who is palantir, and why are they involved with ICE?

About this episode

The episode discusses Palantir's involvement with ICE and the confusion among its employees regarding this relationship.

Do you know what Palantir does? Don’t feel bad: neither do a lot of their employees. In fact, WIRED senior writer Makena Kelly recently uncovered company chat logs showing how angry and confused Palantir workers are about the company’s involvement with ICE. Dexter talks to Makena about this new reporting, what exactly the company is providing ICE, and how the company creates mystery behind everything from Partiful rumors to skyrocketing stock price. Got something you’re curious about? Hit us up killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc , or @killswitchpod, or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky. Read + Watch:  Makena’s reporting about Palantir employees: https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-ice-dhs-alex-pretti-killing-workers-slack-minneapolis/ 404 Media’s zine on ICE: https://www.404media.co/icezine/ kill switch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@killswitch_pod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dexter

Guest: Makena Kelly

Topics covered

• Palantir
• ICE
• company culture
• technology
• reporting
• employee sentiment

Keywords

• Palantir
• ICE
• Makena Kelly
• employee confusion
• technology
• reporting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Palantir, ICE, WIRED, 404 Media

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