NHS issued legal challenge over contract with Palantir

UK tech-justice firm Foxglove has filed a lawsuit against the UK government on behalf of news site openDemocracy, claiming that the National Health Service (NHS) failed to conduct a fresh Data Protection Impact Assessment regarding its deal with big data firm Palantir Technologies. Palantir, which was funded by the CIA, has faced criticism for its work and its ties to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The NHS awarded Palantir a two-year contract worth £23.5m ($31.6m) in December for “data management platform services.”