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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

UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website

UK Biobank project had their health data put up for sale on Alibaba. 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

Biobank data incident caused by 'a few bad apples', boss says

UK Biobank Professor Sir Rory Collins has said a "few bad apples" were behind the incident [which saw medical data belonging to 500,000 participants listed for sale on a website in China](https://www.bbc.co.uk