Trump, Palantir, And Mass Government Data

While it's true that Palantir, a data mining program, can collect on just about any existing data, there is no information suggesting it's being used for nefarious purposes, nor that it will in the future. Palantir is consolidating data already collected and used by several organizations and has already proven increased efficiency in managing data across multiple platforms. The left's characterization that it is "Trump's Deep State" is laughable - they've always denied the existence of the deep state but now suggests it does exist.

Anyone who thinks the government isn't already conducting mass surveillance on American citizens and compilng data is smoking banana peels.

The NYT is a thoroughly discredited propaganda arm of the DNC. None of the "facts" cited prove anything nefarious at work.

The Trump administration is trying to root out corruption and fraud.

NYT claims are leftist idealogy propaganda.

He might not use it that way, but the Democrats will when they get back into the government, especially the White House.

Regardless of the Trump administrations true objectives (good/bad), governments throughout time have proven that they cannot be trusted. The US government should not have this amount of personal and private data on free citizens and taxpayers should not be forced to fund a compilation of data (further or consolidating) where this or a future administration or agency (CIA/FBI/you name it) could use it against opposing voices.

If it were George Bush? Absolutely. Bill Clinton? No question—especially if Hillary was calling the shots. She beat him all the time and would do it again. She wasn’t a nice woman—ruthless and calculating.

Obama? He’d weaponize it and use it against Americans. Biden? He doesn’t even know where he is. His handlers follow orders without question.

But Trump misusing that kind of information? Highly unlikely. He’s trying to cut off the head of the deep state. These systems found bin Laden—they can follow the money stolen from the American people. They can expose fake accounts, dead people still collecting benefits, and shell accounts hiding payouts. They can trace every penny of the billions sent to Ukraine and show who got rich.

That’s why they’re afraid.

But so should we be.

Because once liberals and RINOs get their hands on that kind of power, they will turn it against us. What Trump builds to expose corruption, they’ll use to enforce it.

Patriot act, Snowden, Brennen, Clapper, their can be no doubt data is being collected. The only question is how will it be used. Several agencies had data on the 9/11 hijackers, but no method of putting the pieces together, so as I mentioned, it's how the data is used.

No. He might use it for illegal migration people to return them to home countries which if good. They broke the law by coming in illegally.

I don't trust the NYT for anything, neither does my bird and it lines the bottom of his cage.

No, but that doesn't mean the deep state hasn't already done that anyway.

I trust neither Trump nor the NY Times.

Sound like Karp is getting cocky about Palantir's capabilities and that might come back to bite him, as well as Palantir. As far as the use of this company, whatever will aid in Trump's arsenal of detection of those who would take him and his policies down is a step in the right (no pun intended) direction. His first term should have been proof positive that he is working for the good of Americans, whether they love or hate him. His intentions are pure, but his detractors would have us believe otherwise. I trust that Palantir will be used as an aid, not to track our citizenry.