The Trump administration may be taking an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies to the next level by partnering with a tech company to compile data and track Americans across the country. The company, Palantir, has denied these accusations. But that has not stopped concerns from spreading about the potential data collection, including from some in President Donald Trump's own camp.

Creating the database

The claims of the Trump administration partnering with Palantir to create a "database of Americans" first surfaced in a May 30 report from The New York Times . Palantir, a data analysis and tech firm co-founded by Trump mega donor Peter Thiel , has already been working with the White House and has "received more than $113 million in federal g

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