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- <blockquote><em>Write a list of things you would never do. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will do them.</em> <nobr>—Sarah Kendzior</nobr> <a href="#footnote1">[1]</a></blockquote>
- <p>
- We, the undersigned,
- are employees of tech organizations and companies based in the United States.
- We are engineers, designers, business executives, and others
- whose jobs include managing or processing data about people.
- We are choosing to stand in solidarity with Muslim Americans,
- immigrants, and all people whose lives and livelihoods
- are threatened by the incoming administration’s
- proposed data collection policies.
- We refuse to build a database of people
- based on their Constitutionally-protected religious beliefs.
- We refuse to facilitate mass deportations
- of people the government believes to be undesirable.
- <p>
- We have educated ourselves on the history of threats like these,
- and on the roles that technology and technologists played
- in carrying them out.
- We see how <a href="http://www.ibmandtheholocaust.com/">IBM collaborated to digitize and streamline the Holocaust</a>,
- contributing to the deaths of six million Jews and millions of others.
- We recall the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans">internment of Japanese Americans</a>
- during the Second World War.
- We recognize that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide#Deportations">mass deportations</a>
- precipitated the very atrocity the word genocide
- was <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genocide#Etymology">created</a> to describe:
- the murder of 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey.
- We acknowledge that
- genocides are not merely a relic of the distant <nobr>past—</nobr><wbr>among others,
- <a href="http://www.rwandanstories.org/genocide/hate_radio.html">Tutsi Rwandans</a> and
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_genocide">Bosnian Muslims</a>
- have been victims in our lifetimes.
- <p>
- Today we stand together to say: not on our watch, and never again.
- <p>
- We commit to the following actions:
- <ul>
- <li>We refuse to participate in the creation of
- databases of identifying information
- for the United States government
- to target individuals based on race, religion, or national origin.
- <li>We will advocate within our organizations:
- <ul>
- <li>to minimize the collection and retention of data
- that would facilitate ethnic or religious targeting.
- <li>to scale back existing datasets
- with unnecessary racial, ethnic, and national origin data.
- <li>to responsibly destroy high-risk datasets and backups.
- <li>to implement security and privacy best practices,
- in particular,
- for end-to-end encryption to be the default wherever possible.
- <li>to demand appropriate legal process
- should the government request that we turn over
- user data collected by our organization, even in small amounts.
- </ul>
- <li>If we discover misuse of data that we consider illegal or unethical
- in our organizations:
- <ul>
- <li>We will work with our colleagues and leaders to correct it.
- <li>If we cannot stop these practices,
- we will exercise our <a href="https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/california-whistleblowers.aspx">rights</a> and responsibilities to speak out publicly
- and engage in <a href="https://www.theengineroom.org/responsible-data-leaks-and-whistleblowing/">responsible whistleblowing</a>
- without endangering users.
- <li>If we have the authority to do so,
- we will use all available legal defenses to stop these practices.
- <li>If we do not have such authority,
- and our organizations force us to engage in such misuse,
- we will resign from our positions rather than comply.
- </ul>
- <li>We will raise awareness and ask critical questions
- about the responsible and fair use of data and algorithms
- beyond our organization and our industry.
- </ul>
- <div class="note">
- Note: Signatories’ references to affiliated organizations below
- are for identification purposes
- and are not intended to imply an endorsement by the organization.
