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The Metropolitan Police is considering the purchase of Palantir's AI technology for use in criminal investigations.

AILaw EnforcementData SecurityApr 22, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the Metropolitan Police's potential purchase of Palantir's AI technology for criminal investigations, raising concerns about data privacy and the involvement of a company linked to ICE and Israeli military. The discussion highlights the intersection of AI use in law enforcement and data security issues.

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The Metropolitan Police is considering the purchase of Palantir's AI technology for use in criminal investigations.
Parent: AIEntity: Palantir AI technologyImpact: negativeDate: Apr 22, 2026 - Apr 23, 2026Target: The Metropolitan Police's purchase of Palantir's AI technology for criminal investigations
The Metropolitan Police is engaging in discussions with Palantir regarding the use of AI in criminal investigations.
Parent: Law EnforcementEntity: Metropolitan PoliceImpact: mixedDate: Apr 22, 2026 - Apr 23, 2026Target: The Metropolitan Police's engagement with Palantir regarding AI use in criminal investigations
Palantir is a company linked to ICE and Israeli military, raising concerns about data processing and privacy.
Parent: Data SecurityEntity: PalantirImpact: negativeDate: Apr 22, 2026 - Apr 23, 2026Target: Palantir's involvement with ICE and Israeli military in data processing

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The Metropolitan police has held talks with #Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations Of course it has 🙄 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations | Metropolitan police | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence
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🤖 Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the Lo... 📰 Source: AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DataScience
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations A very bad idea. This and anything else involving Palantir should be stopped. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence #MetropolitanPolice #Palantir #Police #AiArtificialIntelligence #DataProtection #London #Technology #Computing #UkNews
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/22/met-police-talks-palantir-ai-tech-criminal-investigations-automate-intelligence Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology…
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