21 h. ago Don't charge your phone in a Chinese electric car, UK defence firms warn amid 'security data fears'

Bosses at two of Britain's top defence companies have said the sector is taking a 'cautious' and 'belt and braces' approach to the possibility that the Chinese state could be spying on cars.

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1 week ago RFK Jr calls autism an ‘epidemic’ and a tragedy. As an autistic journalist, I have some comments

ANALYSIS: Health Secretary wilfully misreads data that should be celebrated, not feared, writes Eric Garcia

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1 week ago Half a million UK GP records to become accessible to researchers from China

Intelligence agencies have raised fears about the authoritarian country gathering health data

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1 week ago China to gain access to NHS medical records from 500,000 patients despite MI5 fears that health data could be misused by Beijing

The information is being uploaded to the central database of the UK Biobank, a research hub that makes data available to universities, scientific institutes and private companies.

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1 week ago Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records

Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies’ security fearsResearchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal.Preparations are under way to transfer the records to UK Biobank, a research hub that holds detailed medical information donated by 500,000 volunteers. One of the world’s largest troves of health data, the facility makes its information available to universities, scientific institutes and private companies. A Guardian analysis shows one in five successful applications for access come from China. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment man dressed as a giant RAT confronts Birmingham councillors as warning issued over fears bin raiders could steal personal data lurking in 21,000 tonnes of rubbish on streets

A man in full rodent costume describing himself as the 'Selly Oak rat' appeared at a full meeting of Birmingham City Council and managed to ask a question about the bin strike crisis.

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3 w. ago TikTok set for €500m fine over sending EU data to China as US sale deadline looms

Ireland’s data protection commission is said to have found TikTok's owners fell foul of GDPR laws by sending users' data to China, amid fears the video sharing app poses a national security threat

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