More Than 44,000 People File Legal Objections to Palantir-Powered NHS Data Platform
The objections target the Federated Data Platform, as a backlash grows over Palantir's work with the Israeli military and Trump's ICE immigration crackdown.
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More than 44,000 people in the UK have filed formal legal objections demanding that NHS England block the Palantir-powered national medical data platform from handling their personal health information, according to a report from The Guardian.
The objections target the Federated Data Platform (FDP), a nationwide system built using artificial intelligence technology from the US company Palantir, which campaigners want excluded from storing, sharing or otherwise using their personal health data.
Backlash tied to Palantir's other work
The campaign comes amid a broader backlash against Palantir over its involvement with the Israeli military and its role supporting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, concerns that have fed into opposition to the company's role in handling sensitive NHS data.
The scale of the objections, now exceeding 44,000, signals a significant level of public unease over a private technology company with ties to military and immigration enforcement work gaining access to Britain's national health data infrastructure.
NHS England has not been reported as having announced a change in its arrangements with Palantir in response to the volume of legal objections filed so far.
The outcome of the campaign could have implications for how NHS England structures its use of external technology providers for the Federated Data Platform going forward, as public attention on Palantir's broader business dealings continues to grow.
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- More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data — The Guardian — World
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