- Twitter and Google blocked ads from a medical journal about health and racism https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/18/22937318/twitter-google-ad-blocked-racism-health-journal 12 comments science
- Google cuts a deal to help develop health algorithms using patient data https://www.cnet.com/health/google-cuts-a-deal-to-collect-patient-data-for-health-algorithm-development/ 3 comments privacy
- Salesforce, Google, Facebook. How Big Tech undermines California’s public health system https://www.salon.com/2021/05/09/salesforce-google-facebook-how-big-tech-undermines-californias-public-health-system_partner/ 5 comments technology
- Lawmakers Grill Tech C.E.O.s on Capitol Riot, Getting Few Direct Answers: The leaders of Google, Facebook and Twitter faced sharp questions about misinformation’s role in the attack and the mental health of children who use their products. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/technology/facebook-twitter-google-capitol-riots-hearing.html 3 comments politics
- “Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance. https://www.propublica.org/article/trumpcare-does-not-exist-nevertheless-facebook-and-google-cash-in-on-misleading-ads-for-garbage-health-insurance?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature 3 comments politics
- “Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance. http://feeds.propublica.org/link/9499/13987821/trumpcare-does-not-exist-nevertheless-facebook-and-google-cash-in-on-misleading-ads-for-garbage-health-insurance 59 comments politics
- Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/apple-and-google-launch-exposure-notification-api-enabling-public-health-authorities-to-release-apps/ 3 comments apple
- Google Map links of 52 Covid19 aka CoronaV testing centers designated by health ministry https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/fhcrkj/google_map_links_of_52_covid19_aka_coronav/ 7 comments india
- Hospitals Give Tech Giants Access to Detailed Medical Records: "Deals with Microsoft, IBM and Google reveal the power medical providers have in deciding how patients’ sensitive health data is shared" https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-give-tech-giants-access-to-detailed-medical-records-11579516200 5 comments economy
- AI system outperforms experts in spotting breast cancer. Program developed by Google Health tested on mammograms of UK and US women. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/01/ai-system-outperforms-experts-in-spotting-breast-cancer 8 comments artificial
- Google Health and Deepmind present an artificial intelligence system capable of surpassing human experts in breast cancer prediction based on large datasets from the US and UK. They show an absolute reduction of 5.7% and 1.2% (USA and UK) in false positives and 9.4% and 2.7% in false negatives. https://deepmind.com/research/publications/international-evaluation-of-an-artificial-intelligence-system-to-identify-breast-cancer-in-screening-mammography 12 comments science
- Google tries to explain its controversial health data collection program - Personal info is only seen by select people and never used for advertising, it said. https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/20/google-explains-what-its-doing-health-data/ 3 comments technology
- Will Google get away with grabbing 50m Americans' health records? | Technology https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/14/google-healthcare-data-ascension 14 comments privacy
- Google Reportedly Amassed Private Health Data on Millions of People Without Their Knowledge https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/11/google-reportedly-amassed-private-health-data-on-millions-of-people-without-their-knowledge/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+uk%2Fgizmodo+%28gizmodo+uk%29 7 comments technology
- Google has access to detailed health records on tens of millions of Americans https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/would-you-trust-google-with-your-medical-records-it-might-already-have-them/ 4 comments science
- Google has access to detailed health records on tens of millions of Americans https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/would-you-trust-google-with-your-medical-records-it-might-already-have-them/ 5 comments technology
- Report: Google has secret project gathering health data https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/11/report-google-has-secret-project-gathering-health-data/amp/ 3 comments worldnews
- Google may be secretly gathering millions of personal health records with alleged - ‘Project Nightingale’ Patients across 21 states may be affected https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/11/20959771/google-health-records-project-nightingale-privacy-ascension 17 comments technology
- Google's Secret 'Project Nightingale' Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans: "Search giant is amassing health records from Ascension facilities in 21 states; patients not yet informed" [United States of America] https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-s-secret-project-nightingale-gathers-personal-health-data-on-millions-of-americans-11573496790 41 comments economy
