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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by matz1 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @09:24AM (#21825107)
That should be up to us (not government) to decide if such is allowed or not.

>What we were discussing is that the consent is optional

Yes the consent is optional, in the sense you are allowed to opt-out by not buying the apple or buying it from someone else or produce it yourself.

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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by Fnoord on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @09:42AM (#21825281)
> That should be up to us (not government) to decide if such is allowed or not.

It is up to us to elect those who represent us in our governments.

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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by matz1 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @11:52AM (#21826754)
Sure, I will elect those who allow consent as I describe.
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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by Fnoord on Thursday December 19, 2019 @03:06AM (#21832946)
All in the name of "liberty" for businesses, so they can vulture on the weak (the consumer). Land of the free, indeed.
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Re:23andMe to share customer gene data with GlaxoSmithKline ... by matz1 on Thursday December 19, 2019 @03:42PM (#21839038)
Its a mutually beneficial transaction between the business and the customer.
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