A close look at the spying company that has been much better than Cambridge Analytica at staying in the shadows and that is arguably a lot more powerful. «An intelligence platform designed for the global War on Terror was weaponized against ordinary people at home.»

From Weekly Filet #271, in April 2018.

Palantir Knows Everything About You

Palantir Knows Everything About You

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