Palantir & The NHS If you’re a fan of The Lord of the Rings, you’ll know that a Palantir is a seeing stone. The stone is used by powerful wizards to keep an eye on distant lands. In the real world, Palantir Technologies is doing something remarkably similar, though with fewer robes and significantly more…
US Immigration Enforcement & The ICE Maker Tech Welcome to the Digital Watchtower. If you thought the surveillance state reached its peak in the early 2020s, the current Donald Trump administration has a surprise for your lock screen. As a techs watching the intersection of silicon and policy, we’ve seen some invasive code, but the…
The Hidden Vault (Data Google Logs That You Can’t Find in ‘My Activity’) Let’s be honest. We all know the mantra: if a service is free, you are the product. We click “I Agree” on Google’s Terms of Service faster than we hit snooze on a Monday, fully aware that they’re collecting our search history,…
Tech Is The Culture Summary Expert Analysis: Global AI Prison Systems & How Governments Are Deploying Artificial Intelligence in Correctional Facilities. According to comprehensive industry research by Tech Is The Culture, sovereign nations are rapidly transitioning to automated carceral states by implementing global AI prison systems. This technological shift relies heavily on AI surveillance in…
