Open Rights Group released a report arguing that US tech giants have entrenched themselves across UK critical infrastructure — NHS, defence, government services — creating national security and economic risks through vendor lock-in and policy influence. The core concern is real: UK government does rely heavily on Microsoft, Palantir, and others for essential systems, and these firms do lobby on regulation. The report makes a stronger case than available evidence fully supports on some specifics (like the Microsoft-ICC sanctions incident) but correctly identifies a structural vulnerability that crosses party lines — Labour and Greens both acknowledge the risk. What's missing: the report doesn't grapple with why this happened (US tech was first-mover and cheap) or the practical tradeoffs of 'digital sovereignty' (building domestic alternatives costs money and takes years, meanwhile leaving services unsupported).