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UK’s National Health Service Gave Tech Giants Access To Millions of Britons’ Health Records
Coronavirus // June 08, 2020

United Kingdom officials gave a California software company access to the private personal data of millions of British residents to answer questions around COVID-19, CNBC reported. The National Health Service (NHS) provided Palantir Technologies with volumes of personal information including contact details, gender, race, occupation, health conditions,...

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UK’s National Health Service Gave Tech Giants Access To Millions of Britons’ Health Records

June 08, 2020
United Kingdom officials gave a California software company access to the private personal data of millions of British residents to answer questions around COVID-19, CNBC reported. The National Health Service (NHS)...