Coles Dumps Palantir as Australia's Data Trust Crisis Deepens

Coles has officially confirmed it will end its partnership with Palantir Technologies, the US data analytics giant co-founded by Peter Thiel, after a fierce public backlash campaign. The deal, signed in early 2024, gave Palantir access to 10 billion rows of data covering every store, shift, and all 120,000 Coles employees. The contract will not extend beyond 2027, capping a saga that saw activist group GetUp collect over 85,000 signatures and place digital billboards...