Bran (Brandon) Myers

BRAN (BRANDON)
MYERS

I don't wait for permission. I build, and the world responds to what exists.

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★ Now complete · June 2026 · An 8-part investigation
The Joined-Up State
The capstone of an eight-part investigation into how the modern state joins up your records — in two layers: open-source statistical linkage (Splink) and US-owned operational integration (Palantir), in the same departments, over the same data, disclosed to almost no one. What the courts have actually ruled, tiered honestly — and what you can do about it.
Read the close →  ·  start the full series at brandonmyers.net/writing/splink
EP26025007.1
European Patent Filed
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Languages Supported
5
Global Nodes
CVSS 9.6
Vulnerability Disclosed

What I build

Why I chose Poland

Not for the costs. Not for the tax incentives. I chose Poland because it reminds me of the parts of America that still build things — the work ethic, the directness, the refusal to wait for someone else to fix the problem.

Kielce specifically. Close to where my son Austin's roots run through. I intend to invest here — in infrastructure, in community, in the kind of projects that make a city matter beyond its borders.

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Latest Writing

Investigation · The Software Map · Latest
The Splink Ecosystem: Every App Tied to It
Investigation · The Close · Latest
The Joined-Up State: What It All Adds Up To
Investigation · Latest · Palantir Worldwide
Palantir Goes Global: Every Splink Country
Investigation · Latest · Palantir
The Operational Twin: Palantir & the British State
Investigation · Latest · Global Footprint
Who Actually Uses Splink
Investigation · How It Works · Visual
How Splink Works: No Hack, No Consent, No Opt-Out
Investigation · Latest · Legal Exposure
Ruled Unlawful Next Door
Investigation · Featured
Statistics or Operations?
Investigation · The original report
The Quiet Joining-Up
Architecture
On Building Systems That Hold Up When Reality Gets Messy
Infrastructure
I Deleted Three Million Records and Slept Better
Security Research
How I Zero-Dayed Chrome
SEO
Subdomain Theory
Cryptography
Why I Built Invisible Encryption
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