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‘Never Speak About It’: Leaked Audit Reveals the UN’s Palantir Problem
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- Masurier, Jessica Le (Author)
Title
‘Never Speak About It’: Leaked Audit Reveals the UN’s Palantir Problem
Abstract
The United Nations’ World Food Programme is finalizing a five-year renewal of its contract with US data software firm Palantir despite “key privacy concerns” raised in a leaked 2025 internal audit. The audit, seen by PassBlue and FRANCE 24, reveals UN misgivings about allowing Palantir to process data for the world’s largest humanitarian supply chain.
The World Food Programme (WFP) manages one of the biggest biometric databases in the world. Its SCOPE system contains information on millions of people, many of them beneficiaries of global humanitarian aid.
Blog Title
PassBlue
Date
2026-08-07
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Accessed
8/8/26, 6:17 PM
Short Title
‘Never Speak About It’
Language
English
License
Privacy & Data Protection
Extra
Worldwide
Citation
Masurier, J. L. (2026, August 7). ‘Never Speak About It’: Leaked Audit Reveals the UN’s Palantir Problem. PassBlue. https://passblue.com/2026/08/07/never-speak-about-it-leaked-audit-reveals-the-uns-palantir-problem/
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Geography
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