This Little-Known Firm Is Getting Rich Off Your Medical Data

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Article by Adam Tanner in Fortune Magazine, focused on commercial health data mining.   Quotes Dr Claudia Pagliari on the potential privacy risks arising from the trade in personal health information and the need for better laws and corporate penalties. Dr Pagliari also contrasts the attention being paid to the need for robust data governance on the part of academics and public health agencies, with the murky world of commercial data brokage, which lacks transparency and public awareness.