When people talk about Silicon Valley’s influence on government, they usually mean Facebook, Google, or Elon Musk. But in 2024, the real shadow government wears a different face—Palantir Technologies.
A Company Born in Secrecy
Founded in 2003 with CIA cash and PayPal’s Peter Thiel as its brain, Palantir was designed to bring Silicon Valley’s data wizardry to the world of spies and soldiers. Their software sifts, links, and analyzes huge data sets—giving law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and even ICE an almost magical ability to “see” hidden patterns in people’s lives. Think “Minority Report,” but running quietly on U.S. government servers.
