Under the false premise of "freedom," the government is handing over the keys to internal security to a corporation that operates as the technological arm of U.S. intelligence (CIA).
Data Sovereignty: The New Occupied Territory
The true Third Position teaches us that independence is not only economic or political, but also technological. In the 21st century, data is the most valuable strategic resource for a nation, comparable to oil or lithium.
By hiring Palantir, the Argentine state is not simply "buying software." It is outsourcing the processing of sensitive information from Argentinians into the hands of a foreign company whose interests are inevitably aligned with the geopolitical agenda of Washington and NATO. Where does National Security stand if the algorithm meant to protect us responds to a pattern designed in Silicon Valley? It is the antithesis of patriotism: it is opening the door to the spy and paying them for the service.
The Libertarian Contradiction: Hate One's Own State, Love Another's Empire
It is paradoxical — and tragic — that a government that came to power ranting against the national state ("the criminal organization," according to the President) has no qualms about submitting to the most formidable surveillance apparatus of the U.S. deep state.
Vernacular libertarianism here shows its true face: it does not seek the disappearance of control, but the displacement of sovereign control towards foreign control. They dismantle national intelligence, defund Argentine science, and then import canned "solutions" that turn us into a vassal state. It is not freedom; it is technological cipayismo.
The Myopia of the Progressive Opposition
While the opposition has reacted, their critique falls short. They focus —legitimately— on "cyber patrolling" and individual rights, but forget the underlying issue: strategic helplessness.
For years, Argentine politics failed to build sovereign cybersecurity infrastructure, leaving fertile ground for them to come today and sell us colorful algorithmic trinkets. The criticism should not only be "don't surveil us," but "why are we allowing a foreign power to have the map of our social behavior?".
The National Alternative
Argentina has the human and technical capacity to develop its own tools. We have scientists, programmers, and a technological tradition (from the nuclear sector to the satellite) that is a source of pride in the world. The nationalist response is not to deny technology, but to nationalize it.
We need a blue and white Artificial Intelligence, developed by Argentinians, audited by the Argentine state, and that serves the interests of the Homeland, not the shareholders of Wall Street or the analysts of Langley.
The implementation of Palantir is a historical mistake. Security is not imported; it is built. And sovereignty is not negotiated; it is defended. If we relinquish control of our data, we will have lowered the flag in the most important territory of the future: the minds and information of our People.
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