"The FDP contains highly sensitive health data, which also needs to be protected from the UK government itself... Bringing together disparate health datasets onto a single platform run by Palantir could enable UK government departments, such as the Home Office and police departments, to more easily access confidential patient information."
"We raise concerns that a current or future government could abuse the data held in the FDP by utilizing the interoperability of Foundry and its ability to draw from other government datasets."
"It noted how Palantir is used by other governments, including by the controversial US immigration agency ICE. The report argued there is evidence of 'significant cross-department data compiling and analysis, which can be used to enable data-driven abuses of state power.'"
Medical and legal rights campaigners have raised concerns about Palantir's Federated Data Platform (FDP), a £330 million NHS England contract, warning it could enable unauthorized access to sensitive patient data by UK government departments including the Home Office and police. The report, authored by Medact and endorsed by organizations including the Good Law Project, Privacy International, and Amnesty International, argues that consolidating disparate health datasets onto a single Palantir-run platform creates risks for data-driven government abuses. The campaigners cite Palantir's use by controversial agencies like US immigration enforcement (ICE) and highlight concerns about cross-department data compilation and interoperability. Palantir denies such misuse is possible under current legislation and claims using the system this way would breach its NHS contract.
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