Can big tech just…not?

How has Meta ended up with sensitive NHS records, why do tech bros keep reaching beyond their grasp, and what on earth is Jack Dorsey up to?

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Facebook sees you when you’re sleeping, knows when you’re awake

There’s a fascinating story in today’s Observer (for non-UK readers, the sister newspaper of the Guardian) about an apparent “data breach” from the NHS to Meta, the parent company of Facebook.

The NHS, the article reports, is sharing “intimate details about patients’ medical …