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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Melvin Gascon

Doctors Outraged: US 'Spying' Tech Giant Given Keys To NHS Patient Records

Palantir, a US data firm, faces a backlash from UK doctors over its £330m NHS contract. (Credit: YouTube)

Doctors, privacy campaigners and civil liberties groups are pushing back hard after NHS England awarded a £330 million contract to Palantir, the US data analytics firm linked to defence and intelligence agencies.

The deal, which allows the company to build the NHS's new Federated Data Platform (FDP), has triggered widespread alarm about patient confidentiality, national security implications and the secrecy surrounding the agreement.

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