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	<title>Privacy Lives &#187; DNA</title>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal: What Should You Ask Before You Give Up DNA?</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/wall-street-journal-what-should-you-ask-before-you-give-up-dna/2010/09/01/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the privacy risks that can arise from people voluntarily donating their DNA for research or other reasons. There have been several recent controversies over the unknowing use of individuals’ DNA reasons beyond what was stated when the samples were taken. Arizona State University recently settled a lawsuit by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on University of California Berkeley&#8217;s Proposal to Ask Freshmen for DNA</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/update-on-university-of-california-berkeleys-proposal-to-ask-freshmen-for-dna/2010/08/18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May, it was revealed that the University of California at Berkeley was asking incoming freshmen to voluntarily (and confidentially) submit DNA samples so that it can check “for three genes that help regulate the ability to metabolize alcohol, lactose and folates” because “students with certain genetic markers may be able to lead healthier lives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times: In Fighting Crime, How Wide Should a Genetic Net Reach?</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/new-york-times-in-fighting-crime-how-wide-should-a-genetic-net-reach/2010/07/28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reports on the issue of genetic privacy as it relates to so-called &#8220;familial searching&#8221; of DNA databases. This type of search is controversial because the “near-match” person is not suspected — but that person’s relatives are. (Last year, George Washington law professor Jeffrey Rosen had an excellent article about increasing pressure for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC: UK opts-in to plan to share evidence between EU police</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/bbc-uk-opts-in-to-plan-to-share-evidence-between-eu-police/2010/07/28/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privacylives.com/bbc-uk-opts-in-to-plan-to-share-evidence-between-eu-police/2010/07/28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC reports on law enforcement developments in the United Kingdom and Europe:
Home Secretary Theresa May says the UK will opt in to an EU order allowing foreign police to be given evidence held in the UK. The European Investigation Order makes it easier for police to investigate suspects living in each other&#8217;s states. [...]
Critics predict [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement HITECH Act Modifications</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/hhs-publishes-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-to-implement-hitech-act-modifications/2010/07/15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>privacy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Human Services has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules. The department said:
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is designed to promote the widespread adoption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Associated Press: NY law would be 1st to take DNA from all criminals</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/associated-press-ny-law-would-be-1st-to-take-dna-from-all-criminals/2010/06/23/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privacylives.com/associated-press-ny-law-would-be-1st-to-take-dna-from-all-criminals/2010/06/23/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>privacy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press reports on a proposed expansion of DNA data-gathering in New York.
Gov. David Paterson has proposed roughly doubling New York&#8217;s DNA database to include samples from even low-level offenders, making it the first in the nation to so broadly collect and use this evidence to solve crimes and exonerate people wrongly convicted.
New York&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TechCrunch: 23andMe Sends Wrong DNA Test Results To 96 Customers</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/techcrunch-23andme-sends-wrong-dna-test-results-to-96-customers/2010/06/10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privacylives.com/techcrunch-23andme-sends-wrong-dna-test-results-to-96-customers/2010/06/10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TechCrunch reports on a medical privacy problem at DNA testing company 23andMe:
On Friday, 23andMe, the company that allows consumers to get portions of their genome tested for a relatively modest fee, announced that “a number of new 23andMe customer samples were incorrectly processed” by the lab 23andMe contracts” to carry out its tests. This resulted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times: Berkeley Asks Freshmen for DNA Samples</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/new-york-times-berkeley-asks-freshmen-for-dna-samples/2010/05/21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privacylives.com/new-york-times-berkeley-asks-freshmen-for-dna-samples/2010/05/21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 08:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>privacy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reports on a nanny state move by the University of California at Berkeley. The university is asking incoming freshmen to voluntarily (and confidentially) submit DNA samples so that it can check &#8220;for three genes that help regulate the ability to metabolize alcohol, lactose and folates&#8221; because &#8220;students with certain genetic markers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Post: Company plans to sell genetic testing kit at drugstores</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/washington-post-company-plans-to-sell-genetic-testing-kit-at-drugstores/2010/05/18/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privacylives.com/washington-post-company-plans-to-sell-genetic-testing-kit-at-drugstores/2010/05/18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 07:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post reports on a development that could affect individual privacy: over-the-counter genetic testing kits.
[S]hoppers in search of toothpaste, deodorant and laxatives at more than 6,000 drugstores across the nation will be able to pick up something new: a test to scan their genes for a propensity for Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, breast cancer, diabetes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Computer Week: HHS advisory panel considers patient consent framework</title>
		<link>http://www.privacylives.com/federal-computer-week-hhs-advisory-panel-considers-patient-consent-framework/2010/04/29/</link>
		<comments>http://www.privacylives.com/federal-computer-week-hhs-advisory-panel-considers-patient-consent-framework/2010/04/29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Computer Week reports that the Department of Health and Human Services is looking at privacy as it concerns patient data:
An advisory group to the Health and Human Services Department today began considering a draft Basic Patient Privacy Consent technical framework that describes how health organizations should incorporate patients&#8217; consents and consent policies into their [...]]]></description>
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