Europe grows skeptical of Palantir, favors local rival for spy contract

France’s domestic intelligence agency is breaking up with Palantir. The DGSI has selected ChapsVision, a French data analytics firm, to replace the American giant’s tools in what amounts to the most concrete signal yet of Europe’s growing unease with US tech dominance in sensitive government operations. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the transition on June 16, framing it as part of a deliberate strategy to reduce reliance on American technology providers. The timing is notable: Palantir had just renewed a three-year contract with DGSI in December 2025, meaning Paris effectively decided to phase out a relationship it had literally just extended. A David and Goliath mismatch, on paper Here’s the thing about ChapsVision. The company, founded in 2019, generated €200 million in revenue in 2025. Palantir pulled in $4.5 billion over the same period. That’s roughly a 22-to-1 revenue gap, the kind of disparity that would normally make a procurement officer nervous. Germany’s spy agency has also chosen ChapsVision over Palantir, making this less of a one-off French decision and more of a coordinated continental pivot. On July 17, France and Germany jointly committed to dev...