New research shows that people can be identified without ever participating in DNA testing or sharing their personal information by simply drawing results from DNA testing others have shared online, The Wall Street Journal reports. The studies were conducted by separate sets of researchers and serve to highlight the privacy issues surrounding such testing. Michael Edge, a population geneticist at the University of California, Davis, and author one of the reports, said, “It is really hard to anonymize genetic data,” adding, “People’s notion of genetic privacy may have to change.” (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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