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UKs COVID-19 health data contracts with Google and Palantir finally emerge

Contracts for relatively a couple of coronavirus wisdom gives that the United Kingdom govt inked in haste with US tech giants, in combination with Google and Palantir, plus a UK-based AI corporate known as College, were published in recent times by means of openDemocracy and law corporate Foxglove — which had threatened criminal movement for withholdi…
Contracts for a number of coronavirus data deals that the UK government inked in haste with US tech giants, including Google and Palantir, plus a UK-based AI firm called Faculty, have been published today by openDemocracy and law firm Foxglove — which had threatened legal action for withholdi…

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