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A printed copy of the New Year Honours 2020 list

New Year honours data breach may lead to less government transparency

30 December 2019

The UK government posted online the private addresses of more than 1000 individuals, including celebrities and former members of the UK security service
Two Accident and Emergency doctors discuss a case UK

Google is taking over DeepMind's NHS contracts – should we be worried?

27 September 2019

Five NHS trusts have agreed contracts with Google Health after it swallowed up its UK sister firm DeepMind Health. But a lack of transparency means it's hard to tell how much has changed

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