NDIS data may have ended up in Palantir’s analytics platform as part of efforts to curb fraud
Australian government data from the National Disability Insurance Scheme may have been processed by Palantir's analytics platform. This occurred through a multi-agency fraud taskforce, despite ongoing public and political controversy regarding the company's involvement in government operations.
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It raises significant concerns regarding data privacy, government transparency, and the ethics of using controversial private software for public service administration.
There have been calls to ban the use of Palantir’s software by the Australian government since May. There have been calls to ban the use of Palantir’s software by the Australian government since May. National disability insurance scheme NDIS data may have ended up in Palantir’s analytics platform as part of efforts to curb fraud Exclusive: The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, which has access to NDIA data, used Palantir as part of a multi-agency fraud taskforce
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Personal information of national disability insurance scheme participants may have ended up in controversial software company Palantir’s analytics platform as part of a massive multi-agency sharing program investigating fraud, Guardian Australia can reveal.
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