1/. “We want to make the UK fully autonomous, from a regulatory and geopolitical point of view”
Palantir, the shadowy data, surveillance & genomics, that run the NHS COVID data store, plans to shift its entire UK data processing operation from the US! ft.com/content/76fa6a…
Palantir, the shadowy data, surveillance & genomics, that run the NHS COVID data store, plans to shift its entire UK data processing operation from the US! ft.com/content/76fa6a…
2/. “Are you aware that #Palantir & #FacultyAI have links to the discredited #CambridgeAnalytica?”
“Er..um...er...I don't think I'm aware of that, no”
@DawnButlerBrent tells @MattHancock that Palantir rptdly taught #CambridgeAnalyica to scrape data!👇
“Er..um...er...I don't think I'm aware of that, no”
@DawnButlerBrent tells @MattHancock that Palantir rptdly taught #CambridgeAnalyica to scrape data!👇
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1330489040387366914
3/. Whistleblower @chrisinsilico says that Palantir showed #CambridgeAnalytica how to harvest data from Facebook users ahead of #Brexit vote
Palantir run the NHS’s #COVID19 data store with #FacultyAI (linked to Vote Leave & rprtdly to Cambridge Analytica)
Palantir run the NHS’s #COVID19 data store with #FacultyAI (linked to Vote Leave & rprtdly to Cambridge Analytica)
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1310607600422133771
4/. It has only just come out that the UK govt awarded #Palantir £5.9 million for the ‘Provision of Data Integration Services’, more than 18 months ago
They got a £1.7 million extension last week
Deregulation for what goal?
What will they do with all this data & genomic data?
They got a £1.7 million extension last week
Deregulation for what goal?
What will they do with all this data & genomic data?
https://twitter.com/allthecitizens/status/1468219159553220612
5/. “Ask forgiveness, not permission”
We know that Peter Thiel’s twin obsessions are deregulation & genomics
Thiel’s vision is terrifying
His methods are ruthless
His company, #Palantir, are everywhere, predominantly in places you can’t even see them
We know that Peter Thiel’s twin obsessions are deregulation & genomics
Thiel’s vision is terrifying
His methods are ruthless
His company, #Palantir, are everywhere, predominantly in places you can’t even see them
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1441301474340790274
6/. Mafia expert @robertosaviano who describes the UK as the most corrupt country in the world says “90% of the owners of capital in London have their HQs offshore. Leaving the EU gave Qataris, Mexican cartels & Russian Mafia even more power”
Deregulation attracts the wrong sort
Deregulation attracts the wrong sort
https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1460198461056372738
7/. Some suggest that #Palantir hacked the 2016 US election & the #Brexit referendum
#PeterThiel’s passion lies deregulation for scientific & technological innovation’ particularly in the “bio-medical” field: namely genomics (formerly known as eugenics)
#PeterThiel’s passion lies deregulation for scientific & technological innovation’ particularly in the “bio-medical” field: namely genomics (formerly known as eugenics)
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1456622064857763840
8/. The NHS is the most trusted brand in the UK
Cambridge Analytica is the least trusted
Yet Palantir rprtdly taught #CambridgeAnalytica how to scrape data & #FacultyAI also have links with them
Here’s Peter Thiel on racism, feminism & multi-culturalism
Cambridge Analytica is the least trusted
Yet Palantir rprtdly taught #CambridgeAnalytica how to scrape data & #FacultyAI also have links with them
Here’s Peter Thiel on racism, feminism & multi-culturalism
9/. As clear from his stuttering response, it isn’t credible that #Hancock had no idea of the links that #Palantir & #FacultyAI had with #CambridgeAnalytica
Had due diligence been done, would Palantir wouldn’t have been embedded at the heart of the NHS?
Had due diligence been done, would Palantir wouldn’t have been embedded at the heart of the NHS?
10/. It also isn’t credible that #Cummings has no clue what #Palantir do in the NHS other than “ICU bed capacity”(!)
It also isn’t credible when he claims he thinks #FacultyAI “do not have personalised data at all”
Cummings doesn’t stutter
He side steps
It also isn’t credible when he claims he thinks #FacultyAI “do not have personalised data at all”
Cummings doesn’t stutter
He side steps
11/. In Sept 2020, Hancock quietly launched #GenomeUK, a 10yr strategy to not only transform the NHS but to put genomics at the heart of the ENTIRE programme for govt
It was launched on a Saturday
I didn’t see a press release
It got zero media coverage!
It was launched on a Saturday
I didn’t see a press release
It got zero media coverage!
12/. If you missed this massive new policy announcement, its not your fault
The #GenomeUK launch only got covered by a few biomedical journals
A week later in his Conference speech, the PM DID talk about a 10yr strategy to transform the UK
"Windmills!"
The #GenomeUK launch only got covered by a few biomedical journals
A week later in his Conference speech, the PM DID talk about a 10yr strategy to transform the UK
"Windmills!"
13/. At the same time as launching #GenomeUK, the Dept of Trade sent out this “invitation to invest”
“The UK offers companies...active life sciences & increasingly expanding access to rich longitudinal data from the NHS’s 65 million patients”
GENOMICS!👉
directory-cms-public.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Inve…
“The UK offers companies...active life sciences & increasingly expanding access to rich longitudinal data from the NHS’s 65 million patients”
GENOMICS!👉
directory-cms-public.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Inve…
14/. The zeal for the transformative power of genomics or ‘positive eugenics’, won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s followed Peter Thiel or read Dominic Cummings blogs
Genomics are transformative
In the right hands & properly regulated, they can be a major force for good...
Genomics are transformative
In the right hands & properly regulated, they can be a major force for good...
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1312751830523424770
15/. The fact that the plan has always been to use Brexit to avoid regulation is no secret
In 2018, @trussliz told the Koch-funded Cato Institute that “a thicket of regulation & control” is holding back business & called for a new “Anglo-American dream”. unearthed.greenpeace.org/2018/09/19/liz…
In 2018, @trussliz told the Koch-funded Cato Institute that “a thicket of regulation & control” is holding back business & called for a new “Anglo-American dream”. unearthed.greenpeace.org/2018/09/19/liz…
16/. On 14/7/20, this article sounded the alarm
It flagged how strict data privacy regimes in Europe & the US have long been a frustration for those who want to cash in on the sector & warned that a #DataGrab could obliterate a last frontier in our privacy: our biological selves
It flagged how strict data privacy regimes in Europe & the US have long been a frustration for those who want to cash in on the sector & warned that a #DataGrab could obliterate a last frontier in our privacy: our biological selves
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1310618298594340866
17/. Last August, #Palantir purchased $50 million of physical gold
If any other tech company did this, it would be notable, but it’s especially notable for a data analytics company
Was the #RussianUkrainianWar predicted?
Does it fit with #PalantirPlan?
seekingalpha.com/article/449050…
If any other tech company did this, it would be notable, but it’s especially notable for a data analytics company
Was the #RussianUkrainianWar predicted?
Does it fit with #PalantirPlan?
seekingalpha.com/article/449050…
18/. Wow!
#Palantir has hired former Head of AI at NHSX & member of SAGE Indra Joshi (who left in March) as it bids for £360 million NHS Federated Data Platform
Palantir rptdly taught #CambridgeAnalytica how to scrape data & have interest in genomic data
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#Palantir has hired former Head of AI at NHSX & member of SAGE Indra Joshi (who left in March) as it bids for £360 million NHS Federated Data Platform
Palantir rptdly taught #CambridgeAnalytica how to scrape data & have interest in genomic data
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
19/. They’re not MAGA
They’re not QAnon
Curtis Yarvin & the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics
How does billionaire #Palantir founder, Peter Thiel, fit into the plot? #PalantirPlan #DataGrab #Genomics #ThisIsNotADrill
vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/i…
They’re not QAnon
Curtis Yarvin & the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics
How does billionaire #Palantir founder, Peter Thiel, fit into the plot? #PalantirPlan #DataGrab #Genomics #ThisIsNotADrill
vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/i…
20/. Be afraid. Be very afraid!
