The danger of Palantir lies less in its technological output or immediate utility for data collection, and more in who operates it, which makes the former things politically problematic. A blanket Luddite suspicion of software or hardware overshadows a more important consideration of persons and goals. Privacy is dead, predictive-surveillance technology advances rapaciously, and the questions that remain are: “To what end?” and “For whom?” Do we want Alex Karp of all people at the helm?