'Elite': The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid

4 months ago

Palantir is developing a tool called 'ELITE' for ICE to identify potential deportation targets using a map interface.
The tool provides dossiers on individuals, including personal details like name, photo, and address, along with a 'confidence score' for their current location.
The system resembles Google Maps but is designed to highlight areas with high immigrant density for targeting.
The article criticizes the ethical implications of working on such technology, comparing it to racial profiling and referencing historical atrocities.
Employees at Palantir face moral dilemmas, balancing job benefits (salary, stock, perks) against the consequences of their work in enabling deportations and potential human rights violations.

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