“A pandemic & war in Europe have now conspired to shatter our collective illusions of stability & perpetual peace. #Palantir have spent nearly two decades preparing for this moment. This is our time & we intend to seize it”
thetimes.co.uk/article/palant…
“A pandemic & war in Europe have now conspired to shatter our collective illusions of stability & perpetual peace. #Palantir have spent nearly two decades preparing for this moment. This is our time & we intend to seize it”
thetimes.co.uk/article/palant…
21/. US data analytics, surveillance & genomics company #Palantir is gearing up to become the underlying operating system for the UK’s #NHS, poaching senior NHS officials as part of a bid to win a £360mn contract to manage the data of millions of patients
ft.com/content/3f6f24…
ft.com/content/3f6f24…
22/. “A firm like #Palantir has no place being the ‘operating system for the NHS’” @cori_crider
The trouble is Palantir is already doing many of the things which are going to be done by the platform
The UK media are slowly waking up to the #PalantirPlan
amp.theguardian.com/society/2022/j…
The trouble is Palantir is already doing many of the things which are going to be done by the platform
The UK media are slowly waking up to the #PalantirPlan
amp.theguardian.com/society/2022/j…
23/. Is it possible these firms & govts are really after our GENOMIC data?
In July 2020, @amnesty published this article on how Big Tech firms are obliterating the last frontier of our privacy: our biological selves
"Bio-invasive surveillance capitalism"
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
In July 2020, @amnesty published this article on how Big Tech firms are obliterating the last frontier of our privacy: our biological selves
"Bio-invasive surveillance capitalism"
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
24/. “Spying on people & stealing their data [especially genomic data!] is abhorrent regardless of the nature of the govt performing or sanctioning that surveillance. Regrettably, surveillance capitalism has become a driving force in the global economy”
jacobin.com/2022/06/us-tec…
jacobin.com/2022/06/us-tec…
25/. #Palantir is set to become the NHS’s operating system of choice for health data, being favourite to win the contract for a new ‘Federated Data Platform’ (FDP) giving them access to GP & hospital records, social care data & genomic dat
@allthecitizens bylinetimes.com/2022/06/30/how…
@allthecitizens bylinetimes.com/2022/06/30/how…
26/. “I don’t know exactly what Palantir wants with the NHS but I do know it’s worth keeping an eye on it. It’s certainly keeping an eye on you” @ArwaM
There are clues as to why the all-seeing data company may want to get into NHS health systems above🖕
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
There are clues as to why the all-seeing data company may want to get into NHS health systems above🖕
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
27/. “It’s not through changing the culture that we’ll be able to solve social problems...but through changing people’s genes” T. Young
“Researchers don’t like the word ‘eugenics’ but they’re running ahead with the idea & UK is at the forefront” F. Nelson
…terdisinformationproject.substack.com/p/rebranding-e…
“Researchers don’t like the word ‘eugenics’ but they’re running ahead with the idea & UK is at the forefront” F. Nelson
…terdisinformationproject.substack.com/p/rebranding-e…
28/. “As companies scramble to create an even more intimate marketplace of our data -one that trades in insights about our biological selves – it’s not hard to imagine the endgame”
Who is #PeterThiel & what’s the #PalantirPlan?
Some clues here. #Palantir
…terdisinformationproject.substack.com/p/peter-thiel-…
Who is #PeterThiel & what’s the #PalantirPlan?
Some clues here. #Palantir
…terdisinformationproject.substack.com/p/peter-thiel-…
29/. Biotech is entering a new era, with huge US govt support
Last week the US govt signed an executive order that assigned $2 billion in government funding for ‘high risk, high reward’ biotech projects such as CRISPR gene editing.
#PalantirPlan #GenomeUK unherd.com/thepost/americ…
Last week the US govt signed an executive order that assigned $2 billion in government funding for ‘high risk, high reward’ biotech projects such as CRISPR gene editing.
#PalantirPlan #GenomeUK unherd.com/thepost/americ…
30/. “We’re working on the assumption that the world will become more disjointed, more complicated, more unhinged”
CEO Alex Karp on #Palantir’s “not so secret-secret"
Is part of the #PalantirPlan to ensure that this happens? #Trump #Brexit #Genomics
CEO Alex Karp on #Palantir’s “not so secret-secret"
Is part of the #PalantirPlan to ensure that this happens? #Trump #Brexit #Genomics
https://twitter.com/DailyPalantir/status/1573006558694440960
31/. In 2015, Bannon tasked #CambridgeAnalytica’s @chrisinsilico to build a psychological warfare tool to hollow out democracy & rive open divisions in societies
It worked!
#Palantir rptdly taught Cambridge Analytica how to scrape data
#Brexit #Trump
It worked!
#Palantir rptdly taught Cambridge Analytica how to scrape data
#Brexit #Trump
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1442547231995752450
32/. “Buying our way in!”
Leaked emails from #Palantir’s UK head, Louis Mosley, reveal their strategy to get depositories of heath data by “hoovering up” small businesses serving the NHS to “take a lot of ground & take down a lot of political resistance”
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Leaked emails from #Palantir’s UK head, Louis Mosley, reveal their strategy to get depositories of heath data by “hoovering up” small businesses serving the NHS to “take a lot of ground & take down a lot of political resistance”
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
33/. Mosley’s emails show how #Palantir planned take overs & key hires from the NHS
Suitable takeover targets were those already selling software services to the NHS
Founders would be offered a “v. generous buyout schedule (say 10x, especially if all stock),” Mosley wrote
Suitable takeover targets were those already selling software services to the NHS
Founders would be offered a “v. generous buyout schedule (say 10x, especially if all stock),” Mosley wrote
34/. Palantir was part of a group of investors that paid $230 million to support Babylon going public in 2021, as part of a partnership between the two companies that saw Babylon migrate some of its data to #Palantir’s Foundry platform
Cummings was a consultant for Babylon
Cummings was a consultant for Babylon
https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1407700156527546371
35/. Louis Mosley, grandson of Oswald Mosley & former Conservative Party activist, heads what is rptdly #Palantir’s biggest office in the world
To what extent is this about genomics?
Could the UK, with its cradle-to-grave health service, be used as a Petri dish?
#PalantirPlan
To what extent is this about genomics?
Could the UK, with its cradle-to-grave health service, be used as a Petri dish?
#PalantirPlan
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1401180896552796162
36/. “Britain has become a libertarian laboratory” @WritesBright in @nytimes
“We simply do not know who is bankrolling the groups now at the heart of the British govt...Some have financial links to the oil giants BP & Exxon Mobil & big tobacco companies”
nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opi…
“We simply do not know who is bankrolling the groups now at the heart of the British govt...Some have financial links to the oil giants BP & Exxon Mobil & big tobacco companies”
nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opi…
37/. “Freeports” are part of the deregulation strategy
“They’re vast areas that go deep inland by many miles - with a secure customs border around them
The UK is being carved up by customs borders to create worryingly deregulated areas” @mikegalsworthy
northwestbylines.co.uk/business/the-n…
“They’re vast areas that go deep inland by many miles - with a secure customs border around them
The UK is being carved up by customs borders to create worryingly deregulated areas” @mikegalsworthy
northwestbylines.co.uk/business/the-n…
38/. Palantir plans to open new UK base near to the NHS Digital HQ
Some of its 900 London-based employees will be relocated
@LordWalney hired to advise #Palantir
CEO of @NHSDigital is Simon Bolton, ex CIO of #DidoHardy’s £37bn Test & Trace service
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Some of its 900 London-based employees will be relocated
@LordWalney hired to advise #Palantir
CEO of @NHSDigital is Simon Bolton, ex CIO of #DidoHardy’s £37bn Test & Trace service
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Yep!
