The Council for Responsible Genetics (CRG) applauds Senator Padilla for introducing SB 1267, the Genetic Information Privacy Act.  This Act is designed to protect the citizen’s of California from so-called surreptitious genetic testing or the testing of one’s DNA without t... [More]

Genome Hackers The next big privacy battle may be over who has access to your DNA. It is becoming surprisingly easy for someone to test your DNA without permission. Every drop of saliva you leave on a Styrofoam coffee cup or hair follicle that falls to the floor contains DNA that in theory can b... [More]

Shhhh… do you have a secret? In the new Age of WikiLeaks, it might not stay secret long even if you aren’t a diplomat or a politician.In recent days the notorious whistle-blowing site Wikileaks has disclosed “confidential” U.S. State Department cables that separately ... [More]