60 minutes. The biodata race /

A report on Chinese efforts to collect biological data from American citizens. Personal health data has been identified as a lucrative resource for both developing medical technology and greatly increasing the power of whoever possesses the most data. The BGI Group, a global health group based in Ch...

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Other Authors: Wertheim, L. Jon (Interviewer), De Granados, Oriana Zill (Producer), Gordon, Emily (Television producer) (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2021.
Series:60 Minutes
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A report on Chinese efforts to collect biological data from American citizens. Personal health data has been identified as a lucrative resource for both developing medical technology and greatly increasing the power of whoever possesses the most data. The BGI Group, a global health group based in China, has made drastic efforts to obtain as much Biodata as possible. Includes interviews with Bill Evanina, former top counterintelligence official in the U.S.; Edward You, supervisory special agent for the FBI and former biochemist; and Sophie Richardson, director of the China program for Human Rights Watch.
Physical Description:1 online resource (13 minutes)
Playing Time:00:12:36