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Spanish government 'quietly bans use of Palantir' in critical state systems
4 days ago
- Spanish government restricts new contracts with Palantir over national security and sovereignty concerns, particularly in critical sectors like communications, defense, and infrastructure.
- UK MPs and officials express similar worries, citing vulnerabilities in public services and procurement breaches, while Palantir plans major European defense investments and faces criticism over its political ties.
- Despite the ban, Spain's Ministry of Defense continues negotiations with Palantir on existing contracts, and the company maintains partnerships globally, including with the Israeli military and US agencies.
US ruling could shatter transatlantic data flow
4 days ago
- US Supreme Court declares FTC independence unconstitutional, threatening the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
- FTC's independence was key for EU-US data transfers; now it may be subject to presidential control.
- Noyb calls for repeal of EU adequacy decision, citing lack of independent US oversight.
- Companies using the framework face uncertainty, though immediate penalties are unlikely.
- Alternative instruments like SCCs or BCRs also require updated risk assessments.
- Legal uncertainty persists until ECJ ruling, expected in 2-3 years.
Show HN: Declaw Arena – a CTF-style challenge to break an AI agent in a microVM
3 days ago
- A real AI agent protects secrets within an isolated Declaw sandbox.
- The attacker's objective is to bypass security policies to extract a secret.
- Effectiveness varies: 43% success with no policies, 42% with partial policies, and 0% with full Declaw policies.
- Different challenges include chatting past AI agents or escaping shell restrictions.
- Specific scenario: An AI analyst guards a PII database, with the goal of leaking customer SSNs, credit cards, or emails.
- No signup needed; sessions run in isolated sandboxes with 10-minute time limits.
Musk's X poses "serious risk to Americans' privacy," advocates warn FTC
2 days ago
- Advocates urge the FTC to reject X's request to end audits and maintain oversight over its data handling.
- X argues that the FTC order is burdensome and unnecessary due to rebranding and overlapping GDPR obligations.
- Privacy advocates warn that X's current leadership poses risks to data security, necessitating continued FTC monitoring.

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Spanish government 'quietly bans use of Palantir' in critical state systems

US ruling could shatter transatlantic data flow

Show HN: Declaw Arena – a CTF-style challenge to break an AI agent in a microVM

Musk's X poses "serious risk to Americans' privacy," advocates warn FTC