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Published time: 3 Jul, 2017 16:03
NHS patient information illegally shared with Google DeepMind
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Data belonging to 1.6 million patients was illegally shared with Google after a National Health Service (NHS) trust tested a medical app with the tech giant.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled on Monday that the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust had not complied with the Data Protection Act when it provided information to Google’s DeepMind program.

Artificial intelligence agency DeepMind was given the data in order to try out a smartphone application called Streams. The app was set to alert doctors about patients at risk of acute kidney injuries.

According to the ICO, “a number of shortcomings” were found in how the hospital handled data, including a failure to tell patients that their information could be used in tests.

“There’s no doubt the huge potential that creative use of data could have on patient care and clinical improvements, but the price of innovation does not need to be the erosion of fundamental privacy rights,” said Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.

“Our investigation found a number of shortcomings in the way patient records were shared for this trial. Patients would not have reasonably expected their information to have been used in this way and the trust could and should have been far more transparent with patients as to what was happening."

The Data Protection Act is not a barrier to innovation but it does need to be considered wherever people’s data is being used,” the ICO said.

The hospital failed to offer an apology, but rushed to reassure its patients that the information shared “has been in our control at all times.”

DeepMind said in a statement: “Although today’s findings are about the Royal Free, we need to reflect on our own actions too.

“In our determination to achieve quick impact when this work started in 2015, we underestimated the complexity of the NHS and of the rules around patient data, as well as the potential fears about a well-known tech company working in health.”

https://www.rt.com/uk/395165-nhs-data-share-google/

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"Cyberattack on British NHS hospitals launched from North Korea, investigators say"

 

really ? lol ? here we go again with the fake news xD

 

whats next ? launched from Russia or Venezuela, or Cuba ? pls, no more fake news, this a tech forum, not CNN/FOX news.

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42 minutes ago, SPECTRUM said:

"Cyberattack on British NHS hospitals launched from North Korea, investigators say"

 

really ? lol ? here we go again with the fake news xD

 

whats next ? launched from Russia or Venezuela, or Cuba ? pls, no more fake news, this a tech forum, not CNN/FOX news.

That news is old  that's not even what the article is about  it due too poor editing and you may of took it that way/ All they done was re post what was said in the UK news

 

16 June 2017 NHS cyber-attack was 'launched from North Korea'

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40297493
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Security sources have told the BBC that the NCSC believes that a hacking group known as Lazarus launched the attack.

 

That's a long stretch.  there is no real proof of it just speculation not a actual fact with evidence. Believes and having proof is 2 different things  .

 

The op is about

 

Google DeepMind's first deal with the NHS was illegal, UK data regulator rules

http://www.businessinsider.com/ico-deepmind-first-nhs-deal-illegal-2017-6

 

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I believe it was a group called the lazarus group and it could be north korea there are many security researchers that think it is based on there code analysis thats just speculation hear say there is no hard evidence yet.

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