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	\|name=Giant Oak		\|name=Giant Oak
			\|industry=Data analytics; AI/ML software; open-source intelligence (OSINT); social media monitoring
			\|image=GiantOak.jpg
			\|country=United States
			\|founded=2013
			\|headquarters=Arlington, Virginia, United States
	\|status=Active		\|status=Active
			\|boycott_reason=Documented contracting and operational support for U.S. immigration enforcement agencies under DHS, including ICE/HSI, through open-source and social media data analytics and monitoring (including the “Giant Oak Search Technology”/GOST platform) used to identify, rank, and flag people for immigration enforcement and related investigative workflows.
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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
			Giant Oak is a United States–based data analytics and software company that markets AI/ML-driven screening and monitoring tools, including open-source and social media analytics products. Public reporting, FOIA-released DHS documentation, and federal procurement records describe Giant Oak as a contractor whose products and services have been used by DHS components involved in immigration enforcement, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).<ref name="Brennan2019">[[https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/social-media-surveillance-homeland-security-investigations-threat Social Media Surveillance by Homeland Security Investigations \| Brennan Center for Justice]] (Nov. 15, 2019)</ref><ref name="AFSCGiantOak">[[https://investigate.afsc.org/company/giant-oak Giant Oak Inc \| AFSC Investigate]]</ref>

	== Boycott ==		== Boycott ==
			Giant Oak is listed for boycott due to documented work supporting ICE/DHS immigration enforcement capacity through open-source and social media monitoring, aggregation, and analytics.

			Public research and reporting describe ICE/HSI use of “Giant Oak Search Technology” (GOST) to monitor and analyze online and social media content, including for immigration-related targeting and investigative prioritization.<ref name="Brennan2019" /><ref name="GuardianGost2023">[[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/05/us-immigration-homeland-security-social-media-fake-profiles Revealed: how US immigration uses fake social media ... \| The Guardian]] (Sept. 5, 2023)</ref><ref name="404MediaGost2023">[[https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-database-derogatory-information-giant-oak-gost/ Inside ICE's Database for Finding 'Derogatory' Online Speech \| 404 Media]] (Oct. 24, 2023)</ref>

			Federal procurement records also show DHS contract awards to GIANT OAK, INC., consistent with provision of data analytics capabilities used within DHS immigration enforcement and related operational contexts.<ref name="USASpending2017IDV">[[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_HSCEMD17D00001_7012 IDV to GIANT OAK, INC. \| USAspending]]</ref><ref name="USASpending2018">[[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD18FR0000096_7012_HSCEMD17D00001_7012 CONTRACT to GIANT OAK, INC. \| USAspending]]</ref><ref name="USASpending2019">[[https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSD19FR0000060_7012_HSCEMD17D00001_7012 CONTRACT to GIANT OAK, INC. \| USAspending]]</ref>

			Because open-source and social media analytics contracts can materially expand surveillance, lead-generation, and targeting capacity, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies whose work supports immigration enforcement operations and related investigative functions.<ref name="Brennan2019" /><ref name="AFSCGiantOak" />

	== Background ==		== Background ==
			ICE and other DHS components rely on contractors for technology and analytics across enforcement and investigative functions. Social media monitoring and automated/algorithmic lead-ranking tools are routinely criticized for privacy risks, bias, and error—especially when used for immigration enforcement decisions with high stakes for affected individuals and communities.<ref name="Brennan2019" /><ref name="BrennanFOIA2023">[[https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/dhs-social-media-monitoring-foia-documents DHS Social Media Monitoring FOIA Documents \| Brennan Center for Justice]] (Sept. 5, 2023)</ref>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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