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- 1Palantir Co-Founder Defends Deadly Iran School Strike●Palantir's Co-Founder Wants Us Less Judgmental About Deadly Iran School Strike
Peter Thiel, co-founder of data-analytics firm Palantir, has argued that people should be less judgmental about a deadly strike on a school in Iran. His remarks, reported by Mother Jones, draw attention to the human cost of the strike and to his own prominence as a defense-industry figure whose company supplies surveillance and targeting technology to Western militaries. Critics view the comments as dismissive of civilian casualties.
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Walmart has pledged that it will not use shoppers' personal data to set individualized prices. The commitment, reported by retail industry outlets, addresses growing consumer and regulator concern that retailers could use purchase histories and personal information to charge different customers different prices for the same products. It positions the retailer as taking a public stance on data-driven pricing practices.
- 3Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises $140 million▼Exclusive: Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster has raised $140 million in a new funding round, according to an exclusive report by TechCrunch. The company builds technology for monitoring activity at sea, a field drawing growing interest from governments and industry amid concerns over illegal fishing, shipping security and maritime domain awareness. Details on investors and valuation were not disclosed in the initial report.
- 4EU defence commissioner praises Palantir as 'a great company'●“The European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said that Palantir Technologies is ‘a great company’”
Andrius Kubilius, the European Commissioner for Defence and Space, told Euronews that Palantir Technologies is 'a great company'. The comment is drawing criticism online, with critics pointing to the US data analytics firm's controversial record on surveillance and its work with immigration and military authorities, and questioning why an EU official would endorse it amid Europe's push to build its own defence industry.
- 5ICE to buy four modified Boston Dynamics robot dogs●ICE purchasing 4 modified Boston Dynamics robot dogs from CT company
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing four modified Boston Dynamics robot dogs from a Connecticut company. The acquisition puts law-enforcement use of quadruped robotics back in the spotlight, with critics likely to raise concerns about surveillance and immigration enforcement, while the maker's robots have previously been used by police and industrial sites for inspections and hazardous-environment work.
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Health and agricultural authorities are working to combat an outbreak of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae infest the wounds of warm-blooded animals. The parasite, largely controlled in the Americas for decades through sterile insect techniques, poses a serious threat to livestock and wildlife. Control efforts typically involve surveillance, animal treatment and releasing sterile flies to break the reproduction cycle.
- 7Surveillance Firms Cannot Be Trusted to Self-Regulate●🛡️ # Cybersecurity news & tips across the # fediverse “⌗Surveillance Finds a WayA thing I’ve been saying over and over i
Cybersecurity commentators are arguing that surveillance companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves or make their own privacy decisions, because one company's ethical red line is another's business opportunity. The warning, echoed in privacy-focused circles, stresses that 'surveillance finds a way' regardless of internal policies, renewing debate over whether external regulation is needed to constrain the spyware and data-brokerage industry.