{"id":372881,"date":"2021-11-26T19:06:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/who-are-the-nuns-taking-on-microsoft\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T19:06:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:06:05","slug":"who-are-the-nuns-taking-on-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-are-the-nuns-taking-on-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"#Who are the nuns taking on Microsoft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3256691eaa2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3256691eaa2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-are-the-nuns-taking-on-microsoft\/#Who_are_the_Sisters_of_St_Joseph_of_Peace\" >Who are the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-are-the-nuns-taking-on-microsoft\/#The_beef_with_Microsoft\" >The beef with Microsoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Who are the nuns taking on Microsoft?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F11%2FUntitled-design-1-6.jpg&amp;signature=98fb477ae1846a051f97ebf2922f3c30\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Microsoft has survived brutal battles against <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le and Google, but the company now faces a more formidable foe: the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace.<\/p>\n<p>The congregation is leading a group of Microsoft investors who want to hold the firm accountable for its tech. The campaigners are urging Microsoft shareholders to vote for two proposals at a November 30 meeting:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1637929196347_341\">Ask Microsoft to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57693891579fb3ab7149f04b\/t\/60c9f4ee85b51535441f3d7b\/1623848174487\/Microsoft+2021+Lobbying+Alignment+-++FINAL.pdf\"><span>ensure its lobbyists live up to its values and policies<\/span><\/a> on racial justice, human rights, and privacy.<\/li>\n<li>Call for Microsoft to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/57693891579fb3ab7149f04b\/t\/60c9f5ccda927a019996e16a\/1623848400842\/Prohibit+Sales+of+Facial+Recognition+Technology+to+Government+Entities.pdf\"><span>stop all sales of facial recognition<\/span><\/a> to government entities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The sisters may not look like your stereotypical digital activists, but they\u2019re more tech-savvy than you might expect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_are_the_Sisters_of_St_Joseph_of_Peace\"><\/span>Who are the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>The Roman Catholic order was founded in 1884 in Nottingham, England by <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csjp.org\/roots\/historyfounder.html\">Margaret Anna Cusack<\/a><span>, and has a history of promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> justice as a way to peace. <\/span><span>The congregation currently serves in the US, UK, and Haiti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The sisters are also seasoned shareholder advocates. This year, they\u2019ve zeroed in on Microsoft\u2019s lobbying efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tech isn&#8217;t neutral.  We filed a shareholder resolution asking <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Microsoft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Microsoft<\/a> to report on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lobbying?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lobbying<\/a> alignment.  Despite its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/racialjustice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#racialjustice<\/a> policies, Microsoft lobbies for bills enabling police surveillance.  Watch this 2 min video with Sister <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susanfrancois?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@susanfrancois<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJM46AmIvV\">https:\/\/t.co\/DJM46AmIvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSJP Sisters (@SistersofPeace) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SistersofPeace\/status\/1462821972765782018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sister Susan Francois has been the order\u2019s most prominent campaigner.<\/p>\n<p>The <span>assistant congregation leader was once an election official in Portland, Oregon. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/susanandstjoseph.com\/about\/my-old-blog\/\">In her blog<\/a><\/span><span>, Sister Susan says the 9\/11 terrorist attacks laid the seeds for her \u201ctransition from bureaucrat to Gen-X nun.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs shareholders, as tech workers, as campaigners for justice, we can and must hold these companies accountable,\u201d she said in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_9ACwuUHn1A\">a campaign video<\/a>. \u201cNew innovation should support human dignity and a fair and just society, not magnify division and discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_9ACwuUHn1A\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<p><span>Sister Susan is also a prolific user of Twitter. In 2018, she was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/06\/nyregion\/dear-potus-the-nun-who-tweets-a-daily-prayer-to-president-trump.html\">interviewed by The New York Times<\/a> after tweeting daily prayers to Donald Trump for more than 650 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_beef_with_Microsoft\"><\/span>The beef with Microsoft<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As racial justice protests swept across the US last year, Microsoft pledged to restricting sales of facial recognition tech to police. However, the firm made no mention of other contentious government clients, such as ICE and authoritarian regimes.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also is also attempting to shape the regulation that governs it. Microsoft\u00a0lobbied hard for facial recognition laws that were adopted in Washington last year, which is unsurprising, given the bill was sponsored by one of its own employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite what it says publicly, Microsoft is spending its $9.5 million annual lobbying budget on fighting a bill that would ban discriminatory facial recognition,\u201d said Sister Susan. \u201cIn fact, it lobbies states to pass laws that would increase police use of dangerous surveillance tech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace had previously asked Microsoft for a report on how its lobbying aligns with its stated principles, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/558890-exclusive-scrutiny-mounts-on-microsofts-surveillance-technology\">the Hill reported in June<\/a>. They have now called on the company\u2019s shareholders to hold the firm accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck, sisters. Whatever the vote, you\u2019ve already raised awareness of Microsoft\u2019s facial recognition lobbying \u2014 and countered some stereotypes about nuns in the process.<\/p>\n<p><em>HT: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/policy\/microsoft-lobbying-shareholder-proposal\">Protocol<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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