Google’s Medical Data Initiative Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing 🏥

A whistleblower has released details on a secret health initiative from Google, code-named “Project Nightingale”, that accesses millions of Americans health data. Alex discusses the secret project and while he agrees that the data should be de-identified to a greater degree, he thinks that the healthcare industry is in dire need of projects like this to push forward and innovate.

This is an excerpt from episode 47 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/nSXeFfIzwQk

Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans: www.wsj.com/articles/google-s-secret-project-nightingale-gathers-personal-health-data-on-millions-of-americans-11573496790?mod=hp_lead_pos1

I’m the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/14/im-the-google-whistleblower-the-medical-data-of-millions-of-americans-is-at-risk

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