cheese_greaterHow does Palantir work, what is so special about what they do that some other big tech company wasnt already doing that or what is their moat?
They’re a data analytics platform: www.palantir.com/docs They got in close with the intelligence agencies early on and have some big money with connections behind them.
From what I’ve seen, though, they don’t “have your data” as that’s not their thing. A government that does have your data could use their analytics tools to do some highly dodgy stuff, though, which is why they’re popular with governments and feared by everyone else.
From what I’ve seen, though, they don’t “have your data” as that’s not their thing.
That’s what they claim, and yet people were able to hack their Discord age verification tech and discover otherwise. Where have you even heard this, because I hope it’s not from their CEO, He often goes on religiously fueled technofeudalist rants about the antichrist, the end of the world, and the justification for unified warrant-less mass surveillance of it all.
That’s what they claim, and yet people were able to hack their Discord age verification tech and discover otherwise.
No, Palantir doesn’t have any Discord age verification tech.
Persona, the age verification thing from the Discord hack, did store data. But that’s Persona, not Palantir. They are different, unrelated companies. The connection is that Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Palantir, has invested money into Persona, but that’s it. For reference he has invested in 97 companies. Whatever these 97 companies do, has nothing to do with Palantir.
They are different companies in the same way Cambridge Analytica and Emerdata are different companies. Who’s one of Persona’s biggest invester through Founders Fund is Peter Thiel.
This is such a basic tactic that it literally is used for tax avoidance: shell companies. If you think Palantir is not going to have their data, I have a bridge to sell you.
So you are telling me that Persona somehow became Thiel’s shell company when he bought a 10% stake in it? What about the 90% of investors? How is a company that exists for 7 years and has tons of products and customers a shell company? That’s the opposity of what a shell company is.
No, I’m telling you what I’m literally telling you. If you think Palantir is not going to have their data, I have a bridge to sell you.
Shell companies are what used for tax avoidance, the tactic is the same: work influence through separate companies also controlled by you. I am not surprised someone from the .ml is defending the worst aspects of capitalism, take that as you will.
Nobody said anything about Palantir not having any data, so don’t try to strawman, of course they can have the data.
I said the identity verification tech was Persona, not Palantir. If you want to say that Palantir has access to Persona’s data, be my guest. That doesn’t change the fact it was not Palantir’s identity verification tech that was hacked.
Please consult any dictionary on “shell company” and let me know how Persona fits the definition of having no assets or operations, and doing no business activities. Because it sure looks to me like they have assets, business activities, and are quite an active, real business.
Isn’t the stereotypical .ml user a pro-Russian tankie? Why would they defend capitalism, they all want capitalists to burn, lol.
I already explained to you what I meant. If it is not getting through, it is not getting through.
Isn’t the stereotypical .ml user a pro-Russian tankie?
It’s the why.
Other commenters have addressed the Discord question - it sounds like that was a completely separate company and technology (just the same investors).
And no, I didn’t get any info from Thiel or Karp.
Ah, yes, that completely separate company where one of the biggest investors is from a fund belonging to Peter Thiel. Completely separate.