Palantir’s systems connect government data across the world. What happens when that infrastructure reaches the NHS?

In episode three of The Shadow Contract, we look beyond the NHS to examine Palantir’s wider record around the world – from immigration enforcement in the United States to data-sharing systems used by police and intelligence agencies.

Palantir’s platforms are designed to connect vast amounts of data, turning fragmented information into powerful analytical tools. In healthcare, that capability could help hospitals plan services and save lives.

But critics warn the same infrastructure could also enable something far more troubling: surveillance.

We explore how Palantir systems have already been used to combine healthcare, benefits and immigration data in the United States and why some experts fear similar capabilities could emerge in the UK if safeguards fail.

As governments around the world invest heavily in integrated data platforms, a deeper question begins to surface: where is the line between care and control?

Because once those data systems exist, the debate is no longer about whether they can be used, but how.

The Shadow Contract is produced by the Good Law Project. Learn more about Good Law Project’s work and see the full transcript for this episode at goodlawproject.org/podcast

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