Da tener presente quando si parla di "smart city". jc *How Palantir Is Taking Over New York City* Brendan O'Connor In 2006, then-New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg issued an executive order establishing the Office of Special Enforcement, a citywide agency responsible for enforcing “quality of life” regulations—a nebulous, ideologically charged concept that refers to anything from music venues with too many noise complaints to nightclubs that facilitate prostitution to decrepit structures that pose a fire hazard. That office expanded the work of a 40-year-old agency, the Office of Midtown Enforcement, that was essential in making Midtown and Times Square the shiny commercial hubs they are today, and created the paradigm for how city agencies “address issues and combat adverse conditions...that threaten public safety, community livability and property values and can lead to serious crime,” Bloomberg’s order read. That effort “should be continued and implemented on a Citywide basis to ensure that more communities in the City can reap the benefits of this approach.” To do that, New York City enlisted the CIA-backed data analysis firm Palantir Technologies. In December, 2011, the city granted Palantir the first of at least five contracts, ultimately amounting to more than $2.5 million, according to a review of public records obtained by Gizmodo. Palantir’s software has since become a centerpiece of New York’s mission to improve “community livability and property values”—that is to say, quality of life. […] Continua qui: http://gizmodo.com/how-palantir-is-taking-over-new-york-city-1786738085