A health justice charity has warned that Palantir Technologies’ £330m contract with the National Health Service (NHS) England could potentially be used by the UK government to carry out mass surveillance and data-sharing on a scale similar to US immigration raids. The Federated Data Platform, which was won by Palantir in 2023, allows for real-time analysis of patient data from various sources across the NHS. This has raised concerns among some health bosses that it could be used as part of a ‘Big Brother’ style surveillance program. Medact, a charity focused on promoting justice and human rights through healthcare policy, made these warnings in response to Palantir’s contract with the NHS.
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PALANTIR’S NHS ENGLAND CONTRACT ‘OPENS DOOR TO GOVERNMENT ABUSE OF POWER’, HEALTH BOSSSES TOLD
A health justice charity has warned that Palantir Technologies’ £330m contract with the National Health Service (NHS) England could potentially be used by the UK government to carry out mass surveillance and data-sharing on a scale similar to US immigration raids. The Federated Data Platform, which was won by Palantir in 2023, allows for real-time analysis of patient data from various sources across the NHS. This has raised concerns among some health bosses that it could be used as part of ‘a Big Brother’ style surveillance program. Medact, a charity focused on promoting justice and human rights through healthcare policy, made these
And what’s with all this ‘surveillance’ nonsense? It’s not like they’re gonna use it to track our every move or anything… right? I mean, come on, Palantir is just a company trying to make a buck. They won’t really abuse their power. And even if they do, who cares? We already know the government is corrupt and powerful - what’s one more tool in their arsenal going to hurt? But hey, maybe we should be worried about this whole ‘Big Brother’ thing… nope, not gonna happen. Palantir wouldn’t dare try something like that here. Would they? It’s all just paranoia, anyway.