Massive Attack critiques Palantir through facial recognition protest in new live show
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Liberty Dunworth
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Massive Attack are using their new live show to critique Palantir, the American data analytics and surveillance tech company. Their performance features custom-made facial recognition software that scans the crowd and displays faces with satirical labels, turning the company's surveillance tools back on the audience as a form of protest. The band describes Palantir's declarations, objectives, and moral framing as "terrifying."
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