Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract

The NHS has caused controversy by handing the US spy technology company Palantir a £330m contract to create a new data platform, triggering fears about the privacy of patients’ medical details. The move immediately prompted concerns about the security and privacy of patient medical records and the suitability of Palantir to be given access to and oversight of such sensitive material. NHS England has given Palantir and its partner Accenture a five-year contract to set up and operate the “federated …