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Privatisation Catastrophe, Starting with NHS England: Microsoft and Partners Attack British People's Health and Steal Their Medical Records (While British Taxpayers Unwillingly Pay for This)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 23, 2023,
updated Nov 23, 2023

Palantir and Microsoft joining hands

The NHS (official site) has sold out. It says this will "improve care for millions", but what one reader of ours sees is "Microsoft in NHS" (direct quote, not from the page though as there are layers of indirection).

"Palantir is bad enough on its own," the reader said, "but it is apparently also a partner of Microsoft Accenture... Thus Microsoft Palantir."

This is a scandal long in the making; thus, there's a lowered shock effect (many foresaw this long before it was finalised). Any Brit should be careful what information is given to these foreign and rather hostile companies, as they will expand beyond England. The lack of trust (with one's privacy, discreet information) causes dishonesty with GPs, which of course has the OPPOSITE effect (of improving care).

And when it comes to hereditary things, there is a lot of "informant"-type activity on their systems (like people who tell the GP what relatives have, either conditions or history). For those who don't know Palantir's history and ties to the US military/government, do some research.

To make matters worse, earlier today we received an envelope from a private company in "NHS" clothing, with Oxford University mentioned but a footnote and small fonts saying it's a private firm. This is a for-profit venture, not a health service, and they want to do a survey of millions of people for "free" to "improve health" or "studies" etc.

I've just taken photographs of the letter we received. The wording misleads. It's a private company:

NHS privatisation

In small fonts at the bottom:

NHS privatisation company

Notice further up (near the top): "Your local clinic is closing soon" alarmism (likely false, as we heard no such thing anywhere).

And they remember to stick the NHS logo somewhere, for false connotations and implied legitimacy:

NHS logo

Don't fall for it. They most likely store their data in some other continent and their goal isn't to improve health but to increase their revenue.

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