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At such a triumphal moment, it was striking that the company was forced on the defensive, not least for its involvement with the controversial US agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which began in 2011. ICE has drawn criticism for its activities in Minnesota over the last month after its agents shot and killed two American citizens while bystanders captured the events on video.

As it announced its booming financial results, Palantir was prepared. CEO Alex Karp told CNBC: "If you are critical of ICE, you should be out there protesting for more Palantir. Our product, actually, in its core, requires people to conform with Fourth Amendment data protection."

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[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 7 months ago

I don't want Palantir guarding my anything, especially my rights.

[-] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

I'd go so far as to say they should fuck right off.

[-] thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 7 months ago

In other news foxes now guarding hen house.

[-] frank@sopuli.xyz 11 points 7 months ago

Fox news guarding the one house

[-] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago

Took the words right out of my mouth

[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 32 points 7 months ago

"Right" as in political leaning, right?

[-] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 7 months ago

'The CEO's statements that Palantir is protecting the Fourth Amendment run counter to ICE's own legal memorandum and what judges in Minnesota have found, which is that ICE has violated the Fourth Amendment during its most recent surge in the state where it deployed 3,000 federal agents into a community normally patrolled by a few hundred police'

needs source. Palantir is working with ICE. Where is the proof?

[-] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

needs source. Palantir is working with ICE. Where is the proof?

Here's the contract on the official US government website:

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CTD022FR0000170_7012_GS35F0086U_4730

TL;DR:

Who:

Awarding Agency

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

[...]

Recipient

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.

What:

Product or Service Code

DA01: IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services

When:

Start Date: Sep 26, 2022

Current End Date: Apr 04, 2026

Money:

Federal Accounts:

61% ($85 million) - Operations and Support, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security

31% ($43 million) - Immigration User Fee Account, BICE, Homeland Security

7% ($9.9 million) - Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Border and Transportation Security, Homeland Security

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago

They leaked the internal user manual

[-] oyo@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

But Brett Kavanaugh says the fourth amendment isn't real--you just made it up in your head.

[-] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

Constdelusion Syndrome

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 22 points 7 months ago

A statement made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 21 points 7 months ago

Yeah and the Eye of Sauron was just making sure the orcs were following safety regulations.

[-] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Man, it just writes itself.

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

How very reassuring to hear for governments around the world using it. I am sure they‘re happy to hear this.

[-] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 7 months ago

They can suck my right nut.

[-] krzschlss@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Not only are they openly admitting surveillance of a whole nation, they are openly bragging about it too.

…while having Mossad and CIA sponsored parties on Caribbean islands.

USA is a tragic joke of an “Empire”.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 months ago

It seems like he's trying to say that it's ok that they are spying on everyone because they found a way to do it technically within the bounds of the 4th amendment, which would still be terrible but it seems unlikely even that is true.

[-] 3jane@piefed.ca 7 points 7 months ago

They know a lot about protesters.

AI development is probably mostly about developing the resources to instantly identify people and their support for the government.

[-] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago

Has anyone here played "Orwell: Keeping an eye on you" ?

[-] this@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

And I declare Palantir execs and shareholders the defenders of sucking on their own chodes.

That's the nice thing about free speech, you can say whatever you want, to whomever you want. Ironic that Palantir is helping the federal government undermine it.

[-] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 4 points 7 months ago

The Reptile is an anagram of Peter Thiel.

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