Computational tools for genomic data de-identification: facilitating data protection law compliance

Alexander Bernier (), Hanshi Liu and Bartha Maria Knoppers
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Alexander Bernier: McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
Hanshi Liu: McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
Bartha Maria Knoppers: McGill University, Faculty of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: In this opinion piece, we discuss why computational tools to limit the identifiability of genomic data are a promising avenue for privacy-preservation and legal compliance. Even where these technologies do not eliminate all residual risk of individual identification, the law may still consider such data anonymised.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27219-2

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