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Re:NYPD is canceling its Palantir contract by jacquesm on Friday June 30, 2017 @10:20PM (#14674968)
You'd hope the NYPD knows how to set up a firewall and how to detect data exfiltration at that scale.
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Re:NYPD is canceling its Palantir contract by tp3z4u on Friday June 30, 2017 @10:34PM (#14675024)
By backchannel I meant via people. As in the Palantir analyst calls up their friends at the CIA/NSA for help. CIA/NSA data collection remains secret, Palantir justify their expense, and NYPD find the guy. The problem is that you can't reproduce your results. The other problem is the erosion of civil liberties - but I'm only speculating with a thought experiment.
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Re:NYPD is canceling its Palantir contract by JBReefer on Saturday July 01, 2017 @04:57PM (#14678992)
I'm not sure why you'd assume that, the NYPD certainly has a history of bravery but not one of technical competence.
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