United Kingdom: Lawsuit on misuse of medical data (Prismall v Google)
Progress
Current status
in force
19 May 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in lawsuit concerning misuse of health data (Prismall v Google)
On 19 May 2023, the UK High Court of Justice issued a ruling in the Prismall lawsuit against Google and its AI division DeepMind. The lawsuit is a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 1.6 million NHS patients whose medical records were used without the…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court