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> most unique and sensitive data into Palantir, It's not particularly sensitive. There are many organizations that generate the data and it passes through the

> most unique and sensitive data into Palantir, It's not particularly sensitive. There are many organizations that generate the data and it passes through the state, the federal government, payroll processors and vendors. > this top Whitehouse ally will be able to exploit Americans in ways no one else can. They could likely already do that if they wanted. This, like everything else, is about transferring wealth from those with the least to those with the most. I'd expect business and foreign nationals to be the worst off. > The lasting and negative impact from this will span generations. This has been happening for decades. This is just the inevitable result of the past 30 years of unchecked mergers and acquisitions. This makes it worse but the trend was already clear.

WarOnPrivacy 1y ago
> It's not particularly sensitive. IRS and SSA data are literal textbook examples of sensitive data. I believe the remainder of your remarks are contrarian in a manner that suggest you are working backward from conclusions.
- beefnugs 1y ago
  Was it really ever true when you heard "you must declare illegal crime income to IRS" don't worry they can't use that data to arrest you. That must have always just been a sucker thing right?
  - viraptor 1y ago
    That rule is not there so that you can declare the crime income without going to jail. It's so that when other charges have lower chances to stick, you can still be charged with not paying taxes on your crime. See the related cases at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_of_illegal_income_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_of_illegal_income_in_...