Editor's Pick: Is Your Health Data at Risk?

Is Your Health Data at Risk?

Sam Bocetta Dec 20, 2019 4:00 AM PT

We've recently seen much breathless news coverage of the Nightingale Project, Google's half-secret partnership with Ascension, the second- largest healthcare system in the U.S. The details of the project -- which involves sharing the healthcare data of tens of millions of unsuspecting patients -- have raised significant concerns. The concerns have centered around issues that by now are familiar. [More...]

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