Health data privacy protections must extend beyond individuals, microbiome researchers argue

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When a person consents to sharing their health data, they may inadvertently reveal sensitive information about the people with whom they interact. For example, someone who submits an oral swab for analysis could expose shared microbial signatures that provide information about others in their orbit, without those individuals' knowledge or consent. This is called a breach of relational privacy.

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