An NHS project to incorporate tens of millions of personal digital medical records into a data platforms is to be launched without seeking new patient consent
#PeterThiel’s #Palantir, linked to #CambridgrAnalytica, is favourite to win the contract
theguardian.com/society/2022/n…
An NHS project to incorporate tens of millions of personal digital medical records into a data platforms is to be launched without seeking new patient consent
#PeterThiel’s #Palantir, linked to #CambridgrAnalytica, is favourite to win the contract
theguardian.com/society/2022/n…
40/. #PeterThiel doesn’t need to build an island to have his libertarian dreamland
He can create it right here in the UK...& already is
Genomics is key
With its cradle-to-grave NHS & govt in thrall to his vision, the UK is his petri dish @MorePerfectUS
He can create it right here in the UK...& already is
Genomics is key
With its cradle-to-grave NHS & govt in thrall to his vision, the UK is his petri dish @MorePerfectUS
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1282288536016871426
41/. “An ideology influenced by far-right eugenics is influencing the billionaires involved in the biggest technology”
@NafeezAhmed on ‘long-termism’ & ‘effective altruism’ where he name checks Palantir’s Peter Thiel, Musk, Cummings, MacAskill & Bostrom👇
bylinesupplement.com/p/the-far-righ…
@NafeezAhmed on ‘long-termism’ & ‘effective altruism’ where he name checks Palantir’s Peter Thiel, Musk, Cummings, MacAskill & Bostrom👇
bylinesupplement.com/p/the-far-righ…
42/. Yep! The future👇
In Sept 2020, #MattHancock launched a 10-year strategy, #GenomeUK, which will transform the NHS & put genomics at the heart of the programme for govt
Incredibly it was launched quietly (on a Saturday!) & received no media coverage
theguardian.com/science/2022/d…
In Sept 2020, #MattHancock launched a 10-year strategy, #GenomeUK, which will transform the NHS & put genomics at the heart of the programme for govt
Incredibly it was launched quietly (on a Saturday!) & received no media coverage
theguardian.com/science/2022/d…
43/. Most genome editing is limited to somatic cells & affect only certain tissues & aren't passed from one generation to the next
But germline genome editing could pass changes to future generations & even could even help reshape humans & our society
But germline genome editing could pass changes to future generations & even could even help reshape humans & our society
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1312857482969206784
44/. “This deal could change the course of history” #Palantir CEO
Palantir & GardaWorld, the world's largest privately-owned security company, are merging
When they say “mass data collection & cyber surveillance for health purposes”, read “genomics”
finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-…
Palantir & GardaWorld, the world's largest privately-owned security company, are merging
When they say “mass data collection & cyber surveillance for health purposes”, read “genomics”
finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-…
45/. Who’s ‘The Worst Person in Tech 2022’?
A poll by @techwontsaveus narrowed down 32 candidates to 2 billionaires: Elon Musk & #Palantir founder, Peter Thiel
#PeterThiel won!
“It was reported that Thiel considers Musk a fraud & braggart, while Musk sees Thiel as a sociopath”
A poll by @techwontsaveus narrowed down 32 candidates to 2 billionaires: Elon Musk & #Palantir founder, Peter Thiel
#PeterThiel won!
“It was reported that Thiel considers Musk a fraud & braggart, while Musk sees Thiel as a sociopath”
https://twitter.com/techwontsaveus/status/1604624698192678912
46/. Not just data! Genomic data!
The govt has issued a tender for an NHS data platform which is “extremely difficult for anyone but Palantir to win”
It’s part of “a systematic erosion of civil society safeguards clearing the way for irreversible privacy losses” @JolyonMaugham
The govt has issued a tender for an NHS data platform which is “extremely difficult for anyone but Palantir to win”
It’s part of “a systematic erosion of civil society safeguards clearing the way for irreversible privacy losses” @JolyonMaugham
https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1613800194394492928
47/. British regard for the NHS is "Stockholm Syndrome" says #PeterThiel. We should "rip the whole thing from the ground & start over"
Thiel chairs #Palantir, set to win the contract for a £480 million NHS data dashboard
Health data included genomic data
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Thiel chairs #Palantir, set to win the contract for a £480 million NHS data dashboard
Health data included genomic data
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
48/. At the height of the pandemic, @MattHancock held talks to hand private medical records & #Covid test results of millions of Brits to #Palantir a US company founded by #Trump donor #PeterThiel
This thread👆plots some of the contours #PalantirPlan
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
This thread👆plots some of the contours #PalantirPlan
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
49/. In June 2021, @g_lanktree reported in @POLITICOEurope that the UK govt had begun courting data & surveillance firm #Palantir to work on ways to tap patient data from the NHS in Jan 2019
Hancock was meeting with Palantir when he headed @CommonsDCMS!
politico.eu/article/uk-tra…
Hancock was meeting with Palantir when he headed @CommonsDCMS!
politico.eu/article/uk-tra…
50/. How long has this been going on?
You'd be forgiven for missing it, but 2 weeks ago #Palantir posted that they've been working with @axelspringer, the largest publishing house in Europe that owns @politico @welt @bild @InsiderIntl @BusinessInsider etc palantir.com/impact/axel-sp…
You'd be forgiven for missing it, but 2 weeks ago #Palantir posted that they've been working with @axelspringer, the largest publishing house in Europe that owns @politico @welt @bild @InsiderIntl @BusinessInsider etc palantir.com/impact/axel-sp…
51/. “NHS England had the choice btw confidentiality for patients & secrecy for itself, & picked itself over patients” @medConfidential
US firm #Palantir are expected to win the contract for an NHS federated data platform & this parliamentary answer suggests they can hardly lose
US firm #Palantir are expected to win the contract for an NHS federated data platform & this parliamentary answer suggests they can hardly lose
https://twitter.com/medConfidential/status/1620480003669622787
52/. Be afraid. Be very afraid!
“This procurement is a farce & the contract winner, #Palantir, already has its feet under the table in NHS England. There is no time for a true competition given the deadline &?the complexity of the matter” @keepnhspublic
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
“This procurement is a farce & the contract winner, #Palantir, already has its feet under the table in NHS England. There is no time for a true competition given the deadline &?the complexity of the matter” @keepnhspublic
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
53/. Palantir also buys up companies that have won contracts
In a Sept 2021 email headed “Buying our way in…!” #Palantir’s Louis Mosley describes a plan to “hoover up” NHS contractors to “take a lot of ground and take down a lot of political resistance”
doctorow.medium.com/how-palantir-w…
In a Sept 2021 email headed “Buying our way in…!” #Palantir’s Louis Mosley describes a plan to “hoover up” NHS contractors to “take a lot of ground and take down a lot of political resistance”
doctorow.medium.com/how-palantir-w…
54/. In 2013, an attempt by the govt to get its hands on our GP data collapsed after an outcry
The lesson the govt took from that debacle is that if you want to obtain people’s health data to share with private companies, you need to do so on the quiet👇
opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/matt…
The lesson the govt took from that debacle is that if you want to obtain people’s health data to share with private companies, you need to do so on the quiet👇
opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/matt…
55/. NHS England has hired a “critical friend” to oversee the implementation of its Federated Data Platform (FDP)
This is like hammering in a handful of extra pegs to try to secure your tent from an incoming tornado!
#Palantir #PalantirPlan #PeterThiel
techmonitor.ai/policy/big-tec…
This is like hammering in a handful of extra pegs to try to secure your tent from an incoming tornado!
#Palantir #PalantirPlan #PeterThiel
techmonitor.ai/policy/big-tec…
56/. Top govt strategist Isaac Levido, Rishi Sunak's "election guru", is advising Peter Thiel's tech/data/genomics firm #Palantir on the NHS Federated Data Platform contract – worth half-a-billion pounds
Coverage of #PalantirPlan finally (via
@mikeysmith)
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Coverage of #PalantirPlan finally (via
@mikeysmith)
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
57/. A consortium of three British data companies is taking on US-based Palantir, in the bid for a £480 million NHS contract to build the Federated Data Platform for a fraction of the cost
Palantir reportedly taught Cambridge Analytica how to scrape data
ft.com/content/11f250…
Palantir reportedly taught Cambridge Analytica how to scrape data
ft.com/content/11f250…
58/. Yep
“An NHS document obtained by @openDemocracy admits that Palantir will 'collect & process confidential patient information'”
(Include genomic data!)
Welcome to the world of ‘bio-intrusive surveillance capitalism’
For more info see #PalantirPlan opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-pe…
“An NHS document obtained by @openDemocracy admits that Palantir will 'collect & process confidential patient information'”
(Include genomic data!)
