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Palantir Data and Surveillance Partnerships
Coverage from Democracy for Sale, Media Matters for America, and others
Palantir supplies data integration and analytics systems through partnerships with public institutions, bringing questions about privacy, oversight, procurement, and accountability into focus.
In England, its contract to operate the NHS Federated Data Platform has prompted debate over contractors’ access to patient information, the limits of pseudonymisation, and what uses the data may support. Critics have also raised concerns about possible links between health data and other government functions, vendor dependence, and the effect on public trust; NHS representatives cite safeguards and audits. These issues illustrate the broader questions surrounding Palantir-linked deployments: who can access sensitive data, under what authority, and with what accountability.
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Five East Midlands police forces are ending participation in Palantir's Project Nectar after the regional police unit concluded its two-year surveillance pilot should not continue.
9/19/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Debate over Palantir data integration intensifies as critics warn Trump administration agency sharing could expand surveillance risks for Americans.
7/2/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
England’s NHS and Palantir face scrutiny over Federated Data Platform access limits after a parliamentary committee requested disclosures of data scope and legal authority.
6/8/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
American Oversight sued DHS and ICE in the US for FOIA nonresponse about expanded interagency sharing and Palantir analytics used in immigration enforcement.
5/9/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Dan Goldman and other lawmakers asked DHS and ICE in February to detail Palantir-linked surveillance analytics and vendor tools used for immigration enforcement, citing privacy concerns.
4/20/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Garamaendi, Goldman, Velázquez, and Wyden asked ICE and DHS in April 2026 to explain Palantir-enabled surveillance tool use in immigration enforcement.
4/18/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Goldman, Velázquez, and Wyden led lawmakers asking DHS and ICE in a letter to disclose Palantir-linked surveillance tools and personal-data safeguards in U.S. immigration enforcement.
4/16/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
In 2025 United States lawmakers scrutinize Palantir's facial recognition deployments amid privacy and civil liberties concerns over government surveillance.
2/28/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
London's Metropolitan Police Service used Palantir AI for officer data analysis and location tracking, drawing legal action consideration from the police federation.
4/30/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
U.S. court filings say CMS shared and then reshared Medicaid data with ICE for deportation, after which ICE and Palantir deletion efforts reportedly left copies.
7/17/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
National Nurses United protested Palantir Technologies on August 27 in eight U.S. cities over government surveillance, military targeting, and healthcare data practices.
9/20/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Zane Dalgamouni and ACLU of Hawaii advocates raised surveillance concerns on Monday, August 10, over Palantir's new office and government recruitment in Honolulu.
8/10/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
NHS England and Palantir signed a 2023 contract to run the federated data platform in the United Kingdom, with a 2027 review amid privacy concerns over government data sharing and surveillance.
3/12/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
USA Today Co announced during its second-quarter earnings call that it would partner with Palantir to analyze audience behavior for monetization, raising privacy concerns in the United States.
8/9/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
NHS England in 2023 awarded Palantir a contract to run the Federated Data Platform in England, raising privacy concerns over cross-department data sharing.
3/12/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Privacy International criticized the World Food Programme Palantir partnership in 120-country humanitarian operations for insufficient informed consent and privacy safeguards.
6/17/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Tech for Bad reports Palantir's data integration with the UN World Food Programme and UK public services, raising privacy and consent concerns.
6/17/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Spain blacklisted Palantir after National Intelligence Center and Ministry of Defense evaluations over cross-border data access and compliance risks tied to surveillance analytics contracts.
7/5/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Spain barred Palantir from new government bidding after National Intelligence Center and Ministry of Defense evaluations cited cross-border data handling and compliance risks.
7/5/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
USA Today Co. employees at 31 unionized publications urged executives to end the Palantir partnership because audience-data access could affect privacy and journalists covering Palantir.
9/10/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast met Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel at La Moneda Palace as lawmakers criticized undisclosed discussions over potential surveillance and intelligence technology.
7/11/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
UK MPs urged in 2027 planning to use a break clause on a Palantir NHS contract after concerns about sensitive data handling and legal basis transparency.
6/6/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Rep. Dan Goldman led a New York City rally in protest of Palantir technology used by DHS and ICE during immigration enforcement, seeking answers on facial recognition and collected data.
5/7/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Coalition of health and human rights groups in the United Kingdom urges NHS England to cancel Palantir contract over privacy, governance and state surveillance risks in 2025.
3/15/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
UK lawmakers challenged the FCA-Palantir trial over whether the US Cloud Act could allow US government access to encrypted FCA data.
6/1/2026 • Global Privacy & Cross-Border Data Flows • General
ACLU of Hawaii and allied groups protested Palantir Technologies' government surveillance software during a noon-to-1 p.m. demonstration at Honolulu's Pacific Guardian Center.
8/11/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Interesting
NHS England, UK, responded to a Financial Times report alleging broad contractor access to identifiable NHS patient data linked to Palantir healthcare data platform work.
5/11/2026 • Personal Data & Identity • General
MPs warned about contractor access to identifiable NHS patient data before pseudonymisation as London mayor Sadiq Khan blocked Palantir-related procurement for procurement-rule concerns.
5/24/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
EFF calls Palantir ICE support incompatible with stated human rights commitments after requesting due diligence, oversight, and remediation details.
4/20/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
Hawaii advocacy groups protested Palantir in downtown Honolulu on Monday over concerns that government data tools could enable facial-recognition surveillance and immigration enforcement.
8/12/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Hawaiian advocacy organizations protested Palantir's Honolulu office on Monday, citing concerns about the company's government surveillance, facial recognition, and immigration-tracking capabilities.
8/11/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Sludge reported Palantir hired Democratic-connected lobbyists, including Avoq LLC and Mark Begich, as Palantir AI surveillance contracts drew electoral backlash in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
6/23/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Palantir Technologies faced intensified UK scrutiny of an NHS data contract while 56 percent of non-insider shareholders backed a human rights report vote.
6/13/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
UK lawmakers urged stopping an FCA contract with Palantir after reports of third-party access to sensitive financial regulation and financial-crime intelligence data.
3/23/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
The UK Financial Conduct Authority awarded Palantir a three-month Foundry contract to analyze sensitive internal intelligence data for financial crime detection, raising privacy concerns.
3/22/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General