Love in the time of Palantir
Planet Money
17 HOURS AGO
Love in the time of Palantir
Love in the time of Palantir

Planet Money
17 HOURS AGO
Planet Money investigates whether Palantir’s powerful data-analysis tools can uncover romantic compatibility, while revealing how the company’s software combines personal and government data in ways that raise serious privacy concerns.
A satirical Palantir-themed dating event provides a lens for understanding the company’s business and technology. The episode explains that Palantir analyzes data owned by its clients, shows how its software helps businesses and government agencies connect scattered information, and explores the risks of facial recognition, surveillance, and detailed personal profiling. The experiment produces a few real dates, but leaves larger questions about consent, oversight, and the uses of data unresolved.
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Palantir does not own the data.
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Could Palantir make love matches?
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Facial recognition turned a dating profile into a privacy nightmare
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Palantir helps turn scattered data into detailed personal files
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The data-driven dating night produced real dates
