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Re:UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are off... by camochameleon on Friday April 24, 2026 @09:24AM (#47889896)
“Palantir is here to disrupt and make the institutions we partner with the very best in the world and, when it’s necessary, to scare enemies and on occasion kill them,” Karp said, with a smile on his face. The CEO added that he was very proud of the work his firm is doing and that he felt it was good for America. “I’m very happy to have you along for the journey,” he said. “We are crushing it. We are dedicating our company to the service of the West, and the United States of America, and we’re super-proud of the role we play, especially in places we can’t talk about.” [1]

[1] https://gizmodo.com/palantirs-billionaire-ceo-just-cant-stop...

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Re:UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are off... by rafram on Friday April 24, 2026 @09:27AM (#47889957)
Yes, that’s a bunch of bluster about database software.
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Re:UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are off... by subscribed on Friday April 24, 2026 @09:34AM (#47890074)
No, Palantir is not a "database vendor", it's an intelligence company closely working with IOF in their ongoing genocidal efforts and with DHS with mass deportations.

I'd rather see Oracle than a ghoul openly supporting targeting civilians.

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Re:UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are off... by gzread on Friday April 24, 2026 @10:12AM (#47890591)
Doesn't Oracle (or at least Larry Ellison) openly support extermination of civilians too?
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Re:UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are off... by hansvm on Friday April 24, 2026 @10:36AM (#47890898)
Not ordinarily, at least not anymore. They cancelled Project Beanstalk in the late 2010s, now relying on the legal system to extract perceived debts.
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Re:UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are off... by subscribed on Friday April 24, 2026 @04:58PM (#47895722)
Never to that extent FWIR but I see your point. Yeah, Oracle is bad too.
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