Alarms Raised Over UK Biobank’s Controversial Sharing of Sensitive Health Data

500,000 UK individuals unknowingly provided their private health information to insurance firms via UK Biobank for medical research. An investigation revealed that blood, saliva, urine samples, medical records, wearable device data, and lifestyle details were shared with insurance industry companies for building tools estimating chronic illness risks. The controversial sharing of data has raised concerns […]

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