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French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears

France's domestic intelligence agency will stop working with American AI giant Palantir, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, as European nations increasingly doubt the dependability of the United States.

https://www.thelocal.com/20260616/french-spies-drop-ai-giant-palantir-over-us-overreliance-fears

French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears

France's domestic intelligence agency will stop working with American AI giant Palantir, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, as European nations increasingly doubt the dependability of the United States.

The Local Europe
Jun 16 at 11:00amEU News
Show threadTizian 「ティツィアーン」Jun 16
@eunews Seems Palantir's close ties to the US government increasingly become a liability than an advantage. 
Show threadAhmed AlshamyJun 16
@eunews goid news
Show threadJeff CloughJun 16
@eunews JFC, opting out of the tracking bullshit on this site took more button pressing and toggle throwing than it does to launch the space shuttle.
Show threadHumanBeingJun 16

@eunews The orange xxxx wanted to use this country (and the world like Albania) as a money making resort. Looks like it'll open with a bunch of dicts and us out.

I'm glad this asshole country is being dropped out of life (but I do have a sooner exist simply due to age than many).

Show threadcivic_cynicJun 16
@eunews If the French government were indeed to care about sovereignty, they would drop the use of American based hardware and software. Like China did with HarmonyOS and Huawei. Meanwhile it's just the wool over people's eyes.
Show threadOmnivoreJun 16

@eunews

It's sad that Palantir itself wasn't evil enough on its own to be dropped. I guess overreach isn't a problem unless it's in service to someone else.

Show threadxs4me2Jun 16

@eunews

Excellent action!

Show threadlefthandmonkiJun 16
Good. US should do the same, but our government is bought off by the billionaires destroying the country.
@eunews
Show threadArgieJun 16
@eunews Wow, what a gardenpath sentence ... #linguistics
Show threadfosfeneJun 16

@eunews

Palantir should be banned in the EU.

Palantir's founders Alex Karp (CEO) and Peter Thiel (chairman) are fascists, and the Palantir Manifesto reflects that: https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-explicit-manifesto-of-digital-fascism-palantir-and-the-alliance-of-monopoly-capital-with-the-far-right/

The Explicit Manifesto of Digital Fascism: Palantir and the Alliance of Monopoly Capital with the Far Right

The manifesto published by Palantir Technologies is neither a technical document nor an economic vision. It is an explicit political document announcing a

ZNetwork
Show threadInc Hulk 🧪Jun 17
@eunews The UK should take note!
Show threadMatt BuryJun 17
@eunews Peter Thiel is not a neutral businessman or service provider, he absolutely has his own agenda & his own alliances. Giving his companies access to your country's data is simply a terrible idea; they'll use it to undermine you politically.