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avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• craftrabbit@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is Palantir a US government mass surveillance thing? If so, then congrats to whoever named the thing Palantir…

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  • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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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  • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s Peter Theil. Where have you been?

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    • craftrabbit@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In Switzerland

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      • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re still affected.

        www.swissinfo.ch/eng/war-peace/…/90666335

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  • KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not just US, most governments, even the Swedish police.

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    • craftrabbit@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh wow, just found this really interesting article about the Swiss perspective on the thing. Oh how very Switzerland…

      www.swissinfo.ch/eng/war-peace/…/90666335

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  • Venat0r@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantír

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    • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yup, they stole from Tolkien’s works. Much like Morgoth, they have no creativity.

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  • leftascenter@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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