chrisjjNew York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/new-york-hospitals-palantir-ai
It seems like letting a company like Palantir anywhere near private medical data is a pretty bad idea. I am happy NYC is doing this.
Palantir builds software that customers use to work with their own data. Custody of the data remains with the customer.
This is like saying a hospital that uses Excel is handing over data to Microsoft.
This isn’t accurate, Palantir business model includes mass surveillance for military/security purposes; if a company is concerned with privacy should think twice before handling it to Palantir, even if with all the assurances they might give in terms of data governance.
This is like saying a Swiss bank would share your secrets because shady people use Swiss banks. No. Confidentiality is literally built into their business model. Getting caught sharing customer data is one of the fastest ways for their business to crumble.
How many times are we gonna have to see businesses get caught sharing customer data before we learn to not just trust them?
What software from what companies do you use to store your personal data?