Do You Know Palantir? Because Palantir Knows You.

 

Speculative editorial illustrations for an articleabout the relationship between data analytics company Palantir and the LAPD. Using personal data from a wide supply of databases and surveillance, palantir software is used by LA police officers to single out people 'likely' to commit a crime to place under surveillance. A tool originally created for military intelligence is now being turned on ordinary Americans to police and criminalise communities, often targeting ethnic minorities.

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Read the article by Caroline Haskins here. Read our full group magazine featuring other illustrated articles on the theme of corruption here.