Month: June 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand Human Trafficking as a Public Health Problem

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By Steve Mason, Ph.D. In 2003, the United States government enacted a law that placed two restrictions on private groups receiving federal money to help stem the tide of AIDS around the world.  The first restriction was that funds received could not be used to promote or otherwise advocate for prostitution and sex trafficking.  The … Read more

Watched Not Just by the NSA: Your de-identified DNA information can actually be identified

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By Qi Cheng, Ph.D. When a clinical research subject is asked to give permission to use his or her sample for research purposes, the subject is often told that the sample will be de-identified without a trace; therefore, privacy would be assured. This privacy insurance, however, was shaken by recent findings. As reported by the … Read more