GlaxoSmithKline makes $300M investment in 23andMe, forms 50-50 R&D pact

Re:GlaxoSmithKline makes $300M investment in 23andMe, forms ... by chrisbaglieri on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @04:25PM (#17612478)

I am always fascinated by these concerns. The data available on you today (financial history, social data, search histories) is more complete, concrete and actionable than one's genomics data. I say this as someone who works in this area.

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Re:GlaxoSmithKline makes $300M investment in 23andMe, forms ... by a_136_chiffa on Thursday July 26, 2018 @12:32PM (#17618724)

You can change your credit score, social circles or what you search. Your genome is frozen in time and is passed down to your children.

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Re:GlaxoSmithKline makes $300M investment in 23andMe, forms ... by thinkingemote on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @04:52PM (#17612698)

"I have lost all my privacy already and this is another dataset that I have no say over so why fight? You are powerless regardless. Oh and I work for the companies that benefit from your data."

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Re:GlaxoSmithKline makes $300M investment in 23andMe, forms ... by dhimes on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @04:45PM (#17612657)

Today it's more actionable. In the future, maybe not. And not only is the person signing up, but he or she is also signing up his/her offspring.

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