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

Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by unimpressive on Sunday July 10, 2016 @06:28PM (#12067574)

If you get mysteriously denied a job, insurance, etc, you won't necessarily know. In fact, since you give out so much data about yourself so often, it's likely impossible for you to know who sold you out exactly or that you were sold out at all.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by eli on Sunday July 10, 2016 @07:40PM (#12067824)

(As an aside, it is already illegal in the US to deny someone a job or insurance because of their DNA)

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by ams6110 on Sunday July 10, 2016 @11:47PM (#12068762)

It's not illegal to deny life insurance, AFAIK. And in many cases that's more important than health insurance.

If I'm stricken with a terminal illness, health insurance won't do much for me. Life insurance could mean the difference between my family being OK or really struggling.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by bduerst on Monday July 11, 2016 @04:51PM (#12074481)

I'm not sure how that's relevant on meta data. Life insurance typically requires that you disclose up front if you have a terminal illness, and even if you do they can give you a graded life insurance policy.

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Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by nommm-nommm on Sunday July 10, 2016 @07:41PM (#12067828)

FYI the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 prohibits the use of genetic information in health insurance and employment.

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