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Re:Google AI has access to huge haul of NHS patient data by chris_va on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:26PM (#11615263)
"so granted access to all patient data"

Yes, but under what conditions? Many privacy laws apply here, and treating Google as some monolithic entity where everyone working there can now read anyone's personal health history is inaccurate.

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Re:Google AI has access to huge haul of NHS patient data by fweespee_ch on Monday May 02, 2016 @05:27PM (#11615807)
Its psuedononymous data the NHS has previously admitted can be deanonymized given sufficient effort but such deanonymization carries criminal and civil penalties.
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