French security replaces Palantir with domestic firm ChapsVision, a complicated choice
Used since the 2015 terrorist attacks, the controversial American company’s data analysis software is set to be gradually replaced by that of a French provider. The long-awaited decision presents a significant technological challenge.
By Olivier PinaudPublished on June 17, 2026, at 3:04 pm (Paris)
According to the multi-billion dollar company, the US raised concerns over a “method of bypassing” the AI model, whereby users might be able to trick the bot for more nefarious purposes.
Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers.
In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917