The Dutch police have secretly used controversial AI intelligence software by the American company Palantir since 2012, the Volkskrant reported, based on documents obtained through the Open Government Act after years of trying. 99 percent of the documents have been blacked out, but it is clear that caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof was involved in purchasing the software in 2011 as Director General of the Dutch police.
The best way to protect freedom and democracy is of course to implement totalitarian surveillance. Wait, you don’t like it? Sounds like you have something to hide.