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A second scandal is now emerging out of this, as digital mapping firm Earthware are accused of posting HES data in Google maps form on its website for all to se
by UVB-76 13y ago
A second scandal is now emerging out of this, as digital mapping firm Earthware are accused of posting HES data in Google maps form on its website for all to see.
[1] http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/new-nhs-scandal-as-digital-mapping-firm-earthware-is-alleged-to-have-of-posted-hospital-records-in-google-maps-form-possibly-allowing-the-identification-of-patients-9166633.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/...
[2] http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/3947/Statement-Use-of-data-by-Earthware-UK http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/3947/Statement-Use-of-data-b...
- linlea 13y agoEarthware's statement claims that they used mock data HES Data Map Statement 3 March 2014 18:55 GMT. Earthware was contacted this morning by the HSCIC regarding a demo online map we had created to demonstrate how HES data might be displayed in a mapping environment.Earthware immediately withdrew this map from our website upon request from the HSCIC. Earthware would like to clarify the following: The map displayed mock data held by a third party who provided this data to Earthware via a web API. We do not hold nor have we ever held HES data on our servers. No patient identifiable data was ever displayed on the map. Earthware are confident that we have not breached any legal or regulatory rules regarding the licencing or publication of HES data. We will continue to co-operate fully with the HSCIC if required. http://www.earthware.co.uk/ http://www.earthware.co.uk/