Re:A researcher needed three hours to identify me from my DNA
by 14 on Friday April 12, 2019 @11:38PM
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I bet insurance companies would pay handsomely to know all your genetic health risks before they insure you. I am none of the things you described but think having our genetic information out there is not a good idea. Call it a gut feeling but I listen to my gut.
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Re:A researcher needed three hours to identify me from my DNA
by all_blue_chucks on Friday April 12, 2019 @11:47PM
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I prefer to listen to facts, not intestines. And, in fact, it is illegal for insurance companies to do what you suggest.
Re:A researcher needed three hours to identify me from my DNA
by 14 on Saturday April 13, 2019 @01:50AM
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And the facts would also show that it was only just recently that Canada was the last G7 country to pass laws preventing insurance companies from doing it. And if you also read more on the topic it is suggested that as genetic testing becomes cheaper and more reliable perhaps in the future this topic will need to be re-examined. So I stand by my gut and it says I would rather keep my dna private. Just in case they change the law in the future.