The Metropolitan Police Service deployed Palantir's AI to monitor its own officers via continuous geolocation tracking and professional standards analysis. The police federation representing 30,000+ officers is considering legal action, condemning it as invasive "Big Brother" surveillance and presumption of wrongdoing. The MPS claims the system has already identified serious corruption and misconduct; critics argue it violates privacy.
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Met Police's Palantir deployment has its own officers watching their backs
Met Police deploys Palantir to continuously track 30,000+ officers via geolocation and conduct monitoring, prompting the police federation to threaten legal action over invasive surveillance of its own workforce.
Thursday, April 30, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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