If $750K of lobbying makes them shady, what do you think of millions of dollars spent on lobbying per-quarter by the likes of Google, Amazon, and Apple? [1]<p>Their VC firm was not the CIA.  It was In-Q-Tel, which was founded by the CIA (yes, there is a difference).  In-Q-Tel has also funded companies such as FireEye. [2] What&#x27;s your opinion of them?<p>I don&#x27;t really know how to respond to the claim about &quot;Cashing fat the .gov&quot;, because I can&#x27;t parse that sentence.  I will point out that Palantir has been increasingly shifting to a corporate client base.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;google-facebook-amazon-lobbying&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;google-facebook-amazon-lobbying...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;In-Q-Tel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;In-Q-Tel</a>