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Palantir
Data-fusion software that ties scattered records into one searchable picture of a person. Reporting that the administration tapped it to help build a cross-agency “master database” on Americans drew alarm; Palantir denies building any such tool.
- What it is
- Public · ~$270B market cap
- Backed by
- Founded by Peter Thiel; early money from the CIA's venture arm
- Scale
- Built ICE's “ImmigrationOS” (~$287M in 2025 ICE work) · won a U.S. Army software deal worth up to $10 billion
Not yet in Detroit's filings
Detroit hasn’t named Palantir in a public surveillance filing — but its tools and data shape the market the city buys in. Here for context.
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