Canada's military is using Palantir software. What are the risks?
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Canada has multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. tech firm Palantir. Experts warn the deals could expose military data to U.S. authorities and deepen Canada's reliance on…
Canada has multimillion-dollar contracts with Palantir, a controversial U.S. software company. Experts warn the deals could expose Canadian military data to U.S. authorities and leave Canada reliant on critical technology supplied by a foreign company.
Documents obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation revealed that the Department of National Defence (DND) has had a contract for Palantir's Gotham software since 2020 that was internally flagged as "not for public disclosure." Initially valued at $14 million, it could be worth up to $63 million.
DND told CBC News that Gotham brings together information from military databases and operates on closed, classified networks inside secure facilities in Canada. The department declined to say exactly what information Gotham processes, citing national-security concerns.
DND says its security assessment determined that no government data…
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