Google’s DeepMind trial with patient data violated UK law

The Google logo adrons the entrance of Google Germany headquarters in Hamburg, Germany July 11, 2016. Picture taken July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen

A landmark medical trial involving Alphabet Inc’s DeepMind artificial intelligence division violated British data protection laws, the UK’s top privacy watchdog ruled. 

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Monday that the National Health Service hospital that conducted the trial with DeepMind improperly shared 1.6 million patient records with the tech company, failing to inform patients that their data would be used to test a new mobile app.