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this is so silly. if chinese intelligence tries to what, blackmail me? Meanwhile silicon valley companies like Palantir are actively feeding information to cop

this is so silly. if chinese intelligence tries to what, blackmail me? Meanwhile silicon valley companies like Palantir are actively feeding information to cops in my county who don't like me because I walk in the pride parade. whos more dangerous to me right now.

UltraSane 1y ago
" Palantir are actively feeding information to cops in my county who don't like me because I walk in the pride parade." Can you prove this?
- metalman 1y ago
  https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/07/ice-using-repurposed-border-facial-recognition-tech-to-id-protesters-activists-and-migrants-on-us-streets/ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/07/ice-using-repurposed-bor... close enough?
  - aikinai 1y ago
    I’m not the parent but I was going to read that article to see contained evidence of the above. I couldn’t make it past the hyperbolic first paragraph though. I’m not familiar with TechDirt, but is it intending to be tech news or a political activism site?
- const_cast 1y ago
  The Palantir giving information to cops in the US? Yes, that's their business model, or part of it. This being used to persecute minorities? IMO, nobody needs to prove this, we can assume it will happen. Why? Because world governments will always push the envelope to the furthest amount legally. Any tool that can be used for evil, will be used for evil. If you have a database of faces it's only a matter of time before that is used for some sort of profiling. Don't believe me? Look no further than War. Any invention, in all of human history, that can be used for war, has been used for war. We will develop new and innovative ways to use it. Vehicles, planes, trucks, trains, telephony, electricity, the printing press, the internet, anything and everything.
RandomBacon 1y ago
> this is so silly Tell that to my former coworker in the U.S. government, that this happened to. I was the person who found out and reported it, and action was taken.
- userbinator 1y ago
  in the U.S. government That changes the situation significantly.
- kalleboo 1y ago
  So you were able to report it, and action was taken. When the US sends you a NSL, what do you do?

UltraSane 1y ago

" Palantir are actively feeding information to cops in my county who don't like me because I walk in the pride parade." Can you prove this?

metalman 1y ago
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/07/ice-using-repurposed-border-facial-recognition-tech-to-id-protesters-activists-and-migrants-on-us-streets/ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/07/ice-using-repurposed-bor... close enough?
- aikinai 1y ago
  I’m not the parent but I was going to read that article to see contained evidence of the above. I couldn’t make it past the hyperbolic first paragraph though. I’m not familiar with TechDirt, but is it intending to be tech news or a political activism site?
const_cast 1y ago
The Palantir giving information to cops in the US? Yes, that's their business model, or part of it. This being used to persecute minorities? IMO, nobody needs to prove this, we can assume it will happen. Why? Because world governments will always push the envelope to the furthest amount legally. Any tool that can be used for evil, will be used for evil. If you have a database of faces it's only a matter of time before that is used for some sort of profiling. Don't believe me? Look no further than War. Any invention, in all of human history, that can be used for war, has been used for war. We will develop new and innovative ways to use it. Vehicles, planes, trucks, trains, telephony, electricity, the printing press, the internet, anything and everything.

RandomBacon 1y ago

> this is so silly Tell that to my former coworker in the U.S. government, that this happened to. I was the person who found out and reported it, and action was taken.

userbinator 1y ago
in the U.S. government That changes the situation significantly.
kalleboo 1y ago
So you were able to report it, and action was taken. When the US sends you a NSL, what do you do?