Consent insufficient for data release

In their Policy Forum “Toward unrestricted use of public genomic data” (25 January, p. 350), R. I. Amann et al. argue that once data has been cleared for release to the public domain by institutions, it should be open for use without further restrictions. However, they neglect the key point that researchers and their institutions are entrusted by research participants, funders, and others with weighing the pros and cons of public data release....