We have shown that we can batch user samples and then send them anonymously to the lab. Users can then use an MPC protocol to securely fetch their data without losing anonymity.

We plan to roll out a product called Batcher which does this soon.

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optionalsquid a day ago | parent | next [-]

I'm not sure I understand how that that would make a material difference. The company might not know who submitted each sample, but the company would still have their entire genomes in their possession. That is no different, than if somebody obtained the data from a biobank. The data in biobanks is normally also anonymized, insofar that you can anonymize whole-genome DNA data

	▲	vishakh82 a day ago \| parent [-]
		The idea is to create an incentive or altruistic mechanism for people to contribute their data without losing anonymity and privacy.

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usernametaken29 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

So essentially you’re telling people: “Don’t use the evil labs they can read your DNA, instead send DNA to our lab and with magic maths we won’t be able to read your DNA but diagnose you!”

Sounds about right to me

	▲	vishakh82 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Not our lab. We simply aggregate the anonymous samples and then work with third party accredited labs.