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UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

sale in China, government confirms The health information of 500,000 members of the UK's health data project, UK Biobank

Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website

health records of half a million British volunteers have been offered for sale on Chinese website [Alibaba](https://www.theguardian.com/business/alibaba), the UK government has confirmed. The data, belonging to participants in the UK Biobank

What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?

sale on a Chinese website](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/23/private-health-records-uk-biobank-chinese-website-alibaba), we take a look at what the UK Biobank project has achieved – and why concerns have been raised. --- ## What is the UK Biobank project? The UK Biobank