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One of the largest airline operators in the world has announced a partnership with the polemic, crime-predicting startup Palantir. United Airlines has become the first airline to team up with Palantir, according to the Sociable’s Tim Hinchliffe, although the two sides are expected to have partnered up last year.

The notorious software company founded by Peter Thiel and backed by the CIA has made headlines over the years for its tracking system that has become of great interest to public sector agencies in the U.S. One military contractor told Bloomberg that Palantir was “the combination of every analytical tool you could ever dream of. You will know every single bad guy in your area.”

It has been used for counter-terrorism operations, fraud investigations, and in combating cybercrime. The name itself is taken from a magical object in the Lord of the Rings that allows characters to see into other parts

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