De-anonymizing Genomic Databases Using Phenotypic Traits

People increasingly have their genomes sequenced and some of them share their genomic data online. They do so for various purposes, including to find relatives and to help advance genomic research. An individual’s genome carries very sensitive, private information such as its owner’s susceptibility...

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Main Authors: Humbert Mathias, Huguenin Kévin, Hugonot Joachim, Ayday Erman, Hubaux Jean-Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-06-01
Series:Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/popets-2015-0020