UK Parliamentary Committee Warns Palantir Contracts Create 'Unacceptable' Government Dependency
By
Joel Khalili
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Summary
A bipartisan UK parliamentary committee has issued a report warning that the country's growing dependence on Palantir's data analytics technology represents a serious liability. The Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee, led by MP Chi Onwurah, cautions that vendor lock-in with Palantir could lead to higher costs and deteriorating services over time, giving the company excessive bargaining power in future negotiations with the government.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledWe know that with vendor lock-in, over time, we'll get more expensive and worse services
represents an unacceptable point of weakness
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