Welcome to the world of ‘bio-intrusive surveillance capitalism’
For more info see #PalantirPlan opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-pe…
59/. Palantir was brought into NHS to process #COVID19 data
It turns out that Peter Thiel's firm is processing NHS patient data for 339 purposes, including STIs, mental health and even analysing NHS strikes
#DataGrabScandal
@LucasAm1n on @openDemocracy
opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nh…
It turns out that Peter Thiel's firm is processing NHS patient data for 339 purposes, including STIs, mental health and even analysing NHS strikes
#DataGrabScandal
@LucasAm1n on @openDemocracy
opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nh…
60/. “We’re on the cusp of developments with genetic coding & science that are going to be complete game changers...the idea that there aren’t inherent differences between groups is going to be completely unsustainable”
Matt Goodwin on genomics/eugenics
Matt Goodwin on genomics/eugenics
61/. NHS data specialists have warned against the rollout of #Palantir’s software across the organisation, as the US tech / data company vies for a £480mn contract to build the UK health service’s operating system (@ian_c_johnston in @FT) #PalantirPlan
archive.ph/2023.04.16-063…
archive.ph/2023.04.16-063…
62/. "The govt say they plan to use #Palantir to revolutionise the handling of patient data – but they’ve not bothered to get permission for their revolution"
The #COVID19 datastore remains open & 75 of its 339 purposes have been created since August 2022 opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nh…
The #COVID19 datastore remains open & 75 of its 339 purposes have been created since August 2022 opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nh…
63/. “Silicon Valley’s elite made their billions through luck, not genius. Now, to protect their privilege, they want us to believe they’re inherently superior”
@parismarx on how eugenics is being brought back “in a self-serving quest to remain on top” disconnect.blog/p/why-silicon-…
@parismarx on how eugenics is being brought back “in a self-serving quest to remain on top” disconnect.blog/p/why-silicon-…
64/. 👇@NafeezAhmed on how neoliberalism, extreme nationalist economic & social Darwinism are behind the mainstreaming of the US-UK far right
The legacy of the Nazi ideology of eugenics – popularised by The Bell Curve – is becoming central to Conservatism
bylinetimes.com/2022/10/10/the…
The legacy of the Nazi ideology of eugenics – popularised by The Bell Curve – is becoming central to Conservatism
bylinetimes.com/2022/10/10/the…
65/. US big data & surveillance company #Palantir continue their rapid expansion with a new regional hub in Lithuania
The ministry of defence “has agreed to give insights on the possible applicability of products to defence areas & further development” lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…
The ministry of defence “has agreed to give insights on the possible applicability of products to defence areas & further development” lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…
66/. “If you have got an organisation like Palantir, whose reflex is not to respect privacy, then you have a problem…We have to keep pressing & find out exactly what they are using the data for” @DavidDavisMP
It’s not just data. It’s genomic data THREAD👆theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
It’s not just data. It’s genomic data THREAD👆theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
67/. “Under Labour, the focus will shift to embrace health technology. This is one of the sector's fastest growing areas”
How much knowledge of does @Keir_Starmer, @wesstreeting & the Labour Party about #Palantir, #FacultyAI & the health/genomic data grab?news.sky.com/story/sir-keir…
How much knowledge of does @Keir_Starmer, @wesstreeting & the Labour Party about #Palantir, #FacultyAI & the health/genomic data grab?news.sky.com/story/sir-keir…
68/. “Records indicate that #Palantir employs FTI Consulting
Last Sept Abdi Duale was elected to @UKLabour’s NEC. In the same month Duale joined FTI Consulting as a director
Critics worry that Palantir wants NHS contracts so it can get its hands on patient data” @PrivateEyeNews
Last Sept Abdi Duale was elected to @UKLabour’s NEC. In the same month Duale joined FTI Consulting as a director
Critics worry that Palantir wants NHS contracts so it can get its hands on patient data” @PrivateEyeNews
69/. Be afraid! Be very afraid
Rishi Sunak will meet Alex Karp, boss of US tech firm Palantir that has embedded itself in the NHS & aims tp expand its data contracts
Ystdy, #Palantir announced it will open its new European HQ for AI development in the UK
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Rishi Sunak will meet Alex Karp, boss of US tech firm Palantir that has embedded itself in the NHS & aims tp expand its data contracts
Ystdy, #Palantir announced it will open its new European HQ for AI development in the UK
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
70/. “The flagrancy is part of the point” (Orwell)
What’s most disturbing about Sunak’s meeting with #Palantir’s Alex Karp is the flagrancy
Rather than the usual behind-the-scenes meetings, they’ll go to a baseball game together
Is the #PalantirPlan coming out of the shadows?
What’s most disturbing about Sunak’s meeting with #Palantir’s Alex Karp is the flagrancy
Rather than the usual behind-the-scenes meetings, they’ll go to a baseball game together
Is the #PalantirPlan coming out of the shadows?
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1456919517095993346
71/. Yep!
“The UK has a pragmatic understanding of data protection…If you’re a company & you want to do research on a medicine you’re going to be able to do things in the UK that you would not be able to do easily in the Continent” #Palantir’s Alex Karp
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
“The UK has a pragmatic understanding of data protection…If you’re a company & you want to do research on a medicine you’re going to be able to do things in the UK that you would not be able to do easily in the Continent” #Palantir’s Alex Karp
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
72/. “I think people should fear these things” Alex Karp replies to @bbcnickrobinson when asked about privacy fears about a US data company who may “want to get their hands on all that data that the NHS has”
#Palantir’s biggest office is ALREADY in the UK
#Palantir’s biggest office is ALREADY in the UK
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1576147777511473154
73/. “To me this is a deal that is done. It’s is going to happen. The implications of this deal are going to be MASSIVE”
This #Palantir watcher/fan thinks that the £480m data contract with #NHS is “already in the bag”
This weeks announcements have led me to the same conclusion
This #Palantir watcher/fan thinks that the £480m data contract with #NHS is “already in the bag”
This weeks announcements have led me to the same conclusion
https://twitter.com/LeeMogan42/status/1667356572610097154
74/. Yikes!
“Ethics...is becoming essentially a mathematical discipline...it has to be tackled as a technical field of study”
Marc Warner, #FacultyAI who work with #Palantir on NHS data
These are the people building the algorithms & harvesting our data!
“Ethics...is becoming essentially a mathematical discipline...it has to be tackled as a technical field of study”
Marc Warner, #FacultyAI who work with #Palantir on NHS data
These are the people building the algorithms & harvesting our data!
https://twitter.com/rachelcoldicutt/status/1666780317095477252
75/. Remember, Hancock's meeting with #Palantir & Babylon who went on to win £1.3 billion in COVID contracts were declared 21 months late
27 meetings in April 2020 with companies that won £1.14b in govt contracts were omitted from DHSC’s original records
bylinetimes.com/2022/05/11/mat…
27 meetings in April 2020 with companies that won £1.14b in govt contracts were omitted from DHSC’s original records
bylinetimes.com/2022/05/11/mat…
76/. It’s interesting that Johnson should tweet about genomics as one of the key Brexit benefits👇
Echoes of UK as “superman” - the “supercharged champion” he talked about in his post Brexit #GreenwichSpeech
Deregulation to unleash the power of genomics?
Echoes of UK as “superman” - the “supercharged champion” he talked about in his post Brexit #GreenwichSpeech
Deregulation to unleash the power of genomics?
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1672191946192822275
76/. Palantir employ FTI Consulting who offer clients “direct advocacy” with policymakers
FTI employ Abdi Duale, a member of Labour’s NEC, & former Labour MP Gemma Doyle, who is a director of a Labour @Pro_Britain group
(by @SolHughesWriter) #PalantirPlan
opendemocracy.net/en/lobbying-la…
FTI employ Abdi Duale, a member of Labour’s NEC, & former Labour MP Gemma Doyle, who is a director of a Labour @Pro_Britain group
(by @SolHughesWriter) #PalantirPlan
opendemocracy.net/en/lobbying-la…
77/. "The national data opt-out allows patients to opt out of their confidential patient information being used for research”
The deadline for this opt out was 5th July 2023
Is your confidential health data automatically going to companies like Palantir?
digital.nhs.uk/services/natio…
The deadline for this opt out was 5th July 2023
Is your confidential health data automatically going to companies like Palantir?
