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ICE subpoenas REI for customer data in protest investigation

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a subpoena to REI, demanding customer data related to the purchase of a specific green beanie within the last two years. This action is part of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations into individuals who entered a Minnesota church in March. The subpoena has been described as controversial due to its broad scope in seeking customer identities. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action against a company that is not directly an AI company.

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ICE subpoenas REI for customer data in protest investigation

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a contr

    📰 ICE Wants to Know Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March. …

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/ice-wants-to-know-who-b… web.archive.org

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