Can you really anonymize the donors of genomic data in today’s digital world?
Date
2016-09Source Title
Data Privacy Management, and Security Assurance
10th International Workshop, DPM 2015, and 4th International Workshop, QASA 2015
Print ISSN
0302-9743
Publisher
Springer
Pages
237 - 244
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
The rapid progress in genome sequencing technologies leads to availability of high amounts of genomic data. Accelerating the pace of biomedical breakthroughs and discoveries necessitates not only collecting millions of genetic samples but also granting open access to genetic databases. However, one growing concern is the ability to protect the privacy of sensitive information and its owner. In this work, we survey a wide spectrum of cross-layer privacy breaching strategies to human genomic data (using both public genomic databases and other public non-genomic data). We outline the principles and outcomes of each technique, and assess its technological complexity and maturation. We then review potential privacy-preserving countermeasure mechanisms for each threat. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
Keywords
BioinformaticsGenomics
Privacy
Genes
Digital world
Genome sequencing
Genomic database
Privacy preserving
Sensitive informations
Technological complexity
Wide spectrum
Data privacy