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A comment on ‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid. Parent comment

Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by ceejayoz on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:21PM (#46639506)
> If he is stronger than you are then he can force your Palantir to show you things of his choosing.

I mean, that's worse.

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Re:‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods ... by db48x on Thursday January 15, 2026 @06:03PM (#46640685)
No, that’s normal. See also newspapers, radio news, television news, cable news, Facebook, Twitter, The Algorithm, etc, etc. It’s not like Tolkien invented a new thing here; the wicked Vizier who tells the King selective truths is a trope practically as old as time.
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