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Well established for companies who safeguard vast amounts of consumer data such as google and twitter, as I said. Right, ‘The hotel said at the time that the p

Well established for companies who safeguard vast amounts of consumer data such as google and twitter, as I said. Right, ‘The hotel said at the time that the practice was implemented "at the local level without the knowledge of senior management."‘ Obviously, if you are working at a motel and law enforcement enters and start demanding things, you -contact your supervisors-. Not sure how ‘privilege’ is involved, other than having the education or training to understand this. It’s possible that the individuals involved at the motel were not coerced and participated enthusiastically. Of course ICE should also be obligated to follow the law and not encourage others to break it. However, it’s up to Motel 6 to train their employees, protect customers’ privacy and enforce their own policies.

nojvek 8y ago
It’s hard to keep up with laws. ICE is very much a bully, just like TSA is. They can make your life miserable for a while until you get yourself a lawyer (which most people can’t afford, and can’t lose time). But then who’s gonna police the police ?
- code_duck 8y ago
  It would be interesting to know how ICE obtained it. Did they, in fact, threaten or trick the motel staff or management? I would think that the staff is not personally in legal jeopardy from refusing to comply. I think most people would know that, too. Passing it on to higher-ups would surely be proper corporate protocol, and wouldn’t they be the ones to suffer legal jeopardy or harassment, not Joe Night Clerk? Edit: checked into this. An older story has more details https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/01/03/motel-6-gave-guest-lists-to-ice-agents-looking-for-latino-sounding-names-lawsuit-alleges/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/01/0... “ICE agents, who are tasked with arresting people who are not legal residents for deportation, would be given a guest list from the hotel’s receptionist, along with a form to sign confirming the lists’ receipt. The roster included information such as guests’ driver’s license number, room number, date of birth and license plate number.” an article linked within the earlier one says even more. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/motel-6-calling-ice-undocumented-guests-phoenix-immigration-lawyers-9683244 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/motel-6-calling-ice-und... It appears to be a voluntary practice and they may even sell/be compensated for the list by ICE.

nojvek 8y ago

It’s hard to keep up with laws. ICE is very much a bully, just like TSA is. They can make your life miserable for a while until you get yourself a lawyer (which most people can’t afford, and can’t lose time). But then who’s gonna police the police ?

code_duck 8y ago
It would be interesting to know how ICE obtained it. Did they, in fact, threaten or trick the motel staff or management? I would think that the staff is not personally in legal jeopardy from refusing to comply. I think most people would know that, too. Passing it on to higher-ups would surely be proper corporate protocol, and wouldn’t they be the ones to suffer legal jeopardy or harassment, not Joe Night Clerk? Edit: checked into this. An older story has more details https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/01/03/motel-6-gave-guest-lists-to-ice-agents-looking-for-latino-sounding-names-lawsuit-alleges/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/01/0... “ICE agents, who are tasked with arresting people who are not legal residents for deportation, would be given a guest list from the hotel’s receptionist, along with a form to sign confirming the lists’ receipt. The roster included information such as guests’ driver’s license number, room number, date of birth and license plate number.” an article linked within the earlier one says even more. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/motel-6-calling-ice-undocumented-guests-phoenix-immigration-lawyers-9683244 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/motel-6-calling-ice-und... It appears to be a voluntary practice and they may even sell/be compensated for the list by ICE.