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

Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by kalefranz on Sunday July 10, 2016 @10:18PM (#12068458)

> If I'm giving them my DNA, I want to know exactly how it can be used, how it will be anonymized, to whom they can sell it, whether I can opt out at some point, etc. ... one reason I haven't sent a DNA sample to 23andMe, etc., is because I can't control what happens to my data after that point, and I'm not even sure if I can find out.

https://www.23andme.com/privacy/#drawer-researchparticipatio...

Customers can opt in or opt out of our research at any time. If you opt out, we will discontinue using your information for research within 30 days.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes... by goodplay on Sunday July 10, 2016 @10:38PM (#12068534)

Do you destroy this information once the owner has chosen to opt out?

The reason I, and I suspect many others, avoid these types of services is the risk of this information being inherited or possessed by an entity that would use this information in ways to which I do would not consent nor approve. This information would not only affect me personally, but also my children.

Germans are more privacy-aware than most for a good reason. I dread a future where an evil government gets a hold of this data and the technology to effectively use it.

[ Parent | on HN ]