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Actively enabling mass surveillance. The data is often collected illegally (because there are no consequences for doing so, and it takes the legal system years
by tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
Actively enabling mass surveillance.
The data is often collected illegally (because there are no consequences for doing so, and it takes the legal system years to catch up with the new data being collected, and then that is either legalized, or the agencies just move on to the next illegal source).
- taywrobel 6y agoSo just working with entities you don’t like, then? If you think your best hope for addressing government behavior you disagree with is to try to take their tools away, you may as well stay silent completely because it isn’t going to do anything. If your grievances are with the government, take your complaints to the government, no?
- whymauri 6y agoBecause Palantir inherently works with third-party organizations, you're able to take every conceivable response and say: "So just working with entities you don’t like, then?" Not really sure if this will be fruitful, honestly.
- iheartnetwork 6y agoDo you share the same feelings about Google and Facebook? The level of user tracking undertaken by the aforementioned companies is staggering. Google and Facebook know practically everything about everyone. Both Google and Facebook have federal contracts and have for years.
- comp6666 6y agoexactly. FB and google collect data. Palantir doesn't. Just because a company runs warm and fuzzy super bowl commercials doesn't mean it's more ethical.
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