Amid ICE raids, some Home Depot investors want to know how law enforcement uses its surveillance data

[UpInArms]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A group of Home Depot (HD.N)
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Home Depot locations have become hotbeds for ICE arrests, after U.S. Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller said the agency should target the home improvement chain, where migrant day laborers are known to gather.

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Home Depot also uses Flock Safety automated license-plate camera readers in its parking lots and in stores. The company does not grant access to its license-plate readers to federal law enforcement, the company spokesperson said. Reports by digital publication 404 Media said ICE agents have used Flock Safety's data for immigration enforcement investigations after being sent the data by local law enforcement. Flock Safety does not have contracts with the Department of Homeland Security or its subagencies, including ICE, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The sharing of Flock Safety data by local police departments with ICE creates "de facto federal surveillance without transparency or consent," the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, of which Zevin is a member, said in a letter to Home Depot's board of directors seen by Reuters.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/amid-ice-raids-some-home-depot-investors-want-know-how-law-enforcement-uses-its-2026-01-16/

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more reasons to never spend a nickel in that place

[Snarkoleptic]

1. Lots of big box stores are loaded with cameras and can use facial recognition to track you

from the moment you enter the store, to the second you check out.
They can use data from any card purchases to positively ID you.

Your local hardware store is likely treating you better in many ways. (assuming it's not been run out of business)