France’s domestic spy agency will swap software from US defense tech giant Palantir for a French-made alternative, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said. Palantir, however, has said that the change won’t happen for years.
In a video statement released on Tuesday, Lecornu said that the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) had hired French firm ChapsVision to “replace the American giant Palantir.”
Lecornu did not say when the switchover would take place. The DGSI has used Palantir software since 2016, and renewed its contract with the Silicon Valley defense firm last year. The current contract is set to expire in 2028, and Palantir insists that it will remain “fully in force” until then.
In a statement, Palantir said that its cooperation with the DGSI “continues under the existing contractual commitments and in full compliance with the highest standards of security, data protection, regulatory compliance and transparency.”
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