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Leaked emails link NHS data privatiser Palantir to Jeffrey Epstein (www.thecanary.co)
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In 2023, the then-Conservative government awarded Palantir with a £330m contract to “build a new NHS data platform”. The move proved controversial because Palantir is a US spy tech firm and its co-founder Peter Thiel is a prominent Trump donor with links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, a trove of leaked emails have shone further light on Thiel’s connections.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

NHS England has tens of millions of patients. Most patient records are undigitised and must be couriered when patients move to a new area or when specialist care is required.

It’s also a huge, publicly funded service so big data can be crunched to improve outcomes and efficiencies.

Palantir wanted a big system to use as the testbed for its move into healthcare data systems and offered a low bid.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do y’all not have any software engineers domestically? I thought you invented the whole ordeal?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There does appear to be some funny business going on.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Unless I am presented with contradictory evidence (I am not accepting feedback) I will assume nobody over there is willing to program a machine of any type out of fear that their balls will be cut off by the government like daddy Turing’s were.

Edit: (to be clear, I’m just taking the piss. Please for the love of dog, do not touch Palantir with even the tip of any of your extremities.)