Nicola Byrne, the national data guardian for England, has criticised the National Health Service England for failing to disclose that employees of Palantir would be given “unlimited” access to identifiable patient information.
The incident demonstrated “how quickly confidence erodes”, and was a breach of the “no surprises” principle set out in the Caldicott Principles that govern the use of NHS data, Byrne said.
“The intensity of interest and strength of public feeling on this issue appear to reflect not only how deeply many people care about the use of their data, and its confidentiality, but also continuing concern amongst some about Palantir’s role in the NHS,” said Byrne in a statement.
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