Why Has Google Been Given Access to NHS Patient Data?

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One of the most sensitive and private aspects of our personal lives is our medical records.

Until 2014 when we started to hear how drug and insurance companies would be able to buy information taken from them we had assumed that that a promise of confidentiality would never be broken. It should not come as absolute surprise therefore that other types of companies would be next in line, and a recent article in New Scientist has highlighted how tech giant Google has been granted access to 1.6 million NHS patient records. If you’re wondering how and why, read on.

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Reasons Why Young People Are Missing Out On IT Careers in the Financial Services Industry

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A recent Computer Weekly article highlighted how, according to a leading London based investment management Careers Company young people may be missing out on rewarding IT careers in the financial services sector due to a lack of awareness of the opportunities and career pathways.

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Now There’s More Mobile Than Desktop Web Traffic

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Desktop has always been the way that most people access the web, although this trend has been in decline in recent years. Now the latest figures show that mobile access overtook desktop for the first time in October.

StatCounter figures for October have shown the balance tipping towards desktop for the first time last month with 51.3% of global web traffic accessing the web using smartphones and tablets.

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Chancellor Says We Need To Retaliate Against Cyber-Attacks

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In a speech describing the UK government’s plans for spending £1.9 billion on cyber security, the Chancellor Philip Hammond has said that the UK needs to be able to retaliate in kind against state-sponsored cyber-attacks.
In the National Cyber Security Strategy speech at the recent ‘Future Decoded’ conference, Mr. Hammond focused on key national cyber security challenges and the need to “deter those who seek to steal from us, or harm our interests”.

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