谷歌收集数百万美国人的健康数据

Alphabet’s Google is teaming up with a health-care company on a secret project to collect personal health-related information of millions of Americans across 21 states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

据《华尔街日报》周一报道，Alphabet旗下的谷歌(Google)正与一家医疗保健公司合作，开展一项秘密项目，收集21个州数百万美国人的个人健康相关信息。

Google launched “Project Nightingale” last year with St. Louis-based Ascension, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter and internal documents.

该报告援引知情人士和内部文件称，谷歌去年与圣路易的阿森松岛开展了“南丁格尔项目”。

Google and Ascension did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

谷歌和Ascension没有立即回应路透社的置评请求。

The data involved in Project Nightingale includes lab results, doctor diagnoses and hospitalization records, among other categories, and amounts to a complete health history, complete with patient names and dates of birth, the Journal reported.

据《华尔街日报》报道，南丁格尔项目涉及的数据包括实验室结果、医生诊断和住院记录等类别，以及完整的健康史，包括患者姓名和出生日期。

The news follows an earlier announcement from Google that it would buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion, aiming to enter wearables segment and invest in digital health.

此前，谷歌曾宣布，将以21亿美元收购Fitbit，目标是进入可穿戴设备领域，并投资于数字健康领域。