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datum (n=1)
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@datum@zeroes.ca  ·  activity timestamp last week

Good news story!

  • Switzerland said "no" to Palantir after 7 years of Palantir lobbying
  • Journalists FOIA'd and published this
  • Now other nations are looking into the extraordinary pressure and whether it might not be prudent to let a USA-aligned corp handle citizens' most private data (medical, tax, residence, assets, etc).

we must have made them very nervous, since lawmakers in Germany and UK are questioning the contracts. It is possible that authorities are hesitating to sign new contracts. So we have triggered something that they are starting this PR campaign against us (I don't remember another media company being mentioned on their blog).

All of this thread https://infosec.exchange/@adfichter/115826298160548686 is encouraging! Now while the story is hot, it is a great time to email your local journos and ask if maybe your municipality, state/dept/province, or nation is being pressured to work with Palantir or other authoritarian-aligned corporations!

#GoodNews #news #Palantir #Switzerland

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Caro S.
Caro S.
@Heidentweet@todon.eu replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@datum The Dutch police has been working voluntarily with Palantir in secret since 2012. The government parties during that time include the center-left and the ones presently negotiating a new government. So, welcome to the liberal Netherlands.

https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/22/dutch-police-also-use-controversial-ai-intelligence-software-american-palantir

#NLpol

NL Times

Dutch police also use controversial AI intelligence software by American Palantir

The Dutch police have secretly used controversial AI intelligence software by the American company Palantir since 2012, the Volkskrant reported, based on documents obtained through the Open Government Act after years of trying. 99 percent of the documents have been blacked out, but it is clear that caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof was involved in purchasing the software in 2011 as Director General of the Dutch police.
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