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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: NPJ Genom Med. 2016 Aug 17;1(1):16024-1–16024-6. doi: 10.1038/npjgenmed.2016.24

Table 1.

List of categories of sensitive data identified in regulatory and policy data privacy instruments, and in consultation with the scientific community (see also Supplementary Table S1)

Categories of sensitive data
 Ethnicity
 Genetic
 Mental health
 Addictions, substance abuse
 Sexually-transmitted disease
 Children, minors
 Disability
 Reproductive care
 Palliative care
 Sex life
 Behavioural profiles
 Domestic violence
 Geolocation
 Finances