Google DeepMind patient-data sharing deal with Royal Free NHS Trust deal was illegal, rules ICO

Carly Page
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Google DeepMind's Streams project with the Royal Free NHS Trust used real patient data

The deal between Google DeepMind and an NHS trust in London that saw patient data shared with the internet giant was illegal, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ruled.  The ICO said...

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