- The Bermuda Principles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Principles) were raised as a policy framework for open genomic data sharing, prompting discussion of its potential conflict with the EU’s GDPR and newer privacy regulations.  
- Participants debated whether genomic sequence data should be legally treated as “personal information,” noting that its use in forensics strongly implies identifiability, yet legal arguments could still be crafted to claim otherwise.  
- A practical dilemma was articulated: researchers may have to choose between violating GDPR (if they share EU-derived human genomes openly) or violating the Bermuda Principles (if they withhold or restrict data), unless they sequence only non-EU subjects.  
- The conversation highlighted the role of legal interpretation—specifically, the ability of skilled lawyers to persuade courts that the same data can simultaneously be personal or non-personal depending on the intended legal outcome.  
- A study was shared showing that non-invasive, transcutaneous median-nerve stimulation at tens of hertz using common TENS units can significantly suppress olfactory intensity perception in healthy males (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00533/full), suggesting an accessible neuromodulation technique for sensory modulation or experimentation.