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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by wasdfff on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:26PM (#21817628)
Looks like every end user agreement is bs by that metric too
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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by lovich on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:44PM (#21817853)
That is a legitimate argument people make and also a reason companies don't want to test their EULA's in court
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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by delecti on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:45PM (#21817868)
Yes, they are. And GDPR at least seems to rather explicitly agree with that sentiment. Consent buried in a document isn't real consent.
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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by Xelbair on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @02:37AM (#21822705)
Yeah, and you cannot 'bundle' consent.
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