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drumhead
on May 5, 2020
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UK centralised contact-tracing app probably won't ...
They're testing app on the Isle of Wight now, we'll soon see how effective it is. If it doesnt work, then I'm assuming they'll fall back to the Apple/Google option?
jon889
on May 5, 2020
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ahah, more likely the company (I think Palantir, might be wrong) will get paid anyway and won't care what the results are.
Endlessly
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Palantir’s contract for this is £1.
Google [palantir £1 nhsx] to confirm.
e2le
on May 5, 2020
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That makes this all much more suspicious. Given the shadiness of Palantir, I have to wonder what they are hoping to get out of this.
andygates
on May 5, 2020
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Kudos and good feelings, and probably operating costs going forward. Palantir's shady reputation could benefit from some good feelings.
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