Michael6d ago
Open Rights Group

Palantir crawls further under the skin of the UK State ⚠️

Yet another contract has been awarded to the spytech firm with links to ICE and war crimes in Gaza. This time covering… firearms, explosives and poison 💀

We need to move away from controversial US firms and back Digital Sovereignty.

https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/04/palantir-wins-9m-contract-to-run-uk-firearms-licensing-cia-backed-biz-to-hold-gun-bomb-and-poison-records/5251132

#palantir #digitalsovereignty #ukpolitics

Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records

Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyond

theregister
Jun 5 at 11:03amWeb
Show threadOpen Rights GroupJun 5

Once we sign up to the exclusive product of Big Tech, it’s hard to get out.

We stay locked in because we have to change the entire system to change provider.

With open source, we don’t face this problem. That’s more control over our digital infrastructure and more innovation.

Sign the petition for UK #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty

#palantir #bigtech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol

Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.

From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.

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Show threadmossmanJun 5
@openrightsgroup why does the evil corp seem to keep getting unfettered access to the very data which is MOST dangerous to give to an evil corp?!?
Show threadThe DoctorJun 5
@mossman @openrightsgroup They know how to leverage what they already have for blackmail?
Show threadNiniJun 5
@openrightsgroup We need them out and we do not need a replacement for them. Fascist apparatus aren't things we need to replicate as part of our decoupling from the US.
Show threadMike SmaleJun 5
@openrightsgroup Whoops, thought this was The Onion.
Show threadjackJun 5
@openrightsgroup for £9million? for a government contract? that's pocket change... why are they giving it to Palantir rather than Literally Any UK Software Firm
Show threadrichhJun 6
@jackeric @openrightsgroup Presumably lowest bidder. It’s not a tremendously complex application - basic CRUD plus some integrations/flags with other databases. For a 10yr contract though, £900k/yr doesn’t feel enough, which means it’s probably a loss-making contract to get their foot in the door to the Police, same playbook they did with the NHS.
Show threadCockneyLaurieJun 6

@openrightsgroup

What the F*** is going on?

The NHS seems to be moving away, then this happens!!

Show threadrichhJun 6

@cockneylaurie @openrightsgroup Presumably this was already in the works and some suitably brown-enveloped person has insisted the tendering process can’t be amended midway through, even though government has started to back away from Palantir.

Which is nonsense, but it makes it the Home Office’s problem now - they can call it in to look at without the procurement spod getting their ear bent for deviating from the procurement framework.