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French spy service drops Palantir

France's domestic intelligence service, the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), announced it is ending its contract with U.S.-based surveillance technology company Palantir. The DGSI has selected French firm ChapsVision as its replacement. Palantir has been under scrutiny in Europe for its close ties to the U.S. administration, as European countries seek to reduce reliance on U.S. technology for sensitive operations such as cloud computing, AI, and data analysis. ChapsVision had previously partnered with German intelligence services for similar work.

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A double-exposure photograph of the Palantir artificial intelligence logo and of a computer binary code at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 14, 2026. | Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

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June 16, 2026

10:50 am CET

PARIS — France's domestic intelligence service is ending its contract with U.S. surveillance technology giant Palantir, it said on Tuesday morning.

The General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) picked French firm ChapsVision to "replace the American giant Palantir,” Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said in an online video published on the eve of the opening of the country's biggest tech conference VivaTech.

The DGSI has worked with Palantir since 2016. It renewed its contract in December 2025, which was due to run until 2028.

Palantir has faced criticism in Europe for its close ties to the U.S. administration, as the bloc seeks to wean off U.S. technology for everything from sensitive cloud to AI, social media and public software services.

ChapsVision was already involved in a partnership launched in 2022 to support security services including intelligence, customs and law enforcement.

German intelligence services last month also picked ChapsVision over Palantir for their data analysis.

Palantir said in a statement the contract with DGSI "remains fully in force" and the cooperation with French authorities "continues under the existing contractual commitments and in full compliance with the highest standards of security, data protection, regulatory compliance and transparency."

Palantir "shares the French authorities’ ambition to strengthen national and European technological capabilities," it said.

ChapsVision did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This article was updated to include a statement from Palantir.

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Source document: French Government Statement

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French spy service drops Palantir

France's domestic intelligence service, the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), announced it is ending its contract with U.S.-based surveillance technology company Palantir. The DGSI has selected French firm ChapsVision as its replacement. Palantir has been under scrutiny in Europe for its close ties to the U.S. administration, as European countries seek to reduce reliance on U.S. technology for sensitive operations such as cloud computing, AI, and data analysis. ChapsVision had previously partnered with German intelligence services for similar work.

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