There is an article in The Times about that interview yesterday with the UK CE of Palantir. I can't get the archive.ph link to work sorry, but quoting from it -
A software company involved in controversial projects around the world has ruled out helping the government to implement its digital ID card scheme, saying it lacks democratic legitimacy.
Palantir technologies, which has contracts with intelligence agencies, police and the Ministry of Defence, said it would not be participating in the scheme and warned it was a "programme that needs to be tested at the ballot box".
Louis Mosley, Palantir's UK boss, has criticised the government's ID plans and said the firm would not bid for any contracts around it.
"Palantir has long had a policy that we will help democratically elected governments implement the policies they have been elected to deliver and that does mean that often we are involved in the implementation of very controversial measures".
"Digital ID is not one that was tested at the last election. It wasn't in the manifesto. So we haven't had a clear resounding public support at the ballot box for its implementation. So it isn't one for us".
Mosley added that he also had "personal concerns" about digital IDs, suggesting they may be open to abuse. "One of my concerns about it is the technical necessity of it. We have all had experience with engaging with parts of the government where the online experience leaves something to be desired. It needs improvement".
"However, we are in a world now where there are at least a dozen unique identifiers for each of us in government. We have passports, we have driving licences, we have unique tax codes, we have national insurance numbers. Now each of these sits in a silo and doesn't talk to the other, it isn't harmonised. There's no way for the government to easily jump from one to another. I think there are ways to improve that, that wouldn't require a wholesale new form of ID, and I think it does open up the risk of misuse as well".