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Palantir, the software company cofounded by Peter Thiel, is part of an effort by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to build a new “mega API” for accessing Internal Revenue Service records, IRS sources tell WIRED.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've never felt better about denying that Palantir internship in 2010. Chances are I would have become a fully embedded psychopath by this point.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 23 points 1 day ago

But you could have gotten in the good vault.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Palantir is straight-up evil.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One change they suggested was to limit the audits performed each year to one. A single person whose name was drawn at random gets an intensive Mega-Audit™

[–] TheBlackLounge@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Weight the chance of being drawn by wealth and give Mega-Fines to offenders and I'd be down for it

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Ha ha, good one.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

They probably will, but in ascending order.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Lobby to get rid of government bureaucracy like Theil so you can have your delivery boy get you the info so you can sell it. Ideal.