The UK’s reliance on US Big Tech is a national security issue ⚠️
But the UK is giving the controversial spyware company Palantir more contracts and more access to our data.
We're increasingly vulnerable to companies that lock us in to proprietary systems, creating dependency not independence.
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Instead of handing government contracts to predatory Big Tech, the UK should ensure we have control of our digital infrastructure.
Even secure systems are fragile if a foreign company or power can pull the plug.
Sign our petition for a digital sovereignty strategy that priorities UK open source ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty
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I disagree.
Even 20 years ago the UK gov was knowingly putting data and services into US platforms.
Even when the EU's "safe harbour" expired, they continued.
And even today, when we can all see what Palantir is - because they don't hide it.
The gov's brightest and best security people know exactly what's going on.
The hypothesis that best explains this behaviour is that the UK is a vassal state of the US - US control of the UK is not seen as a threat.
tompsettchris
Open Rights Group
Jon PENNYCOOK
Sneezy