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Something about Palantir has creeped me the hell out ever since I lived in DC and used to see their ads in areas close to the Pentagon. I am sure its founder is

Something about Palantir has creeped me the hell out ever since I lived in DC and used to see their ads in areas close to the Pentagon. I am sure its founder is every bit as brilliant as people In this article say.

VladRussian2 13y ago
> the millions of pictures collected by San Leandro’s license plate cameras are now passed on to the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), one of 72 federally run intelligence fusion organizations set up after 9/11. That’s where the photos are analyzed using software built by a company just across San Francisco Bay: Palantir. it is beyond creepy, Stasi/KGB could only dream about it.
purplelobster 13y ago
Extremely creepy: http://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-wikileaks-2011-2#-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-wikileaks-2011-2#-1 Their recruitment also reeks of creepiness, sending "confidential" letters to my work place (don't have that address listed anywhere, company has many buildings in the same city).
- tmarthal 13y ago
  That document is from 2010. ArsTechnica and other places wrote about what came about when the shit hit the fan in 2011: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/02/the-ridiculous-plan-to-attack-wikileaks/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/02/the-ridiculous-pl... From the article: "I have directed the company to sever any and all contacts with HB Gary," said the CEO of Palantir.
  - purplelobster 13y ago
    After getting caught. The fact is that the business they're in and the technology they're developing will continue to push them to do questionable things. They rely on large contracts with government and big corporations. They will have to judge (secretly) whether the use of their technology is moral or not. Do you think they will turn down hundreds of millions because their technology is being used for questionable moral purposes?
    - freyr 13y ago
      But they have a "batphone", that let's their employees make anonymous to report ethical abuses. Haha, batphone, isn't that quirky and cool and something we can get onboard with?

VladRussian2 13y ago

> the millions of pictures collected by San Leandro’s license plate cameras are now passed on to the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), one of 72 federally run intelligence fusion organizations set up after 9/11. That’s where the photos are analyzed using software built by a company just across San Francisco Bay: Palantir. it is beyond creepy, Stasi/KGB could only dream about it.

purplelobster 13y ago

Extremely creepy: http://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-wikileaks-2011-2#-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-wikileaks-2011-2#-1 Their recruitment also reeks of creepiness, sending "confidential" letters to my work place (don't have that address listed anywhere, company has many buildings in the same city).

tmarthal 13y ago
That document is from 2010. ArsTechnica and other places wrote about what came about when the shit hit the fan in 2011: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/02/the-ridiculous-plan-to-attack-wikileaks/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/02/the-ridiculous-pl... From the article: "I have directed the company to sever any and all contacts with HB Gary," said the CEO of Palantir.
- purplelobster 13y ago
  After getting caught. The fact is that the business they're in and the technology they're developing will continue to push them to do questionable things. They rely on large contracts with government and big corporations. They will have to judge (secretly) whether the use of their technology is moral or not. Do you think they will turn down hundreds of millions because their technology is being used for questionable moral purposes?
  - freyr 13y ago
    But they have a "batphone", that let's their employees make anonymous to report ethical abuses. Haha, batphone, isn't that quirky and cool and something we can get onboard with?