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by oAlbe 12y ago
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- jsprogrammer 12y agohttps://www.iqt.org/iqt_portfolio/palantir-technologies/ https://www.iqt.org/iqt_portfolio/palantir-technologies/ NSA as a customer has been widely reported in popular press [1]. [1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/agent-of-intelligence-how-a-deviant-philosopher-built-palantir-a-cia-funded-data-mining-juggernaut/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/agent-o...
- JonnieCache 12y agoQ: Is Palantir a front for the CIA? A: No, the CIA is a front for Palantir. - Peter Thiel
- Anderkent 12y agoNSA as a customer was taken from both companies having a product called prism. Not very strong evidence.
- TallGuyShort 12y agoIn-Q-Tel as an investor doesn't mean much, IMO. It does mean the product is of interest / value to the government, but that doesn't imply any sinister motive (or a ton of control). I work for a company that was invested in by In-Q-Tel, and the only influence I've seen from that was really to benefit the users in the community and develop a project for RBAC in Big Data - which is something I really hope the NSA has in place internally. edit: and I'm a Libertarian, so I'm biased against reaching this conclusion based on my own observations.
- fapjacks 12y agoI have some firsthand experience with this overseas. Palantir creates intelligence products for the US military and other government organizations such as the "State Department"...