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| LAPD cops use data-mining firm Palantir's controversial law enforcement tool to 'store personal information - including romances and jobs - of anyone who comes into contact with police' as they try to predict criminal behavior |
| 2020-09-30 |
| [MAIL] Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) cops have been trained to use data-mining firm Palantir's controversial law enforcement tool to list the names, addresses, phone numbers, license plates, friendships, romances and jobs of anyone who comes into contact with police - including their associates. More than half of all LAPD cops - around 5,000 officers - have accounts with Palantir, one of the biggest surveillance companies in the world, which both firms claim helps the force keep the public safe on the city's streets. However, newly released documents obtained by Buzzfeed News through a FOIA request reveal that the surveillance is far from limited to people arrested, convicted or suspected of criminal activity. Training documents for the 'Intermediate Course' and 'Advanced Course' show how cops are taught to use the powerful law enforcement tool Palantir Gotham to collect and store detailed information on anyone at all they encounter, from witnesses or victims of crimes to someone simply living in the area a crime took place. The system then indiscriminately stores intricate details such as tattoos, scars, romances and associates on people including those who are innocent and completely unrelated to any crime. As well as being invasive, critics warn the system reinforces racism in law enforcement, with data suggesting when cops use it to predict future criminal activity, they over-target black and brown communities. This comes at a time when protests are building nationwide demanding an end to police brutality and racism in the wake of multiple 'murders' of black men and women by white cops across America. I was introduced to Palantir many years ago. It's a great analytic tool. Related: Palantir: 2020-09-02 Google Refuses to Show Negative Search Suggestions About Black Lives Matter Palantir: 2020-08-27 Palantir CEO Slams Silicon Valley's ‘Engineering Elites’ Social Justice Warriors Palantir: 2020-02-08 DNC Freakout: Ragin' Cajun hits Panic Button (‘Sanders is NOT A Democrat!‘) Related: Los Angeles Police Department: 2020-07-20 Congresswoman Maxine Waters jumps out of her car to intervene as black man stopped by police Los Angeles Police Department: 2020-06-10 Los Angeles: Homicides Soared 250%, Shootings 56%, During Protest Week Los Angeles Police Department: 2020-06-09 Top L.A. Democrat Pushed To Cut LAPD Funding While Having Private LAPD Detail At Her Home Since April |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Any one still wonder why so many of us: DO NOT USE Social Media, Post under alias names / Handles, Use Anonymous Email sites for blogger addresses, Use tools like MadMac (mac ID changer) Use TOR with a VPN connection, and etc... |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2020-09-30 07:20 |
| #1 Just "contact-tracing" writ large. The CV religionists, at least, should have no problem with it. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-09-30 06:54 |