Palantir AI Scans Police Devices, Sparks Privacy Concerns

0:00On April 28th, the Metropolitan Police is catching heat for rolling out an AI tool from Palantir to scan officer's devices for misconduct. In just a week, it flagged hundreds of cases, leading to two arrests, two suspensions and investigations into stuff like fraud, sexual assault, and abusing the duty roster for personal gain. Meanwhile, 98 officers are under review for misconduct, 500 got warnings for IT misuse, and 42 senior leaders face checks. For skimping on office time under hybrid rules, even 12 cops are in hot water for not declaring free mason ties. Officers do their federation are fuming, calling it intrusive with 24-7 location tracking that could hit overtime claims and morale. Already in the tank. They say there was zero heads up on the AI upgrade and no clear safeguards. This comes after a big BBC probe exposed toxic vibes at a station, pushing the met to use tech like Palantir to boost standards. The force says it's just data from their systems to root out bad behavior, and Palantir's already deep in UK public gigs like the NHS and Defence.

1:08Now the federation's mulling legal action, claiming it trashes privacy rights under human rights laws and data rules, leaving trust between cops and, brass hanging by a thread.