Hello, Patient privacy is key when it comes to get patient consent for participation in research. Edward Snowden's revelations about mass surveillance may impact trust and affect in the long run our ability to obtain data or work with them. Those of working with patients data, including genomic data, may find this petition relevant: http://www.avaaz.org/en/send_snowden_home_loc/?copy. All the best, Vincent Detours, Ph. D. http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~vdetours/ IRIBHM Bldg C, room C.4.116 ULB, Campus Erasme, CP602 808 route de Lennik B-1070 Brussels Belgium Phone: +32-2-555 4220 Fax: +32-2-555 4655 Skype: vdetours E-mail: vdetours at ulb.ac.be