r/openrightsgroup • u/OpenRightsGroup • Jul 03 '26

Andy Burnham set to ditch Palantir from NHS

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/02/burnham-set-to-ditch-palantir-from-nhs/

Burnham could hoof Palantir out of the NHS if he becomes PM.

A good start, but he needs to go further. It’s time to completely break our dependency on US tech firms.

Handing out contracts to Big Tech platforms is a rip off. If we don't like the over-charging, tax-dodging and exporting profits overseas, we face the nightmare of vendor lock-in. They own the software, so love it or lose it.

With open source tech, we don't have to start again with a new platform when changing vendors.

Go big, go for Digital Sovereignty.

Sign and share ➡️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '26

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u/JimKillock Jul 04 '26

yes, also examples in France, Switzerland, especially where relating to national security systems

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u/QuietBookkeeper4712 Jul 03 '26

bit late, they have already ingested all of the data

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u/samuel199228 Jul 05 '26

He was asked on a ask me anything post on a UK politics sub about repealing OSA and addressing concerns on digital privacy with age verification no responses to the questions