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Tecnología·24.04.2026Resumen IA
UK Biobank Data of 500K Participants Listed for Sale on Chinese Marketplace
Sensitive health data from nearly 500,000 UK Biobank participants was briefly listed for sale on a Chinese online marketplace linked to Alibaba. UK authorities acted quickly to have the listings removed, with Technology Secretary Ian Murray confirming coordination with Chinese authorities. The incident has sparked concerns about the security of one of the world's largest health research databases, which contains genetic data, diagnoses, brain scans and blood samples. Experts warn that anonymised data can sometimes be re-identified when combined with other information.
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