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Google workers demand firm cease promoting tech to police

A rising group of greater than 1,666 Google workers is demanding Google cease promoting its know-how to police departments, TechCrunch has discovered. “We’re disillusioned to know that Google remains to be promoting to police forces, and advertises its reference to police forces as someway progr…
A growing group of more than 1,666 Google employees is demanding Google stop selling its technology to police departments, TechCrunch has learned. “We’re disappointed to know that Google is still selling to police forces, and advertises its connection with police forces as somehow progr…

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Megan Rose Dickey is a senior reporter at TechCrunch focused on diversity, inclusion and social justice. She also covers the on-demand economy, artificial intelligence, algorithmic accountability and transportation. She previously spent two years at Business Insider covering tech startups focuse…

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