More than 44,000 people have filed legal objections to their health data being shared with, stored in or used by the Federated Data Platform, a nationwide medical database operated using Palantir's AI technology, according to The Guardian.
The objections represent formal demands that NHS England block the US company from handling their personal information. The campaign comes as Palantir faces wider backlash over its involvement with the Israeli military and connections to Trump's immigration enforcement operations.
The scale of the legal challenge underscores public concern about data privacy and corporate involvement in the NHS. The objections appear to use formal legal mechanisms available to individuals seeking to prevent their health records from being included in the centralized platform.
Palantir, a data analytics firm, has provided technology underpinning the FDP, which aims to consolidate medical records across the English health service. The company has drawn criticism from civil liberties advocates and privacy campaigners who worry about the scope of data collection, the role of a private US firm in handling sensitive NHS records, and potential uses of the technology beyond healthcare.
The objections filed so far represent a significant organized response to the platform's rollout, though the total number eligible to lodge formal objections and the legal standing of such objections remain unclear from the available information.