In a series of class-action lawsuits filed against Alexa beginning last year, plaintiffs charged that Alexa collected and stored their personal information in violation of privacy laws.
Lords lash out at government plans for medical files .
Earl Howe said the provisions of the new Health and Social Care Bill drove a coach and horses through one of the fundamental principles of patient ethics. No proper explanation has been forthcoming as to how those powers would be used. We believe the proposal is profoundly contrary to the public interest. Lords are reacting to intense lobbying from both the healthcare and patient information industries which are profoundly opposed to the moves. Provisions in the government's controversial Healthcare Bill are likely to breach the Data Protection Act and the European Convention on Human Rights.