UK class action-style suit filed over DeepMind NHS health data scandal

UK class action-style suit filed over DeepMind NHS health data scandal

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https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/30/uk-class-action-style-suit-filed-over-deepmind-nhs-health-data-scandal/

A UK law firm is bringing a class-action style claim over a patient health data scandal that dates back to 2015 and involves the Google-owned AI company DeepMind, after it was quietly passed medical information on over a million patients by an NHS Trust as part of an app development project.

Law firm Mishcon de Reya announced the legal action today, saying a “representative action” has been filed on behalf of a UK citizen, called Mr Andrew Prismall, and the approximately 1.6M others whose confidential medical records were obtained by DeepMind/Google without their knowledge or consent.