German intelligence offices snub Palantir software

abawany 72 points 28 comments May 14, 2026
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bpodgursky

German intelligence offices snub all software period, the specificity is just attention-grabbing journalism.

groby_b

Obviously. Any European nation that doesn't treat America and companies ultimately under US political control a strategic risk would have to be asleep at the wheel. "Perfidious" is the word. Palantir doubly so, since it has close ties to the current regime. (No, this is not a political discussion - it's simply about proximity to power, and the interests of said power) The US-European alliance is on its deathbed.

moomin

Smart. You very much do not want your nation’s security entangled with an organisation with such marked and explicit political stances.

shevy-java

Palantir is active in Ukraine though. I understand the point of view of Ukraine, mind you, but I fail to see why european money goes into US mega-corporations. That seems incredibly stupid and short-sighted. Germany in particular has no real consistent strategy here. I don't quite like Macron, but a ton of criticism pertaining to Germay is correct. Quo vadis, Germany? Make up your mind.

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