cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31160697

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  • Main Topic: The video discusses Palantir Technologies and its increasing role in centralizing and managing US government data, raising concerns about privacy and potential abuse of power.

  • Key Points:

    • An executive order in 2025 aimed to eliminate information silos within the government, centralizing data access.
    • Palantir is heavily involved in building databases for government agencies, including immigration enforcement (Doge project), the IRS, CDC and Homeland Security.
    • The speaker draws parallels to the Patriot Act and post-9/11 surveillance expansions, arguing that justifications for data collection often lead to broader applications beyond the initial stated purpose.
    • Concerns are raised about the lack of oversight and potential for misuse of centralized data by Palantir, a private company.
    • The video highlights the historical context of Palantir’s founding, linking it to the “Total Information Awareness” initiative and figures like John Poindexter.
    • The speaker emphasizes the irony of a private company now holding the kind of data that caused public outcry when the NSA was revealed to be collecting it.
  • Highlights:

    • The Trump administration’s motto: “Everyone is converting to Palantir.”
    • Palantir’s involvement in managing sensitive data across multiple federal agencies, including health and financial information.
    • The connection between Palantir’s founders and the “Total Information Awareness” program.
    • The comparison of Palantir’s current role to the NSA’s controversial data collection practices revealed by Edward Snowden.
    • The video ends with a call for more attention to Palantir’s activities and its potential impact on civil liberties.

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      • GodlessCommie@lemmy.world
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        If the US had stayed out of everyone’s business Russia wouldn’t be banging on your back door. Putin is only in power BECAUSE of US interference in Russia.

          • GodlessCommie@lemmy.world
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            Putin is in power because the US interfered in Russian elections under Clinton that ensured Yeltsin won. Yeltsin appointed Putin to be his successor.

            • Alphane Moon@lemmy.world
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              Fuck off. You have no proof for this. You’re just parroting random copytext.

              I lived in russia during the 1996 election (and I speak russian unlike you).

              You’re lying and parroting russian revanchist victimhood narrative propaganda blaming scapegoats for the actions of the russians.

                • Alphane Moon@lemmy.world
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                  Did you read the article?

                  Can you explain the arguments without a web search?

                  Of course not, because you are just reciting online roleplay bullshit.

                  Give me something that would shows you’re not just a random degenerate lying about things you don’t understand.

                  This shouldn’t be difficult.

                  Don’t even bother aggressively googling for random shit. I will of course see through it because … wait for it … I lived in Russia during the 1996 election and I speak russian.