If your genome is public, so are you, researchers find
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 01:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Using public websites, a team has uncovered the names of supposedly anonymous people who had their DNA analyzed for research purposes. 'Nobody can promise privacy,' one expert says.Scouring information available to anyone with an Internet connection, a team of genetic sleuths deduced the names of dozens of supposedly anonymous people who had their DNA analyzed for scientific and medical research.