The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America Please help spread the word Robert Reich Dec 2 Friends, The most dangerous corporation in America is one you may not have heard of. It’s called Palantir Technologies , a Silicon Valley tech company that may put your most basic freedoms at risk. Palantir gets its name from a device used in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, in which a “palantir” is a seeing stone — something like a crystal ball — that can be used to spy on people and distort the truth. During the War of the Ring, a palantir falls under the control of the evil Sauron, who uses it to manipulate and deceive. Palantir — co-founded by far-right billionaire Peter Thiel and its current CEO Alex Karp — bears a striking similarity. It sells AI-based data platforms that let their clients, including governments, militaries, and law enforcement agencies , quickly process and analyze massive amounts of your personal data. Whether it’s social media profile...