The "threat to UK security" is the whole reason palantir exists in the first place
MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
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Re: MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
#292Earlier quoted context omitted.
The question is if the Chinese support for Russia can be broken, by economical incentive or threat. But anyway, over short or long the EU needs to build its own military to a strength it can at least work as a strong deterrence for aggressors.
> if the Chinese support for Russia can be broken, by economical incentive... China is not interested in breaking with Russia. Russia helps China put pressure on Japan [0], helps China put pressure on South Korea [1], allows China to expand it's influence in Central Asia [2], acts as a backchannel for China-India diplomatic normalization [3], gives China the ability to access ONG without dealing with Hormuz or Malacc…
What threat can the EU give to China? Chinese foreign policy already views the EU as sanctimonious [14], weak [15], and declining [16].
15 is an opinion piece written by a failed politician from Kyrgyzstan for China Daily and 16 is another opinion piece written by a right-wing politician from Slovakia. Neither represent Chinese opinions. 14 doesn't open for me.
Re: MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
#293Palantir is dragging a small independent Swiss investigative newspaper to court because they reported[1] about Palantir getting the door slammed in their face in by several Swiss government agencies including the military over the last years. No one wants this turd of a company. [1] https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-...
I think there may be a bit less to that one than meets the eye. In Swiss law there's some kind of right-of-reply thing where if someone puts something about you in print and you think it's wrong you may be entitled to have some sort of response printed. And AIUI the way this works is that you go before a court and say "we want our response printed, please", and that's what Palantir's done in this case. (Note 1: For a…
The goal of Palantir is clear here. Bleed a small newspaper of its finances using bullshit claims.
Also important to note that a Palantir exec sits on the board of Ringier (aka Blick) one of the two large media conglomerates in Switzerland.
Re: MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
#294Palantir is dragging a small independent Swiss investigative newspaper to court because they reported[1] about Palantir getting the door slammed in their face in by several Swiss government agencies including the military over the last years. No one wants this turd of a company. [1] https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-...
I think there may be a bit less to that one than meets the eye. In Swiss law there's some kind of right-of-reply thing where if someone puts something about you in print and you think it's wrong you may be entitled to have some sort of response printed. And AIUI the way this works is that you go before a court and say "we want our response printed, please", and that's what Palantir's done in this case. (Note 1: For a…
Indeed, assume this is the reply in question: https://blog.palantir.com/korrektur-wie-das-online-magazin-d...
Re: MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
#295Threat to UK security??? lol
Is a threat to everyone on earth. Palantir is the real Skynet. They are developing everything they can to control and surveil the population at all levels. And the founder is evil, and he knows it.
US-Israeli cybersecurity-AI-related infrastructure is crazy but not good for the world.
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#296Earlier quoted context omitted.
A cold flannel on the forehead and a lie-down in a darkened room might help.
A lobotomy will do the trick for you, your blog reads like you've had one already.
Hacker News does not permit me saying the non woke non pc things I wish to say to your kind.
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#297Earlier quoted context omitted.
Italian fascists did have fashion forward uniforms. So did the German Nazis back then now I think about it. Maybe there is something with cult-like thinking, fascist or not, where the aesthetics seduces more people into wanting to be a part of it all?
Oh, it was 100% marketing. It's not just fascists, either; totalitarian regimes _in general_ tend to be very keen on this sort of thing.
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#298Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you sure they hold sensitive data themselves though? My understanding was they integrate their tools with customers own data and don't have access to it themselves (at least in theory). Of course I agree that quote is insane and you can dislike them for political reasons, but I want to understand the technological fears and see if any are unfounded.
Stop sealioning
What? I want to know more to make an informed decision. Do you think you're adding more to the discussion than me here?
Re: MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
#299Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think you have to understand why they made that decision, you just have to understand who they are and what they believe in. Just have a look at what they talk about, and what they are quoted as saying. Then it will start to make sense.
It'd help make your point to actually share the ominous quotes you're referring to.
You know what? It's all on the public record, and if someone wants to defend these guys or challenge my opinion they can do better than asking for sources of well reported behaviour.
Prove me wrong by contributing more than I did.
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#300Earlier quoted context omitted.
...but understand and appreciate bribes very well
Just ask Wes Streeting and Peter Mandelson.
I wouldn't mind as much, but the bribes are absolutely tiny.
Farage's "Reform" colleague Robert Jenrick took a £12k bribe to make his donor £30m.
If you're going to be bribed, at least make it worthwhile.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-1bn-development-and-the-tory-...