This essay, on the the new NHS medical database, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 6 June 2021, under the headline “Tell me how you’ll use my medical data. Only then might I sign up”. Would you allow your medical data to be anonymised and used for research into cancer or to aid future pandemic planning? Most people would probably say yes. I certainly would. But what if that data could be accessed by tech giants such as […]

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