Privacy International and No Tech for Tyrants said the U.K. government is not being transparent about contracts with U.S.-based surveillance and data analytics company Palantir, Vice reports. Following a joint investigation, the digital rights groups said the government responded to 4 out of 11 freedom-of-information requests that confirmed Palantir contracts but did not include details. “We often do not know what, if any, safeguards are in place to protect our data, and ensure that it is not misused,” they said.
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