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Dutch police also use controversial AI intelligence software by American Palantir

Summary by NL Times
The Dutch police have secretly used controversial AI intelligence software by the American company Palantir since 2012, the Volkskrant reported, based on documents obtained through the Open Government Act after years of trying. 99 percent of the documents have been blacked out, but it is clear that caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof was involved in purchasing the software in 2011 as Director General of the Dutch police.
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Palantir is an American company that creates software for intelligence agencies and defense. It's a stock market darling with substantial gains, but also a company that rightly worries human rights activists. Their AI software instantly combines social media with official government data to create a profile of any citizen. On social media, Palantir is one of those companies that conspiracy theorists attribute a particularly high level of malicio…

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NL Times broke the news in on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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