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[-] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 34 points 3 months ago

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

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 41 points 3 months 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.

[-] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 3 months ago

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

[-] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

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

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/war-peace/why-palantir-is-becoming-a-risky-bet-for-switzerland/90666335

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 35 points 3 months ago

It's Peter Theil. Where have you been?

[-] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

In Switzerland

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You're still affected.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/war-peace/why-palantir-is-becoming-a-risky-bet-for-switzerland/90666335

Zurich serves as a hub for US tech company Palantir’s business relations.

[-] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months 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.

[-] Venat0r@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months 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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palant%C3%ADr

[-] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

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

[-] leftascenter@jlai.lu 10 points 3 months ago

https://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.