It’s Peter Theil. Where have you been?
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craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 2 weeks agoIs Palantir a US government mass surveillance thing? If so, then congrats to whoever named the thing Palantir…
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
In Switzerland
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
You’re still affected.
craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Yeah, kinda. They pay taxes here I guess. Thing is, many morally dubious big tech companies have set up shop here (and also the local government annoyingly kinda sucks up to them), but there are more pressing things and Palantir in particular hasn’t become a common topic of conversation here.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Not just US, most governments, even the Swedish police.
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…
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
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Yup, they stole from Tolkien’s works. Much like Morgoth, they have no creativity.
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.
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.