The Thiel File/CASE 19/2019–2026

Palantir

Palantir in the NHS and at the World Food Programme

Health data in England and aid logistics worldwide

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, July 2013. NHS context; the building shown is not evidence of any specific data processing activity.
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RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Contracts documented; opposition continues

The contracts and the stated safeguards are documented. Whether those safeguards are enough is a live political argument.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

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The NHS platform

What the health service says, and what critics say.

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The World Food Programme

Aid logistics and data worries.

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The claims, rated.

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Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. NHS England: Federated Data Platform award, 21 November 2023 ↗

    Official announcement of the contract to a Palantir-led group.

  2. NHS England: Federated Data Platform FAQs ↗

    Official answers on who controls the data.

  3. Amnesty UK: hospitals urged to reject Palantir software, 2026 ↗

    Advocacy campaign against the contract.

  4. World Food Programme: partnership with Palantir, 5 February 2019 ↗

    Official announcement.

  5. Privacy International: concerns over the WFP deal, 12 February 2019 ↗

    Advocacy critique.

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