Google Partners With Health Care Company To Store Patient Data

The transcript discusses Project Nightingale, a collaboration between Google and Ascension to store healthcare data. A whistleblower revealed that the project involves moving patient data to Google Cloud without consent, raising privacy concerns. The data is not de-identified, and Google may use it for data mining and advertising. The whistleblower fears HIPAA violations and unauthorized access by Google employees. Google claims the project is HIPAA compliant and aims to modernize medicine, emphasizing data security.

What is the primary focus of Project Nightingale?

• To build a new search engine

• To develop a new healthcare app

• To store and manage healthcare data

• To create a new social media platform

What is a major concern about the data being moved to Google Cloud?

• It is too slow to access

• It is not de-identified and lacks patient consent

• It is not compatible with existing systems

• It is too expensive

What does pillar four of the project potentially involve?

• Developing a new medical device

• Mining data for third-party sales

• Creating a new operating system

• Building a new hospital

What is the whistleblower's main concern about the project?

• The project is not well-publicized

• The project is not innovative

• The data could be misused and violate privacy laws

• The project is too costly

How does Google respond to the security concerns raised?

• By blaming Ascension

• By shutting down the project

• By stating that all work is HIPAA compliant

• By ignoring them