Palantir Technologies is suing Republik Magazine over an investigation into Palantir’s activities in Switzerland, published in December 2025. The lawsuit demands a counterstatement and is currently being heard by the Zurich Commercial Court.
Read the story that made Palantir sue us — now available in English. #palantir #freemedia

https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-courted-switzerland?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content=palantir-en

Data brokers, privacy (pers: I f. hate LinkedIn) - I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47098245

Persona (identity verification service)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_(identity_verification_service)

Data brokers | mass surveillance | privacy | NSA | Palantir | Thiel | Persona | Acxiom | 🤨
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110798402537056707

#LinkedIn #Persona #DataBrokers #surveillance #privacy #capitalism #billionaires #Thiel #Palantir #ICE #DHS #authoritarianism #Trump

Data brokers, privacy (pers: I f. hate LinkedIn) - I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47098245

Persona (identity verification service)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_(identity_verification_service)

Data brokers | mass surveillance | privacy | NSA | Palantir | Thiel | Persona | Acxiom | 🤨
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110798402537056707

#LinkedIn #Persona #DataBrokers #surveillance #privacy #capitalism #billionaires #Thiel #Palantir #ICE #DHS #authoritarianism #Trump

#Persona, a Peter #Thiel of #Palantir fame funded provider of identity and age verification services for companies like #Discord and the entire #UK, left their code base open to the web. Of course they did.

Let’s look at what it does, shall we?

The platform performs 269 individual verification checks on user data, far beyond basic age verification.

#Surveillance: Persona’s system screens users against global watchlists, including those for #terrorism, #espionage, and politically exposed persons (#PEPs), using facial recognition and risk scoring. Researchers confirmed that the government-facing and consumer-facing versions of Persona use the same underlying code, suggesting a unified surveillance infrastructure.

Data Retention: Personal data including government ID, phone numbers, names, faces, selfies, IP addresses, browser fingerprints, and device fingerprints—is collected and retained for up to three years.
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Sie bedienen Militärs, Geheimdienste, Polizeien: Über das Risiko, dass von #Palantir Daten an US-Regierungsstellen abfließen https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1197755.ueberwachung-moeglichkeit-darueber-zu-reden-was-palantir-fuer-eine-firma-ist.html

#Persona, a Peter #Thiel of #Palantir fame funded provider of identity and age verification services for companies like #Discord and the entire #UK, left their code base open to the web. Of course they did.

Let’s look at what it does, shall we?

The platform performs 269 individual verification checks on user data, far beyond basic age verification.

#Surveillance: Persona’s system screens users against global watchlists, including those for #terrorism, #espionage, and politically exposed persons (#PEPs), using facial recognition and risk scoring. Researchers confirmed that the government-facing and consumer-facing versions of Persona use the same underlying code, suggesting a unified surveillance infrastructure.

Data Retention: Personal data including government ID, phone numbers, names, faces, selfies, IP addresses, browser fingerprints, and device fingerprints—is collected and retained for up to three years.
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"What is happening in Minneapolis is a trial balloon. It’s where Trump is testing the limits of his power"...

...to suppress dissent, create fear & intimidation, & break people’s will.

Surveillance is central to this, & Thiel's Palantir is central to Trump's ICE operation. And now the UK.

In the UK, Palantir has access "to our most sensitive personal data.... the entire nation’s medical records."

https://www.thenerve.news/p/technofascism-us-america-fascism-trump-palantir-peter-thiel-uk-nigel-farage-reform

#USPol #EUPol #Palantir #Surveillance #Thiel #Autocracy #NHS #UKPol .

Sie bedienen Militärs, Geheimdienste, Polizeien: Über das Risiko, dass von #Palantir Daten an US-Regierungsstellen abfließen https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1197755.ueberwachung-moeglichkeit-darueber-zu-reden-was-palantir-fuer-eine-firma-ist.html

ROBLOX, REDDIT AND DISCORD USERS COMPELLED TO USE BIOMETRIC ID SYSTEM BACKED BYPALANTIR CO-FOUNDER PETER THIEL

‚Peter Thiel, co-founder of surveillance and data analytics company #Palantir, is a major investor in Persona – the age verification provider used by major platforms including #Reddit and #Discord.‘

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/roblox-reddit-and-discord-users-compelled-to-use-biometric-id-system-backed-by-palantir-co-founder-peter-thiel/

