Another case of Jolyon’s is off to a great start. The Good Law Project yesterday published Palantir lawyers Schillings’ response last month to their pre-action letter alleging that the software company issued “false and defamatory” statements about Jolyon’s outfit. Jolyon has already managed to fleece £67,023 from his donors for the non-starter…
Schillings’ response sets out:
- The Good Law Project hasn’t specified how any comments of Palantir’s are defamatory.
- The key document in question isn’t even authored by Palantir.
- The Good Law Project conversely describes Palantir as “possible the dodgiest company ever to gain access to our medical records“.
- Palantir is happy to arrange a “bespoke briefing” with Jolyon’s employees to explain why they are misunderstanding their work with the NHS.
The Good Law Project and other left-wing campaigners have taken issue with Palantir for years because they think private medical records will be freely accessed by a company owned by a libertarian. In actuality all that will happen is that anonymised medical records held by hospitals and care providers will be allowed to be shared with each other on a large-scale “federated” platform, thereby facilitating lower waiting lists and faster life-saving care. Meanwhile, the Good Law Project’s campaign to get people to “opt-out” is actually encouraging them to stop giving the NHS itself any information – D’oh!
Read Schillings’ full response below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ii4vhkehsfmDG2CxOs38YIZ7PE6_2OeP/preview
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