How does the Genographic Project determine who is able to withdraw consent for a community or people?
In conformance with the project’s overall approach to the issues of consent and control of information, the locus of authority for withdrawing consent is the same as that for giving consent. Thus, if the cultural context indicates that consent should be sought and given on a communal basis, then this is the basis on which consent may be withdrawn. It will then be up to the relevant community or peoples to apply and give effect to their established decision-making processes. Finally, it should be stressed that the giving of consent is not a one-time decision and may be withdrawn at any time. Those who consent continue to have ultimate control over the use of data.
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