Jim KillockMar 14

‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn #Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security #digitalsovereignty

https://www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-technologies-uk-mod-sources-government-data-insights-security-state-secrets

‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security

Experts say that claims UK data remains under government ownership miss the point that the company has the capability to build its own detailed picture of the British population, and even infer state secrets. Report by Charlie Young and Carole Cadwalladr

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Show threadJim KillockMar 14
#Palantir is skimming insights and conclusions about the UK's defence posture, up to and including national secrets. Where assets are deployed, what is working, what is not.
Show threadJim KillockMar 14
And through other datasets such as the NHS, it can build a picture of individuals, the article explains. How is this not understood by the security apparatus?
Show threadJim KillockMar 14
My guess is that the government does in fact know and understand how dangerous the situation is. But "in for a penny, in for a pound", they think the best way to manage the risks to the UK is to deepen the UK's attachment to the USA.
Show threadJim KillockMar 14
That is the only way to explain the unlimited US investment in UK tech and AI infrastructure, the strategic relationship with Palantir, the deepening of US tech deployed in the UK government. What joy. Did anyone vote for this?
Show threadScott the F is implicit Baxter
@jim maybe unconsciously.
Mar 15 at 3:32amWeb