Activists oppose NHS England's use of Palantir software for health records
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Summary
The article is a strongly opinionated piece opposing NHS England's decision to roll out Palantir's software for managing health records. It criticizes Palantir as a US spy-tech firm with a controversial track record, including involvement in mass deportation and alleged support for genocide in Gaza. It also highlights that Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has publicly opposed the NHS, claiming it "makes people sick" and that British support for the NHS is due to Stockholm syndrome. The article provides a tool for readers to check if their local NHS trust uses the software and encourages them to take action against it.
Key quotes
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We can't let a company like this take control of our healthcare system.
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
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