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Why Palantir’s latest NHS land-grab is such bad news for patients

OPINION: Once Palantir is inside our health service, it will be hard to get rid of. The NHS should think carefully

By Cori Crider

/ 17 Mar 2023

Why Palantir’s latest NHS land-grab is such bad news for patients

What is UK government hiding on WhatsApp? We have no idea – that’s the problem

We know Boris Johnson asked Lord Brownlow for money for his flat refurb because the latter kept the messages. But what has been deleted?

By Cori Crider

/ 7 Jan 2022

What is UK government hiding on WhatsApp? We have no idea – that’s the problem

The UK government has ended Palantir’s NHS data deal. But the fight isn’t over

After two legal cases initiated by openDemocracy and Foxglove, the government has scrapped its contract with the ‘spy tech’ firm. But bigger battles over the NHS’s future await

By Cori Crider

/ 15 Sep 2021

The UK government has ended Palantir’s NHS data deal. But the fight isn’t over

We’ve won our lawsuit over Matt Hancock’s £23m NHS data deal with Palantir

And here’s what needs to happen now

By Mary Fitzgerald and Cori Crider

/ 30 Mar 2021

We’ve won our lawsuit over Matt Hancock’s £23m NHS data deal with Palantir

Why we’re suing over the £23m NHS data deal with Palantir

The UK government is battling ‘vaccine hesitancy’. How does sneaking through a massive deal with a controversial spy tech firm help?

By Mary Fitzgerald and Cori Crider

/ 24 Feb 2021

Why we’re suing over the £23m NHS data deal with Palantir

Controversial ‘spy tech’ firm Palantir lands £23m NHS data deal

Exclusive: UK government sneaks through new COVID data contract, despite legal challenges.

By Mary Fitzgerald and Cori Crider

/ 21 Dec 2020

Controversial ‘spy tech’ firm Palantir lands £23m NHS data deal

We need answers about the five-year NHS data deals with big tech

If we’ll be ‘back to normal’ by Easter, why are ‘emergency’ COVID deals with firms like Palantir becoming lucrative long-term contracts?

By Mary Fitzgerald and Cori Crider

/ 4 Dec 2020

We need answers about the five-year NHS data deals with big tech

It started as £1. Now it’s £1 million. Where’s the mandate for letting Palantir into our NHS?

Big Tech firms are getting their feet further under the NHS's table, with very little accountability.

By Cori Crider

/ 16 Jul 2020

It started as £1. Now it’s £1 million. Where’s the mandate for letting Palantir into our NHS?

Under pressure, UK government releases NHS COVID data deals with big tech

Hours before openDemocracy was due to sue, government releases massive data-sharing contracts with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Faculty and Palantir.

By Mary Fitzgerald and Cori Crider

/ 5 Jun 2020

Under pressure, UK government releases NHS COVID data deals with big tech

We need urgent answers about the massive NHS COVID data deal

Why is the UK government refusing to release details of its ‘unprecedented’ data transfer to US tech giants? If we don’t get answers, we may seek them in the courts.

By Mary Fitzgerald and Cori Crider

/ 7 May 2020

We need urgent answers about the massive NHS COVID data deal

What kind of security policy better serves democracy?

What type of security policy at home and abroad do we need to make our democracies fit for purpose? A key panel discussion for our times.

By Ben Hayes, Cori Crider, Narzanin Massoumi and Daniel Holder

/ 28 May 2019

What kind of security policy better serves democracy?