9 May 2022
Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the rolling back of Roe v Wade abortion protections in the US, there is concern that data collected by these apps could become incriminating
11 March 2020
A survey of people in the US has found that 50 per cent would share their genetic data for $95, no matter if a research agency or pharmaceutical company is paying for it
4 February 2020
A team was able to uncover a dog's DNA in a research database - and it could mean the privacy of people who volunteer for genetic studies is at risk
27 July 2019
Home DNA testing companies AncestryDNA, 23andme and MyHeritage have all been the subject of complaints to the UK's data watchdog
29 May 2019
Health tech firms believe that women are a lucrative and untapped market, but are these products worth the privacy costs?
11 October 2018
Consumer genetic databases are becoming powerful tools for identifying criminals, and a new technique could link you to forensic data held by US police
9 October 2017
Kuwait has revoked the world’s first law requiring everyone to submit samples of their DNA, after a court found it would violate personal liberty
30 August 2017
NHS England's national DNA database could improve the health of millions of people, but concerns over privacy could easily scupper the project's success
