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

June 08, 2020
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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) provided Palantir Technologies with volumes of personal information including contact details, gender, race, occupation, health conditions, criminal offenses and religious and political affiliations, according to the […]