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Re:23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study by criddell on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @09:17AM (#12209683)
My memory may be failing me, but I think when I last applied for life insurance, they asked if I had my genome sequenced and the possible answers were yes, no, or I don't want to say. I don't believe they asked for any information beyond that.

I could see the day where they offer a discount if you disclose your data just like car insurers offer a discount if you opt-in to tracking.

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Re:23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study by mrfusion on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @09:41AM (#12209838)
23andme wouldn't count as sequencing anyway right? They're just looking for certain snp's.
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Re:23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study by criddell on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @01:21PM (#12211492)
My memory may be wrong. It was a decade ago so maybe it wasn't DNA testing. I'm thinking it might have been full body scans. They were popular for a while, but I really haven't heard much about them lately.
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Re:23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study by wccrawford on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @12:42PM (#12211194)
Last I checked, it was specifically illegal for them to get that information for insurance purposes.
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Re:23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study by criddell on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @01:19PM (#12211474)
I suppose it would be okay for them to collect that information, as long as it wasn't used to set insurance rates or to deny coverage.
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