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UK: Health data volunteered by 500,000 people to Biobank charity listed for sale on Alibaba in China
The UK government is investigating the unauthorized listing of anonymized health data from 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers for sale by three Chinese research institutions on Alibaba’s e-commerce platform. The listings were removed quickly with Chinese government support, no purchases are believed to have occurred, UK Biobank temporarily suspended platform access, revoked access for the involved institutions, and referred the incident to the UK Information Commissioner's Office for review.
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UK: Health data volunteered by 500,000 people to Biobank charity listed for sale on Alibaba in China
May 2, 2026, 4:00 AM
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