Genetic Testing of Citizens Is a Backdoor into Total Population Surveillance by Governments and Companies

http://www.independentsciencenews.org/health/genetic-testing-of-citizens-is-a-backdoor-into-total-population-surveillance/

Publisher:  Independent Science News
Date Written:  05/06/2014
Year Published:  2014  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16808

The new Chief Executive of the National Health Service (NHS) in England, Simon Stevens, was recently reported arguing that the NHS must be transformed to make people’s personal genetic information the basis of their treatments.

Subject Headings

• Genetic Testing
• Health Care Information Systems
• Privacy Rights
• Surveillance