Palantir will continue to provide France's domestic intelligence agency with its 'proprietary software platform, as well as the integration, support and assistance services that are necessary for... deployment and operational use,' it said in a statement.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/55172156

The renewed contract will see Palantir continue to provide the DGSI agency with its “proprietary software platform, as well as the integration, support and assistance services that are necessary for… deployment and operational use,” it said in a statement.

  • Rekall Incorporated@piefed.socialEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    I have mixed views on this.

    On one hand I agree with you, especially when it comes to dealing with Palantir or really any company that can be influenced by the US, but on the other hand there are legitimate uses for such technologies in the sphere of national security and even public security.

    I would argue it’s the citizens’ responsibility to make sure that the usage of such technologies is done in a framework of checks and balances (i.e. in a responsible manner).

    I don’t believe in rhetoric about “the state infinitely expands surveillance capabilities”. The state is a reflection of the voters and there is no laws of physics or chemistry that guarantees such expansion via Brownian motion or what have you. If you do have institutions going overboard (be it the state or corporations), the root cause are the citizens (examples like NK or Eritrea notwithstanding).