Palantir Right To Privacy Issues
There is a sad irony in the possibility that Kotaku as we know it could cease to be, and the circumstances surrounding the financial troubles of parent company, Gawker.
Peter Thiel's supposed rage against Gawker was provoked by that company's invasion of his private life. His sexual preference, which he didn't want widely known at the time, was published without his consent leaving him feeling violated.
One would believe that someone who had been victimized by an overreaching media organization would be extra diligent in advocating a person's right to privacy.
However, one of the projects that Thiel backed after the Gawker incident has the singular purpose of gathering information about us, and peeling back the curtains of privacy in the digital age.
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Palantir is a company that specializes in gathering massive amounts of data and then funneling that data into various algorithmic platforms. These algorithm's are then used to track behavior patterns and build a predictive platform to determine that a given subject would take.
One use that is described on the corporate website is the ability to track financial trading data and look for various trading patterns that might arise. While that all sounds innocuous enough at a cursory glance, the possibilities for potential misuse arise when you start applying that technology to people.
Palantir's data-collection techniques can be used to harvest meta-data on any given individual and then create a predictive algorithim that could be used to map that person's future actions.
The company claims that its technology was able to use existing data in order to pinpoint the location of Osama bin Laden.
There is a great deal of secrecy surrounding Plalantir, who counts government alphabet agencies such as the CIA as clients for their software. One clue as to the purpose of all that data harvesting could be derived from the meaning of the company's
Peter Thiel's supposed rage against Gawker was provoked by that company's invasion of his private life. His sexual preference, which he didn't want widely known at the time, was published without his consent leaving him feeling violated.
One would believe that someone who had been victimized by an overreaching media organization would be extra diligent in advocating a person's right to privacy.
However, one of the projects that Thiel backed after the Gawker incident has the singular purpose of gathering information about us, and peeling back the curtains of privacy in the digital age.
In …show more content…
Palantir is a company that specializes in gathering massive amounts of data and then funneling that data into various algorithmic platforms. These algorithm's are then used to track behavior patterns and build a predictive platform to determine that a given subject would take.
One use that is described on the corporate website is the ability to track financial trading data and look for various trading patterns that might arise. While that all sounds innocuous enough at a cursory glance, the possibilities for potential misuse arise when you start applying that technology to people.
Palantir's data-collection techniques can be used to harvest meta-data on any given individual and then create a predictive algorithim that could be used to map that person's future actions.
The company claims that its technology was able to use existing data in order to pinpoint the location of Osama bin Laden.
There is a great deal of secrecy surrounding Plalantir, who counts government alphabet agencies such as the CIA as clients for their software. One clue as to the purpose of all that data harvesting could be derived from the meaning of the company's