title: Privacy preserving processing of genomic data: A survey.
abstract: Recently, the rapid advance in genome sequencing technology has led to production of huge amount of sensitive genomic data. However, a serious privacy challenge is confronted with increasing number of genetic tests as genomic data is the ultimate source of identity for humans. Lately, privacy threats and possible solutions regarding the undesired access to genomic data are discussed, however it is challenging to apply proposed solutions to real life problems due to the complex nature of security definitions. In this review, we have categorized pre-existing problems and corresponding solutions in more understandable and convenient way. Additionally, we have also included open privacy problems coming with each genomic data processing procedure. We believe our classification of genome associated privacy problems will pave the way for linking of real-life problems with previously proposed methods.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center (İGBAM), Informatics and Information Security Research Center (BİLGEM), The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), 41470 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. Electronic address: mete.akgun@tubitak.gov.tr.
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akgün
authors.affiliation: Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center (İGBAM), Informatics and Information Security Research Center (BİLGEM), The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), 41470 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. Electronic address: osman.bayrak@tubitak.gov.tr.
authors.forename: A Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.affiliation: Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center (İGBAM), Informatics and Information Security Research Center (BİLGEM), The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), 41470 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. Electronic address: bugra.ozer@tubitak.gov.tr.
authors.forename: Bugra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.affiliation: Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Center (İGBAM), Informatics and Information Security Research Center (BİLGEM), The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), 41470 Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. Electronic address: mahmut.sagiroglu@tubitak.gov.tr.
authors.forename: M Şamil
authors.initials: MŞ
authors.lastname: Sağıroğlu
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D000465:Algorithms; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D016494:Computer Security; D003199:Computer Systems; D003219:Confidentiality; D005820:Genetic Testing; D015894:Genome, Human; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D018907:Privacy; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Genomics; Privacy; Security