- </div>
- <p>Signed,</p>
- <ul class="signatories">
- <!-- To add a signature, insert ONE LINE below beginning with <li>. -->
- <!-- Alphabetize by first name. -->
- <li>Akil Harris, First Look Media
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/_alecook">Alex Cook, Software Engineer ( Part-time Thought Leader)</a>
- <li>Andreas Fuchs, Stripe
- <li>Andrew Bonventre, Google
- <li>Annie Tuan, Mobile Software Engineer
- <li>Asher Cohen <!-- from GitHub user Asheric -->
- <li><a href="https://keybase.io/heliostatic">Ben Cohen</a>
- <li>Ben Wood, Autodesk
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/barenakedbrady">Brady O'Connell</a></li> <!-- from GitHub user boconnell -->
- <li>Brian Geppert, metacode
- <li><a href="https://brian.mastenbrook.net/">Brian Mastenbrook, AirStash</a>
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/briantrice">Brian T. Rice, Awake Networks</a>
- <li>Britton Watkins
- <li><a href="http://milk.com">Dan Bornstein, Computer Programmer</a>
- <li><a href="https://dankaminsky.com">Dan Kaminsky, Chief Scientist, White Ops</a>
- <li><a href="http://davemayo.is-a-geek.org">Dave Mayo, Software Developer, Harvard University</a>
- <li>David Beckley
- <li>David Hartunian, Position Development <!-- from GitHub user dhartunian -->
- <li>David Reid, Engineer, Fig <!-- from GitHub user dreid -->
- <li><a href="http://twitter.com/donaldball">Donald Ball, SparkFund</a>
- <li>Drew Durbin, CEO, Wave
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/dperny">Drew Erny<a> <!-- from GitHub user dperny -->
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/edropple">Ed Ropple, edboxes</a>
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lcdpowell">Elsie Powell, 2U</a> <!-- from GitHub user embolalia -->
- <li>Erin Ptacek, Latacora
- <li>Ethan Schlenker, Twitter
- <li>Heather Rivers, Director of Engineering, Mode Analytics
- <li><a href="http://hollyallen.info/">Holly Allen</a> <!-- from GitHub user hollyallen -->
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/janardanyri">Janardan Yri</a>
- <li>Jane Ruffino
- <li>Jeffrey Stanton, SparkFund
- <li>Jen-Mei Wu, <a href="http://oaklandmakerspace.com/">Liberating Ourselves Locally</a> <!-- from GitHub user jenmei -->
- <li>Jenny Tong, Pumping Station: One
- <li>Jeremy Rauch, Latacora
- <li>Jesse Luehrs
- <li>Jonathan Haddad, The Last Pickle
- <li>Josh Feldman
- <li><a href="http://www.joshuawise.com">Joshua Wise, Imaging Architect, NVIDIA Corporation</a>
- <li>Judy Tuan, Software Engineering Manager
- <li>Justin Falcone
- <li>Ka-Ping Yee, Engineer, Wave
- <li><a href="https://www.OpenTechStrategies.com/">Karl Fogel, Partner, Open Tech Strategies LLC</a>
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/maybekatz">Katerina Marchán, npm, Inc.</a>
- <li>Kelly Buchanan
- <li>Kelly Shortridge
- <li>Kelsey Gilmore-Innis, Callisto
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/hypatiadotca">Leigh Honeywell, Slack</a>
- <li>Lincoln Quirk, Founder, Wave.com
- <li>lvh, Latacora
- <li>Maggie Ronan
- <li>Mano Marks, Docker
- <li>Marlena Compton, IBM
- <li><a href="http://twitter.com/mjg59">Matthew Garrett, CoreOS</a> <!-- from GitHub user mjg59 -->
- <li><a href="http://matthewmcvickar.com">Matthew McVickar</a>
- <li>Matthew Pfeffer
- <li>Melinda Jacobs
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/0xabad1dea">Melissa Elliott</a>
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/downey">Michael Downey</a>
- <li>Michael Jeremiah Curry
- <li>Michael Wilber, Cornell Tech
- <li>Mike Perry, Tor Project
- <li>Mikeal Rogers, Node.js Foundation <!-- from GitHub user mikeal -->
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mindypreston">Mindy Preston, Docker</a>
- <li>Nate Parsons, Planet Labs, Inc.
- <li>Nathan Sorenson, SparkFund
- <li>Nick Sullivan, Cloudflare
- <li>Nikko Patten-Weinstein, SparkFund
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/nthall">Noah Hall</a>
- <li>Paul Kruczynski
- <li>Peter Eckersley, Chief Computer Scientist, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- <li>Peter Reilly, Software Engineer
- <li>Philip James, Stripe
- <li>Richard Esteban Martinez Hughes, MIT Class of 2008
- <li>Richo Healey, Stripe
- <li>Ryan Sablosky, Bard College
- <li>Seth Price, RS & GS Engineer, Planet, Inc.
