EncrypGen Blog

GenomeWeb: Despite Hype, Blockchain Remains Mostly Theoretical in Precision Medicine

31 August, 2017 by

EncrypGen, a startup from Coral Springs, Florida, launched in May at the annual Bio-IT World conference in Boston. That company is getting ready to beta test a blockchain-based system to allow patients to store and share genomic data through what it calls a “gene-chain.” full article here.

Wired: Encrypt genomic data to enhance privacy

24 August, 2017 by

This is the dilemma at the heart of precision medicine: It requires people to give up some of their privacy in service of the greater scientific good. To completely eliminate the risk of outing an individual based on their DNA records, you’d have to strip it of the same identifying details that make it scientifically… Read more

[THINK PROGRESS] Ancestry.com takes DNA ownership rights from customers and their relatives

20 May, 2017 by

A word to the wise: Read the complete terms of service. Don’t use the AncestryDNA testing service without actually reading the Ancestry.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. According to these legal contracts, you still own your DNA, but so does Ancestry.com. The family history website Ancestry.com is selling a new DNA testing service called AncestryDNA…. Read more

[NY TIMES] Hackers Hit Dozens of Countries Exploiting Stolen N.S.A. Tool

12 May, 2017 by

SAN FRANCISCO — Hackers exploiting malicious software stolen from the National Security Agency executed damaging cyberattacks on Friday that hit dozens of countries worldwide, forcing Britain’s public health system to send patients away, freezing computers at Russia’s Interior Ministry and wreaking havoc on tens of thousands of computers elsewhere. The attacks amounted to an audacious… Read more