Genetic Data and the Data Protection Regulation: Anonymity, multiple subjects, sensitivity and a prohibitionary logic regarding genetic data?

Computer Law and Security Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 317-329

  Hallinan, Dara ^a   Friedewald, Michael ^a   De Hert, Paul ^b,c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Data protection; Data protection Directive; Data protection reform; Data protection regulation; DNA; Genetic; Genetic data; Genomic

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; DATA PROTECTION; DATA PROTECTION DIRECTIVE; GENETIC; GENETIC DATA; GENOMIC;

DNA;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 84880238616     PISSN: 02673649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clsr.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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