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Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir, Faculty and big tech

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Re: Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir, Faculty and big tech

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And that's why we don't trust "the good guys" with our data. There are no good guys, keep your damn data to yourself no matter what.

It's not clear who you're meaning by "the good guys". None of the parties mentioned, maybe except openDemocracy (and not sure there) could feasibly have such a label applied.

Note that I've nor personally heard of Foxglove before, so no idea at all about their history.

Re: Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir, Faculty and big tech

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If things like this upset you, you are seriously naive about the operations of your government. As a former Palantir employee, I can say with some confidence that the govt and private company's make efforts to ensure these things remain secret..

Then be a hero and stop using a throwaway maybe? If you are embarrassed or maybe ashamed of your former association with Palantir, don't bring it up or don't get caught working there or both. I work on similar public healthcare projects where our website mentions the contracts, down to the division. I tell people in meetings I don't do things I wouldn't stand by on public record. Own it.

I wouldn't to be honest; they are a whistleblower and unless they manage to get a lot of media attention, there's a chance they'll "disappear" or "commit suicide"; Palantir is a dodgy company with people, influence and interests going very high up.

Re: Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir, Faculty and big tech

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then be a hero and stop using a throwaway maybe? If you are embarrassed or maybe ashamed of your former association with Palantir, don't bring it up or don't get caught working there or both. I work on similar public healthcare projects where our website mentions the contracts, down to the division. I tell people in meetings I don't do things I wouldn't stand by on public record. Own it.

I wouldn't to be honest; they are a whistleblower and unless they manage to get a lot of media attention, there's a chance they'll "disappear" or "commit suicide"; Palantir is a dodgy company with people, influence and interests going very high up.

I bet they are, I think my comment was reasonably sarcastic. If you have to bad mouth them under an alias, you know you do not want to work for them.

Re: Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir, Faculty and big tech

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There have been reports on this site, of severe healthcare provider (as in HIPAA protected data) privacy violations, that occurred via data broker intermediaries through popular social media platforms. You know, getting a $60 FedEx package consisting of baby formula, during the month that the baby you miscarried should have been born, that almost cost you your life too. The amount of bad medical data, erroneous medic…

This seems really uncompelling. So what, we pass on potentially saving lives because some people are getting mail that makes them sad? Because a trans person might get mail that targets their sex? None of the potential harm seems as bad as dying or even physical (unlike dying).

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