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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
===WikiLeaks Proposals (''2010'') [1]===
===WikiLeaks Proposals (''2010'')===
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andy |first=Greenberg |date=2011-02-11 |title=Palantir Apologizes For WikiLeaks Attack Proposal, Cuts Ties With HBGary |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/02/11/palantir-apologizes-for-wikileaks-attack-proposal-cuts-ties-with-hbgary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910164506/https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2025/09/10/designing-the-pause-rethinking-goal-setting-for-the-future/?malcolm=A&api=true&streamIndex=1&isNextJS=true |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
 
===ICE Partnership (''Since 2014'')===
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-28 |title=Palantir Contracts Raise Human Rights Concerns before Direct Listing |url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/palantirs-contracts-with-ice-raise-human-rights-concerns-around-direct-listing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910164812/https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/palantirs-contracts-with-ice-raise-human-rights-concerns-around-direct-listing/ |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Amnesty International USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allyn |first=Bobby |date=2025-05-03 |title=Palantir’s 'spy tech' set to power Trump admin priorities |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5372776/palantir-tech-contracts-trump |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910165241/https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5372776/palantir-tech-contracts-trump |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=NPR}}</ref>


=== ICE Partnership (''Since 2014'') [2] [10] ===
- Investigative Case Management
- Investigative Case Management


- Investigative Tools (FALCON)
- Investigative Tools (FALCON)


- ImmigrationOS [3]
- ImmigrationOS <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Rosemarie |date=2025-04-17 |title=Palantir, ICE Agree to $30 Million Tech Contract |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-palantir-new-technology-30-million-visa-overstays-self-deportation-2025-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910165935/https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-palantir-new-technology-30-million-visa-overstays-self-deportation-2025-4https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5372776/palantir-tech-contracts-trump |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>


- Data Collection
- Data Collection


===Racial Discrimination Lawsuit (''2016'') [4]===
===Racial Discrimination Lawsuit (''2016'')===
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-26 |title=US Department of Labor sues Silicon Valley tech company for discriminating against Asian job applicants |url=https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20160926 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910170446/https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20160926 |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=U.S. Department of Labor}}</ref>


=== Data Analysis on Facebook Data acquired from Cambridge Analytica (2016, 2018) [5] ===
===Data Analysis on Facebook Data acquired from Cambridge Analytica (2016, 2018)===
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Confessore |first=Nicholas |last2=Rosenberg |first2=Matthew |date=2018-03-27 |title=Spy Contractor’s Idea Helped Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/cambridge-analytica-palantir.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910170708/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/cambridge-analytica-palantir.html |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>


== Controversies ==
==Controversies==


=== Project Maven Defense Drones (Since 2018) [6] [7] ===
===Project Maven Defense Drones (Since 2018)===
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=Contracts For May 29, 2024 |url=https://www.war.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3790490/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910172658/https://www.war.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3790490/ |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=U.S. Department of War}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Becky |date=2019-12-10 |title=Palantir Took Over From Google on Project Maven |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-took-over-from-google-on-project-maven-2019-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910173141/https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-took-over-from-google-on-project-maven-2019-12 |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>


=== Second Trump Administration Stock Ownership (2025) [8] [9] [11] ===
===Second Trump Administration Stock Ownership (2025)===
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwellenbach |first=Nick |date=2025-05-24 |title=Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir |url=https://www.pogo.org/investigations/stephen-miller-conflicts-of-interest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910173802/https://www.pogo.org/investigations/stephen-miller-conflicts-of-interest |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Project On Government Oversight (POGO)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |last2=Stephen |date=2025-01-01 |title=Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25976892-miller-stephen/#document/p5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910174554/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25976892-miller-stephen/#document/p5 |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=DocumentCloud}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nick |first=Schwellenbach |last2=Neil |first2=Gordon |date=2025-08-25 |title=https://www.pogo.org/investigations/gold-rush-top-trump-officials-silicon-valley-ties |url=https://www.pogo.org/investigations/gold-rush-top-trump-officials-silicon-valley-ties |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910175143/https://www.pogo.org/investigations/gold-rush-top-trump-officials-silicon-valley-ties |archive-date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Project On Government Oversight (POGO)}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
# https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/02/11/palantir-apologizes-for-wikileaks-attack-proposal-cuts-ties-with-hbgary/
# https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/palantirs-contracts-with-ice-raise-human-rights-concerns-around-direct-listing/
# https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-palantir-new-technology-30-million-visa-overstays-self-deportation-2025-4
# https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20160926
# [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/cambridge-analytica-palantir.html#:~:text=As%20a%20start%2Dup%20called,by%20The%20New%20York%20Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/cambridge-analytica-palantir.html#:~:text=As%20a%20start%2Dup%20called,by%20The%20New%20York%20Times.]
# https://www.war.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3790490/
# https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-took-over-from-google-on-project-maven-2019-12
# https://www.pogo.org/investigations/stephen-miller-conflicts-of-interest
# https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25976892-miller-stephen/#document/p5
# https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5372776/palantir-tech-contracts-trump
# https://www.pogo.org/investigations/gold-rush-top-trump-officials-silicon-valley-ties


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Palantir
Basic information
Founded 2003-05-06
Legal Structure Public
Industry Software
Official website https://www.palantir.com

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Incidents

WikiLeaks Proposals (2010)

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ICE Partnership (Since 2014)

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- Investigative Case Management

- Investigative Tools (FALCON)

- ImmigrationOS [5]

- Data Collection

Racial Discrimination Lawsuit (2016)

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Data Analysis on Facebook Data acquired from Cambridge Analytica (2016, 2018)

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Controversies

Project Maven Defense Drones (Since 2018)

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Second Trump Administration Stock Ownership (2025)

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  2. Andy, Greenberg (2011-02-11). "Palantir Apologizes For WikiLeaks Attack Proposal, Cuts Ties With HBGary". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  3. "Palantir Contracts Raise Human Rights Concerns before Direct Listing". Amnesty International USA. 2020-09-28. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  4. Allyn, Bobby (2025-05-03). "Palantir's 'spy tech' set to power Trump admin priorities". NPR. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  5. Ho, Rosemarie (2025-04-17). "Palantir, ICE Agree to $30 Million Tech Contract". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  6. "US Department of Labor sues Silicon Valley tech company for discriminating against Asian job applicants". U.S. Department of Labor. 2016-09-26. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  7. Confessore, Nicholas; Rosenberg, Matthew (2018-03-27). "Spy Contractor's Idea Helped Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  8. "Contracts For May 29, 2024". U.S. Department of War. 2024-05-29. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  9. Peterson, Becky (2019-12-10). "Palantir Took Over From Google on Project Maven". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  10. Schwellenbach, Nick (2025-05-24). "Stephen Miller's Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir". Project On Government Oversight (POGO). Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  11. Miller; Stephen (2025-01-01). "Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e)". DocumentCloud. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  12. Nick, Schwellenbach; Neil, Gordon (2025-08-25). "https://www.pogo.org/investigations/gold-rush-top-trump-officials-silicon-valley-ties". Project On Government Oversight (POGO). Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)