A large Covid-19 testing provider is being investigated by the UK’s data privacy watchdog over its plans to sell swabs containing customers’ DNA for medical r

A new partnership with GlaxoSmithKline drew intense scrutiny from customers, reflecting eroding public trust in companies' ability to protect private information.

New automatic extraction of data from GP-held patient records, due to come into force next month, are ‘far bigger’ and ‘more intrusive’ than care.data, GP privacy campaigners have warned.

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