Hacker News with Generative AI: Health Data

Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads (theregister.com)
US health insurance giant Blue Shield of California handed sensitive health information belonging to as many as 4.7 million members to Google's advertising empire, likely without these individuals' knowledge or consent.

Health Data, Privacy, Google Ads, Healthcare, Data Breaches

23 points by Bender 2 days ago | 2 comments

Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records (theguardian.com)
Researchers 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.

Data Privacy, Health Data, China, UK, Government

7 points by ndsipa_pomu 11 days ago | 5 comments

As a geneticist I won't mourn 23andMe&its jumble of useless health information (theguardian.com)
Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwax

Genetics, Health Data, Privacy, Consumer Genetics

10 points by bookofjoe 29 days ago | 0 comments

GarminDB (github.com/tcgoetz)
Python scripts for parsing health data into and manipulating data in a SQLite database. SQLite is a light weight database that doesn't require a server.

Python, Databases, Health Data, SQLite

326 points by haltcatchfire 82 days ago | 72 comments

Health Data of 1M Americans Stolen by Hackers (newsweek.com)
A Connecticut-based healthcare provider has confirmed that a hacker was able to access the sensitive data of more than a million patients.

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Health Data, Healthcare

6 points by this_weekend 83 days ago | 1 comments

I Track My Health Data in Markdown: Lessons in Digital Longevity (ycombinator.com)
I’ve spent years tracking my sleep, diet, and exercise with apps and wearables. But here’s the problem: when an app gets discontinued or stops syncing, the data—and all the insights—disappear.

Health Data, Markdown, Data Storage, Longevity

17 points by biohackerking 132 days ago | 16 comments

Elon Musk Asked People to Upload Their Health Data. X Users Obliged (nytimes.com)
Privacy experts cringed when people started feeding their medical images to the A.I. tool Grok.

Elon Musk, Health Data, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence

13 points by aguaviva 158 days ago | 2 comments

Vastaamo hack: Therapy notes hacker jailed for blackmail (bbc.com)

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Finland, Health Data, Crime

53 points by coloneltcb 361 days ago | 4 comments

Grindr Sued in UK for Sharing Users' HIV Data with Ad Firms (msn.com)

Privacy, Lawsuits, Health Data, LGBTQ+ Issues, Advertising

51 points by greenyoda 368 days ago | 19 comments