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And CA was introduced to Palantir by none other than Sophie Schmidt, the daughter of one Eric Schmidt. It’s turtles all the way down, and anyone who thinks thei

And CA was introduced to Palantir by none other than Sophie Schmidt, the daughter of one Eric Schmidt. It’s turtles all the way down, and anyone who thinks their private data is not being abused elsewhere (wink, wink) needs to perhaps think again.

naturalgradient 9y ago
Do you have a source? I am not doubting this, just curious on the connection.
- incomplete 9y ago
  from the article: """ Wylie claimed that Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix was introduced to Palantir by Sophie Schmidt, the daughter of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. """ so there's the one source we know about.
  - naturalgradient 9y ago
    My apologies, I thought from a throwaway this was some additional information and had not read the article yet.
    - throwaway84742 9y ago
      In the end it’s all “throwaway”, so, to paraphrase the old proverb, don’t judge the veracity of posts by the handle of the submitter.
- throwaway84742 9y ago
  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/03/27/palantir-worked-with-cambridge-analytica-on-the-facebook-data-whistleblower.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/03/27/pal...
  - icc97 9y ago
    Non-AMP link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/27/palantir-worked-with-cambridge-analytica-on-the-facebook-data-whistleblower.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/27/palantir-worked-with-cambrid...
harryf 9y ago
That's pretty amazing if true. Eric Schmidt and Google seemed to be pretty firmly behind the Clinton campaign in 2016
- randomname2 9y ago
  Alex Karp (CEO of Palantir) was aligned with the Clintons and had discussions about working with the Clinton campaign: [1] https://gizmodo.com/just-to-be-clear-i-totally-agree-i-like-hrc-and-she-ha-1788613085 https://gizmodo.com/just-to-be-clear-i-totally-agree-i-like-... [2] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3907562/Joe-Klani-Masimo-Alex-Karp-Palantir-paid-100-000-140-000-meetings-Bill-Clinton-leaked-memo-reveals.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3907562/Joe-Klani-Ma...
- apotheothesomai 9y ago
  And children have the same beliefs and motivations as their parents? What reason do we have to believe that Sophie executes her father's will or even agrees with his views on various issues? She has a career and life of her own, I'd wager.
  - stagbeetle 9y ago
    You don't get to live under daddy's roof unless you're following his rules. If you rise into the same industry as your father, with your career-minded father guiding you along the way, you're not off scot-free when you've "paid your dues." You can take the entire Trump lineage for a very notable and public example. Trump Sr. held Trump Jr. under his thumb, Trump Jr. holds Ivanka et al. under his thumb. As long as the person that helped you get to where you are today is still in "power," you're indebted until he loses his throne. Hollywood is another example.
- throwaway84742 9y ago
  Why “amazing”? They’re arms dealers, selling your privacy to both sides. It ensures the product is in demand, and makes it more desirable.
- api 9y ago
zxcba23sdf23 9y ago
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." - Henry Ford s/banking/data s/monetary system/psychology Power is the corrupter that turns people against people. Thiel would tell you it's government, but that's just people with power. We like to focus on the abstraction in those cases; makes it easier to hide the truth. Let's let a rando billionaire test drugs in uncontrolled experiments. Cause there's no chance some random side-effect could see it mutate into a human killing oopsie. They're a rando billionaire, and have been emotionally captured by the nonsense notion he's somehow earned special privilege outside the financial and tech business contexts.
gowld 9y ago
Why do you need an "introduction" to a company that sells its services on the open market?
philipwhiuk 9y ago
There's no guarantee she follows her father's politics or businesses.

naturalgradient 9y ago

Do you have a source? I am not doubting this, just curious on the connection.

incomplete 9y ago
from the article: """ Wylie claimed that Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix was introduced to Palantir by Sophie Schmidt, the daughter of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. """ so there's the one source we know about.
- naturalgradient 9y ago
  My apologies, I thought from a throwaway this was some additional information and had not read the article yet.
  - throwaway84742 9y ago
    In the end it’s all “throwaway”, so, to paraphrase the old proverb, don’t judge the veracity of posts by the handle of the submitter.
throwaway84742 9y ago
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/03/27/palantir-worked-with-cambridge-analytica-on-the-facebook-data-whistleblower.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/03/27/pal...
- icc97 9y ago
  Non-AMP link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/27/palantir-worked-with-cambridge-analytica-on-the-facebook-data-whistleblower.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/27/palantir-worked-with-cambrid...

harryf 9y ago

That's pretty amazing if true. Eric Schmidt and Google seemed to be pretty firmly behind the Clinton campaign in 2016

randomname2 9y ago
Alex Karp (CEO of Palantir) was aligned with the Clintons and had discussions about working with the Clinton campaign: [1] https://gizmodo.com/just-to-be-clear-i-totally-agree-i-like-hrc-and-she-ha-1788613085 https://gizmodo.com/just-to-be-clear-i-totally-agree-i-like-... [2] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3907562/Joe-Klani-Masimo-Alex-Karp-Palantir-paid-100-000-140-000-meetings-Bill-Clinton-leaked-memo-reveals.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3907562/Joe-Klani-Ma...
apotheothesomai 9y ago
And children have the same beliefs and motivations as their parents? What reason do we have to believe that Sophie executes her father's will or even agrees with his views on various issues? She has a career and life of her own, I'd wager.
- stagbeetle 9y ago
  You don't get to live under daddy's roof unless you're following his rules. If you rise into the same industry as your father, with your career-minded father guiding you along the way, you're not off scot-free when you've "paid your dues." You can take the entire Trump lineage for a very notable and public example. Trump Sr. held Trump Jr. under his thumb, Trump Jr. holds Ivanka et al. under his thumb. As long as the person that helped you get to where you are today is still in "power," you're indebted until he loses his throne. Hollywood is another example.
throwaway84742 9y ago
Why “amazing”? They’re arms dealers, selling your privacy to both sides. It ensures the product is in demand, and makes it more desirable.
api 9y ago

zxcba23sdf23 9y ago

"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." - Henry Ford s/banking/data s/monetary system/psychology Power is the corrupter that turns people against people. Thiel would tell you it's government, but that's just people with power. We like to focus on the abstraction in those cases; makes it easier to hide the truth. Let's let a rando billionaire test drugs in uncontrolled experiments. Cause there's no chance some random side-effect could see it mutate into a human killing oopsie. They're a rando billionaire, and have been emotionally captured by the nonsense notion he's somehow earned special privilege outside the financial and tech business contexts.

gowld 9y ago

Why do you need an "introduction" to a company that sells its services on the open market?

philipwhiuk 9y ago

There's no guarantee she follows her father's politics or businesses.