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Noelle King: 美国政府出于保护隐私的考虑,一直将个人数据分散在各个机构。但是,现在政府试图将所有数据集中起来,这引发了人们对隐私的担忧。 John Davison: 作为电子隐私信息中心(EPIC)的代表,我认为政府掌握着大量的个人数据,包括收入、联系方式、税务信息等。将这些数据集中起来,会造成权力集中,可能被滥用,例如攻击移民、针对政治对手,甚至对普通民众造成伤害。我特别担心国税局与国土安全部的合作,他们共享移民的家庭住址信息,这是一种背叛。即使我们不认为自己会违法,也应该警惕数据被滥用的风险。美国宪法第四修正案保护公民免受不合理搜查和扣押,但现在我们又看到了数据整合的趋势,这与《隐私法》的精神相悖。特朗普政府正在消除国会设立的保障措施,这可能导致权力的过度集中和个人信息的滥用。即使我们无法预测所有滥用方式,也应该担心监控武器的建立,因为它是一种巨大的权力来源。 Joseph Cox: 作为404 Media的联合创始人,我了解到Palantir是一家数据分析公司,可以将各种不同的数据整合到一个平台,方便用户查找和分析。Palantir与美国政府合作已久,最初是为了解决战争中的问题,例如帮助军方分析伊拉克战争中的数据,以对抗简易爆炸装置。现在,Palantir与ICE合作,帮助其整合和分析个人信息,并正在开发名为Immigration OS的定制解决方案,以增强其信息处理能力。Palantir认为,通过清理和呈现数据,可以使ICE更公平、准确和透明地执行其职能。但是,我认为Palantir的观点可能过于天真,因为ICE的行为并不总是基于数据本身。Palantir声称维护西方民主价值观,但同时为破坏这些价值观的政府机构提供技术支持,这在逻辑和伦理上是矛盾的。我了解到,Palantir内部人士也对公司维护西方价值观和协助ICE活动之间的认知失调感到困惑。Palantir有可能成为美国政府的技术基础设施,并深入各个机构,以至于无法解除合同。Palantir知道其技术和政府政策可能不完善,甚至承认移民执法中会出错,但他们认为不应因此停止进步,其目标是保护美国和西方。

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This chapter explores Palantir's 15-year relationship with the US government, highlighting its involvement in various projects, from combating IEDs in the Middle East to assisting ICE in immigration enforcement. It emphasizes Palantir's data analysis capabilities and its role in connecting disparate data sets.
  • Palantir's 15-year history of working with the US government
  • ICE's $30 million contract with Palantir to improve surveillance of undocumented immigrants
  • Palantir's use in military and intelligence contexts
  • Palantir's data agnostic approach

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The Trump administration wants to merge all of our data across government agencies. And it's asked a controversial company to help.

This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.

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