Palantir wins £9 million UK contract to manage firearms, explosives, and poisons licensing
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Joe Glenton
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Summary
Palantir, a US spy-tech company, has secured a £9 million UK government contract to provide software for managing firearms licensing and Home Office licensing for explosives and poisons. The article criticizes Palantir as a "far-right AI war firm" with genocide links, noting its growing embeddedness in UK infrastructure through the military, police, and NHS. It also mentions that the UK's tech committee has urged the government to end Palantir's takeover of UK infrastructure.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledPalantir has secured a £9 million ($12 million) government contract to provide software for managing firearms licensing across the UK.
The US spy-tech biz will also handle Home Office licensing for explosives
Palantir is becoming increasingly embedded in the UK via the military, the police, and the NHS - but they're evidently fascists
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