[terminalshort]

Palantir will never be prosecuted because they don't actually engage in any violations of privacy themselves or take possession of any data. They just sell software that enables it. And their main customer is the people who do the prosecuting. For the government prosecuting Palantir would be an admission of guilt, so it will never happen.

[jesterson]

They most likely do engage. And they are not going to be prosecuted just because they are useful for government - and until this status quo persists, palantir can do whatever they like.

For the same reasons banks rarely get any sensible fines/lawsuits.

[GuinansEyebrows]

maybe this will end up depending on case law determined by pending suits against RealPage for assisting in rental pricing manipulation. [0]

given the current administration, i'm not holding my breath.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPage#Lawsuits

[terminalshort]

This just doesn't make sense when the government is the customer. If you have a problem with what Palantir does, then your real problem is with the government because that's who is actually putting the tool to use. Why would you go after the vendor instead of the government who will just keep doing the same thing if you go after Palantir?