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How Dangerous Is Palantir's Software? - News Bulletin 247

The German police and intelligence services are eager to use it. Critics say that the CIA -funded surveillance software has many security gaps. The monitoring software called Gotham, which was developed by the US company Palantir, is characterized as a comprehensive tool: giant quantities of data is concentrated at lightning speed. It takes only a few seconds to satisfy the curiosity of a police officer: name, age, address, fines, criminal recor…

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The Palantir software unifies data from police sources and predicts investigative approaches. The largest investor in the US company is an anti-democrat.

Should German investigators use the Palantir software? Digital Minister Wildberger is in favour. Critics stress the company's deep links with US intelligence services.

·Munich, Germany
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The Palantir program makes it easier for the police to identify suspects and investigate crimes. Data protection is downgraded. Consequently, the debate about the software is all the greater. Now Karsten Wildberger intervenes. He is in favour of the analysis, but wants another provider.

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Interior Minister Dobrindt examines the nationwide use of the controversial U.S. software. The Justice Minister is sceptical. A cabinet colleague emphasizes the opportunities.

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Federal Justice Minister Hubig (SPD) expresses constitutional concerns with regard to the use of the analysis software of the US company Palantir in German security authorities. The union of police Bavaria sees no alternative.

·Germany
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Dangerous dependence on the US - or useful help for German investigators? The use of US-American Palantir analysis software is controversial in Germany.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Deutschlandfunk broke the news in Germany on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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