digital.nhs.uk/services/natio…
78/. This is just the latest opt out from having your NHS data shared with companies
The first was 30 Sept 2020
Opt out it wasn’t possible then if there was an “overriding public interest...to manage COVID”
The Dept of Trade even advertises NHS data “for life science research”
The first was 30 Sept 2020
Opt out it wasn’t possible then if there was an “overriding public interest...to manage COVID”
The Dept of Trade even advertises NHS data “for life science research”
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1313085854261354502
@BylineTimes @Foxglovelegal @DawnButlerBrent @justinmadders @TanDhesi @labourlewis @RhonddaBryant @richardhorton1 @NafeezAhmed @DrEricDing 79/. Palantir lobbied UK disabilities minister to use software to tackle benefits fraud
The US data firm that was given the contract to run the NHS #COVID Data Store with #FacultyAI, is the frontrunner for a £480m NHS England contract (via @BenQuinn75) theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
The US data firm that was given the contract to run the NHS #COVID Data Store with #FacultyAI, is the frontrunner for a £480m NHS England contract (via @BenQuinn75) theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
80/. According to their website, Infosys, the $100 billion tech company co-founded by Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, has "alliances" with 200+ companies
One of these companies is #Palantir
Infosys has been involved in UK public-sector contracts worth £172m
infosys.com/about/alliance…
One of these companies is #Palantir
Infosys has been involved in UK public-sector contracts worth £172m
infosys.com/about/alliance…
77/. It appears Palantir was a shoo-in for a multi-million-pound NHS contract months before the deal was signed
@DavidDavisMP says apparent decisions to award contracts to #Palantir before the end of the procurement processe are “incredibly concerning”👇
@DavidDavisMP says apparent decisions to award contracts to #Palantir before the end of the procurement processe are “incredibly concerning”👇
https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1693892803414093859
78/. Palantir worked with Faculty on the COVID data store
Cummings claims data dashboards “didn’t use any personal data”
Do @NHSEngland privacy notices suggest otherwise?
The dashboards may only show aggregate numbers but those numbers were generated from individual-level data
Cummings claims data dashboards “didn’t use any personal data”
Do @NHSEngland privacy notices suggest otherwise?
The dashboards may only show aggregate numbers but those numbers were generated from individual-level data
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1282288536016871426
79/. According to their website, Infosys, the $100 billion tech company co-founded by Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, has "alliances" with 200+ companies
One of these companies is #Palantir
Infosys has been involved in UK public-sector contracts worth £172m
infosys.com/about/alliance…
One of these companies is #Palantir
Infosys has been involved in UK public-sector contracts worth £172m
infosys.com/about/alliance…
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1683745139359903744
80/. #Palantir rprtdly winning NHS contracts before procurement deadlines expired is cause for concern given they’re set to win the contract for the £480m federated data platform
We need stringent protection of our data, not “better public communication”
ukauthority.com/articles/nhs-e…
We need stringent protection of our data, not “better public communication”
ukauthority.com/articles/nhs-e…
https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/1203615525714169856
81/. "Eleven NHS trusts have so far paused or suspended trails of #Palantir’s Foundry database with questions about its usefulness, but even so the govt seems set to award Palantir a £480m NHS contract to run a Federated Data Platform" (@PaulTempleman6)
edennote.com/how-your-nhs-p…
edennote.com/how-your-nhs-p…
82/. Since 2020, the Covid Data Store has been processing data including
👉racial origin
👉political affiliations
👉religion
👉criminal records
👉mental health info
NHS hospitals were ordered to share confidential patient data with Palantir
by March 2023 opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nh…
👉racial origin
👉political affiliations
👉religion
👉criminal records
👉mental health info
NHS hospitals were ordered to share confidential patient data with Palantir
by March 2023 opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-nh…
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1282474050984517632
83/. In 2019, the former head of MI6, John Sawers, introduced #Palantir to Cabinet Office permanent secretary, John Manzoni
In 2020, Palantir won a £27m Health Dept contract without competitive tender
Palantir has deep ties to US/UK security agencies opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-mi…
In 2020, Palantir won a £27m Health Dept contract without competitive tender
Palantir has deep ties to US/UK security agencies opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-mi…
84/. “Palantir aren’t a corporation that the NHS should have anything to do with” @labourlewis
The govt are lining up #Palantir for a £480m contract to manage our NHS health data…with zero transparency or consent
@martha__dark & @HWorsdale explain👇
The govt are lining up #Palantir for a £480m contract to manage our NHS health data…with zero transparency or consent
@martha__dark & @HWorsdale explain👇
85/. The NHS holds the richest set of population-wide, machine-readable health data in the world: a source of immense potential & profit
Valued £10bn a year, NHS datasets can be used to build AI machine-learning systems
Uses of genomic data are chilling
theguardian.com/society/2023/s…
Valued £10bn a year, NHS datasets can be used to build AI machine-learning systems
Uses of genomic data are chilling
theguardian.com/society/2023/s…
86/. “Palantir is not only the emblem of what privatization in the NHS might look like but also an emblem of the kind of database state & the growing datafication of our lives & our lack of control over that” @ConnectedByData’s @JeniT in @WiredUK #GENOMICS
wired.co.uk/article/palant…
wired.co.uk/article/palant…
87/. In the article👆@drjzhn says NHS patient data is “one of the most valuable data assets in the world, especially for things like AI & life sciences”
He identifies 3 pools of “de-identified” data #Palantir could access
But the big prize will be population-wide genomic data
He identifies 3 pools of “de-identified” data #Palantir could access
But the big prize will be population-wide genomic data
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1310729079419736066
88/. Matthew Gould appointed to board of Quantexa, bidding alongside #Palantir for NHS £480m federated data platform
“In an unusual move, the DHSC ‘preemptively consulted’ the UK head of Palantir over the planned appointment. He “raised no objections””!!!
digitalhealth.net/2022/12/federa…
“In an unusual move, the DHSC ‘preemptively consulted’ the UK head of Palantir over the planned appointment. He “raised no objections””!!!
digitalhealth.net/2022/12/federa…
89/. With #Palantir expected to win the big NHS data contract this month, a @NYTimes piece touching on their “assertive lobbying tactics”
Both ex-Heath Minister (now at @GenomicsEngland) & ex Deputy Head of NHS England were paid advisers at Global Counsel, lobbyists for Palantir
Both ex-Heath Minister (now at @GenomicsEngland) & ex Deputy Head of NHS England were paid advisers at Global Counsel, lobbyists for Palantir
https://twitter.com/peterjukes/status/1707799132520292825
90/. DAWN BUTLER: Are you aware that #Palantir & #FacultyAI have links to the discredited Cambridge Analytica?
HANCOCK: Er, um, er...I don't think I'm aware of that
The NHS is the UK’s most trusted ‘brand’
Cambridge Analytica is the UK’s least trusted!
HANCOCK: Er, um, er...I don't think I'm aware of that
The NHS is the UK’s most trusted ‘brand’
Cambridge Analytica is the UK’s least trusted!
It's in the bag!
