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Most clinical trial participants find benefits of sharing personal data outweigh risks

Most participants in clinical trials believe the benefits of broadly sharing individual data outweigh the risks, a new Stanford study has found.

Most participants in clinical trials believe the benefits of broadly sharing individual data outweigh the risks, a new Stanford study has found.

New “genome cloaking” technique blocks private data, just as moon blocks sun during eclipse

Like many others this morning, I was boggled by what I could see of the solar eclipse. (And yes, I did use my eclipse glasses! …

Countdown to Big Data in Biomedicine: Big questions about privacy and ethics

The use of huge amounts of data for research hinges on a key premise: that the privacy of the individuals involved will be protected. But, as …