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‘It beggars belief’: Ministry of Defence(MoD) sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is a threat to UK’s security (www.thenerve.news)
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Experts say that claims UK data remains under government ownership miss the point that the company has the capability to build its own detailed picture of the British population, and even infer state secrets.

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

The point is that at every turn the UK government and politicians in general have demonstrated an absolute lack of understanding of technology

I wouldn’t be in the slightest bit surprised if they genuinely didn’t understand the threat that Thiel poses

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    That's the story that gets told. But in an economy in which technology is increasingly designed to be hostile to the public, this appears to be a case of them doing exactly what they intended.

    I think there's a real possibility that Palantir's capacities are heavily overstated. Historically, the real hazard presented by these panopticons is False Positives. Hobbling your nation's ability to do any kind of productive enterprise because you've surrounded yourself with the illusion of threatening behavior.

    But even in this scenario, you're still left with the evil/stupid conundrum. If your MPs are just getting paid off to make excuses, insisting that they lack understanding misses the point. They vote the same way even if they do.

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