Trump Taps Palantir to Create Master Database on Every American

AI generated image of a large data center by Vecstock via Freepik. Article by Hafiz Rashid. The New Republic – May 30, 2025.

The Trump administration is collecting data on all Americans, and they are enlisting the data analysis company Palantir to do it. The New York Times reports that President Trump has enlisted the firm, founded by far-right billionaire Peter Thiel, to carry out his March executive order instructing government agencies to share data with each other. The order has increased fears that the government is putting together a database to wield surveillance powers over the American public. […]

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