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Oleg Batluk

Евгений Касперский: «Биометрика умрет, и это будет проблемой» | Хайтек - 0 views

  • кража личности
  • Биометрика как надежное средство идентификации умрет
  • нехватка специалистов по ИТ-безопасности
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  • технические университеты не выпускают достаточное количество таких кадров
  • в некоторых странах такие интернет-паспорта уже появились
  • Когда умрёт биометрика? Тогда, когда 3D-принтеры научатся печатать отпечатки пальцев, глаза, лицо
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    Biometrics is not effective tool to prevent identity theft
Maria Gurova

Should You Trust Big Pharma With Your DNA? | Popular Science - 0 views

  • In January, the biotech company Genentech reportedly committed $10 million for access to the DNA of 3,000 Parkinson’s patients and their families. A week later, Pfizer made a similar deal for the genomes of 5,000 people with lupus.
  • A trove of data could give scientists the tools they need to develop gene-specific drug therapies for certain diseases. “We are hoping to ultimately develop Parkinson’s medicines, for example, that actually modify the disease as opposed to just treating symptoms,”
  • “this has the possibility of not only helping us find new cures, but it also helps us create a genuine health care system as opposed to just a disease care system.”
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  • Even a small segment of DNA (23andMe looks at 750,000 base pairs out of 3 billion) can reveal a history of illness or predict future risks and be used
  • The 2009 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act makes it illegal for employers or health insurance companies to discriminate based on genetic data. The Act doesn’t address who controls data once it’s out there
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