They both delayed lockdown & were slow with testing, tracing, PPE etc
US & UK both celebrated #IndependenceDay ystdy
Terrifyingly, Palantir is working with both NHS & US buff.ly/3eNB2iG
As in the UK, getting data from the govt is v hard in the US. Just as @openDemocracy had to sue govt to get data on contracts, @nytimes had to sue @CDCgov with a FOIA.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
The quote echoes what Dominic Cummings reportedly said in February: “If that means some pensioners die, too bad.”
The parallels btw the UK & US are uncanny.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/face-mas…
Palantir, the AI/surveillance/biotech company that is running NHSX in the UK is also running the HHS in the US
To get a test in the UK, you need to share your data with US credit reporting agency @TransUnion. bylinetimes.com/2020/05/22/gov…
Set-up by the co-founder of Paypal, right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, Palantir has worked with CIA, NSA, MI5 etc.
Both countries have now stopped sharing some data such as numbers of tests being conducted. https://t.co/ZjmxSG1ke8