The concerns stem from Palantir’s history, particularly its involvement with the UK’s National Health Service, where the company gained access to sensitive records ranging from mental health to reproductive history. These contracts remain largely opaque, with over 100 pages hidden from public view. Because Palantir operates as an American corporation, citizens face significant hurdles in filing data access requests or holding the firm accountable compared to EU-based entities.
A mother’s fight against the Palantir deal in Poland
When the Polish Ministry of National Defence signed a letter of intent with Palantir Technologies, it signaled a shift toward outsourcing critical national infrastructure to a foreign contractor. For those raising the next generation in Poland, this partnership risks long-term data sovereignty and transparency that other European nations have already rejected.
Other European nations have taken a harder stance on the company’s influence. The Swiss armed forces turned down Palantir’s offers nine times, citing an inability to guarantee that national data would remain shielded from American intelligence agencies. Similarly, the German Bundeswehr excluded the firm from military cloud projects to protect data sovereignty, deeming the prospect of external industry access to sensitive databases unacceptable. As Poland moves to deepen ties with the company, the lessons from the UK—where parliamentary committees are now pushing to exit contracts—serve as a warning for the future.
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