Category: genetic privacy
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Why I’d “go short” on “genetic privacy”
Patient Data Posted Online in Major Breach of Privacy: A medical privacy breach at Stanford University’s hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., led to the public posting of medical records for 20,000 emergency room patients, including names and diagnosis cod…
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Does your twin have “rights” on your genomes?
Randall Parker asks, Genetic Privacy And Identical Twins: Suppose you have a right to genetic privacy. You might believe you do. Suppose you have an identical twin. Suppose the identical twin decides to publish his (or her) genetic sequence on the web….