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Interesting discussion of a temporal cloaking device that can hide picosecond timescales. This could potentially be used to obscure communication between two parties — from say the CIA — in a short time period.

Temporal cloak erases data from history. Perhaps useful to foil future #NSA metadata collection.
http://www.nature.com/news/temporal-cloak-erases-data-from-history-1.13141 #privacy

http://www.nature.com/news/temporal-cloak-erases-data-from-history-1.13141

#Lavabit, #Snowden’s email service, in a legal tug of war: FBI wants keys for all users, rather creepy
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/us/snowdens-e-mail-provider-discusses-pressure-from-fbi-to-disclose-data.html MT @NoteradCom

#NSA Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens: Metadata can be very revealing
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-us-citizens.html via @kenhyers #privacy

A Data Broker Offers a Peek Behind the Curtain: site listing what’s compiled about you
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/business/a-data-broker-offers-a-peek-behind-the-curtain.html MT @robert_schiff #privacy

site = http:aboutthedata.com

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2009 Sep;133(9):1463-7. doi: 10.1043/1543-2165-133.9.1463.

Henrietta Lacks, HeLa cells, and cell culture contamination.

Lucey BP, Nelson-Rees WA, Hutchins GM.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19722756

The biggest threat to the genomic revolution? Spying scandals — pro #sharing with few #privacy worries editorial http://fw.to/aLba6TX

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-biggest-threat-to-the-genomic-revolution-spying-scandals/article13531705

http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/content/29/17/2199.short?rss=1

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the Sequel – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/opinion/sunday/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-the-sequel.html

NIH makes privacy agreement with Henrietta Lacks’ family
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/08/07/henrietta-lacks-nih/2627923

Blood ties : Nature News & Comment
http://www.nature.com/news/blood-ties-1.13513

A Family Consents to a Medical Gift, 62 Years Later – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/science/after-decades-of-research-henrietta-lacks-family-is-asked-for-consent.html

Deal done over HeLa cell line
http://www.nature.com/news/deal-done-over-hela-cell-line-1.13511

http://www.nature.com/news/nih-director-explains-hela-agreement-1.13521

New site for selling your personal data for discounts — perhaps this could be applied to #personalgenomics
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517356/if-facebook-can-profit-from-your-data-why-cant-you #Privacy

Reputation.com says it’s ready to unveil a place where people can offer personal information to marketers in return for discounts and other perks.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517356/if-facebook-can-profit-from-your-data-why-cant-you By Tom Simonite on July 30, 2013