Metagenomic Sequencing for Early Detection of Future Engineered Pandemics: Foreshadowing the Privacy Challenge.

The article explores the use of metagenomic sequencing for early detection of potential engineered pandemics, emphasizing the importance of disease monitoring systems. It discusses concerns about privacy in metagenomic monitoring and the need to balance privacy protection with public health benefits. Legal challenges, public acceptability issues, and ethical considerations surrounding privacy tradeoffs in pandemic response are also addressed. The document includes references to bioethics, public health, and surveillance, as well as information on relevant laws and regulations like HIPAA and the General Data Protection Regulation. [Extracted from the article]