[FRIAM] SFI to Trump: The dangers of simplicity in a complex world

[Owen Densmore]

Hope this is not too OT but Mapbox, a huge GIS resource as well as open
source provider, has entered an amicus brief opposing the immigration ban
executive order:
    https://twitter.com/Mapbox/status/828494749770215425

Below is the email that mapbox sent.  I found this interesting:

We also added language to our Terms of Service that explicitly prohibit
governments or their agents from using our services to target anyone on the
basis of their race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion,
or national origin.


Given Mapbox's importance, this could hurt Trump.

   -- Owen

Last night Mapbox joined an amicus brief opposing the immigration ban
executive order
<http://email.mapbox.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik5Ea3pPVG9WU1FKa0FBSnpBQmNCWkdRYUFVZ1BpYWxSRlZJWVdKakcwUUZ0T2pRMU1UZzNOZ0E9IiwicG9zaXRpb24iOjEsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tL01hcGJveC9zdGF0dXMvODI4NDk0NzQ5NzcwMjE1NDI1Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPXVwZGF0ZS1mZWImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1hbWljdXMtYnJpZWYtdHdlZXQmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWFtaWN1cy1icmllZi10d2VldCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMyNzQzNzAwfQ/8ea7a442b6036734e1f58b38bdc47f73e1ab8c23d38409b541235f22fac21002>
in
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, uniting in solidarity with some of the
most amazing companies in America.

These are troubling times. But those of us who can take a stand, must. Join
us with a RT and share the full legal text
<http://email.mapbox.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik5Ea3pPVG9WU1FKa0FBSnpBQmNCWkdRYUFVZ1BpYWxSRlZJWVdKakcwUUZ0T2pRMU1UZzNOZ0E9IiwicG9zaXRpb24iOjIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5tYXBib3guY29tL2Jsb2cvbWFwYm94LXNpZ25zLWFtaWN1cy1icmllZi1vcHBvc2luZy1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1iYW4vP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9dXBkYXRlLWZlYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWltbWlncmF0aW9uLWZpbGluZy1ibG9nJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1maWxpbmctYmxvZyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMyNzQzNzAxfQ/f1a6c31898cf74e21ff46d2b8286f23d9bc191dc72afde5a085d3573624c9b6b>
.
<http://email.mapbox.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik5Ea3pPVG9WU1FKa0FBSnpBQmNCWkdRYUFVZ1BpYWxSRlZJWVdKakcwUUZ0T2pRMU1UZzNOZ0E9IiwicG9zaXRpb24iOjMsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tL01hcGJveC9zdGF0dXMvODI4NDk0NzQ5NzcwMjE1NDI1Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPXVwZGF0ZS1mZWImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1hbWljdXMtYnJpZWYtdHdlZXQmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWFtaWN1cy1icmllZi10d2VldCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjMyNzQzNzAwfQ/4f981ae43285503853657725f7ec6d18ad758228aa581810b0ab2fb99ff1739e>

We also added language to our Terms of Service
<http://email.mapbox.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6Ik5Ea3pPVG9WU1FKa0FBSnpBQmNCWkdRYUFVZ1BpYWxSRlZJWVdKakcwUUZ0T2pRMU1UZzNOZ0E9IiwicG9zaXRpb24iOjQsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5tYXBib3guY29tL3Rvcy8jdW5sYXdmdWwtYW5kLXVuYXV0aG9yaXplZC11c2VzLz91dG1fc291cmNlPXVwZGF0ZS1mZWImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY29udGVudD10b3MtdXBkYXRlJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10b3MtdXBkYXRlIiwibGlua19pZCI6MzI3NDM3MDJ9/687077fa45940f2fca49f3b5a2501d825dac46f806fd8b765aa3c81bd58aa58a>
that
explicitly prohibit governments or their agents from using our services to
target anyone on the basis of their race, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, religion, or national origin. Our Terms have always prohibited
anyone from using our services for the purpose of "aiding or implementing
practices violating basic human rights or civil liberties," but we wanted
to make it crystal clear that *Mapbox services cannot be used to create a
Muslim database or anything else that discriminates*.

Mapbox will continue to take action to protect our team and our values. And
we will update you as we take additional steps.

Kathleen
Legal @ Mapbox
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