Anonymous sperm donor traced using DNA, Internet

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Date: November 3, 2005 2:35:14 PM EST
To: Multiple recipients of list talk <talk () privacy cs cmu edu>
Subject: PRIVACY:: Anonymous sperm donor traced using DNA, Internet
Reply-To: talk () privacy cs cmu edu


    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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