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German intelligence offices snub Palantir software

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by moomin

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Smart. You very much do not want your nation’s security entangled with an organisation with such marked and explicit political stances.

by groby_b

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Obviously. Any European nation that doesn't treat America and companies ultimately under US political control a strategic risk would have to be asleep at the wheel. "Perfidious" is the word.
Palantir doubly so, since it has close ties to the current regime. (No, this is not a political discussion - it's simply about proximity to power, and the interests of said power)
The US-European alliance is on its deathbed.

by shevy-java

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Palantir is active in Ukraine though. I understand the point of view of Ukraine, mind you, but I fail to see why european money goes into US mega-corporations. That seems incredibly stupid and short-sighted. Germany in particular has no real consistent strategy here. I don't quite like Macron, but a ton of criticism pertaining to Germay is correct. Quo vadis, Germany? Make up your mind.

by dj_johnsonMid

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by BonoboIO

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by 9753268996433

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by bpodgursky

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German intelligence offices snub all software period, the specificity is just attention-grabbing journalism.