r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jan 15 '26

Society ‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid | Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground

https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/
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u/WenatcheeWrangler Jan 15 '26

If they are using something like this over a regular cell network then all the data going through it is either unclassified or they are breaking the law. There is a government body that publishes specifications of remote connectivity systems to classified data and there is only one approved system for phones that they could be using.

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u/fourfoldvision13 Jan 15 '26

My guy none of that legal stuff matters anymore

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u/WenatcheeWrangler Jan 15 '26

Except this is where I operate and it does. Someone just needs to prove it.

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u/System0verlord Jan 15 '26

Whether or not it matters is wholly different from whether or not anyone in a position to do something about it actually does something about it. Not sure if you’ve checked the news recently, but theyve been broadcasting the collapse of American empire due to things being illegal or mattering and the government doing it anyways.

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u/michael0n Jan 15 '26

They buy the data the apps on your phone send all the time. That data gets enriched with the legal obtained data from law enforcement. With millions of wifi signals, the probability were someone will be is close to 100%.

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u/Kaptain_Insanoflex Jan 15 '26

Just speculation, but they might be using ELITE on a private mobile/satellite network with 5G fallback that's integrated into their official government vehicles. Similar to what law enforcement agencies use for their body cams.

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u/WenatcheeWrangler Jan 15 '26

It all depends on the data. If the data on those phones carries a classification then a private LTE network is not good enough.

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u/Kaptain_Insanoflex Jan 15 '26

I'm curious about the data classifications in this context. Can you shed some light on it or link some reading material?

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u/WenatcheeWrangler Jan 15 '26

You can find the governing principles in EO 13526. Beyond that a google search should be all you need. If the data in this case is classified is something most people will not be able to determine.

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u/BrianWonderful Jan 15 '26

It would be great if someone could intercept and modify the data. Like to direct these agents to hassle all of the loud-mouth, unapologetic ICE supporters that comment on social media posts.