Palantir - FOI request

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Dear Sir or Madam,

This is an FOI request about Palantir Technologies.

1. Does your organisation use Palantir software for any purpose or policy?

2. If so please state the name of the software, the date on which use commenced, and the purposes and policies for which it is used.

3. Do you upload patient data to to Palantir e.g. Foundry? Please state the name of this data, the policy under which it is uploaded, and whether it is “de-identified”, “pseudonymised” or anonymised.

4. Have you conducted data protection impact assessments on your use of Palantir? Please provide a copy of these impact assessments if so.

If you use Palantir software:

5. Please provide copies of correspondence between relevant employees of your organisation and employees of Palantir related to the implementation and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir software.

Please define correspondence as emails, text messages and WhatsApp messages generated since 01/06/2022.

6. Please provide copies of internal correspondence related to the implementation and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir software.

Please define internal correspondence as emails generated since 01/06/2022.

Thank you for the time and energy you will invest in preparing a response. I would prefer to receive all information in electronic format and in machine-readable formats where applicable. I would be grateful if you could acknowledge receipt of this request.

Best wishes,
Lucas Amin

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Dear Mr Amin
 
Please accept this email as a formal acknowledgement of freedom of
information request below submitted to NIGALA.
 
Your request has been logged under FOI 1930.
 
A formal response to your request will be issued to you as soon as
possible, and no later than 14th April 2023.
 
We will contact you in advance if there is likely to be a delay in issuing
a formal response, along with any reason(s) for delay.
 
Kind regards,
 
 
Julie Sempey
Information Governance Manager
Business Services Organisation
2 Franklin Street | Belfast| BT2 8DQ
 
 
 
 
From: Lucas87 <[1][FOI #961384 email]>
Sent: 17 March 2023 11:39
To: NIGALA Information <[2][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Palantir - FOI request
 
Dear Sir or Madam,
 
This is an FOI request about Palantir Technologies.
 
1. Does your organisation use Palantir software for any purpose or policy?
 
2. If so please state the name of the software, the date on which use
commenced, and the purposes and policies for which it is used.
 
3. Do you upload patient data to to Palantir e.g. Foundry? Please state
the name of this data, the policy under which it is uploaded, and whether
it is “de-identified”, “pseudonymised” or anonymised.
 
4. Have you conducted data protection impact assessments on your use of
Palantir? Please provide a copy of these impact assessments if so.
 
If you use Palantir software:
 
5. Please provide copies of correspondence between relevant employees of
your organisation and employees of Palantir related to the implementation
and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir software.
 
Please define correspondence as emails, text messages and WhatsApp
messages generated since 01/06/2022.
 
6. Please provide copies of internal correspondence related to the
implementation and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir
software.
 
Please define internal correspondence as emails generated since
01/06/2022.
 
Thank you for the time and energy you will invest in preparing a response.
I would prefer to receive all information in electronic format and in
machine-readable formats where applicable. I would be grateful if you
could acknowledge receipt of this request.
 
Best wishes,
Lucas Amin
 
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Dear Mr Amin
 
Please find attached a formal response letter in relation to the above
referenced FOI request submitted to the Children’s Court Guardian Agency
of Northern Ireland ( formerly known as NIGALA ).
 
Kind regards,
 
 
Julie Sempey
Information Governance Manager
Business Services Organisation
2 Franklin Street | Belfast| BT2 8DQ
 
 
 
 
From: Lucas87 <[1][FOI #961384 email]>
Sent: 17 March 2023 11:39
To: NIGALA Information <[2][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Palantir - FOI request
 
Dear Sir or Madam,
 
This is an FOI request about Palantir Technologies.
 
1. Does your organisation use Palantir software for any purpose or policy?
 
2. If so please state the name of the software, the date on which use
commenced, and the purposes and policies for which it is used.
 
3. Do you upload patient data to to Palantir e.g. Foundry? Please state
the name of this data, the policy under which it is uploaded, and whether
it is “de-identified”, “pseudonymised” or anonymised.
 
4. Have you conducted data protection impact assessments on your use of
Palantir? Please provide a copy of these impact assessments if so.
 
If you use Palantir software:
 
5. Please provide copies of correspondence between relevant employees of
your organisation and employees of Palantir related to the implementation
and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir software.
 
Please define correspondence as emails, text messages and WhatsApp
messages generated since 01/06/2022.
 
6. Please provide copies of internal correspondence related to the
implementation and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir
software.
 
Please define internal correspondence as emails generated since
01/06/2022.
 
Thank you for the time and energy you will invest in preparing a response.
I would prefer to receive all information in electronic format and in
machine-readable formats where applicable. I would be grateful if you
could acknowledge receipt of this request.
 
Best wishes,
Lucas Amin
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[3][FOI #961384 email]
 
Is [4][NIGALA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Guardian Ad Litem (Northern Ireland)? If so,
please contact us using this form:
[5]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
 
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
 
For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
[8]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
 
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
 
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
 
 

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