NHS apologises after admitting Palantir engineers access identifiable
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- NHS apologised and publicly admitted that Palantir engineers have access to identifiable patient data, reversing its prior position on the arrangement
- Palantir was confirmed by the NHS to hold access privileges allowing its engineers to view identifiable patient information rather than anonymised records alone
Why it matters: The NHS's apology and admission mark a rare public reversal on a high-profile data-sharing arrangement, directly contradicting prior assurances about patient privacy and handing a contractor's engineering staff visibility into identifiable medical records.
