"UK Biobank said the re-identification scenario tested by the Guardian did not highlight a privacy risk because without additional information it would be impossible to identify individuals."

Do these people understand nothing about #DataPrivacy or #Ethics? Or are they just swimming in a deep sea of white, male, establishment privilege?

This is why I teach #DataEthics and it will become a lead example for my session with the MSc Data Science students next month.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/14/confidential-health-records-exposed-online-uk-biobank

Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of times

The Guardian
@tomstoneham wow they clearly have no idea what github is either. (i.e. a ui to Git, a tool for distributing and preserving data through changes including deletions...).