London Mayor Sadiq Khan Blocks £50m Met Police Deal with Palantir The decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to block a £50m contract between the Metropolitan Police and Palantir, the US tech firm infamous for its role in mass surveillance, is a rare victory for transparency and accountability.
The contract, which would have been Palantir's largest yet in British policing, aimed to provide AI technology for automating intelligence analysis in criminal investigations.
Critics argue that this is little more than a euphemism for the company's true intention: to create sophisticated surveillance tools that erode civil liberties.