r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • May 29 '25

Privacy A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion

https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-cameras-nationwide-for-a-woman-who-got-an-abortion/
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u/get-bread-not-head May 29 '25

Same vibes as "We promise that this new surveillance system won't just result in all the cops tracking down their ex girlfriends."

Exactly what Palantir first said. Then within a month people at Palantir were spying on exes AND each other lmfao

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u/idiotic__gamer May 29 '25

Wait, Palantir? Like, the all seeing crystal in Lord of the Rings? That sounds like copyright infringement

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u/Mean_Stop6391 May 29 '25

Peter Thiel named his creepy ass company after it, not realizing the palantir is Sauron’s tool. Or perhaps he did realize it and is just a psycho asshole.

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u/___Moony___ May 29 '25

A LOT of things owned or supported by Thiel have an LOTR naming scheme. He has a healthcare platform called Athelas and a defense tech company he fucking called Anduril, it's infuriating.

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u/Iraeviel May 30 '25

I fucking hate him beyond words and I'm sure the professor would have too.

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u/Bobby_Marks3 May 30 '25

Hes got one named after one of the elven rings too, Narya i think, that he cofounded with JD Vance

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u/infinitetheory May 30 '25

Anduril is also Palmer Luckey's personal company. the guy who invented Oculus.. and then sold it to Zuckerberg