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>>188118The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox - Video: Follow the networking layer and a familiar pattern emerges. Cisco does not manufacture NEMA nodes, but many smart streetlight deployments run on Cisco mesh, cellular, and gateway infrastructure, and Cisco partners with major lighting vendors like Signify and Acuity to fold streetlights into its broader smart city offerings.
Cisco’s military footprint is publicly documented. Its own materials describe agreements signed with the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in 2022 for software support and network services, and separate reports describe large Department of Defense networking contracts, including management of Internet of Things sensors on military networks and a $1.2 billion DISA software deal.
The Palantir thread is thinner but real. A Cisco engineering leader has publicly discussed using Palantir’s Apollo platform to deploy software to government customers, and a business database entry indicates Cisco selected Palantir’s AIP platform in 2023. None of that proves the companies are merged or that streetlight data flows into government fusion systems. But for a public already uneasy about Palantir’s reach, the questions write themselves. Who ultimately receives the data these nodes collect, and under what authority?
The encouraging part of the story is that pressure works. The LAPD, one of the first major departments to contract with Flock, declined to renew its contract after intense public pushback. The cameras may still be recording for now, since the department never owned them, and the promised privacy improvements deserve skepticism. But a major city police force stepping back from a flagship surveillance vendor is proof that awareness translates into results.
That is the practical takeaway. Residents can inspect their own streetlights, ask their counties whether the nodes overhead are Internet of Things capable, demand to know what sensors are attached now and what can be attached later, and push back before the next layer of the grid goes live instead of after.
https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/2076820704083824668Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa - The outcome of my talks with Emmanuel and the work of our teams is an important agreement between Ukraine and France – a step that reflects France’s true leadership in defense cooperation with Ukraine, in the interest of all of Europe.
The key points:
Ukraine will receive licenses to produce very powerful weapons – SCALP missiles, AASM bombs, and Aster 30 missiles in cooperation with Italy. France will also work with us and with other partners on the FREYJA anti-ballistic program – our unique future strength.
Ukraine will be the first to receive the new enhanced Franco-Italian SAMP/T NG systems. These are highly effective anti-ballistic systems. France will also provide two SAMP/T batteries to strengthen our defenses already this year. France and Italy will also accelerate deliveries of Aster 30 missiles by October this year.
Additionally, Ukraine will procure the first 16 Rafale fighter jets for our combat aviation, along with their weapons package. Training for our pilots and maintenance crews in France is set to begin already this year. After that, the first four Rafale aircraft will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We are systematically developing Ukraine's combat capabilities.
Thank you, Emmanuel! Thank you, France! Glory to Ukraine!
@EmmanuelMacron
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