"Internal Slack messages reviewed by WIRED reveal growing frustration within Palantir over its relationship with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and in particular, ICE's enforcement and investigations teams. In response, Palantir's privacy and civil liberties team published an update to the company's internal wiki detailing its work on federal immigration enforcement, arguing that the "technology is making a difference in mitigating risks while enabling targeted outcomes.""
"In a Saturday thread on Slack discussing Pretti's killing, Palantir workers questioned both the ethics and the business logic of continuing the company's work with ICE. "Our involvement with ice has been internally swept under the rug under Trump2 too much. We need an understanding of our involvement here," one person wrote. "Can Palantir put any pressure on ICE at all?" wrote another."
Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, prompting Palantir employees to press leadership for answers about the company's work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and whether Palantir should continue that work. Internal Slack messages show mounting frustration over the company's relationship with the Department of Homeland Security and ICE enforcement and investigations teams. Palantir's privacy and civil liberties team published an internal wiki update arguing the technology mitigates risks while enabling targeted outcomes. Employees raised ethical and business concerns in a company-wide Slack channel and requested more transparency about Palantir's role with ICE. Courtney Bowman, Palantir's global director of privacy and civil liberties engineering, responded to the concerns.
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