Ethics

Genomics|Update|Current

Ethics

• Identifying personal genomes by surname inference
  Gymrek M, McGuire AL, Golan D, et al.  Science. 2013 Jan 18;339(6117):321-4.
• Goodbye to confidentiality? Stephan Struve GenomeAlberta, Jan 23
• Privacy compromised in 'anonymous' genetic databases. By S Leese PHG Foundation. Jan 22
• Not so de-identified: Study raises questions about standards for protecting personal genomic data, Genome Web, Jan 18 [by free subscription only]
• Where are the boundaries for ethical population health policy? A. Hall, PHG Foundation, Jan 18
• Genetic privacy: What’s the impact of identifying an individual from anonymous genome sequence? Nature Jan 17
• It's legal for some insurers to discriminate based on genes, NPR, January 17
• Web hunt for DNA sequences leaves privacy compromised, The New York Times, Jan 17
• The complexities of genomic identifiability. Rodriguez L et al. Science. Jan 17