An individual right to privacy emerged at international law in the 1950s, with Article 8 of the
European Convention on Human Rights1 enunciating a broad, general protection for a …

Many countries have imposed strict regulations on the genetic information to which insurers
have access. Commentators have warned against the emerging body of legislation for …

Owing to the unique qualities of genetic data, there have been numerous criticisms of the
current data protection framework's ability to protect genetic data. It has been suggested that …

As Judge Bork stated, this is a remarkable time in the life sciences in terms of the speed of
advances in genetic technologies and in terms of their analytical power. 1 They are matched …

We have witnessed in this decade a veritable explosion in both our understanding of
genetics and our exposure to genetic information.! From Dolly the cloned sheep 2 to DNA …

With the mapping of the human genome, genetic privacy has become a concern to many.
People care about genetic privacy because genes play an important role in shaping us-our …

The increasing availability of personal genetic information (a term that we will have to
define) creates situations containing challenging, sometimes even morally coercive …

Having conquered computer science, linguistics and aesthetics, the 'informational
paradigm'has finally reached bioscience. In terms of information theory a human being's …

Genetic information about one individual often has medical and reproductive implications for
that individual's relatives. There is a debate about whether policy on transmitting genetic …

This article sheds a light on how the data protection requirements enshrined in the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) relate to shaping genetic privacy in the context of a …