- <li> Shaun Carland, Software Engineer, Yesware
- <li>Shauna Gordon-McKeon
- <li>Sheila Miguez, Canonical
- <li>Siena Aguayo, Software Engineer, Indiegogo
- <li><a href="http://stephenwoods.net">Stephen Woods, Salesforce</a> <!-- from GitHub user saw -->
- <li><a href="http://twitter.com/steven_johnson">Steven Johnson, Google</a> <!-- from Github user steven-johnson -->
- <li>Ted Scharff, Planet Labs
- <li>Teresa Murphy, Marketing Associate, Indiegogo
- <li>Thomas H. Ptacek, Latacora
- <li>Tim Chevalier, Google
- <li><a href="http://kemp59f.info">Timothy Kempf, Meadow</a> <!-- from GitHub user Fauntleroy -->
- <li>Tymm Zerr
- <li><a href="http://frameshiftconsulting.com/">Valerie Aurora, Frame Shift Consulting</a>
- <li>William Wnekowicz, Developer in Residence, KPCB
- <li><a href="https://diracdeltas.github.io">Yan Zhu, Security Engineer</a>
- <!-- End of signatures. -->
- </ul>
- <h2>How to sign this pledge</h2>
- <p>
- If you would like to join us in signing this pledge,
- we ask that you send us your name and
- optional position, affiliation, and/or URL,
- exactly as you would like to be listed here,
- in one of the following ways:
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://github.com/neveragaindottech/neveragaindottech.github.io/">Send us a pull request on GitHub.</a>
- <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neveragaintech">Direct message us on Twitter (our DMs are open).</a>
- <li>If neither of these options are possible,
- please email neveragaindottech at gmail dot com,
- but please note that this may delay your signature
- as we must validate your identity.
- Please send us some way for us to confirm your identity,
- such as a LinkedIn profile or a homepage.
- </ul>
- <h2>Additional resources</h2>
- <p>If you’re reading this and want to take action beyond signing,
- some things you can do include:</p>
- <h3>Donate</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://www.aclu.org/">American Civil Liberties Union</a>
- <li><a href="https://www.cair.com/">Council on American-Islamic Relations</a>
- <li><a href="http://www.advancingjustice-alc.org/programs/national-security-and-civil-rights-2/">Asian Law Caucus</a>
- <li><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/">Southern Poverty Law Center</a>
- <li><a href="http://mpowerchange.org">MPower Change: Muslim Grassroots Movement</a>
- <li><a href="http://www.drumnyc.org/">DRUM – Desis Rising Up and Moving</a>
- <li><a href="http://centerformediajustice.org/">Center for Media Justice</a>
- <li><a href="https://www.propublica.org/">ProPublica</a>
- </ul>
- <h3>Volunteer</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/">Showing Up for Racial Justice</a>
- </ul>
- <h3>Legal assistance and referrals</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance">Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Cooperating Attorneys List</a>
- <li>State and local lawyer referral services
- <ul>
- <li>San Francisco Bay Area:
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://www.sfbar.org/lawyerreferrals/">San Francisco</a>
- <li><a href="https://www.smcba.org/For%20the%20Public/How%20We%20Can%20Help%20You/LRS.aspx">San Mateo County</a>
- <li><a href="https://www.sccba.com/?lrs">Santa Clara County</a>
- </ul>
- <li><a href="http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/lris/directory/home.html">All others: See the American Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Directory</a>
- </ul>
- <li>State labor law enforcement agencies
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/dlseRetaliation.html">State of California Labor Commissioner’s Retaliation Complaint Investigation Unit</a>
- <li><a href="http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/Employment/">California Department of Fair Employment and Housing</a>
- </ul>
- </ul>
- <h3>Other resources</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://responsibledata.io/">Responsible Data Forum</a> (data ethics)
- <li><a href="https://datasociety.net/">Data & Society</a> (research on social impact of data)
- <li><a href="http://www.acm.org/about-acm/acm-code-of-ethics-and-professional-conduct">ACM Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice</a> (and <a href="http://ethics.acm.org/code-of-ethics/code-2018/">revisions committee</a>)
- <li><a href="https://ssd.eff.org/">EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense Guide</a>
- </ul>
- <h3>Further reading</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/11/10/trump-election-autocracy-rules-for-survival/">Autocracy: Rules for Survival</a> by Masha Gessen
- <li><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/11/27/trump-realism-vs-moral-politics-choice-we-face/">Trump: The Choice We Face</a> by Masha Gessen
- <li><a href="https://thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-heading-into-dark-times-this-is-how-to-be-your-own-light-in-the-age-of-trump/1611114266432-e23ea1a6">We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump</a> by Sarah Kendzior</a>
- <li><a href="http://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-guide-to-defending-democracy-under-a-trump-presidency/">A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency</a> by Timothy Snyder
- </ul>
- <h3>Footnotes</h3>
- <ol>
- <li id="footnote1">From <a href="https://thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-heading-into-dark-times-this-is-how-to-be-your-own-light-in-the-age-of-trump/1611114266432-e23ea1a6">We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump</a> by Sarah Kendzior
- </ol>
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