Tag: surveillance

  • The Two Empires: Politics and the Algorithm

    The Two Empires: Politics and the Algorithm, how power and perception now rule the mind. The New Invisible Wars We are living through an era of dual control, two vast empires shaping our thoughts, fears, and sense of what is possible. The first is the political empire, ruled by the familiar cast of ministers, presidents,…

  • Palantir Technologies: Power, Secrecy, and the Politics of Prediction

    Palantir Technologies shapes power through data, raising questions about secrecy and democracy. Introduction Palantir Technologies sells something simple to say but powerful to use: turn oceans of messy data into decisions. Police forces use it to map crime networks. Immigration officers use it to track and remove people. Armies use it to plan missions. Hospitals…