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UK should be concerned at Chinese gene data harvesting, lawmaker says
Britain should be concerned about the harvesting of genetic data from millions of women by a Chinese company through prenatal tests, a senior British lawmaker told Reuters.
A Reuters review of scientific papers and company statements found that BGI Group developed the tests in collaboration with the Chinese military and is using them to collect genetic data around the world for research on the traits of populations.
"I'm always concerned when data leaves the United Kingdom, that it should be treated with the respect and privacy that we would expect here at home, and the concern that this raises is that it may not be so," Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the British parliament's Foreign Affairs Select Committee, told Reuters.
Source: Reuters #Jul23
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-should-be-concerned-chinese-gene-data-harvesting-lawmaker-says-2021-07-22/
#China #UK #Genetic #Data
Britain should be concerned about the harvesting of genetic data from millions of women by a Chinese company through prenatal tests, a senior British lawmaker told Reuters.
A Reuters review of scientific papers and company statements found that BGI Group developed the tests in collaboration with the Chinese military and is using them to collect genetic data around the world for research on the traits of populations.
"I'm always concerned when data leaves the United Kingdom, that it should be treated with the respect and privacy that we would expect here at home, and the concern that this raises is that it may not be so," Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the British parliament's Foreign Affairs Select Committee, told Reuters.
Source: Reuters #Jul23
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-should-be-concerned-chinese-gene-data-harvesting-lawmaker-says-2021-07-22/
#China #UK #Genetic #Data