Key aspects of Palantir’s Federated Data Platform lack legal basis, lawyers tell NHS England
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/05/fdp_lacks_legal_basis/#:~:text=Exclusive%20NHS%20England%20has%20received,out%20of%20sharing%20their%20data
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For the non tech enthusiasts among us
>Data Federation refers to the process of converting information from multiple sources into a single format and then combining all the information into a single store. It allows for seamless operation over multiple data sources without the need for elaborate planning on the part of the query author.
TL;DR This platform will supposedly grab data from various trusts in England, then put it in one single data base
It’s been outsourced to a US spy firm.
>According to NHS England, the FDP is made up of a number of separate independent data platforms, each called an “Instance” alongside **transparency and privacy-enhancing** technology.
Those are two opposite things NHS England.