Planet Money · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
According to author Mike Steinberger, Palantir's software assists the government in organizing data and creating more detailed files on individuals. This is achieved by enriching disparate datasets and identifying patterns and connections that were previously obscured by siloed systems.
“Palantir tools have been helping the government organize their data and create files on people.”
“The government can use the software to enrich disparate data sets and find patterns and connections and create much more detailed files about individuals and the networks that they're a part of.”