Among other things, Palantir enjoys exorbitant privilege due to its ties with the US government and its &quot;intelligence&quot; tentacles.  It is stands to reason that there is little or no firewall between the taxpayer funded technology&#x2F;data assets that Palantir has amassed and what they are marketing to private industry.  As a state sponsored entity, the burden should be placed on them to ensure transparency, and they should not be given the benefit of the doubt if they fail to assuage such implications.<p>Additionally, it might be good to understand the mentality of an activist or even just a person that is passionate about something.  For instance, if you are anti-war, there is no such thing as an ethical defense contractor.  If you are an anarchist, there is no such thing as a just government.  If you are an activist against &quot;surveillance capitalism&quot; it stands to reason that there is no &quot;good&quot; enterprise that comes out of In-Q-Tel.