- 'When Will Someone Go to Jail?': New Report Shows Google Secretly Storing Health Data of Millions of Americans https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/11/when-will-someone-go-jail-new-report-shows-google-secretly-storing-health-data 589 comments technology
- Google wants to give doctors web-like searches for medical records - You might even have a dedicated search for health conditions. https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/03/google-health-doctor-search-plans/ 10 comments technology
- Google’s FitBit acquisition raises questions about what it will do with users’ health data https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/1/20943583/google-fitbit-acquisition-privacy-antitrust 146 comments privacy
- Google Searches For Ways To Put Artificial Intelligence To Use In Health Care https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/22/712778514/google-searches-for-ways-to-put-artificial-intelligence-to-use-in-health-care 7 comments technology
- A person with measles visited Google headquarters, health officials say https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/health/google-measles-bn/index.html 6 comments nottheonion
- Google and Amazon to offer AirPods alternatives; Apple likely to add health sensors https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/05/airpods-alternatives/ 126 comments apple
- Pokemon Go will soon use Apple Health and Google Fit data to hatch eggs and earn candy https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/25/pokemon-go-apple-health-google-fit/amp/?__twitter_impression=true 59 comments apple
- In a strongly-worded letter to platforms like Facebook and Google, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused companies of “turning a blind eye” to a generation of children who are being “exposed to harmful emotional side effects” of social media use. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-google-jeremy-hunt-letter-age-limit-new-law-protect-children-a8316286.html 7 comments worldnews
- How Facebook and Google threaten public health – and democracy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/11/facebook-google-public-health-democracy? 4 comments politics
- There is now a Google test for depression and mental ill health https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/there-is-now-a-google-test-for-depression-and-mental-ill-health.html 12 comments technology
- Google's DeepMind AI wing was given access to the personal medical records of 1.6 million NHS patients on an "inappropriate legal basis," the UK's top data protection adviser to the health service has said. https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2017/05/google-collected-nhs-patient-records-on-inappropriate-legal-basis/ 80 comments worldnews
- Thoughts on storing protected health information in Google Drive (GSuite for Business) https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/5xpwfk/thoughts_on_storing_protected_health_information/ 6 comments privacy
- A leaked document has revealed that Google has been given access to 1.6 million patients' records by the UK's National Health Service - including full names and patient histories. http://www.sciencealert.com/leaked-document-reveals-google-has-access-to-millions-of-patient-records 4 comments worldnews
- Google health cards launched in India make disease-related search easier http://google.com/newsstand/s/cbiwp_qvxiq 5 comments india
- Google, Microsoft Join Obama to Fight Climate Health Woes. President Barack Obama is warning that climate change will start affecting Americans’ health in the near future and he’s recruiting top technology companies to help prepare the nation’s health systems. http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-07/climate-change-deemed-health-hazard-the-white-house-aims-to-cure 12 comments politics
- Google, Microsoft, and other companies say that interfering with guests' ability to use personal Wi-Fi hotspots threatens their health and safety http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/12/31/google_and_microsoft_oppose_the_hotel_industry_on_personal_wi_fi_hotspot.html 5 comments business
- Google reportedly working on health platform, Google Fit http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/13/google-launching-google-fit-health-platform/ 8 comments technews
- How Google Glass Is Changing Health Care http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/google-glass-indiana-operating-table-65264/ 3 comments technology
- Google Calico: Has Digital Health Just Become Redefined Around Immortality? http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2013/09/22/google-calico-has-digital-health-just-become-redefined-around-immortality/ 4 comments technology
- Will Google Revolutionize Health Care? http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/08/08/will-google-revolutionize-health-care.aspx 3 comments technology
- Will Google get away with grabbing 50m Americans' health records? Google’s reputation has remained relatively unscathed despite behaviors similar to Facebook’s. This could be the tipping point https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/14/google-healthcare-data-ascension 855 comments technology