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Police in German state to use controversial software by Palantir | dpa international (dpa-international.com)

submitted 3 days ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/45358033

Police in the south-western German state of Baden-Württemberg are to be allowed to use the analysis software from US firm Palantir, which is controversial among data protection advocates

The software was specifically developed for security agencies and is used by intelligence services, the military and police.

Palantir was founded in 2003 in the United States, notably by tech billionaire Peter Thiel. He is known for his libertarian and conservative positions, his closeness to US President Donald Trump and his criticism of liberal democracies.

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[–] 0xtero@beehaw.org 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I guess they’d argue that none of those pesky little data protection laws apply to competent authorities like the police and they’re probably justifying it with the criminal prosecution clause.

Great.

[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 10 points 1 day ago

Exactly. Only small businesses and individuals have to honour the GDPR, not them.