<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello,<div>Patient privacy is key when it comes to get patient consent</div><div>for participation in research. Edward Snowden's revelations about </div><div>mass surveillance may impact trust and affect in the long run</div><div>our ability to obtain data or work with them. Those of working </div><div>with patients data, including genomic data, may find this petition</div><div>relevant: <a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/send_snowden_home_loc/?copy">http://www.avaaz.org/en/send_snowden_home_loc/?copy</a>.</div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; ">Vincent Detours, Ph. 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