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by Real_S 7y ago
And if an employer decides to use your genetic information to discriminate against you, how would you know? Also, in 10-20 years, what if new threats arise?
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by Real_S 7y ago
If this data was hacked, and your genetic information became public, would you feel the same way?
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by Real_S 7y ago
The proposal can be found here: https://www.tillis.senate.gov/services/files/E8ED2188-DC15-4... Relevant quote: "No implicit or other judicially created exceptions to subject matter eligibility, including “ab
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by Real_S 7y ago
Books by Yasser Seirawan helped me when I was at a similar level. Winning Chess Brilliancies has some very good insight into some of the best grandmaster games.
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by Real_S 7y ago
Genetic data can be used to identify you, so although this trick may provide some obfuscation, ultimately it would place your identifiable information in the data base. And if a close family member is in that data base, you would be identif
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by Real_S 7y ago
Excellent talk! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQDSgBHPfY
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by Real_S 7y ago
I believe this was the author's intent: Socks are seen by most as a terrible gift. Hence [terrible gift] makes a better gift than a DNA test.
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by Real_S 7y ago
Genetic information is probably the most valuable information about you. Your fears are well founded, but the threat matrix is growing and the sci-fi-like threats around genetic data that we will face in 10, 20, 30 years can only be imagi
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by Real_S 7y ago
With unique molecular tags, random mutation and PCR, various cryptographic methods can be applied. But random mutation and PCR are not necessary for some relatively simple use cases. Reversible mutation is not used, but the information conc
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by Real_S 7y ago
At GeneInfoSec we are working on a method that will allow all sequencing services to encrypt DNA molecules themselves. With this molecular encryption even your sequencing service will not have access to your genetic data.
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by Real_S 8y ago
This will be a huge. As bad as I will feel for the victims, I hope that it causes us to take genetic information security seriously.
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by Real_S 8y ago
Your family only shares part of your genome. Even if you have full sequence data on both parents, you don't have anything near full information about the child. With siblings you would have less information, and the information gaine
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by Real_S 8y ago
>You won't be able to name a single case of active harm caused by disclosure or sharing of genetic information. The worst thing that is possible is to learn your family isn't what you expected it to be. There are many reasons
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by Real_S 8y ago
HIPAA is miles away from protecting DNA. GDPR, however, does cover genetic data.
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by Real_S 8y ago
> Dna samples should sort of be viewed as banking information. Actually, because your DNA is yours for life it should be kept far MORE secure than your banking information. You can always change your bank account! To your other points,
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by Real_S 8y ago
So I guess then we might as well just post it online for everyone to see at the click of a button! Someone could also follow you around or put a GPS tracker on your car, so why not just post our GPS data online while we're at it. &#x2
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by Real_S 8y ago
More on this here: https://globalnews.ca/news/5132802/dna-test-cancer-screening... Definitely a scam of some sort, but where does the data go?
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Genetic testing firms share your DNA data more than you think(axios.com)
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by Real_S 8y ago
One reason health data is so valuable is that the older you are, the more problems you have. For example, neurodegenerative diseases can be serious, and when they begin to develop the patient may still be working! Imagine if your boss fou
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by Real_S 8y ago
I agree with most of the comments made so far, that this article is terribly written and generally uninformative. Nevertheless, I believe that the author in primarily trying to convey that "genes" themselves are far less importan
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by Real_S 8y ago
This depends entirely on the population. Rare individuals with unique DNA markers are easier to re-ID than individuals with more common DNA markers. But also consider that ethnicity is relatively easy to get from genetic data. So individu
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by Real_S 8y ago
This is a common misconception, but you are incorrect. These data can be used to identify you, therefore they are not anonymous. If a name is removed from a file that contains zip-code, age and gender, that data is nevertheless sufficient
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by Real_S 8y ago
There is no reason to think that they are not sequencing some of these samples in their research programs, and/or waiting for sequencing to become cheap enough to do so. Considering that there are numerous large GWAS studies around, w
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by Real_S 8y ago
Great question! I am working on a method to anonymize DNA, applying cryptography at the molecular level [0]. Regarding the statement in the article about anonymization, you are correct. These data are not anonymized, your name is just rem
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by Real_S 8y ago
Recruiting people for drug trials seems unlikely to be a goal, but I could be surprised. I suspect they are planning to use sequence data to find drug targets. Sequence data has more potential than GWAS ever had, e.g. finding rare mutatio
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by Real_S 8y ago
The "cut-and-paste" analogy is perfect here. Imagine you discover super-complex code for which you have only a rudimentary understanding. Now imagine replacing sections of code from one program with sections from another program
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by Real_S 8y ago
I really like how this article was written. This is often hyped as the $100 genome sequence, but as the article frames it, its more of a genetic map for $100. Very promising tech, but we still have a ways to go before the $100 full-genome
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by Real_S 8y ago
Just because sensitive information can be compromised doesn't mean that it should be offered freely. Yes, someone can target you and collect a DNA sample, but does that mean you shouldn't care how securely your genetic data is us
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by Real_S 8y ago
[2] wont work on a whole genome because of the many differences present between mammals after millions of years of evolution. The "alignment" of a small sequence may be confused between human and mouse, but not longer sequences a
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by Real_S 8y ago
Maybe not exactly something you can do right now, but my invention of molecular cryptography will allow genomes to be sequenced without revealing identity or health information. You are somewhat close with [3] geneinfosec.com Also note tha

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