposals asking Amazon to be more aggressive on climate change and put the brakes on facial recognition were voted down today. No shareholder resolution has ever passed at Amazon. https://t.co/dc4NW8womm
— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) May 22, 2019
The fact that there needed to be a vote on this is an embarrassment for Amazon's leadership team. It should serve as a wake-up call for the company to reckon with the real harms of face surveillance.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 22, 2019
This issue is not going away anytime soon. https://t.co/jkw2VHjEu1
Amazon's investors are applying an "unprecedented" amount of pressure on the company to adopt policies for social good---or at least to not contribute to social ills.
— daniel (@DMOberhaus) May 22, 2019
Great read from @lmatsakis on so-called "investor activism" at Amazon:https://t.co/fLpAJQBCr0 pic.twitter.com/7d7T6PekNx
This is the bizarre world we live in:
— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) May 22, 2019
While a bi-partisan group of lawmakers in Congress agreed that we need a national moratorium on facial recognition tech, a shareholder effort to limit Amazon's sale of this tech to the US government failed.??♀️https://t.co/pyaxbyAB3M
Amazon investors voting on moving the company off fossil fuels, Rekognition sales and more - CBS News https://t.co/8b3MPhezac
— Bob Ward (@ret_ward) May 23, 2019
"Amazon shareholders push retailer to wean itself off fossil fuels" -- "#Climate change is growing as an area of shareholder concern..." https://t.co/gH6VgaOLP8 via @cbsmoneywatch
— Chris Fox (@ChristopherNFox) May 22, 2019
Amazon shareholders vote down proposals on facial recognition and climate change https://t.co/oLxULNgii4 pic.twitter.com/KP2yfVVz83
— The Verge (@verge) May 23, 2019
Republicans and Democrats agree: it’s time to regulate #facialrecognition tech (in EEUU).
— Jeimy Poveda (@JeimyPove) May 22, 2019
“Companies, governments and agencies can essentially steal and use your #biometric data without your consent...we have a #right to #privacy” @AOC said. https://t.co/9YhVJJTkMB vía @Verge
Republicans and Democrats agree: it’s time to regulate facial recognition tech https://t.co/x8Z3B5xaTs pic.twitter.com/8F9N6hhAU3
— The Verge (@verge) May 23, 2019
from House Oversight hearing on facial recognition: members of both parties voiced concern that facial scans on US citizens may be violating constitutional rights, will be seen how committee plans to draft legislation to prevent future violations. https://t.co/U84l8T5Bve @Verge
— Allie Brandenburger (@aebrandenburger) May 22, 2019
Here's a great, not free, "free electron" if anyone needs one @TheEnergyGang @JigarShahDC @CleanGridView @Stphn_Lacey
— Andrew Breiter-Wu ?☀️? (@AndrewBreiterWu) May 23, 2019
Amazon's shareholder meeting turns testy as investors demand action on climate crisis and diversity https://t.co/kATTbxdfGI$AMZN
Amazon's shareholder meeting turns testy as investors demand action on climate crisis and diversity https://t.co/u5NXoU1haF
— ICCR (@ICCRonline) May 22, 2019
Amazon shareholders: profit comes before addressing climate change and our disaster of a facial recognition system. https://t.co/4lRr1mhA0E
— Vincent Mosco (@Vmosco) May 23, 2019
?✨ Amazon Investors Reject Proposals on Climate Change and Facial Recognition via @nytimes https://t.co/VQffKeNuay #machinelearning #ai ... pic.twitter.com/738drdWNO2
— Sjoerd Bodbijl (@sjoerdapp) May 22, 2019
Here's a thought - Boycott Corps. that refuse to do all they can to Help #SaveEarth & Address #ClimateChange & #GlobalWarming.-----Amazon Investors Reject Proposals on Climate Change and Facial Recognition https://t.co/IT09KTmm21
— Karen Chestney (@KarenChestney) May 23, 2019
Social Issues Raised by Amazon Investors Aren't Going Away #Futurism #NewMusic #Global https://t.co/SFJbYgz74F
— VizWorld™ (@VizWorld) May 23, 2019
Amazon shareholders didn't pass resolutions on things like climate change and facial recognition, but those issues aren't going away. @lmatsakis has more: https://t.co/FZg8J9KbjM
— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) May 22, 2019