Palantir's Gotham Platform: Mapping the Nation's Data and Shifting Power Dynamics

Palantir Technologies, a private tech company, has secured large contracts with the US government, particularly with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Their Gotham platform combines data from various sources to create a unified, searchable web, enabling law enforcement and government analysts to build intelligence profiles and search for individuals based on granular characteristics. This has raised concerns about the government's relationship with citizens, as the platform can track social networks, movements, and characteristics, potentially altering the balance of power between the state and the people it governs.