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Leaked emails link NHS data privatiser Palantir to Jeffrey Epstein (www.thecanary.co)
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In 2023, the then-Conservative government awarded Palantir with a £330m contract to “build a new NHS data platform”. The move proved controversial because Palantir is a US spy tech firm and its co-founder Peter Thiel is a prominent Trump donor with links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, a trove of leaked emails have shone further light on Thiel’s connections.

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[-] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

In fairness, Obama also used Cambridge Analytica. This is not a Right or Left thing. It is a politicians vs the people thing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/19/crisis-manager-why-is-trump-use-of-social-data-bad-and-obama-good.html

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/facebook-data-scandal-trump-election-obama-2012/

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