More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data

More than 44,000 patients filed legal objections under UK data protection law to stop NHS England from processing their records on Palantir's platform. The challenge requires health authorities to prove compelling reasons to keep using the data or halt its use. Public administrators and legal teams now face pressure to defend large commercial tech contracts against patient opt-outs.

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