Palantir Gatekeeper
Originally built with CIA backing to track foreign threats, Palantir now runs core functions of U.S. governance from Pentagon targeting to IRS audits—under a $113 million expansion and deep partnerships with Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte. Software once aimed at terrorists now flags welfare fraud, filters visa requests, and shapes agency budgets. The shift raises serious questions: Should wartime surveillance logic guide domestic policy? Privacy erodes as public data flows through proprietary platforms few can audit. As some insiders have warned, this mindset builds a simulated world where advantage depends on total awareness of targets that may intrude on our freedoms.