How Big Data Battles Human Trafficking

Date Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Category: Human Trafficking/Sexual Exploitation - International

The Polaris Project is an anti-human trafficking organization based in the District of Columbia, operating a national hotline for victims to call when they're in desperate need of help. They needed a more "real time" computer system. Polaris met Palantir Technologies at the 2012 Google Ideas Conference. Palantir later created software streamlining Polaris resources into a single dashboard for call specialists to use. Palantir assists organizations and entities like the CIA, Department of defense, and large banks.

Read the full article at: U.S. News & World Report