"The deal is subject to final approvals & legal arrangements but the govt is on track to announce Palantir as the winning bidder as early as this month"
@Bloomberg report that #Palantir will win the £480m 5-year NHS health data contract bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
"The deal is subject to final approvals & legal arrangements but the govt is on track to announce Palantir as the winning bidder as early as this month"
@Bloomberg report that #Palantir will win the £480m 5-year NHS health data contract bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
92/. "NHS data is viewed as the most valuable health data set in the world, since nowhere else has a whole population dataset of more than 50 million people spanning 75 years – not even China"
#Palantir's NHS datagrab
@MC_00_ @josiahmortimer @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2023/10/05/fir…
#Palantir's NHS datagrab
@MC_00_ @josiahmortimer @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2023/10/05/fir…
93/. “Palantir is full of assurances about how the contract isn’t about them mining or selling NHS data. But we know the US private sector has long been circling our health service…I seriously question the wisdom of letting them anywhere near NHS data systems” @CarolineLucas
94/. “Health ministers recently admitted that the NHS would not require any further consent from UK patients to use their health data gathered during the pandemic in its new operating systems”
@rowenamason’s on the NHS contract expected to go to Palantir
theguardian.com/society/2023/o…
@rowenamason’s on the NHS contract expected to go to Palantir
theguardian.com/society/2023/o…
95/. “We recognise some people may have reservations…Those who access patient data daily know this is an exercise in trust”
NHS England’s Dr Vin Diwakar asks NHS Medical Directors to publicly support the controversial data initiative
#Palantir #DataGrab
digitalhealth.net/2023/10/nhs-tr…
NHS England’s Dr Vin Diwakar asks NHS Medical Directors to publicly support the controversial data initiative
#Palantir #DataGrab
digitalhealth.net/2023/10/nhs-tr…
96/. “While while tech companies are renowned for moving fast, they also famously break things. One of the things that could be left broken if bio-invasive surveillance creeps in as a new norm, is our right to privacy”
(Ex @AmnestyTech head @TanyaOCarroll)
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
(Ex @AmnestyTech head @TanyaOCarroll)
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
97/. On 31 Oct, GPs will have to upload their patients’ medical records onto a new system under contract changes imposed by NHS England in March
On 12 Oct, EU-US ‘Data Bridge’ came into force, allowing certifying entities to easily transfer personal data from the UK to the US
On 12 Oct, EU-US ‘Data Bridge’ came into force, allowing certifying entities to easily transfer personal data from the UK to the US
98/. @MailOnline report that #Palantir will sign the FDP data contract “early next month” & could get their hands on your NHS medical records”
“We may have no choice over this as our info will go into this vast new NHS database regardless of what we say”
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
“We may have no choice over this as our info will go into this vast new NHS database regardless of what we say”
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
99/. “This could come at a price, warn data-security experts — the end of our most intimate medical privacy” DAILY MAIL
In 2020, @amnesty warned against “companies scrambling to create an intimate marketplace of our data – one that trades in insights about our biological selves”
In 2020, @amnesty warned against “companies scrambling to create an intimate marketplace of our data – one that trades in insights about our biological selves”
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1310618298594340866
100/. “Increasing the availability of digital health data will likely improve healthcare services but will inevitably lead to the possibility of misuse. And if there’s a possibility, then it will certainly happen” warns @MyBCU’s Dr Vince Madai, who writes on ethics, genetics & AI
https://twitter.com/StemEuro/status/1259488261954813954
101/. “The danger is that not only will advances outstrip our ability to understand or regulate them, but that the potential for overreliance, misapplication or misuse from an ethical & social standpoint may create insurmountable complexities” (Dr Madai)👇
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1422960639652290564
102/. The prospect of a company linked with Cambridge Analytica gaining access to our NHS records should give cause for alarm
With genomics becoming ever more central in healthcare, the concern isn’t ‘increased insurance premiums’ but how this may impact all aspects of our lives
With genomics becoming ever more central in healthcare, the concern isn’t ‘increased insurance premiums’ but how this may impact all aspects of our lives
https://twitter.com/BylineTimes/status/1431588078947389441
103/. "The national data opt out is full of loopholes. Research respects this opt-out but companies have different standards"
@medConfidential’s Sam Smith explains why our private medical data isn’t safe
@GoodLawProject are preparing legal challenges
@medConfidential’s Sam Smith explains why our private medical data isn’t safe
@GoodLawProject are preparing legal challenges
104/. “That a private American company should gain such a foothold in the NHS would normally cause concern. And that it could be Palantir - part-funded in its early days by the CIA & with Western armies among its clients — is causing high anxiety” @unherd unherd.com/2023/10/what-d…
105/. The Palantir FDP data deal is a huge threat to the NHS
It’s imminent but still hasn’t been signed
There’s still time to stop it
& to design an NHS data platform we can trust, which keeps the NHS public, respects patient choice, & protects privacy👇foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pala…
It’s imminent but still hasn’t been signed
There’s still time to stop it
& to design an NHS data platform we can trust, which keeps the NHS public, respects patient choice, & protects privacy👇foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pala…
106/. "The govt's procurement watchdog wrote to you expressing his concerns about how you gained a commercial foothold"
@vicderbyshire questions Alex Karp, the CEO of the shadowy US data company that is about to be granted a 5 - 7 year NHS data contract
@vicderbyshire questions Alex Karp, the CEO of the shadowy US data company that is about to be granted a 5 - 7 year NHS data contract
107/. "You called patient data an untapped resource. I asked Alex Karp if Palantir would ever be in a position to sell on this data & he said it would be down to you. Would you sell on patient data?"
MINISTER "I’m not going to get into some hypothetical"
MINISTER "I’m not going to get into some hypothetical"
108/. I want the company that runs our NHS data base to be utterly trustworthy & in our own control" @DavidDavisMP
"Palantir almost bought its way in...it has its own software in there, & [it's] a company originally funded by the US intelligence agencies"
"Palantir almost bought its way in...it has its own software in there, & [it's] a company originally funded by the US intelligence agencies"
109/. "If you have all that data all in one place, that opens the door - in the future - to be it being sold. Correct?" @vicderbyshire
"B-by the British government, not by me" Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp
"You can see why people are concerned"
"Absolutely"
"B-by the British government, not by me" Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp
"You can see why people are concerned"
"Absolutely"
@vicderbyshire 110/. “Companies will pay an estimated £5,000 for a single genome”
#Palantir is set to win an NHS contract that might be the biggest data "smash & grab of the century" says @allthecitizens
Concerns will NOT be addressed at the AI Safety summit next week
#Palantir is set to win an NHS contract that might be the biggest data "smash & grab of the century" says @allthecitizens
Concerns will NOT be addressed at the AI Safety summit next week
111/. "If Palantir are given carte blanche by the govt who haven't exactly been paragons of virtue when it comes to procurement, they could build Aps which they could monetize...& gain a monopoly" @KerryAMcInerney
Have the govt already been selling data?
Have the govt already been selling data?
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1312909277242286087
@KerryAMcInerney 112/. “When the whole world is using Palantir, they can still not like us, they’ll have no choice” Alexander Karp
Palantir employs more people in London than in Silicon Valley, with its reach expanding across the public sector, writes @MC_00_ @BylineTimes
bylinesupplement.com/p/the-default-…
Palantir employs more people in London than in Silicon Valley, with its reach expanding across the public sector, writes @MC_00_ @BylineTimes
bylinesupplement.com/p/the-default-…
@KerryAMcInerney @MC_00_ @BylineTimes 113./ Concerned about the integrity & use of your private health data?
SIGN THE PETITION
This piece flags some fears around #Palantir winning the NHS data contract
The BIG danger isn't in the use of health data
It's about the misuse of our genomic data
westcountryvoices.co.uk/do-we-want-our…
SIGN THE PETITION
This piece flags some fears around #Palantir winning the NHS data contract
The BIG danger isn't in the use of health data
It's about the misuse of our genomic data
westcountryvoices.co.uk/do-we-want-our…
@KerryAMcInerney @MC_00_ @BylineTimes 114/. “Unless concrete steps are taken to protect genomic data, the #AISummit will only show how little the govt understands the interplay between AI & genomics – the real existential challenge that needs containing”
This article captures the danger
But IDS’s concern is…China
This article captures the danger
But IDS’s concern is…China
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1297052814406025221
@KerryAMcInerney @MC_00_ @BylineTimes @stephenkb @mehdirhasan @GaryLineker @Snowden @RonanFarrow @DrEricDing @IndependentSage @piersmorgan @Peston 115/. The recognition by @MPIainDS that AI in genomics presents "a real existential challenge" is revealing
So is his naming of China as the threat
China can’t be trusted, but can we trust #Palantir?
The danger of the NHS/genomic data grab isn’t “increased insurance premiums”!
So is his naming of China as the threat
China can’t be trusted, but can we trust #Palantir?
The danger of the NHS/genomic data grab isn’t “increased insurance premiums”!
https://twitter.com/tweetcmw/status/1312736740197703686
@KerryAMcInerney @MC_00_ @BylineTimes @stephenkb @mehdirhasan @GaryLineker @Snowden @RonanFarrow @DrEricDing @IndependentSage @piersmorgan @Peston @MPIainDS @openDemocracy @openDemocracyUK @nytimesworld @guardiantech @WiredUK @amanpour @Harryslaststand @tanita_tikaram 116/. The existential risk posed by using AI & genomics - & the danger of China ‘getting there first’ - is well recognised by Western intel agencies
China can gather population-wide genomic data easily, unhindered by regulations
So how could the West equalise the playing field?
