#aishadown — Public Fediverse posts

"Rachael Maskell, a Labour MP, former NHS worker and critic of Palantir’s £330m contract to help run NHS England’s federated data platform, told the Guardian ..."

#AishaDown, #RobertBooth, 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps

I'm struggling to find words strong enough to describe what a phenomenally bad decision this was. To give access to health data for all the citizens of an entire country, to a US company co-founded by Peter Thief. A major investor in FB (remember Cambridge Analytica?).

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"It led to criticism from several MPs, who said that it raised yet more questions about the UK’s portfolio of contracts with the company. Palantir has built up more than £500m in contracts in Britain, including a £330m contract with the NHS, as well as deals with the police and Ministry of Defence."

#AishaDown, #RobertBooth, 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps

So now that Palantir has publicly announced its obvious textbook evil, MPs rush to performatively denounce it.

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#Palentir #GovtIT

"It led to criticism from several MPs, who said that it raised yet more questions about the UK’s portfolio of contracts with the company. Palantir has built up more than £500m in contracts in Britain, including a £330m contract with the NHS, as well as deals with the police and Ministry of Defence."

#AishaDown, #RobertBooth, 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps

So now that Palantir has publicly announced its obvious textbook evil, MPs rush to performatively denounce it.

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#Palentir #GovtIT

"It led to criticism from several MPs, who said that it raised yet more questions about the UK’s portfolio of contracts with the company. Palantir has built up more than £500m in contracts in Britain, including a £330m contract with the NHS, as well as deals with the police and Ministry of Defence."

#AishaDown, #RobertBooth, 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps

So now that Palantir has publicly announced its obvious textbook evil, MPs rush to performatively denounce it.

(1/?)

#Palentir #GovtIT

"It led to criticism from several MPs, who said that it raised yet more questions about the UK’s portfolio of contracts with the company. Palantir has built up more than £500m in contracts in Britain, including a £330m contract with the NHS, as well as deals with the police and Ministry of Defence."

#AishaDown, #RobertBooth, 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps

So now that Palantir has publicly announced its obvious textbook evil, MPs rush to performatively denounce it.

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#Palentir #GovtIT