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Data Security of MSA server
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Description
I understand that ColabFold uses a public MSA server to generate multiple sequence alignments. Could you please clarify what happens to the data that users submit to this server? Specifically:
- Is the data stored, logged, or shared in any way?
- If it is stored, for how long and under what conditions?
- Are there any privacy safeguards in place to ensure sensitive or proprietary data remains secure?
Thanks,
Anisha
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by identifying the public MSA server used by ColabFold and reviewing its published data-handling and privacy information. Done means providing a sourced explanation of whether submitted data is stored, logged, shared, or retained, and describing applicable safeguards or limitations.
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Assessment
- Domain
- bioinformatics, security
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100