Yet another data breach by an NHS Trust and yet another apology (it is sincere) – but the private information of people they were caring for is still out there in wild. Where anyone can access it and abuse it. NHS trust apologises for Covid trial data breach – BBC …
NCSC highlights the targets of cyber-crime
Since the pandemic started, it has been well reported that organisations working on possible vaccines, related industries and supply chains have been the targets of cyber-criminals. The latest NCSC report has the numbers to support these claims and highlights the health sector as an urgent priority for protection. Vaccine research …
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Privacy and Security and the UK Government
I read this article by Nathaniel Tkacz from The Conversation a few days ago: New government app will provide access to public services but questions around privacy and design remain (theconversation.com) It discusses the drive by the UK government to “appify” about 300 government services into a single app with …
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Big Tech, the NHS and your privacy
In 2015 the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust gave Google’s AI division, DeepMind, access to the personal medical records of 1.6 million patients. In 2017 the ICO said the NHS Trust “had not done enough to protect the privacy of patients when it shared data with Google”. Now a …
Patient Covid-19 test results sent to businesses by mistake
NHS Orkney has sent confidential patient information, related to Covid-19 to local businesses by mistake. An investigation by the Trust says it was “administrative error” but to the patients concerned it would have been a breach of their privacy. The Trust has no idea who could have read – or …
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