"According to information from the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, as well as public broadcasters NDR and WDR, the country's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt fur Verfassungsschutz, BfV) has decided against using Palantir. No official confirmation or denial According to reports, Germany's domestic intelligence agency has instead settled on a product from French company ChapsVision. However, there is no official confirmation of this neither from the software company nor the BfV."
"A spokesperson from the German Ministry of the Interior told DW that the BfV generally does not comment publicly on operational matters, arguing it "could pose a security risk that would allow conclusions to be drawn about the working methods of the BfV." To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The decisicion on which software to use is based on the technology available, the spokesperson continued."
""There is no focus on a particular manufacturer." Software for counterintelligence and counterterrorism Rather, the capabilities of the analytical tools offered are determinant in who is awarded the final contract. The BfV says it needs such powerful AI-based programs for counterintelligence and counterterrorism, as well as the surveillance of any kind of political and religious extremism."
"To fulfil these duties, the domestic security agency wants to, in the words of its president Sinan Selen, expand its "toolbox". Other German security agencies are also pushing for this, especially the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND) for foreign intelligence and the Federal Criminal P"
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has reportedly decided against using Palantir, with reporting naming ChapsVision as an alternative. No official confirmation or denial has been provided by either the software company or the BfV. A spokesperson from the German Ministry of the Interior said the BfV generally does not comment publicly on operational matters because doing so could create security risks and reveal working methods. The spokesperson also said there is no focus on a particular manufacturer. The selection is described as being based on the capabilities of analytical tools needed for counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and surveillance of political and religious extremism, with the agency seeking to expand its toolbox.
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