#BigTech #Technology #Surveillance #SocialMedia #PeterThiel

First we take USA, then we take Europe!
Autoritäre Tech-Milliardäre

‚Die Auslagerung von Kernaufgaben des Militärs und anderer sicherheitsrelevanter staatlicher Aufgaben an Privatunternehmen ist das Thema einer umfassenden Recherche, die Francesca Bria, José Bautista und xof-research.org unter dem Titel „The authoritarian stack“ (Der autoritäre Block) veröffentlicht haben. Europa stehe vor einer existenziellen Entscheidung, so die Autor*innen….‘

Vorstellung der Reportage The Authoritarian Stack! Via @npla_de
https://www.npla.de/thema/politik-gesellschaft/autoritaere-tech-milliardaere-first-we-take-usa-then-we-take-europe/

#Palantir #PeterThiel #USA #BigTech #Digitalisierung #Technology

Interessante Hintergründe zur militarisierten, digitalen Überwachungsindustrie und Milliardärskartellen um Palantir, SpaceX, Thiel Capital und Co.. Die systemische Analyse könnte zwar ausgefeilter sein, die Netzwerke und autoritären Ideologien werden aber gut beleuchtet.

Während diese Entwicklungen derzeit vor allem in den #USA stattfinden, fasst Palantir auch in #Europa immer mehr Fuß. In #Deutschland sind es vor allem die Partei Die Grünen und die Union, die dem Einsatz von Palantir-Überwachungstechnologie auf Länderebene immer weiter den Grund bereiten.

https://www.authoritarian-stack.info/

#Palantir #PeterThiel #AlexKarp #Überwachung #Autoritarisierung #Tech #Technology #BigTech #MAGA #Trump #Musk

First we take USA, then we take Europe!
Autoritäre Tech-Milliardäre

‚Die Auslagerung von Kernaufgaben des Militärs und anderer sicherheitsrelevanter staatlicher Aufgaben an Privatunternehmen ist das Thema einer umfassenden Recherche, die Francesca Bria, José Bautista und xof-research.org unter dem Titel „The authoritarian stack“ (Der autoritäre Block) veröffentlicht haben. Europa stehe vor einer existenziellen Entscheidung, so die Autor*innen….‘

Vorstellung der Reportage The Authoritarian Stack! Via @npla_de
https://www.npla.de/thema/politik-gesellschaft/autoritaere-tech-milliardaere-first-we-take-usa-then-we-take-europe/

#Palantir #PeterThiel #USA #BigTech #Digitalisierung #Technology

"Let me get this straight:

Trump🚨greenlit a #Palantir “master database”

8 new🚨"mega #detention centers" are being built

#CBP🚨just bought access to Clearview’s 60B‑image facial ID system

#DHS🚨is now demanding names of social media users critical of ICE

#ICE agents🚨on our streets threatening to put people in a "domestic terrorist" database

And no one sees where this is going?
-J Bassler

#BigTech #Surveillance #PoliceState #Protest #NoKings #Fascism #Nazis #USPol
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-facilities-expansion-warehouses-c61c3e23c4246e94a760b4d979cb9c48

"Let me get this straight:

Trump🚨greenlit a #Palantir “master database”

8 new🚨"mega #detention centers" are being built

#CBP🚨just bought access to Clearview’s 60B‑image facial ID system

#DHS🚨is now demanding names of social media users critical of ICE

#ICE agents🚨on our streets threatening to put people in a "domestic terrorist" database

And no one sees where this is going?
-J Bassler

#BigTech #Surveillance #PoliceState #Protest #NoKings #Fascism #Nazis #USPol
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-facilities-expansion-warehouses-c61c3e23c4246e94a760b4d979cb9c48

Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( #ice ), is urgently seeking a powerful new
artificial-intelligence model
to find and prioritise individuals eligible for deportation

—ranging from those who overstayed their visas to violent criminals.

A prototype of the “streamlined end-to-end immigration lifecycle” software, called #Immigrationos,
is to be delivered by #Palantir,
an American data-analysis giant,
by the end of September.

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/18/how-ices-new-software-tools-could-speed-up-deportations

How tenaciously Palantir courted Switzerland

‚The controversial tech company #Palantir provides surveillance technology to militaries and intelligence services around the world. In #Switzerland, however, its pitches have been rejected by both government #authorities and the army. Internal documents have now revealed why….‘

https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-courted-switzerland

How tenaciously Palantir courted Switzerland

‚The controversial tech company #Palantir provides surveillance technology to militaries and intelligence services around the world. In #Switzerland, however, its pitches have been rejected by both government #authorities and the army. Internal documents have now revealed why….‘

https://www.republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-tenaciously-palantir-courted-switzerland