Compliant Technologies LLC—tech firm focused on compliance and automation—emerges in headlines as ICE plans to arm officers with electric-shock gloves, inviting scrutiny of how tech aids enforcement.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to outfit officers with G.L.O.V.E. gloves that deliver electrical shocks to gain compliance. The DHS notice says the devices are to be issued to Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations. Civil rights groups warn of potential abuse and harm.