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UK Biobank health data keeps ending up on GitHub

UK Biobank participant health data repeatedly leaks onto GitHub despite DMCA enforcement, revealing systemic gaps in researcher data governance and institutional controls.

Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline

UK Biobank health data repeatedly appears on GitHub despite DMCA takedown requests. Analysis of GitHub's public DMCA repository shows multiple instances of UK Biobank filing removal notices for repositories containing participant data covered by strict access agreements. The pattern suggests systemic weaknesses in researcher data practices and institutional governance.

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