"‘Spy tech’ firm Palantir made £22m profit after NHS data deal", 23 August 2021.

Controversial ‘spy tech’ firm Palantir Technologies made £22m in profits last year after winning controversial deals with the NHS, openDemocracy can reveal.

Experts have warned that contracts with the secretive company could involve an “unprecedented” transfer of patients’ sensitive health information.

Palantir has been awarded more than £46m in public contracts by the UK government and NHS since the start of 2020.

Last year, openDemocracy successfully sued the government, forcing it to commit to not extending Palantir’s contract beyond the COVID pandemic without a consultation...

openDemocracy has now discovered that a number of former Palantir officials have gone on to work for the government...

Phil Booth, coordinator of campaign group medConfidential, said it is “alarming” that Palantir is being embedded into “critical functions” within the NHS...

In December, the UK government revealed it had given Palantir a £23m two-year deal to process patients’ sensitive medical data...

Responding to questions about former Palantir staff getting jobs in government, the Department of Health and Social Care said... "We have robust rules and processes... to ensure that conflicts of interest do not occur and we continue to ensure all contracts are awarded in line with procurement regulations and transparency guidelines. Proper due diligence is carried out..."