UK government using confidential patient data in coronavirus response
By: The Guardian April 12, 2020 Technology firms are processing large volumes of confidential UK patient information in a data-mining operation that is part of the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Palantir, the US big data firm founded by the rightwing billionaire Peter Thiel, is working with […]
UK spy agencies urge China rethink once Covid-19 crisis is over
Locked doors and virtual votes at virus-hit AGMs
By: The Guardian April 12, 2020 Behind closed doors, at its headquarters in London’s West End, FTSE 100 distribution company Bunzl will hold its annual general meeting next week, attended by just two shareholders. The company, which supplies businesses with products such as coffee cups and cleaning materials, had scheduled its AGM for 15 April at a […]