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Half a million Britons' health data listed for sale on China's Alibaba

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 23 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - The medical data of 500,000 British citizens was put up for sale on Chinese website Alibaba, the UK government confirmed on Thursday.
The UK Biobank is a non-profit charity, independent of government, which brings together data donated by its volunteer participants. This data is then shared with researchers...

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