Vishakh
@vishakh
I am an early adopter of 23andMe and now I am working on a next generation personal genomics service. Here’s some stuff I’d like to do better using the latest in encryption technologies. 👇
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Vishakh
@vishakh
23andMe is opinionated and narrow in what it offers. For more, I have to download my data and then upload it to services like IllustrativeDNA and Promethease. Instead, I’d like an open protocol that lets authorized third parties directly run their programs on my genomic data.
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Vishakh
@vishakh
If third parties are operating on my data, then they should use secure computation methods such as MPC or FHE, e.g. using @nillion or @zama, such that their programs don’t need to decrypt and view my data to operate on it.
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Vishakh
@vishakh
Since the latest secure computation platforms never need data to be decrypted, my genomic data should always be encrypted and I should be the only person ever allowed to view my own data. @nillion and @zama make this possible.
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Vishakh
@vishakh
Finally, laws permitting, I should remain as anonymous as possible. DNA kits should have a serial number on them which can serve as end to end identifiers on the platform. My personal details don't add much to my experience on 23andMe anyway.
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Vishakh
@vishakh
Now there’s a bunch of specific features I can think of but building on an open, secure protocol lets countless informed and talented builders bring in their expertise to accelerate the progress of personal genomics apps.
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