data protection

AI is not a bad doctor – if you trust it

A new study shows patients mistrust the use of artificial intelligence tools in healthcare - and points to lack of transparency as the cause

24 Aug 2021

Health

Data protections rules ‘harming EU leadership’ in health research, says report

Confusion over GDPR is blocking scientific progress, throwing up barriers with US researchers in particular. More than 5,000 projects were affected in 2019 and the problem is ‘escalating’

08 Apr 2021

Health

Switzerland launches big data national effort

A total of 36 research projects will explore challenges posed by big data in informatics infrastructure and ethics

23 Feb 2017

News

Google’s patient data deal raises transparency concern in UK

The company’s artificial intelligence division to get access to a wide pool of data from London hospitals

12 May 2016

News

Doubts linger over impact of new data protection rules on research

After getting caught in the crosshairs of the Snowden revelations, data protection reform finally got the nod. But some researchers say new rules passed last week could lead to inconsistent practices across Europe

21 Apr 2016

News

Research wins an exemption in new data protection rules

EU legislators have removed a controversial amendment to new data privacy law which would have imperilled efforts to use personal data for large studies

17 Dec 2015

News

European data centres spy an opportunity in safe harbour ruling

With the EU’s highest court striking down the 15-year old agreement that allowed companies to store the personal data of Europeans in the US, new investment is poised to flow into data centres here

08 Oct 2015

News

Copyright reform would create more uncertainty for researchers

EU moves to make data mining by researchers exempt from copyright law would not remove the technical barriers. The right way to open up this resource is through a single sign-on licensing service, says Duncan Campbell, Director at John Wiley & Sons

17 Jun 2015

News

Text and data mining wins crucial Parliament vote

European Parliament’s legal affairs committee backs reform of copyright law to allow text and data mining of academic journals for research, in a vote closely watched by scientists

17 Jun 2015

News

Proposed data protection law threatens research

Europe’s universities warn that new restrictions on the use of personal data will undermine important health and medical research

06 May 2014

News

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AI is not a bad doctor – if you trust it

Data protections rules ‘harming EU leadership’ in health research, says report

Switzerland launches big data national effort

Google’s patient data deal raises transparency concern in UK

Doubts linger over impact of new data protection rules on research

Research wins an exemption in new data protection rules

European data centres spy an opportunity in safe harbour ruling

Copyright reform would create more uncertainty for researchers

Text and data mining wins crucial Parliament vote

Proposed data protection law threatens research

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