MedCo is the first operational system to protect sensitive patient data – including genetic information – so that it can be used collectively for crucial medical research

12 March 2019, EPFL News

Using the MedCo system, authorized researchers will be able to explore data from multiple sources like hospitals based on clinical and genetic criteria without compromising patient privacy. …Read more >>> 

Worried about your privacy after taking an at-home DNA test? Here’s what you should know and what you can do.

29 January 2019, Consumer Reports

If you’ve sent a DNA sample such as a tube of spit to 23andMe, Ancestry, MyHeritage, or one of the many other companies that offer direct-to-consumer genetic testing, you’ve sent them the essential info…Read more >>> 

There are two ways to do the testing: getting a costly but complete genetic workup through a doctor or opting for a cheaper at-home test like those sold by 23andMe.

12 January 2019, Business Insider

Clinicians and advocates criticize the at-home approach, which they say prioritizes convenience over privacy and long-term health…Read more >>> 

Giving companies access to your gene testing results has consequences

7 January 2019, Bloomberg

Genomic testing also could reveal information about your family…Read more >>> 

Foreign hackers have attempted to access the genetic blueprints of thousands of NHS patients

5 December 2018, The Telegraph U.K.

Leaders of Genomics England said they had fought off multiple cyber attacks on a flagship project to map the genes of a million people…Read more >>> 

For the first time, a company is offering a direct-to-consumer tool that can map out a person’s entire genome.

17 November 2018, qz.com

The service, which is run by Nebula Genomics, is a double-edged sword, though. On the one hand it can help a person search through a broad array of their genetic code to find disease-related genes. On the other, the company faces the herculean task…Read more >>>

New techniques that dig more deeply into genetic databases may soon make the anonymity of their customers’ DNA impossible to safeguard

11 October 2018, Scientific American

Researchers are becoming so adept at mining information from genealogical, medical and police genetic databases that it is becoming difficult to protect anyone’s privacy…Read more >>>

In this era of dwindling privacy, human DNA is perhaps the last frontier.

10 September 2018, Fortune

Share your genetic information with a site like GEDMatch and you’re fully aware that you’re publicizing it. But what about using one of several DNA kits on the market today?…Read more >>>

Ancestry and 23andMe Agree to New Rules to Make You Feel Safer Handling Over Your DNA

31 July 2018, Gizmodo

Some of the top genomic-testing companies have agreed to abide by a new set of guidelines when sharing consumers’ DNA information with law enforcement and other third parties…Read more >>>

5 biggest risks of sharing your DNA with consumer genetic-testing companies

16 June 2018, CNBC

Genetics testing companies, like Veritas Genetics, Ancestry and 23andMe, are providing consumers with an unprecedented level of access to their personal genome; Privacy risks are not well understood by consumers; Law enforcement and the federal government can pressure these companies to share your DNA…Read more >>>