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Bavaria Wants to Continue Using Controversial Palantir Software for the Police

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Despite the desire for independence, Bavaria plans to extend the contract with US provider Palantir for the police software VeRA.

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Bavaria wants to extend the contract with US company Palantir for the police software VeRA – despite criticism and the desire for digital sovereignty.

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Palantir specialises in the analysis of large amounts of data and provides, among other things, software that analyses intelligence and military information. Critics warn against the use by German police authorities, but Bavaria wants to extend its contract with Palantir.

Center

Despite the desire for independence, Bavaria plans to extend the contract with US provider Palantir for the police software VeRA.

·Munich, Germany
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The authorities want to become more independent from US providers in the digital. Palantir, the controversial company of US billionaire Thiel, is supposed to continue to help officials with data analysis – at least for the time being.

·Munich, Germany
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·Germany
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In fact, Bavaria's authorities want to become more independent from US providers in the digital field. However, a politically controversial company should continue to help Bavaria's police officers with data analysis – for the time being. Despite the desire for more digital independence, Bavaria wants to continue to rely on the police software of the controversial US provider Palantir for the time being. An extension of the contract for the anal…

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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