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President Donald Trump grabs headlines, but the work of billionaire Peter Thiel's Palantir platform will keep you up at night. The tech company is quietly building an American mass surveillance system. Before the 2024 election, Republican leaders frequently railed against the "deep state" and "Big Brother." But Donald Trump tapped Palantir to turn George Orwell's "1984" surveillance into reality.
Palantir is a "Grave Threat" to Americans
On June 30, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich wrote an Op-Ed for The Guardian, on why "Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans." Reich writes:
" In JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, a “palantír” is a seeing stone that can be used to distort truth and present selective visions of reality. During the War of the Ring, a palantír falls under the control of Sauron, who uses it to manipulate and deceive.
Palantir Technologies bears a striking similarity. It sells an AI-based platform that allows its users, among them military and law enforcement agencies, to analyze personal data, including social media profiles, personal information, and physical characteristics. These are used to identify and surveil individuals."
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