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Over 44,000 people formally object to US firm Palantir processing their NHS data
Campaigners organised the mass privacy requests over concerns about the American software giant supplying technology to both Israel's armed forces and US immigration officials. The backlash increases pressure on ministers to scrap a £330m contract for a national patient database that starts in 2027. Palantir insists the system actually improves care by reducing discharge delays and creating extra capacity for operations.
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