23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes 'Likes'

Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by bduerst on Sunday July 10, 2016 @05:52PM (#12067433)

I've asked this question before and it is typically answered with nothing more than hypothetical "nightmare" scenarios.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by rickycook on Sunday July 10, 2016 @07:30PM (#12067795)

there are plenty of situations that only exist in nightmare scenarios. that doesn't make them any less scary. someone brought up seat belts further up, and it's a decent example. why wear a seat belt? it only protects you in nightmare scenarios

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by iteabagkevin2 on Sunday July 10, 2016 @07:37PM (#12067817)

Wearing a seatbelt protects you in very real and measurable ways. Crashes happen many thousands of times per year. You can't say the same about your anonymous data being used.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by moultano on Sunday July 10, 2016 @08:06PM (#12067918)

Fatal car crashes are common, and car crashes that would have been fatal without a seatbelt are extremely common.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by bduerst on Monday July 11, 2016 @05:39PM (#12074923)

A seat belt protects you from real & practical scenarios, not just nightmare scenarios.

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