Google Absorbs UK Subsidiary with Access to NHS Patient Data
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By: TruePublica
American behemoths such as Google, Facebook and other transnational corporations are now so big that ethics plays second fiddle to profit and legislators feel somehow emasculated to act in the public interest. Revolving doors obviously plays a role in the cesspit of modern day politics. These transnationals are breaking all the rules where anarchy by the rich and powerful is endemic to civil society.
While all attention is turned on the constitutional and political crisis Britain faces with Brexit, Britain’s mainstream media misses another important story. For Google, it is a good time to bury bad news.
Google has announced it will integrate a UK-based health company into its main organisation, igniting concerns that the tech giant will misuse NHS patien...