Controversial data-mining firm Palantir Technologies significantly stepped up its lobbying of British ministers, including Michael Gove and Matt Hancock, in the months before it was awarded a crucial NHS contract, openDemocracy can reveal today.
After a meeting with Gove in September 2019, the Cabinet Office trialled Palantir software "to test the viability of an analysis and reporting framework" for Brexit.
openDemocracy has also found that the Metropolitan Police trialled Palantir’s Predictive Policing software in 2016 – which has been accused of creating a “racist feedback loop” in some American police forces – and that senior Met figures have attended events hosted by Palantir, including at the firm’s London offices.
