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Re: Inside Palantir

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Post by Ftuuky »

jauer wrote: post #7
CydeWeys wrote: post #5

> If you have information or tips, you can contact this reporter over an encrypted chat service such as Telegram, Signal, or WhatsApp, at 310-617-1302. You can also send an encrypted email to will.alden@buzzfeed.com, using the PGP key found here. This is the best "contact me if you have juicy insider info" slug that I have ever seen . He can take PGP-encrypted email! And this is on Buzzfeed!!!

Buzzfeed's long-form journalism is pretty good/interesting/relevant, you just have to hold your nose long enough to get past the foul stench of click-bait.

The tennis racket article is very good. https://www.buzzfeed.com/heidiblake/the-tennis-racket?utm_te...

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Post by sharkweek »

Will Alden is shaping up to be one of the most connected journalists in startupland. First the Zenefits coverage, and now this, he's done a great job getting lots of great sources at some of the more interesting companies.

Credit to BuzzFeed for building up a pretty solid news team.

Re: Inside Palantir

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Post by nilkn »

leroy_masochist wrote: post #6

This article was way, way better sourced than I thought it'd be. Especially for Buzzfeed of all places.

This is a trend I've noticed. BuzzFeed has had a number of excellent longform pieces recently.

Re: Inside Palantir

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Post by Lxr »

jauer wrote: post #7
CydeWeys wrote: post #5

> If you have information or tips, you can contact this reporter over an encrypted chat service such as Telegram, Signal, or WhatsApp, at 310-617-1302. You can also send an encrypted email to will.alden@buzzfeed.com, using the PGP key found here. This is the best "contact me if you have juicy insider info" slug that I have ever seen . He can take PGP-encrypted email! And this is on Buzzfeed!!!

Buzzfeed's long-form journalism is pretty good/interesting/relevant, you just have to hold your nose long enough to get past the foul stench of click-bait.

They seem to be putting quite a lot of effort into producing actual journalism lately, and I agree it's good (I also enjoyed the tennis piece mentioned).

Re: Inside Palantir

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Post by noir_lord »

nickpsecurity wrote: post #8
Analemma_ wrote: post #3

Apparently they're not doing well. Good riddance. Palantir is creepy as hell. For all the snark about how startups and places like Apple are run like cults, like in The Circle, Palantir is the one outfit I know of where the stereotype is really true. And in the post-Snowden world where we know for sure just how all-devouring the US intelligence's community's desires are regarding our privacy, the last thing we need i…

It's a great article but I agree with you: to heck with Palantir.

To hell with Palantir and the people who work for it.

I'd sooner serve fries than contribute to the shit they do.

Re: Inside Palantir

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Post by secfirstmd »

nickpsecurity wrote: post #8
Analemma_ wrote: post #3

Apparently they're not doing well. Good riddance. Palantir is creepy as hell. For all the snark about how startups and places like Apple are run like cults, like in The Circle, Palantir is the one outfit I know of where the stereotype is really true. And in the post-Snowden world where we know for sure just how all-devouring the US intelligence's community's desires are regarding our privacy, the last thing we need i…

It's a great article but I agree with you: to heck with Palantir.

"Spies Sans Frontières? How CIA-linked Palantir is gaining ground in the aid industry (and why some humanitarians are worried)"

https://www.irinnews.org/special-report/2016/03/07/spies-san...

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