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💻 Technology📍 UK·about 23 hours ago·1 min read

Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts

The Guardian Health
Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts

Health service staff in the UK have expressed significant alarm after engineers from the controversial AI tech company Palantir were reportedly granted NHS email accounts. These NHS.net email accounts typically provide access to a directory containing contact details for up to 1.5 million staff members, and sources believe Palantir personnel received this same level of access. This exclusive report highlights concerns over the extensive data access given to a private company known for its work in data mining and surveillance. The situation has raised serious questions among NHS employees regarding data security, privacy, and the implications of such broad access to a directory of healthcare workers. This development is seen as particularly problematic given Palantir's controversial reputation and the sensitive nature of the information potentially exposed.

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