[IP] Anonymous sperm donor traced using DNA, Internet
Date: November 3, 2005 2:35:14 PM EST
To: Multiple recipients of list talk <talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: PRIVACY:: Anonymous sperm donor traced using DNA, Internet
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Here's a clever 15 year old. First he uses DNA to find two men
with very similar genes to himself and the same last name. His mother
knew the date and place of birth of the unidentified donor. Only one
person with that name was born at that time in that place. It seems
to be time to figure out the risk of re-identifiability using {DNA,
DoB, place of birth} along with genealogical databases.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825244.200
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