The Illusion of Anonymity: A Comparative Analysis of Health Data Commodification, Cryptographic Vulnerabilities, and the NHS Federated Data Platform
The global healthcare scene is currently getting a massive digital glow-up. We are swapping dusty, analogue filing cabinets for a super-connected digital universe of health data. This shift is brilliant for clinical research, hospital efficiency, and training snazzy new medical AI. But there’s a catch: it might also expose our most private, sensitive information to the highly lucrative and sometimes dodgy global data brokerage market.
