I'm terrified of what powerful tools like Palantir can do in the wrong hands, with really any hands without a lot of oversight, but somewhat comforted by this a

I'm terrified of what powerful tools like Palantir can do in the wrong hands, with really any hands without a lot of oversight, but somewhat comforted by this article (and by the Palantir employees I know personally) being generally "techie-libertarian" types -- they at least are more willing to consider the downsides of universal surveillance than a lot of their "customers" are. It would be amazing if Palantir was a 5-10x better tool for CIA, but came with non-overridable limits which actually protected individual liberty (of US citizens and non-citizens). There are certain things Palantir can be used for which are essentially purely good -- identifying disease outbreaks, other potential environmental danger, etc. -- which they will hopefully emphasize.