China can gather population-wide genomic data easily, unhindered by regulations
So how could the West equalise the playing field?
https://twitter.com/SkyPoliticsHub/status/1717609714597478508
117/. “Our product powers most of the intel services in Europe…It is scary to think how much of the world rests on our shoulders!" (Palantir CEO, Alex Karp, 15/10/21)
We know that #Palantir has worked closely with Western intelligence agencies for years
We know that #Palantir has worked closely with Western intelligence agencies for years
118/. “Awarding a large NHS data project to a firm which is openly at odds with the raison d’etre of our NHS is completely at odds with the ethics of a tender process
#Palantir’s Thiel, said the NHS ‘makes people sick’ & it should embrace privatisation” northeastbylines.co.uk/the-problem-wi…
#Palantir’s Thiel, said the NHS ‘makes people sick’ & it should embrace privatisation” northeastbylines.co.uk/the-problem-wi…
119./ “Dangerous snake oil”
A report in @digitalhealth2 suggests the £480m NHS/Palantir contract for the Federated Data Platform “may be delayed until mid-November”
It suggests there may be “significant reservations among Integrated Care Board Leaders”
digitalhealth.net/2023/10/nhs-en…
A report in @digitalhealth2 suggests the £480m NHS/Palantir contract for the Federated Data Platform “may be delayed until mid-November”
It suggests there may be “significant reservations among Integrated Care Board Leaders”
digitalhealth.net/2023/10/nhs-en…
119/. “Palantir is just the wrong company to put in charge of our precious data resources” @DavidDavisMP
There is reason for the lack of trust
In 2020, @amnesty described #Palantir as “a company placing profit over people, no matter the human cost” #NHS
There is reason for the lack of trust
In 2020, @amnesty described #Palantir as “a company placing profit over people, no matter the human cost” #NHS
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1310607600422133771
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty 120/. #BREAKING: The shadowy US data firm #Palantir have rprtdly won the £480m contract for a NHS data platform (with Accenture)
This is devastating news!
Will Britain now become a Petri dish for unregulated genomic research & bio-invasive surveillance?
ow.ly/RHLS50Q5PCT
This is devastating news!
Will Britain now become a Petri dish for unregulated genomic research & bio-invasive surveillance?
ow.ly/RHLS50Q5PCT
https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1721593282688376849
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech 121/. “It is not apparent that a full & considered ethical review has been carried out…Speculation about the role, purpose & scope of Palantir, has cultivated fear among NHS patients of how their confidential data will be handled”
The BMA writes to @SteveBarclay re #Palantir👇
The BMA writes to @SteveBarclay re #Palantir👇
https://twitter.com/TheBMA/status/1723046991330959853
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes 122/. “Plans for an enforced opt-in to the database mean that basic issues of informed consent are being ignored”
Doctors Association UK (@TheDA_UK) have call on the govt not to hand the £480m #NHS data deal to the shadowy US surveillance firm, #Palantir
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Doctors Association UK (@TheDA_UK) have call on the govt not to hand the £480m #NHS data deal to the shadowy US surveillance firm, #Palantir
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK 123/. A new “idiot’s guide’ to the Federated Data Platform (FDP) refers to a 7-yr contract
It casually talks about “changes to the FDP” in the future
#Palantir aren’t mentioned but it says “We did many checks to find the right organisation for this work”
england.nhs.uk/wp-content/upl…
It casually talks about “changes to the FDP” in the future
#Palantir aren’t mentioned but it says “We did many checks to find the right organisation for this work”
england.nhs.uk/wp-content/upl…
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1724057075003596992
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed 124/ The deal to give our NHS data to a US spy company will be announced tmw
“We could close our eyes & pretend that Palantir is a rights-respecting company or we can call this façade what it is: another company placing profit over people” (@Amnesty 2020) amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/n…
“We could close our eyes & pretend that Palantir is a rights-respecting company or we can call this façade what it is: another company placing profit over people” (@Amnesty 2020) amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/n…
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1471796744455397379
@digitalhealth2 There seems to have been a mysterious break in this thread
On 9 November, it was reported that US surveillance/data company, Palantir, had been awarded the 7 year contract for our NHS data
Today, @guardian are reporting that it will be announced tomorrow
On 9 November, it was reported that US surveillance/data company, Palantir, had been awarded the 7 year contract for our NHS data
Today, @guardian are reporting that it will be announced tomorrow
https://x.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1722611968262213922?s=46
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1722611968262213922
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret 125/. Concerns around #Palantir winning the Federated Data Platform contract centre around misuse of data
As we saw during the pandemic, opt outs didn’t apply
The govts own guidance says that there could be “changes to the FDP”
Thiel’s motto = “Ask forgiveness, not permission’
As we saw during the pandemic, opt outs didn’t apply
The govts own guidance says that there could be “changes to the FDP”
Thiel’s motto = “Ask forgiveness, not permission’
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1525773738348023808
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins 126/. Disquiet in the Faculty of Clinical Informatics about ties to Palantir & Accenture
Two board appointments “effectively puts them charge of the FCI which is the very body that has the most representatives on the NHS Federated Data Platform IG Group” digitalhealth.net/2023/11/disqui…
Two board appointments “effectively puts them charge of the FCI which is the very body that has the most representatives on the NHS Federated Data Platform IG Group” digitalhealth.net/2023/11/disqui…
https://twitter.com/BellRibeiroAddy/status/1726690675909943557
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ 127/. “You maniacs! You blew it up!”
It’s official!
The govt have granted the 7-year NHS data contract to US spy-tech company, #Palantir
Thanks to the journalists, experts campaigners, MPs who’ve tried to raise the alarm on this
The struggle continues👇
It’s official!
The govt have granted the 7-year NHS data contract to US spy-tech company, #Palantir
Thanks to the journalists, experts campaigners, MPs who’ve tried to raise the alarm on this
The struggle continues👇
https://twitter.com/cori_crider/status/1726975060987277465
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ 128/. “Palantir is a very troubling choice for NHS contract given it’s links to serious human rights abuses
The public need assurance that their information won’t be harvested by #Palantir for purposes that have little to do with their health” @amnestyuk
amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…
The public need assurance that their information won’t be harvested by #Palantir for purposes that have little to do with their health” @amnestyuk
amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK 129/. “One campaign group says the fact that patients can’t opt out means they’re ready to launch a legal challenge”
I assume @joepike, reporting on the giving of a £330m NHS data contract to #Palantir, is referring to @GoodLawProject
(H/T @vicderbyshire)
I assume @joepike, reporting on the giving of a £330m NHS data contract to #Palantir, is referring to @GoodLawProject
(H/T @vicderbyshire)
https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1726996611677761603
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire 130/. “You cannot opt out but you can ask questions”
NHS England’s @Vin_Diwakar admits that there is no opt out from the £330m new NHS patient data platform that shadowy US spy-tech tech company, Palantir, were just given a contract to create
@BBCr4today
NHS England’s @Vin_Diwakar admits that there is no opt out from the £330m new NHS patient data platform that shadowy US spy-tech tech company, Palantir, were just given a contract to create
@BBCr4today
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1486041981373583360
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today 131/. "Palantir is here to defend the West. You may not have learned that the West is a noble, endearing & potentially durable project if you have been imbibing the vaporous deadly flames of many elite institutions,” Alex Karp
"AI & genomics are the real threat,” IDS on China👇
"AI & genomics are the real threat,” IDS on China👇
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1729086027598536931
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today 132/. “I'm not one for being overly critical of drivel. But I'm going to make an exception
If you’re a health/tech journo & you aren't aware of the differences btw
*direct care
*research
*planning/logistics
*pop health
My advice is don't write Observer articles about them”👇
If you’re a health/tech journo & you aren't aware of the differences btw
*direct care
*research
*planning/logistics
*pop health
My advice is don't write Observer articles about them”👇
https://twitter.com/marcus_baw/status/1734242244289298443
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @justinmadders 133/. “No place for war profiteers in our NHS”
Hundreds of NHS workers & protesters blockaded the London office of US spy firm #Palantir
Protesters says Palantir provides intelligence and surveillance services to the Israeli military
🎥 @GeorgieBlaise
Hundreds of NHS workers & protesters blockaded the London office of US spy firm #Palantir
Protesters says Palantir provides intelligence and surveillance services to the Israeli military
🎥 @GeorgieBlaise
https://twitter.com/AyoCaesar/status/1737734485398159505
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing 134/. One of the first companies to meet Deputy PM @OliverDowden after he was appointed to the Cabinet Office was #Palantir, report @PrivateEyeNews
Details of the meeting have been redacted by the govt to keep “controversial sensitive topics free from premature public scrutiny”
Details of the meeting have been redacted by the govt to keep “controversial sensitive topics free from premature public scrutiny”
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden 135/. Leaked emails reveal that the spy tech giant #Palantir has hired Tory-linked advertising agency, Topham Guerin, to pay influencers to attack @GoodLawProject on social media – but the source of the money is to be kept “confidential”
goodlawproject.org/pr-firm-topham…
goodlawproject.org/pr-firm-topham…
https://twitter.com/GoodLawProject/status/1727601317135212821
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden 136/. “They don’t want to spy on you, but they do want to extract value by shaping data use”
As Professor Veale explains, the concern isn’t about whether #Palantir can ‘see’ your medical info, but whether they shape & determine the ends to which your data can & cannot be put
As Professor Veale explains, the concern isn’t about whether #Palantir can ‘see’ your medical info, but whether they shape & determine the ends to which your data can & cannot be put
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1737933403394081147
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 137/. The #Palantir/NHS Federated Data Platform contract has been released
Pages of information relating to data processing are redacted & there are hundreds of pages of completely blacked-out text
Echoes of Palantir’s 2020 COVID
Data Store contact👇
contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2e8c61c…
Pages of information relating to data processing are redacted & there are hundreds of pages of completely blacked-out text
Echoes of Palantir’s 2020 COVID
Data Store contact👇
contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2e8c61c…
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1356527967413895172
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 138/ “You wouldn’t put a man who hated pencils in charge of Cumbria’s Derwent Pencil Museum, or have asked Freddie Starr to look after your hamster. So why is Palantir anywhere near our NHS data?” #StewartLee
If you don’t get the Freddie Starr/hamster ref theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
If you don’t get the Freddie Starr/hamster ref theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1694725150569283772
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 139/. What are they hiding?
