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Say No to Palantir in Europe

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the urgent need for Europe to scrutinize and limit its reliance on Palantir, a US-based surveillance company involved in controversial activities. The widespread use of Palantir’s technology by European governments raises concerns about privacy, security, and democratic oversight, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding public systems from private surveillance interests. Addressing this issue is crucial to protect citizens' rights and prevent the expansion of mass surveillance across Europe.

Key Takeaways

To European governments and the EU

Europe must not hand its public systems, data, and security to a private US surveillance company, especially one that is involved in fueling wars and mass deportations.

And we call on the EU to urgently investigate Palantir’s use across Europe , ensure full transparency over contracts and data use, and push governments to halt new deals until strong safeguards and democratic oversight are guaranteed.

Review and phase out existing contracts with the company.

We call on European governments to:

Why is this important?

A powerful company enables genocide in Gaza, helps ICE separate families, and fuels Trump’s war with Iran. [1]

Most people have never even heard of it.

But governments across Europe are quietly signing contracts with it, paid for with our tax money. [2] Its name is Palantir.

From the UK to Germany to France and beyond, governments are handing this US spy-tech giant access to sensitive public systems and data. Police in Germany use it to track suspects, the UK hands it vast healthcare datasets - and this is just the beginning. [3]

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