by milanito1985
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- Spain is really going in the right direction, I wonder why no one countries inspire from what they are doing
- They seem to have been granting contracts to manage all kinds of critical data to Huawei's Palantir equivalent lately, so it's probably less about security risks and more about the current source of the bribe money.
If they cared about security they would not outsource this kind of stuff to foreign companies. Spain is not Somalia, why not let Indra do it?
- I really like what Spain is doing recently. If it weren't for climate change, I'd consider moving there.
- "The decision stems directly from growing official concern over the potential misuse of classified information linked to national security."
What are the specific concerns?
- Unfortunately this order will probably be revoked in 2027/2028, we'll see.
by NooneAtAll3
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- why not simply make it illegal? why make it a ban specific to one company, are they trying to make their own copy?
- I mean.. just take a minute and listen to the CEO. The guy is having a hard time time. Clearly out of touch imo.
https://youtu.be/0A3sGymV6kY
- Great news for Spain. I hope more European countries wake up to what's going on.
by somelamer567
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- The Spanish government trusting the CCP over Palantir is wild.
The CCP's intolerant, cruel and authoritarian nature is a direct threat to humanity in ways that Peter Thiel could barely imagine in his darkest dreams.
The lack of perspective on show here is astonishing. They are destroying trust with vital Western allies -- trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets -- and Lurch and his dodgy friends are clearly out of their element.
- sad to see usage of this word. blocklist is easy to write.
- Larry Ellison: « We are always glad to help ! »
- Someday, the US will be just a bubble where no other country gives their data to.
We continue this decent into fascism to the point that nobody likes us.. or values us. Is this their idea of Utopia?
by chinathrow
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- Look, this is not a bad thing per se, but the US reaction will tell you everything you need to know.
by localdeclan
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- Every country needs to do this now
by bpodgursky
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- > The firm holds a €16.5 million contract signed in 2023 with the Armed Forces Intelligence Center (CIFAS), which is scheduled to expire this upcoming November.
> Military leadership, including the Chiefs of Staff of the Army and Navy, has lobbied Defense Minister Margarita Robles to renew the contract, citing the platform's operational superiority.
Palantir wins contracts because they are better at what they do. If Europe wants to maintain digital sovereignty while not being left behind they need to have a heart-to-heart conversation about how to fix that.
by sjsdaiuasgdia
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- Alex Karp is clearly off his rocker. This is a good move.
- Anything short of declaring them a proscribed organization is insufficient.
- For context: The former Spanish president in the socialist party is being investigated with corruption activities related with Venezuela, happening in the years after he quit the presidency. It is not looking good for him.
On Mars 2026, US Homeland Security played a prominent role in providing sensible info that lead to the prosecution. Apparently they obtained that info after spying on a phone from [person of interest] in Venezuela.
Helping Spain to expose corruption is a good thing of course, but when who does it is, what could be the biggest stronghold of MAGA in US government, we can suspect that they don't do this out of sheer generosity. Trump keeps saying that "is not happy" with Spain, and this corruption scandal greases the path to power for the Spanish equivalent to MAGA party on the forthcoming 2027 elections so... hum
Palantir could be, or not be, related with the leak. In any case blocking it just right now, by the socialist party, would be the logical reaction if they are involved.
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by psoeratas
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- I find it unbelievable that the current chief of Nato (Rutte) is basically an extension of Palantir. He is making sure countries are signing contracts with this extreme company that on pair with the Nazi ideology. They would support mass extermination camps. You probably think this is over exaggerated. But no its not. This company is evil.
by ChrisArchitect
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- [dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48748392
- Get rid of this pestilence! Fark Palantir
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