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MAGA’s Betrayal: Trump’s National Database Sparks Outrage and Backlash

Reports reveal the Trump administration, using Palantir, a data analytics firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, is developing a national citizen database. This has sparked outrage among many Trump supporters, who express feelings of betrayal and concern over privacy violations. Critics compare the initiative to authoritarian surveillance systems, highlighting the potential for misuse of personal information across various government agencies. The White House defends the project as a means to increase efficiency and save taxpayer money, while experts warn of serious threats to civil liberties.

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Trump’s Palantir Database: A Dystopian Surveillance State?

Following the largely secretive consolidation of citizen data under a previous government efficiency initiative, Palantir Technologies has received over $113 million in government funding since the Trump administration began, a figure projected to increase significantly with a recent $795 million Department of Defense contract. The company’s data analysis tool, Foundry, is already utilized by several agencies, facilitating White House data aggregation. Discussions are underway to expand Palantir’s reach to agencies such as the Social Security Administration and the IRS. This expansion has occurred despite prior legal challenges to similar data collection efforts.

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