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Germany still undecided on Palantir analysis software for BKA

Germany's federal government confirmed it has still not decided on procuring Palantir analysis software for the BKA, citing constitutional and AI Act concerns, and is instead developing modular in-house analysis capabilities under the federal-state Programme P20.

Reported Editor-read heise online, 31 March 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that Germany has ruled out Palantir permanently or chosen a final in-house alternative; the review remained open.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Palantir decision still pending; in-house P20 alternative not yet finalized. European Sovereignty Index

Correction, 2026-09-24. The source is press reporting, not the primary source, so the item is graded Reported, not Verified. The item said: “Graded Verified.”

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-20. The editor read and corrected it on 2026-09-24. How the record is made

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