Of the 586 page NHS contract granted to #Palantir, 417 pages are completely blacked out
How can a public contract be so heavily redacted?
How can there be scrutiny of this highly controversial contract without transparency?
Of the 586 page NHS contract granted to #Palantir, 417 pages are completely blacked out
How can a public contract be so heavily redacted?
How can there be scrutiny of this highly controversial contract without transparency?
https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1743682650777215265
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 140/. Palantir are not just managing healthcare data in the UK
16% of US hospital beds are rprtdly powered by #Palantir & they’ve been involved in Italy, Greece, Austria, Spain, Norway, Canada+++
In 2020 they were rprtdly “in talks with several dozen countries around the world”
16% of US hospital beds are rprtdly powered by #Palantir & they’ve been involved in Italy, Greece, Austria, Spain, Norway, Canada+++
In 2020 they were rprtdly “in talks with several dozen countries around the world”
https://twitter.com/Geek_of_Nature_/status/1746857661226774784
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 141/. Blair & Hague on front page of Times calling for our NHS private medical data to be sold via cooperation with “trusted partners”, “free from govt interference”!
A year ago, they called for a “radical tech revolution” & referred directly to #Palantir
thetimes.co.uk/article/tony-b…
A year ago, they called for a “radical tech revolution” & referred directly to #Palantir
thetimes.co.uk/article/tony-b…
https://twitter.com/brokenbottleboy/status/1628306843905785859
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 142/. The race for population-wide genomic data is the new arms race
China’s largest genomics company banned from doing business in US after warnings that Beijing is gathering genetic information about Americans & others that could harm national security nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
China’s largest genomics company banned from doing business in US after warnings that Beijing is gathering genetic information about Americans & others that could harm national security nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 143/. And so it begins...
Nationwide roll-out of routine NHS genomic testing in two years
Access to population-wide genomic data will have enormous & life saving benefits
But if not properly regulated, it also throws up huge ethical questions...& risks express.co.uk/news/uk/186111…
Nationwide roll-out of routine NHS genomic testing in two years
Access to population-wide genomic data will have enormous & life saving benefits
But if not properly regulated, it also throws up huge ethical questions...& risks express.co.uk/news/uk/186111…
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 144/. “The only way the Brexit put forward was going to work was with a complete deregulation of the UK (Guy Hands 2023)
On the 4th anniversary of #Brexit, the question is: ‘Was this the plan?’
If so, was deregulating the genomic research a key goal?
On the 4th anniversary of #Brexit, the question is: ‘Was this the plan?’
If so, was deregulating the genomic research a key goal?
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1473758548379250688
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @mikarv 145/. Remember #Palantir’s heavily redacted contract with NHS England?
It turns out they hadn’t finalised what was on those blacked-out pages when it was signed
How can a public body sign a contract that isn’t even finished?!!
#PalantirPlan #PeterThiel goodlawproject.org/update/nhs-sig…
It turns out they hadn’t finalised what was on those blacked-out pages when it was signed
How can a public body sign a contract that isn’t even finished?!!
#PalantirPlan #PeterThiel goodlawproject.org/update/nhs-sig…
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden 146/. “Unless concrete steps are taken to protect genomic data, it’ll only show how little the govt understands the interplay between AI & genomics – the real existential challenge” @MPIainDS
Iain Duncan Smith recognises the dangers of machine learning & genomics coming together
Iain Duncan Smith recognises the dangers of machine learning & genomics coming together
https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1770363300338938093
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @SkyNewsTech @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden 147/. More #Palantir protests today, this time outside the HQ of @NHSEngland as health workers & campaigners demand the cancellation of the US data/spy tech company’s contract with the NHS
Palantir supplies advanced technology to Israel’s military
#Gaza
Palantir supplies advanced technology to Israel’s military
#Gaza
https://twitter.com/_GeorgieBlaise/status/1775429297706086561
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglove @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech As well as recouping the billions corruptly given in PPE contracts @Keir_Starmer @wesstreeting @ @UKLabour must re-examine the terrifying NHS data contract given to #Palantir which poses massive potential dangers to all our rights in the coming years
https://x.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1801675232580661529?s=46
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @NHSEngland 148/. Bannon was VP of #CambridgeAnalytica who were rprtdly taught how to scape data by #Palantir
Bannon was instrumental in Brexit & Trump‘s victory
We know the WHAT
We need to understand the WHY
A new govt is an opportunity to confront this scandal👇
Bannon was instrumental in Brexit & Trump‘s victory
We know the WHAT
We need to understand the WHY
A new govt is an opportunity to confront this scandal👇
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1801675232580661529
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @NHSEngland 149/. Blair has been all over the media again talking about AI & healthcare
In January, he called for NHS data to be sold via cooperation with “trusted partners…free from govt interference” & referred to #Palantir when talking about a “tech revolution”👇
In January, he called for NHS data to be sold via cooperation with “trusted partners…free from govt interference” & referred to #Palantir when talking about a “tech revolution”👇
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1809533129410920551
@DavidDavisMP @amnesty @BylineTimes @foxglovedev @GoodLawProject @NoTech4Tyrants @Harryslaststand @DawnButlerBrent @labourlewis @GreenJennyJones @AmnestyTech @SteveBarclay @openDemocracyUK @mehdirhasan @mikegalsworthy @peterjukes @TheDA_UK @WritesBright @NafeezAhmed @campbellclaret @guardiantech @WiredUK @WIRED @TelegraphTech @CampaignTechUK @FLGenomics @prospect_uk @nytimestech @BBCRosAtkins @digitalhealth2 @NHSMillion @EveryDoctorUK @ukfci_chair @TheLancet @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest @JME_BMJ @AmnestyUK @joepike @vicderbyshire @Vin_Diwakar @BBCr4today @Foxglovelegal @karamballes @martha__dark @DrEricDing @OliverDowden @NHSEngland 150/. “NHS data chief, Ming Tang, was ‘guest of honour’ at #Palantir lobbyist’s dinner” @FT
We only know this thanks to an FOI request
“This underscores the fact that there needs to be proper transparency over how these contracts are awarded” @AmnestyUK
ft.com/content/d68535…
We only know this thanks to an FOI request
“This underscores the fact that there needs to be proper transparency over how these contracts are awarded” @AmnestyUK
ft.com/content/d68535…
https://twitter.com/EJShone93/status/1810703984258060652
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