Private US corp. Used by various gov’ts around the world, the US included. It’s how gov’ts can both “not spy on their citizens” while end up having the ability to do so and use the info - by buying it from a private corpo.
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craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 12 hours agoIs Palantir a US government mass surveillance thing? If so, then congrats to whoever named the thing Palantir…
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
Not just US, most governments, even the Swedish police.
Venat0r@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
TIL the company is very aptly named:
The stones were an unreliable guide to action, since what was not shown could be more important than what was selectively presented
leftascenter@jlai.lu 10 hours ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies
Palantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms enabling government agencies, militaries, and corporations to combine and analyze data from multiple sources. Its flagship products—Gotham (for intelligence and defense) and Foundry (for commercial and civil use)—connect previously siloed databases to support intelligence operations, counterterrorism analysis, law enforcement, and enterprise analytics.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 hours ago
It’s Peter Theil. Where have you been?