The Swiss mirrorIn Switzerland, the campaign was similar over the last seven years.

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The Swiss mirror
In Switzerland, the campaign was similar over the last seven years. Last February, the independent magazine Republik published an investigation, based on 59 freedom-of-information requests, revealing that the Swiss Army had commissioned an internal report concluding that Palantir’s systems could be incompatible with Swiss sovereignty. According to Republik, Palantir spent years lobbying for contracts in Switzerland. But ultimately, the Swiss army rejected it over data sovereignty risks. Even with servers located on Swiss territory, American law could compel the company to grant the US government access to data.

Palantir’s reaction to the Republik investigation was instructive. Rather than contesting the facts, the company invoked a judicial “right of reply” mechanism demanding that Republik publish its version of events. The European Federation of Journalists classified the action as a potential Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP), the well-known strategy for silencing public participation. A company valued at more than $300 billion sued a small independent magazine for having the temerity to inform Swiss citizens about a risk assessment conducted by its own government. The case is still pending.

https://www.techpolicy.press/palantirs-manifesto-and-the-digital-sovereignty-of-other-nations/